[Verse 1] We’ve been talking like the answer Must be louder than the pain, Building walls between our windows, Then complaining of the rain. We’ve been rushing to conclusions Before the heart can make things clear, But a world can change direction When somebody stays to hear. [Pre-Chorus] So breathe before the anger, Let the silence have its say. You don’t have to lose your colors For us to find another way. [Chorus] Leave a chair beside the fire, Leave the doorway open wide. No one heals by being banished, No truth grows when pushed aside. We can disagree and still be More than enemies or fear. If we slow down long enough to listen, We might finally meet each other here. Everyone and everything, Together—but still free. A glorious world can grow again If there’s room for you and me. [Verse 2] You may see a field of flowers; I may feel the hidden thorn. Both can tell us something honest About the garden being born. Your intention may be kindness; Still, my wound may yet be real. Understanding starts the moment We make room for both to heal. [Pre-Chorus] We don’t need a single ruler To decide whose heart is true. We can carry different stories And let each one change the view. [Chorus] Leave a chair beside the fire, Leave the doorway open wide. No one heals by being banished, No truth grows when pushed aside. We can disagree and still be More than enemies or fear. If we slow down long enough to listen, We might finally meet each other here. Everyone and everything, Together—but still free. A glorious world can grow again If there’s room for you and me. [Verse 3] Let the witness tell what happened. Let the memory hold the thread. Let the question test the meaning Of the hopeful words we’ve said. Let the mentor step back gently When the others learn to stand. Let the one who once misunderstood Revise—and take a hand. No one has to win the moment. No one has to own the whole. Sometimes wisdom is restraint, And sometimes love must move the soul. [Bridge] Preserve what makes us different. Relate without control. Test the road beneath our footsteps. Revise when we don’t know. And when the world is quiet, Don’t invent another war. But when a voice says, “I am hurting,” That is what the circle’s for. Come closer without conquering. Speak honestly, but kind. There is always more than one way For two hearts to realign. [Breakdown] I will not ask you to disappear So I can feel secure. You will not ask me to stay silent So the surface can look pure. We’ll sit beside the tension. We’ll let the moment breathe. We’ll search for understanding Neither one could reach alone. [Final Chorus] Leave a chair beside the fire, Let the weary wander in. Not to prove that they were perfect, Not to punish where they’ve been. We can challenge one another Without making love withdraw. We can build a world where gentleness Is not mistaken for a flaw. Everyone and everything, Together—but still free. A glorious world is waiting In the space between you and me. So slow down. Stay patient. Let every voice be known. We don’t have to think the same way To make this world a home. [Outro] Leave a chair for every question. Leave a light for every fear. The world begins becoming beautiful Whenever we remain— Whenever we listen— Whenever we meet each other here.
