[Style: Neo-psychedelic rock with a driving bass line, atmospheric guitar layers, punchy drums, and an emotionally charged vocal. Start introspective, build tension through the verses, and explode into a melodic, anthemic refrain.]
[Intro]
Right or wrong
Black or white
Know the judge
Got it right?
Words are flying
Voices loud
Truth gets lost
Inside the crowd
[Verse 1]
You see a villain
I see a fool
You see a threat
… a broken rule
We judge the surface
We miss the soul
We count the losses
Forget the whole
[Pre-Chorus]
Is it what we say
Or what we mean?
Is it what we know
Or what we’ve seen?
When a difference
Becomes a feud
Maybe the problem
Is the attitude
[Refrain]
Is the difference
… between bad and good
(Misunderstood)
The populace…
(Doesn’t seem as it should)
Realize
(Rise)
… above
(With the love)
[Verse 2]
A different language
A different view
A different story
Is it something new?
We hear an accent
We see a face
And make assumptions
In our disgrace
[Pre-Chorus]
Is there a reason
Behind the rage?
Is there a story
Behind the page?
[Refrain]
Is the difference
… between bad and good
(Misunderstood)
The populace…
(Doesn’t seem as it should)
Realize
(Rise)
… above
(With the love)
[Bridge]
No opinion
Deserves a pass
A promise
Is built to last
[Breakdown]
Bad or good?
(Misunderstood)
Lost or found?
(What’s going down?)
Hear the voice
(See the face)
Leave a little
Room for grace!
[Final Refrain]
Is the difference
… between bad and good
(Misunderstood)
The populace…
(Doesn’t seem as it should)
Realize
(Rise)
… rise above
(In the love)
Is the difference
… between bad and good
(Misunderstood)
Look beyond
(The neighborhood)
Realize
(Rise)
… rise above
(Join the love)
[Outro]
Not blind acceptance
Not endless blame
Look for the truth
Before you name
Realize
(Rise)
… rise above
(Be the love)
Misunderstood…
Can we rise above?
(Love, love, love)
[Silence]
[End]
From the album “Social Truth“