[Chorus]
Oh, through the lens of joy we find,
The strength to soothe a restless mind.
A smile can rise, though soft and small,
And stand against the grief of all.

[Verse 1]
When the daylight fades to gray,
And your dreams all drift away,
Don’t chase the sun across the skies,
The light you seek is in your eyes.

[Chorus]
Oh, through the lens of joy we see,
The grace within adversity.
A broken heart still learns to sing,
And sorrow births a brighter spring.

[Verse 2]
The river hums through rock and rain,
It hums its peace, it hums its pain.
So hum your truth, though frail it seems,
The quiet soul still dares to dream.

[Bridge]
No crown of gold, no rolling sea,
Can teach the heart what pain can be.
For in the cracks, the roots will grow,
And bloom where only loss could go.

[Verse 3]
Each scar’s a story softly told,
Each tear turns wisdom into gold.
The hurt we hide, the laughs we fake,
Are steps our weary souls must take.

[Final Chorus]
Oh, through the lens of joy we learn,
The fire of hope will always burn.
To smile when life has clipped your wings,
Is to find flight in humbler things.

[Outro – Spoken softly over fading guitar]
Happiness is not the calm…
It’s the courage to smile through the storm.

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