Albert, You Opened the Sky

[Verse 1] In a small room filled with paper and dust You asked the silent world what we could trust A compass turning softly in your hand You followed questions farther than we planned [Pre-Chorus] You saw the distance bending into time And gave the hidden shape a human sign [Chorus] Albert, you opened the sky Put wonder in the hands of the curious mind From a beam of light to the years as they fly You taught us to ask, and to reach, and to try Albert, your questions remain Moving through classrooms like a bright windowpane Though the years keep passing, your vision still starts A universe measured, then carried in hearts [Verse 2] A train moved past, a clock began to race You found new meanings in a changing place With chalk dust rising, simple lines grew wide And time became a river with no side [Pre-Chorus] You knew that knowledge needed something more A conscience standing firmly at its core [Chorus] Albert, you opened the sky Put wonder in the hands of the curious mind From a beam of light to the years as they fly You taught us to ask, and to reach, and to try Albert, your questions remain Moving through classrooms like a bright windowpane Though the years keep passing, your vision still starts A universe measured, then carried in hearts [Bridge] Not just the numbers, not only the fame But courage to question the shape of the frame To use what we learn with compassion and care And leave a little more understanding there [Final Chorus] Albert, you opened the sky Put wonder in the hands of the curious mind From a beam of light to the years as they fly You taught us to ask, and to reach, and to try Albert, your questions remain Turning the unknown into paths we can name And whenever we look past the limits we knew The world feels larger because of you [Outro] The world feels larger because of you