To my Troubled Inner Teenager

[Verse 1]

I know you tried,

I know you cared,

I know you desired to be wanted,

I know you carried pain that wasn't yours,

I know you loved fully,

I know you felt unwanted,

I know you felt like you were always wrong,

I know you didn't think you fit in,

And now I have to tell you,

That was the plan.

[Chorus]

Every fall you had,

Every spill you took,

Every responsibility you felt was yours,

It was all the walls that had to get blown apart,

You had to watch,

You had to observe,

You needed to listen,

Just so you could understand later,

You were not to blame

They used you,

Plain and simple,

To my inner troubled teenager

These are all the things I know now,

[Verse 2]

Now we know that giving and giving

It's taxing as fuck,

Especially when no one else wants to give

That fuck back

It was all their greed,

Not your heart being bad,

You stem in pureness

You always had,

It was others who saw it and saw a pawn

A piece on a board that was the easiest

The easiest piece to sacrifice

'Cause they thought you would never learn

Well, darling,

They were wrong,

[Chorus]

Every fall you had,

Every spill you took,

Every responsibility you felt was yours,

It was all the walls that had to get blown apart,

You had to watch,

You had to observe,

You needed to listen,

Just so you could understand later,

You were not to blame

They used you,

Plain and simple,

To my inner troubled teenager

These are all the things I know now,

[Bridge]

Take the hurt,

Take that pain,

Turn it into wisdom,

Turn it into freedom,

Recognize it when it comes,

But never jump to conclusions,

Face that fear of rejection,

It will happen anywhere,

You will always hurt over that

But know that

They don't have to hold you back

[Outro]

Release that pent-up rage,

Let go of that grudging pain,

Remember the small things,

And find happiness when you can,

That's my silent advice,

To the teenager who never

Was given the chance,