Verse
Gm
To my younger self, I'm writing you from 2012
A#
It's not high school that is killing me, it's my mental health
Gm
Know you struggle now but brace yourself for these few years of hell
D N.C.
You'll paint a smile every day but every night, you'll pray for help
Gm
Wish there was something that I could do to save you from what's coming
A#
You might be a soldier, but know that your demons built an army
Gm
And they're taking over now, all I see through my tears is black
D Gm
Tell mom and dad I love them, but I have to go, no turning back
[Pre-Chorus]
A#
And I know that your heart is aching
Gm
I know that you don't know why
A#
And you can't stop your hands from shaking
Now you want to die
[Chorus]
Gm
If I could tell you everything I know now
A#
I'd tell you that the darkness always fades out
Gm
In the end, the light will emerge with no doubt
D
You just gotta keep going, baby, don't back down
Gm
If I could tell you everything I know now
A#
I'd tell you that the darkness always fades out
Gm
In the end, the light will emerge with no doubt
D
You just gotta keep going, baby, don't back down
[Verse 2]
Gm
To my younger self, I'm writing you from 2020
A#
You made it through the war and woke up to a new beginning
Gm
You graduated college
D
Mom and dad are both so proud that you rose up from the ashes
Gm
A survivor, you are now
Gm
How I wish I could write to the girl back in 2012
A#
And send her all the light to find her way without losing herself
Gm
And show her all the things she'll miss
D
If she don't get a second chance
Gm
Thank God I'm here today to tell you that you'll make it through the black
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm A#
And I know that your heart was aching
Gm
I know that you put up a fight
A#
From making it through all the breaking
D
Now you feel alive
[Chorus]
Gm
If I could tell you everything I know now
A#
I'd tell you that the darkness always fades out
Gm
In the end, the light will emerge with no doubt
D
You just gotta keep going, baby, don't back down
Gm
If I could tell you everything I know now
A#
I'd tell you that the darkness always fades out
Gm
In the end, the light will emerge with no doubt
D Gm
You just gotta keep going, baby, don't back down