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