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