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