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