Verse
F#m
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
F#m
Know you struggle now but brace yourself for these few years of hell
C# N.C.
You'll paint a smile every day but every night, you'll pray for help
F#m
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
F#m
And they're taking over now, all I see through my tears is black
C# F#m
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
F#m
I know that you don't know why
A
And you can't stop your hands from shaking
Now you want to die
[Chorus]
F#m
If I could tell you everything I know now
A
I'd tell you that the darkness always fades out
F#m
In the end, the light will emerge with no doubt
C#
You just gotta keep going, baby, don't back down
F#m
If I could tell you everything I know now
A
I'd tell you that the darkness always fades out
F#m
In the end, the light will emerge with no doubt
C#
You just gotta keep going, baby, don't back down
[Verse 2]
F#m
To my younger self, I'm writing you from 2020
A
You made it through the war and woke up to a new beginning
F#m
You graduated college
C#
Mom and dad are both so proud that you rose up from the ashes
F#m
G# survivor, you are now
F#m
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
F#m
And show her all the things she'll miss
C#
If she don't get a second chance
F#m
Thank God I'm here today to tell you that you'll make it through the black
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m A
And I know that your heart was aching
F#m
I know that you put up a fight
A
From making it through all the breaking
C#
Now you feel alive
[Chorus]
F#m
If I could tell you everything I know now
A
I'd tell you that the darkness always fades out
F#m
In the end, the light will emerge with no doubt
C#
You just gotta keep going, baby, don't back down
F#m
If I could tell you everything I know now
A
I'd tell you that the darkness always fades out
F#m
In the end, the light will emerge with no doubt
C# F#m
You just gotta keep going, baby, don't back down