18 (Very Personal)

Perspectives the world and perspectives the truth,

Get it through your fucking head, people have other thoughts than you,

It’s like a colorblind man sayin the skies gray

When you say the skies blue

Your both still telling the truth

The question is what would you do?

 

Your son looks happy on the out, but you don’t know his in.

You still whoop his ass for smoking because it’s a sin,

Still caught up in society’s little spin

But people do dumb shit for painful reasons because their HURTING WITHIN!

So don’t go to that point

You think punishment heals pain?

Nah let’s add more to it, because parents are supposed to restrain.

Parents are supposed to be discipline

 

Yeah that’s what they taught

How about you’d rather see your kid live another day instead of his hand to his head and the last thing he hears is a gun shot.

Hah.

 

Let’s talk about this boy. 18 years old first year of college, amen!

Life filled with joy.

But when we ask how your doing we don’t mean health it’s objective.

So of course this young man says he’s doing good every day!

Got the report card straight A’s! Walks around big ol smile on his face!

This same boy always goes to bed late.

12AM he’s thinking of the next day

1AM he’s thinking about his ways

2AM his mind is full of hate

3AM he’s crying. someone please make it go away.

4AM He’s so shattered ready to take off his brain

5AM He can’t take it! He’s overwhelmed with pain

6AM School is calling his name

7AM he got no sleep, he’s feeling insane

8AM. He gets up, and has to repeat another day.

 

So this boy goes to school and didn’t sleep last night. People think he’s happy but it’s just a lie.

I wonder what he feels inside.

Someone, hello,

Can you hear me, can you even see me,

If I told you my story would you ever believe me?

If I told you my life would you not judge?

If I told u my life is fucked would you not make fun?

I’m 18 yeah I get it

But I’ve been through hell and back and still have to play it off like I don’t sweat it

I still have to look happy in my day and this pain no I cant let it

I just have to “forget it”

Act like I don’t have feelings when my mental health is like a ball wreckin

I hope the world learns their lesson because for me,

living another day is a blessing