Lyrics
I often ask myself if I could change one thing
I reflect on the possibility of changing one aspect of my past.
If I could go back in time if I could live that day again
If given the chance, I contemplate reliving a specific day in my life.
Would I be kinder, or would I be smarter too?
Questioning whether I would exhibit kindness or intelligence if I could go back.
Was I aware that I was quite nasty to you?
Acknowledging past behavior and wondering if I was aware of being unkind.
I look in the mirror and often don't like what I see
Expressing dissatisfaction with my self-image when looking in the mirror.
I see all my insecurities staring back at me
Seeing my insecurities reflected back at me during self-reflection.
Then I look at old photos remember how fat I felt that day
Recalling a day feeling overweight through old photos.
I wish I could tell you that you look amazing in every way
Expressing a desire to compliment someone's appearance retrospectively.
Dear younger self
Addressing a letter or message to the speaker's younger self.
It's your heart that's your wealth
Highlighting the importance of the heart as a source of wealth.
It's your love that's your fame
Stating that love is the speaker's source of fame.
It's the kindness you share again and again
Emphasizing the value of kindness repeatedly shared.
So take all your heart and your love and in time
Encouraging the younger self to use heart and love to learn kindness over time.
Figure out younger self how to be kind
Directing the younger self to figure out how to be kind.
To you
Addressee of the speaker's message is the younger self.
I used to eat my feelings in every way
Describing a past coping mechanism of eating emotions.
On my way back from school I'd buy all the food that I could pay
Detailing a routine of buying food after school to eat alone.
Then I'd hide in my room and I'd eat til my mind felt calm
Retreating to a room to eat until achieving mental calmness.
I wish I could tell you the guilt was the worst thing by far
Expressing a desire to communicate that guilt was the most challenging aspect.
Dear younger self
Repeating the same message as line 10, emphasizing the heart's importance.
It's your heart that's your wealth
Reiterating that love is the source of the speaker's fame.
It's your love that's your fame
Reemphasizing the value of consistently shared kindness.
It's the kindness you share again and again
Encouraging the younger self to learn kindness over time.
So take all your heart and your love and in time
Directing the younger self to figure out how to be kind.
Figure out younger self how to be kind
Repeating the speaker's struggle with overthinking and contradiction.
But I'm so overthinking I'm so contradicting to you
Acknowledging a lack of significant change from the past self.
Cause nothing has changed in a million ways from you
Expressing the speaker's effort to be kind to others but struggling with self-kindness.
I work hard to be kind to everyone but myself
Acknowledging the difficulty of being confident and free from insecurities.
It's so hard to be sure and not insecure in this world
Repeating the same message as line 30, emphasizing collective hearts.
Dear younger self
Addressing a message to both the speaker and the younger self.
It's our hearts that's our wealth
Reiterating that the combined hearts are a source of wealth.
It's our love that's our fame
Reiterating that combined love is the source of collective fame.
It's the kindness we share again and again
Emphasizing the value of kindness repeatedly shared among all.
Let's take all our heart and our love and in time
Directing the collective selves to learn kindness over time.
Figure out to myself how to be kind
Repeating the directive to figure out how to be kind to oneself.
To you
Addressee of the collective message is the younger self.
To you
-To you
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