Make You Proud
Journey to Self-Love: A Song's Compassionate Reflections
Lyrics
This is the year you go hungry the first time
This year marks the first time you experience hunger.
But you're no good at it so you quit
You struggle with being hungry and eventually stop trying.
One year from now you will say that you fell for someone
In a year, you'll claim to have fallen for someone.
He's not worthy of you, he goes along with your ruse
The person you fell for isn't worthy of you; they play along with your deception.
You would've taken anyone
You were willing to be with anyone at that time.
If you stick around
Promising to support and uplift if you stay.
I'll make you proud
Promising to make you proud if you stick around.
At nineteen you still won't be skinny
At nineteen, you still won't be thin.
And you'll still be loud
You'll still be outspoken.
And darling, the world's not against you
Assuring that the world isn't conspiring against you.
Someday you'll climb out, out, out
Believing that someday you'll overcome your struggles.
Don't hurt yourself
Advising against self-harm.
Give me a chance to make you proud
Asking for an opportunity to make you proud.
Two years from now, you will give up on loving yourself
You'll lose self-love two years from now.
You'll sketch lines in the flesh that you so badly want to escape
You'll mark your body as a way to escape.
And I can't change the past, but I beg of you, don't do it, please
Pleading not to harm yourself despite the past.
You are worthy of love
A reminder that you deserve love.
You are worthy of all that you need
Acknowledging your worthiness of everything you need.
And If you stick around
Repeating the promise of support and pride if you stay.
I'll make you proud
Commitment to making you proud.
At nineteen you still won't be skinny
Noting that at nineteen, your physical appearance won't change.
And you'll still be loud
Highlighting that you'll still maintain your outspoken nature.
And darling, the world's not against you
Assuring that the world isn't conspiring against you.
Someday you'll climb out, ut
Believing in your eventual overcoming of challenges.
Don't hurt yourself
Discouraging self-harm.
Give me a chance to make you proud
Requesting a chance to make you proud.
Three years from now, you get your heart broken the first time
Predicting your first heartbreak three years from now.
It'll feel like he's breaking it over again every day
Expressing the prolonged pain of heartbreak.
But after you fill up your castle with art that you make in his name
Creating art tied to the person who hurt you.
You'll pick up your pieces and promise to keep yourself safe
Encouraging self-preservation after picking up the pieces.
And If you stick around
A reiteration of support and commitment.
I'll make you proud
A renewal of the promise to make you proud.
At nineteen you still won't be skinny
Stating that your physical appearance and outspokenness won't change.
And you'll still be loud
Reaffirming that the world isn't against you.
And darling, the world's not against you
Believing in your eventual triumph over challenges.
Someday you'll climb out ,out
Confident that you'll overcome obstacles someday.
Don't hurt yourself
Reiterating the discouragement of self-harm.
Give me a chance to make you proud
Asking for the opportunity to bring pride to you.
Don't hurt yourself
A repetition of discouraging self-harm.
Give me a chance to make you proud
Reiterating the desire to make you proud instead of causing harm.
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