anyone could tell you how to treat someone special
but I bet they wont tell you how to treat yourself better
I know you look into the mirror and you’re disgusted
with what you see, like you just want to rip your skin off
and change all of your ****** features, even shedding some
weight off in your mind, imagining how you’d be if you were
just a few pounds less
just a few inches taller
just a little more muscular
anyone could tell you how to love someone
but I bet they wont tell you how to love yourself for who you are
let’s be real here, how can you love someone else
when you can’t love yourself
you don’t have to be cocky
you just have to be confident
when someone catches your eye
you have no clue what they're biggest insecurities are
yet from across the room, you're still amazed by they're presence
anyone could tell you cheesy pick up lines
but I bet they couldn't show you how to pick yourself up first
and stand tall with your chin up
not letting anything tear you down
why does not one teach others how to keep their head
above water
we can see that everyones vests are defective and they're beginning
to drown, anyone could tell you how to swim in a wave pool
but I bet they wouldn't tell you how stroke against the ocean waves
because they’d rather see you drown than see you
swim to safety, maybe sea shells are the bones of the forgotten
and when we listen to them, maybe its not the ocean we hear,
maybe its the screams of those who weren’t taught how to swim
maybe its the screams of those who's last breath of air was full of
water from the ocean
no one is terrified of the sea anymore
of the past several hundred years
man has conquered every twist and turn
yet somehow 3,533 people die each year
due to drowning, just in the United States
anyone could tell you to wear a life vest
anyone could show you CPR
but who are you to an ocean who has claimed lives for centuries
instead of wanting to be that supermodel or A list celebrity
maybe we should all want to be Poseidon
with an almighty trident