never said it'd be easy
never said it'd be fine
all i said is that it will be worth it
it'll be worth your time

cause when the sun
shines
upon us all
cause when the moon
light
tells us our faults
we will rise
we will stand
we will claim our position
we will climb
higher than before
we will own the floor

young
and wild
we want it all
we'll be fine
as long as we are
together
in this
we will rise
again
we will
rise again

it is harder
it is darker
it is larger than before
we are growing
we are learning
never been through this before
but the sun will shine
the birds will sing
and we will learn to live
we will succeed
we will bleed
we will survive this

for the youth
too often underestimated
misunderstood
for the youth
is
our future
we'd better make it good

one day
we will learn to forgive
learn to give more than we take
we will become
people of worth
and we will take it all

so raise your glasses
toast to us
toast to the future ahead
it's in my hands
it's in your hands
and we will **never give in

Put a bag over my head
And call me beautiful

You were alive
Millions of years ago
As the stars
As a tiny amoeba
A primitive zygote
With a group of cyanobacteria dancing
In brackish waters, ready to explode
Onto land with hands and sweat glands
And here you are today
Bipedal, vocal, resourceful and continuing
to evolve
beautifully

I need a vacuum under my desk
I've made a mess
Pulling mascara from my lashes
Letting it slip through my fingers
Tea leaves that evaded their
Somewhat dangerous fate
Being boiled and then drank
Pieces of plastic from the rim of
A bottle of 5-Hour Energy
Extra strength
Filters from cigarettes that I've cut
Because they didn't give a strong enough puff
Post-Its crumpled on their way to the basket
They sadly didn't make it
There's no reason to mourn though
They're inanimate
Paper-clips that I completely ruined
That day I had a strong magnet
I wanted to see how many I could
Unravel and line-up
Like magic