appreciate the little things
you're alive
rain or shine
so fake it 'til you make it
and be on cloud nine
you shouldn't have to be lying
when you say "i'm fine"

my life is stretching before me
an empty canvas waiting to be painted
but how can you draw a million smiles
how can you capture a thousand adventures
how do you tint a hundred sunsets
or dye a couple heartbreaks?
all i want on my canvas of life
is to have my heart stained with the colours of you.

Everywhere I look all I see is you
In cars, at bars, even on the street
And after everything you put me through
To not just leave, but cheat?

As if I need someone to remind me
My insecurities go deeper than what you see
Jealousy surrounds me in a depressing cloud
But how can I be mad if I don’t voice my thoughts
It’s not their fault that my stomach is in knots
I sit in the room surrounded by my peers
But they don’t notice my darkness
They don’t see me or my tears

these secrets and lies
can only take us so far
love me openly

i look in on myself from behind the window
glass stained with the colors of my life
i stare, utterly alone
until my face fades away and i am lost

you see her on the street and you smile
the kind of girl that leaves you wanting more
the kind that makes your heart hurt
the kind that can shake you to your core.
you wonder what her life must be
with perfect hair, face, and shape
she could have anything she wants
yet all she got was ****.
she was so beautiful, they say
back when she was young
so much potential and promise
yet from a rope she hung.
they don’t stop long enough to see
the truth behind it all
call it a shame and move on
blame it on drugs or alcohol.
people are choosing to be blind
ignoring, as it only gets worse
nobody seems to care, until
it’s their daughter in the hearse.