This is for everyone that has struggled in their life.
WARNING: strong language
Different Life
I got sand thrown in my face when I was three
And told all the things I couldn't do or be
Just 'cause some kid didn't like me
I swear it's changed me
It all got worse when I was five
I don't really know how I survived
Some girl called me a name to thrive
It's become a part of my life
I live a different life
'Cause someone cut me with a wordy knife
But it's a part of me
It makes me feel now even more free
Over the years it got bad
There wasn't a moment when I wasn't a little sad
I met some friends and that made me glad
But the rest just makes me mad
When I was ten I was called a different label
A piece of shit
It hurt like a wire cable
At lunch, I didn't know where to sit
I wrote a letter to a friend
Saying that this was the end
It felt like somebody had cut my wire
Deep inside I felt a raging fire
I live a different life
'Cause I've felt the point of a knife
But it's a part of me
It makes freedom seem more free
People liked me when I was twelve
When they put me on a shelf
They could watch me dance and nearly die
They never wanted me to say goodbye
I realized that I didn't like my shelf
And ripped the names of those who put me up there
I decided to do something about it to myself
I felt my own raw skin against cool air
My friends and family saved me
Saying not to hurt myself
They told me they loved me
It was a truer love than that on the shelf
Recently, someone showed me
That it's okay to be happy
So now I feel free
To just be me
This is my life
Even though
It's still not easy to be me
