(When I was younger, I...)

Verse 1:

Didn’t know how to speak that well, or have any jokes to tell

I went down the stairs and fell,

but nobody helped

Went home as they ring the bell,

is that a good thing? I can’t tell ‘Cause I just crawl back to my shell, hide from everyone else

Pre-chorus 1:

Life was like a private quiet hell

In my head, I can’t stop blaming myself

Chorus 1:

Why can’t I say what I really wanna say?

Why do I dream things that make me scream? Is it right to smile through the day,

when all I do inside is just scream?

Scream

Verse 2:

My thoughts became a prison cell I was a danger to my self

All my guilt and my shame

were hard to make sense

Pre-chorus 2:

I didn’t want my sadness to hurt

anyone else

But the one I hurt most by thinking that, was myself

Chorus 2:

Why can’t I say what I really wanna say?

Why do I dream things that make me scream? It’s not right to smile through the day,

when all I do inside is just scream?

Scream

Bridge:

Spent my youth, covering my tears with all my wit Can’t look up while I see my shoe take a spit

Too shy as I share only where medic sit

Strangers eating my cake wondering, “but wait, who’s birthday is it?”

Who’s birthday is it?

Pre-chorus 3:

Hope my sentimental wounds will heal Oh, time changes, I’ll make peace within, I’m learning how...

Chorus 3:

...to say what I really wanna say

So I can dream things that set me free

I look forward to smile through the day, without hiding inside, where I just scream Scream

Outro:

It’s okay now It’s okay