Are You Listening

Sometimes I wish I could just show up in your room,

Sit on the floor, and tell you all these marvelous things that are coming soon.

Right now, you’re just a kid, full of imagination but really no clue.

But I’ve seen what’s coming next, and that’s why I’m here talkin with you.

You’re gonna get really hurt by a lot of people that you love.

Some of them are family, and some of them are just because.

You’ll think it was all your fault, like you did something wrong,

But I need you to understand this now: You were innocent all along.

You’ll start to feel like the world’s got it out only for you.

And honestly, little man — Yeah, it kinda do.

You’ll fall for some young girls while you’re still just a kid.

They’ll smile in your face, then twist a knife deeper for what you did.

You’ll trust them too easy, you’ll get caught up in their games.

They’re just gonna confuse you, embarrass, and leave you even more ashamed.

It won’t be love, it’s just all lessons in disguise.

So remember this — Josie, she fed you nothing but lies.

They’ll take what they want while feeding you the bullshit lines

Then vanish into the shadows

let’em go it’ll be fine.

But don’t let that pain harden your view,

Because real love is still out there waiting for you.

Later on, years down the road, under warm Mexico skies,

You’ll meet a woman whose truth and love is not disguised.

She’s strong, she’s loyal, she’ll lift you up with absolute grace.

And yeah, buddy — she’s sexy as hell, with an absolute beautiful face.

She’ll love your scars, and she’s really gonna help you grow.

In fact, she’s the reason I’m still here — just so you know.

Now this next part is really important — I really need you to hear.

You’re gonna be offered a pill cocktail from a girl who was genuinely sincere.

I need you not to take it. Don’t try it. Not even a single hit.

Because that drug almost killed us.

And I hate to sit here and admit —

It felt harmless at first, like a moment to forget,

But it burned through our body, and we’re still feeling it.

That one night almost rewrote who we became.

So promise me now, here man — you’ll walk away from that shame.

You’re gonna feel too much. That’s not a curse or flaw.

You’ll see things in people no one else ever saw.

You’ll walk in a room and you’ll feel the weight in the air,

And wonder why you feel what no one else seems to want to share.

But that’s not crazy. In fact, that’s not weak.

You just hear and see things others don’t speak.

You’re gonna start writing- Hahaha, Yeah, I know It’s really for real.

It won’t be just venting, the writing is gonna really help you heal.

You know that chaos echoing inside your head

Will turn into poems that’ll help others instead.

You’ll inspire people you’ll probably never meet.

You’ll say words that others are scared to speak.

Always tell the truth, even when it stings.

When the world goes quiet, tap into the feeling that it bring

So little man just sit here, quiet in your room

I’ll be back 2 see U real soon