Wish That I Could Tell Me

Some days I still wake up with my chest feeling tight

I take a moment hold it till I know I’m alright

I try to get past it

But some days I just don’t

[Verse 2]

Close my eyes remember what I think I know best

There’s three things in this room that I could feel with my hands

Six years in the making

And it creeps up on me still

[Pre-Chorus]

But something’s different this time

I let the wave wash over me

But it don’t crash as much as it used to

What did I do?

[Chorus]

I’m looking back at the years that I’ve spent

Thinking I wasn’t getting better but then

I remember where my feet are

Much farther than I could have imagined

If I could go back in time just to see

I’d hold her close, a little version of me

Tell her it’s just temporary

And I’d show her all she’s gonna do and more

Take it from me

‘Cause I’ve been there before

[Verse 3]

Some day you wake up without a thing that you know

Spiral way too deep to get yourself out all alone

But look around there are people who’d be sad

To see you go

And they’d do anything they could

To bring the light to get you home

[Pre-Chorus]

And something’s different this time

I look up at the sky and realise

My troubles are smaller than they used to

What did I do?

[Chorus]

I’m looking back at the years that I’ve spent

Thinking I wasn’t getting better but then

I remember where my feet are

Much farther than I could have imagined

If I could go back in time just to see

I’d hold her close, a little version of me

Tell her it’s just temporary

And I’d show her all she’s gonna do and more

Take it from me

[Bridge]

I know you’ve heard it all before

The words sound empty at this point

If it feels as if there’s nothing you can do to change things

And I’m not saying that it’s easy

but if it’s anything

This is what I wish that I could tell me

(Tell me)

[Chorus]

I’m looking back at the years we went through

And all the ways you learnt and how much you grew

And I don’t know how you did it

But I hope you know I’m here because of you

If I could go back in time just to see

I’d hold her close, a little version of me

Tell her thank you for the patience

The gentleness and love she gave and more

I’ll pay it forward, to the me I was before