Letters

I was alone inside my head
I put my pain into my pen
This music’s hard to share so get to know me through these letters
Dear classmates
If you found this letter
It means I left it sitting on your desk
My band followed your account on Instagram
You never followed back?
I’m the guy across the row
Hiding underneath his hat
You didn’t even know I made the music
And matter of fact
I’m the last person in the world you would expect to rap
Walk in class, always last, music in my ears on blast
You thought I was socially uncomfortable or really deaf
You didn’t know the beat filling my ears was just my next attack
I’m the kid that you ignore because I always dress depressed
Unless you met me sweatin' playing covers on the street you passed
You didn’t throw your money in the case;
Guess I sounded bad?
You say I never gave my name, but tell me did you ever ask?
This music is my life’s story
Turn the page to get to know me
Skip the song, oh, was I boring?
Spill my guts, was that too gory?
I just thought that you might like to know what’s going on inside
I bet I see you follow back when I get home, you’re on that hype
I guess to end this letter I’ll just say that you should light a candle
My thoughts tend to get a little dark
Sincerely, Daniel
I was alone inside my head
I put my pain into my pen
This music’s hard to share so get to know me through these letters
Dear teachers
If you found this letter
You’re probably surprised to hear my story
I seem happy
I seem friendly
Seems to you I’m doing ok
Then I linked you up to listen to my demos
And you thought it was cute I recorded on a potato
But then you saw the numbers
You’re like, «Wait a minute this kid’s got support!
His friends and family paying dollars
Selling demos out the door!
Let me take another listen
Didn’t hear those words before!»
You can’t believe that this is the same kid that just walked out your door
But this when you realize that your student’s got a lot of problems
Kinda sounds depressed, and really stressed, and sorta like he’s fallen
Off the edge
«I think maybe I’ll call him
First, lemme go home so I can finish off the album
But wait, that last song? It sounds like he’s got it figured out!
I always knew he followed God, I didn’t know he’d been through Hell
But look he got there! It seems to me he’s doing ok now!»
Just wait the songs won’t ever end, got 53 more written down
So Miss or Mister
You’ve reached the end and now you finally know me
Will you still subscribe? Or were my songs a little too informing?
If they were then I won’t blame you if I see that you hit cancel
Now I’m walking out that door again
Sincerely, Daniel
I was alone inside my head
Put my pain into my pen
This music’s hard to share so get to know me through these letters
Alone inside my head
I put my pain into my pen
This music’s hard to share so get to know me through these letters
Dear Daniel
If you found this letter
It means that we’re still tryna understand
God gives us trials, gets us through them, then we do it all again
And in the future, I guess I’m still tryna make amends
I listen to this track because I need to hear what I once said
No one gets us, we’re unique, there’s no one else inside our head
So when we’re sick and need the cure there’s only one place we can get it
Look at your wrist and read that verse and don’t you dare forget
That all the pain and hurt are preparation for what lies ahead
We started out depressed but God gave us a purpose
And even when we felt lost He showed us where the church was
When we had to change, He gave us strength to do it
We needed to express, that’s when He gave us all our music
If you’re hearing this it means you still remember walking down those halls
empty and hallow couldn’t swallow that you’d have to see tomorrow but what
followed was the peace amidst the sorrow when you saw that really God was
reaching his arms out to help us breathe it all out
Maybe you played this track because you think you’re there again
And if it’s true I think you need to kill the dark you’re living in
We did it once and did it twice and over and over again
So run it back and do the very same thing that we always did
I hope it helped
Going back in time
But in my own experience it hurts when we rewind
But I can promise what I said is true
And that you can trust me
Sincerely, You
I was alone inside my head
I put my pain into my pen
This music’s hard to share so get to know me through these letters
Alone inside my head
I put my pain into my pen
This music’s hard to share so get to know me through these letters