Warnings: mentions of anxiety (surprise!), anxiety attacks/simptoms and that kind of stuff, swearing (you are gonna have to get used to it)
a/n: since quarantine started i haven’t let myself think much about what’s going on or how i feel about it, and today i finally did. Please cry with me.
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Dear anxiety, i hate you so much,
i didn’t get the highest grade guess now i’ll have to cry
You make me loose my mind over small things,
small things i don’t really care about
Or do i? No, no! I’m smart, i’m polite,
i make people laugh, but is that enough?
You take my breath away and steal my voice,
now i’m shaking, lying on the bathroom floor.
I can’t move my hands, i can’t move my legs
but i can feel your grip tightening around my neck.
It’s okay, it won’t happen again,
i just had a bad day, right?
Dear anxiety, leave me alone
i’m trying to have a good time or faking in order to feel loved?
My heart’s beating fast, my chest is getting heavy
the music is too loud, i gotta get out of here
Everything is blurry, my friends are gone
please somebody take me home.
They lay me down ‘cause i can’t stand on my own
they tell me to breathe but instead i choke
The tears come to life, and i feel them dancing on my cheeks,
there’s nothing i can do but whisper to the sky
What’s going on? Is it... no it can’t be... it is... it isn’t
Dear anxiety, i understand now
i’ve seen it in shows, i’ve heard it on tv
I even did a presentation about it for my psychology class
But i never thought it’d happen to me,
at least not in the way it happened, so suddenly.
I knew all the simptoms, i asked for advise,
i had it under control! no you didn’t you fool
I don’t want my parents to worry, i don’t want my friends to know
but maybe it won’t be that bad i just gotta hold on.
Dear anxiety, you make me cry
‘cause i can’t even drive a fuckin car
What if i kill someone? How do the brakes work? Could you explain it again?
They tell me to relax, but not too much
I have to concentrate, but not overthink
Look both sides, don’t take too long, keep going, stop,
turn left, should I hit the brakes? Am i doing okay? No.
Why is it that i’m good at physics, chemistry, maths
but driving a car is too damn hard?
Dear anxiety, please stop, i’ve had enough
It’s been a while and you’re still here
I’ve gotten used to the lack of air in this room
and it seems like all these people have too.
Will you leave us alone if we give you our souls