What it's like

You don't know what it's like
Well maybe you do
Do you know what it's like to be an outcast
Or what it's like to think every step you take and every peep you make is wrong
What it's like to cry yourself to sleep
What it's like to hate the person in the mirror
What it's like to live with a broken heart
What it's like to feel unloved
Maybe you do
Or maybe you're one of the lucky people who don't 
But this is for the ones who know what its like 
What it's like to want to take the knife deeper
What it's like to be ashamed of who you're attracted to
What it's like to turn the volume all the way up to drowned out the thoughts
What it's like to want to take your life
What it's like to be tortured by memories
What it's like to feel heartbreak after heartbreak
What it's like to wonder if anyone truly cares
What it's like to try to smoke away the hurt
What it's like to try to drink away the memories
What it's like to wake up sober and everything still waiting there for you
What it's like to scream and hope it just goes away
Maybe you do know what it's like
Then this is for you
This is to let you know you're not alone
This is to try to ease your mind
This is to say I can relate
This is to say it will get better
This is so you don't have to say 
This is what it's like