Burn After Writing

A letter written to my past self

Don’t treat your youth like a jail cell

If I, could do things differently

If life weren’t a mystery

I’d tell myself

Not to go waste your time alone, a lonely throne

I would change everything

I would change everything

Wish I didn’t dwell on heartache

Wish I had known it’s just a headache

Wish I’d spent more nights away

Throwing up behind a pizza place

Instead of studying biology

Wish I’d studied more anatomy

If I, could do things differently

If life weren’t a mystery

I’d tell myself

Not to go waste your time alone, a lonely throne

I would change everything

I would change everything

In retrospect, I should forget it

I turned out fine

I’ll burn this letter, I’ll just forget it

I turned out fine

I’d tell myself

Don’t dwell on the great unknown, you’re not alone

I wouldn’t change a thing

I wouldn’t change a thing

I'll burn this letter

And with it my fears and regrets

Let the shreds collide with the air

I regret nothing

Because life is the greatest puzzle

And all of my hurdles became pieces

That made my reflection appear