Tell Me
Tell me how I’m supposed to feel
Tell me to “just cheer up”
Go ahead and ask, “What’s the big deal?”
Go ahead and say, “Your life isn’t that messed up.”
Tell me it’s okay, that others have it worse
Tell me that things will work out
Tell me not to scream, not to curse
Tell me, “That’s what life is all about.”
Tell me it’s part of the master plan
Tell me it’s meant to be
Tell me I’ve done all I can
Tell me, “Can’t you see?”
Well, what about you?
Can’t you see?
You can’t tell me what to do
You can’t tell me who to be
You have no idea who I am
You have no clue what it’s like
You don’t know if I can’t or if I can
You don’t know that I’m the sad type
Maybe others have it rough
Maybe others have more strength
Maybe I am not so tough
Maybe I don’t have that strength
For you it might be easy to say, “Oh well”
For you it might not be so bad
But for me, it’s hell
For me, the smallest thing can make me sad
You can’t know what sets me off
Or what makes me cry
Why the hell I’m not so tough
Why sometimes I want to die
You can’t know who I am
Or why I’m like this
Why I’ll always feel damned
Why I’ll never experience bliss
So go ahead and tell me how I’m supposed to feel
Tell me that I’m okay
Tell me that it’s not a big deal
Tell me there will be another day
Would you ever think to ask
Would you even want to know
What’s going on, what’s in my past
Why the hell I feel so low
Why my pain will always last?
Will you ever understand, will you ever know?
~Sara Kraft~
Copyright 2000
