Emily Haines - Suicide Awareness Week lyrics

[Verse One: G, The Wiz] Please don't yell at me today Please tell dad to go away I got these scars all on my arms In gym cla** peers all made the call But she never believed in self-harm You see back home there was a war Since Jenny's old dad pa**ed away Her mom simply just made her way Got a new man drinks beer cans 2:45 he pulls in his vans At her high school But she didn't understand That her step-dad had other plans Mom still working in the office He walks in her room, without notice Sits bedside said what are you doing? She said nothing and get out of my room But he was a bad man on his last beer car Took her by force beyond control He said no one ever has to know She couldn't run, she went numb Now Parents always say that these kids go through these phases But little do they know there are pending Facebook pages Rest in peace to so and so She was 16 years old Never saw it coming. Never could've guessed it She was so pretty why did it happen? In her mind she felt out of place Life felt like a mistake Tied the noose, kick the stool When no one was home She made her escape [Verse Two: G ,The Wiz] Man up you're such a b**h Were some of the things they said to him And when they were bored they pushed him around Thought it was funny never thought it was cruel He stuck around just wanted to be cool Went to the parties but used as a tool But you see Alex had a huge crush On a girl in his math cla** Her name was Kelly and she found him funny They called him ugly but she called him lovely He had a good heart as big as the world He shared his writing, shared his words But when the guys found about his little crush They ganged up together and planned an ambush They showed no fear, showed no mercy Decided to trick him at their next party Invited Kelly from a Facebook event He didn't know what was in store Didn't think the guys would sink this low Cuz when he was drunk they stripped him naked Threw him outside and hosed him down He felt so embarra**ed. So humiliated When Kelly saw she gave a smirk He broke down choking, crying, sobbing While everyone around started laughing hooting He ran back home, took the pills Meant for his mom because she was ill She found him later on the kitchen floor News next day put the teens on trial High school claimed the act to be vile While the widowed mother back home Cries on the d**h of her only child [Verse Three: G, The Wiz] It's a new world, it's a new era Pink shirt, blue shirt ain't gonna do no sh** They say it raises awareness I say that it puts villains in disguises A social praise like an accessory Like I'm a hero, look at me I'm gonna save every kid in depression But a few weeks later they lose impression Behind their screens and behind their phones Texting, posing, hara**ing, laughing School never teaches you about the limits Doing it all for your satisfaction If it's on the web they won't forget it They film you when you make mistakes They think it's funny because it's not them But imagine how hurt they must have felt When you tease about their insecurities The things that make them lose sleep The things that'll make their life a struggle So before you leak all of her nudes on Twitter Before you post jokes on others problems It one day might be your son or daughter Who might fall victim to this vicious cycle And it might be a war they might not tackle So here's my message to all the kids Who think play fighting is not bullying Who tell others to chill and take a joke You can't tell them how they should feel If you laugh at their expense And they try hard just to pretend Instead of losing a thoughtless friend They might end up losing themselves [Verse Four: G, The Wiz] She was a writer, she was a poet Spoke her heart and became a legend Her words were soft, Her words sad People praised her for her that expression So here is my out of cla** lesson To the youth and the adolescent Pay attention, listen close How they talk, what they say What they do, how they behave Change in moods is the queue to move Help them find the better path Let them know they can make it through Because the last thing we need The last thing we need to see Is to see these d**hs on the news With their final words in ink pen blue [Sylvia Plath] Nobody watched me before Nobody watched me before Nobody watched me before Now I am watched