Anxiety

V1:
I wake up every day to the same mess,
I feel sick and I don't wanna get dressed,
I hate school ever since my best friend left,
I lock the bathroom door and take a deep breath,
Every morning is the same routine,
I brush my teeth, make sure my face is clean,
I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror and it haunts me,
The prospect of leaving this room really daunts me,
I'm panicking now, I worry til my tummy hurts,
I feel trapped, short of breath and I'm running scared,
It gets worse and I'm feeling really dizzy now,
I'm on my way to school, didn't wanna leave the house,
I turn up to form, 10 minutes late,
Teachers shouting at me, this is just great,
I bite my tongue, stay quiet, I don't wanna fight,
This is me. Welcome to my life

V2
Every morning is the same routine,
I brush my teeth, make sure my face is clean,
I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror and it haunts me,
The prospect of leaving this room really daunts me,
I'm panicking now, I worry til my tummy hurts,
I feel trapped, short of breath and I'm running scared,
It gets worse and I'm feeling really dizzy now,
I'm on my way to school, didn't wanna leave the house,
I turn up to form, 20 minutes late,
Teachers shouting at me! Nah not today,
I'm gettin sick of it, this isn't my fault,
I push the desk, stand up, lad I'm gettin off,
Straight to the toilets, I'm sick physically,
I tell them I'm sick but no one ever listens to me,
And all the kids call me names, say that I'm a freak,
I guess I'm not normal. But this is me.

V3
I used to go through the same routines,
In a war with myself since my early teens,
Always battling to cope with my every day life,
When anxieties gripped, they gripped me tight,
I was afraid, ashamed, never made the grade,
My existence decayed by my minds blockade,
I prayed every single day but nothing ever changed,
'Til I learnt about the symptoms that I displayed,
Every time I got scared it was Fight or flight,
But I made the decision to take back my life,
So now I write songs for them kids that relate,
For the ones who are living it, each an every day,
In the morning when you get up, tell yourself your beautiful,
Whether you believe it or not, tell yourself it's true,
Get that chin up kid, gotta see it thru,
You can kick anxiety cause I kicked it too.