Cope

Ooh, oh-oh

He was just a kid from a cold side street

Where the power goes out and the cops don't speak

Backpack full of books, but his stomach stayed weak

Tryin' to study on an empty plate for a dream he'd never meet

His mom was gone, needle took her soul

Dad in prison for a crime he didn't own

Raised by a screen and a dial tone

He wrote poems in a notebook to feel less alone

He used to pray at night

Said, "God, are you real?"

Then stopped when the silence was all he'd feel

Bullies made fun of the shoes on his feet

So he learned how to fight before he learned how to read

They say, toughen up, but he's cracking inside

Can't tell the difference between pain and pride

And the teachers look past like he don't exist

Just another lost kid that the system missed

Help me cope

'Cause I'm not broke

Please help me cope

I'm all out of rope

So help me cope

(So help me cope)

She was 16, wore long sleeves in July

To cover up the scars that she swore were lies

Daddy's little girl with a shattered smile

Livin' like a ghost in her own profile

Posting selfies like she's doing fine

But the comments hit harder than real life

She said, "Love ain't real, it's just pain in disguise"

So she started poppin' pills just to close her eyes

No one saw it coming, no red flags

'Cause the world moves fast, and nobody asks

The door still cracked

Where she left it last

A journal of dreams

Now buried in the past

Now her mom finds notes in an empty room

And the silence hits harder than a sonic boom

Help me cope

'Cause I'm not broke

Please help me cope

I'm all out of rope

So help me

Screaming all the way down

Further than before

God, please don't let me drown

I know I've been here before, but

This time, I need a savior

And I hate asking for favors

I'm all out of rope

Screaming all the way down

Further than before

God, please don't let me drown

I know I've been here before, but

This time, I need a savior

And I hate asking for favors

I'm all out of rope

So help me cope

'Cause I'm not broke

Please help me cope

And don't let go

Ooh, oh-oh