You said
"I’m just bad at this"
Red pen all over the page
Eyes stuck on every mistake
Like they spell out your name
Notes cramped in the margin
Heart cramped in your chest
You think one quiz defines you
You think that grade is all that’s left
But you’re not a straight line
You’re a curve
You rise when you feel you don’t deserve
Every low point’s turning into lift
Give it time
Let it twist
Yeah
Life does a quadratic on your pain
Flips it up
Makes a valley out of rain
You’re not stuck where it hurts the worst
You’re an upside of the curve
You hate your face in the mirror
Counting every tiny flaw
Scrolling through a thousand filters
Till you don’t know you at all
But graphs change when you shift them
One small move to the side
Different view
Same picture
Suddenly the mess looks like a guide
You’re not a straight line
You’re a curve
You rise when you feel you don’t deserve
Every low point’s turning into lift
Give it time
Let it twist
Yeah
Life does a quadratic on your pain
Flips it up
Makes a valley out of rain
You’re not stuck where it hurts the worst
You’re an upside of the curve
Plot every tear
Every doubt
Every fight
Watch how they bend toward the light
You’re not your past
You’re not that test
You’re the turning point
Right where you are
Yes
You’re not a straight line
You’re a curve
You rise when you feel you don’t deserve
Every low point’s turning into lift
Give it time
Let it twist
Yeah
Life does a quadratic on your pain
Flips it up
Makes a valley out of rain
You’re not stuck where it hurts the worst
You’re an upside of the curve
