I was a child who needed to tell others how great I was,
in hope that I would actually believe it myself.
No self-esteem, no self-respect, I couldn’t see my own worth.
I was the child that laid awake late at night asking myself “who could ever love me?”
It can be hard to see when you don’t like yourself even a little.
I was a diagnosed child.
You know, one of those with ADHD.
At times I was a child with eating disorders.
Other times a child with thoughts of suicide.
And I was the child that never could look others in the eyes.
This song is written to all children that just like a young me, can’t see what great value they hold, how incredible they are and how extra ordinarily perfect their whole being is.
It's as much a song for a young Jonas, as it is to my own children and every other child in the world, with a hope that they never have to experience anything remotely similar to what I experienced growing up.
Finally, it’s for those that tried and failed. I’m forever grateful for that. But most of all for those that tried and succeeded. I’m sorry I couldn’t do more. You where worthy of so much more.