
Youth
You Don't Have to Pick One Feeling
Mixed feelings can coexist without making you inconsistent, difficult or broken.
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A youth-centred song affirming that mixed emotions are real, normal and part of becoming yourself.
Part of the Breathe Again Ecosystem
Some days I'm smiling, but inside I cry
I laugh with my friends, then I don't know why
I feel like a wave crashing into the shore
A thousand emotions, but they just see one or more
They ask, "What's wrong?" but I can't explain
It's not just sadness, not just pain
It's joy and fear and love and doubt
All tangled up, trying to get out
I'm more than one feeling, more than one face
It's normal to feel like you're all over the place
Don't call me strange, I'm just growing inside
This is what it looks like when you're learning to ride
Through the storm and into the sun
I'm not broken, I'm just more than one
Sometimes I'm quiet, sometimes I shout
Sometimes I'm certain, then I'm full of doubt
But every mood is a part of me
I'm not a mess, I'm just learning to be free
You don't have to choose just one way to feel
It's all part of life, it's messy but real
You're not alone in the way you react
Growing up's not clean, and that's just a fact
I'm more than one feeling, more than one face
It's normal to feel like you're all over the place
Don't call me strange, I'm just growing inside
This is what it looks like when you're learning to ride
Through the storm and into the sun
I'm not broken, I'm just more than one
You don't need to hide or pretend you're okay
It's brave to feel deeply in every way
You're not too much, you're just becoming you
And feeling it all is what helps you break through
We're more than one feeling, more than one face
It's normal to feel like we're all over the place
We're not strange, we're just growing inside
This is what it looks like when you're learning to ride
Through the storm and into the sun
We're not broken, we're just more than one
Yeah, we're not broken
We're just more than one

Youth
Mixed feelings can coexist without making you inconsistent, difficult or broken.
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