We kids Were Never Alright

We were never alright growing up in a place where we're scared to speak our minds in case someone older doesn't agree

we were never alright growing up in a place where sexism and objectifying is called advertisement and a joke

we were never alright growing up in a place where we'll never be taken seriously because of our age or our gender

we were never alright growing up in a place where loving who you love makes you over ten times more likely to be murdered and kicked out of house and home
we were never alright growing up in a place where the bodily ideals and standards are lethal and not meeting them are as well

we were never alright
we never have been
we never will be
these conditions you make for us to grow up in so corrupt
we learn from what we see
fear breeds fear
hate breeds hate
scorn breeds scorn
it's everywhere it's everything it is us