raspberry stains Lyrics

I got a letter tonight that I sent to myself four years ago

A time capsule of goals from an optimistic mind

Freshman year of college

Let's set the scene

A young, naive girl of eighteen

Is asked about her dreams

She writes them down

Doesn't think much of it

But this girl of twenty-two is glad she did

As I look at this letter from a past me

Covered with raspberry stains from a smoothie

I'm proud of how far I've come

And I hope the old me would be happy

To think of it now is funny

These four goals from freshman me

They all boil down to the same thing

To experience who I am truly

I wrote that down

Didn't think much of it

But this girl of twenty-two is glad she did

As I look at this letter from a past me

Covered with raspberry stains from a smoothie

I'm proud of how far I've come

And I hope the old me would be happy

Experience is key

When you're only eighteen

Get out of my comfort zone, I said, and it was scary

Assert yourself, I said, and it was scary

Find your community, I said, and it was scary

Get help when you need it, I said, and that was maybe the scariest of them all

But I'm back on track

I don't chase I attract, and damn

As I look at this letter from a past me

Covered with raspberry stains from a smoothie

I'm proud of how far I've come

And I hope the old me would be happy