Stay

You've got the whole world in your hand

I am standing on cement
Finding my way on a caving pavement
Wading through sinking sand
Clawing through the darkness
In search of air to breathe
Because my lungs have forgotten what to do
Forgotten to pump air
Forgotten to keep me here
I don't want to be here

The thoughts come again
In loud agonising whispers
Walk in front of that car
Tear yourself to pieces
Write out your pain on your wrist with a blade
You are not good enough
Not strong enough
Not beautiful
They stay in uninvited corners
Forcing me to shrink

But there is a louder voice
Beckoning
You belong here
Your life was worth my blood
There is meaning to your existence
You are kintsukuroi
Broken clay mended with pure gold
Beauty forged from the ashes
Meaning called out of nothingness
Even the stars need a blanket of darkness to shine
So let this pain be your night sky
Glitter on the bare canvas of your confusion
Write substance into the void
This cannot be the end

So everytime you question your place on this earth
Everytime you wonder why you're here
Every time you are tempted to give up
End it all
Remember that all of creation is held in his hands
The air in your lungs is proof
You matter
We're so so glad you stayed
I'm so so glad I stayed

He's got the whole world in his hands