#That Teenage

They call it teenage, a cage, a coming-of-age

Where every page in the book feels like a stage

Play your part, but the heart wanna freestyle instead

While the world wanna script every line in your head

Parents shouting ''You don't listen'' like I'm on mute

But I'm dodging life's curveballs in Timberland boots

Eyes glued to the mirror, ''Who am I supposed to be?''

Social media's feeding fears like a dopamine spree

It's a fight for independence, but they label it defiance

Trying to craft my identity like I'm building a science

Pressure mounting, but my soul's still fluid

They call me reckless, nah, I'm just human, pursuing

This that teenage, rage in a bottle

Tears full throttle, on the gas like a model

Dreams so colossal, struggles so real

You don't know how it feels when your heart won't heal

This that teenage, lost and found vibe

Caught between the lows and a high-rise sky

This that teenage, heartbreak parade

But we still marching strong through the mess we made

Snapchat streaks, late-night schemes with the team

Every flick of the screen feels like chasing a dream

Trying to flex, trying to fit, trying to hold it together

But behind all the filters is stormy weather

''College apps due'', but I'm stuck on a tune

Writing bars in my notebook under the moon

Parents talk about my grades like that's all that I'll be

But how you measure ambition when you don't even see?

Every crush, every rush, it's a dopamine sting

But the heartbreak hits harder when you give it your wings

Yeah, I'm reckless with feelings, but I own my mistakes

This pressure's a diamond, I'm just raising the stakes

17 candles but the fire still burns

Every lesson I've learned is a twist and a turn

Friends come, friends go like waves on the sand

But I'm building my castle, brick by hand

The teachers teach rules, but the world's a test

Gotta learn my own truth, I'm refusing to guess

Yeah, I've stumbled and fallen, but I rise like a king

This that teenage anthem, we're rewriting the hymn

So here's a toast to the scars, every lesson I claim

To the nights I was drowning in the weight of my name

This is chaos and beauty all rolled in one frame

This that teenage phase, but I'm playing the game

So let the record spin and let the story unfold

This is teenage gold with a soul so bold

Yeah, they might not get it, but that's just fine

This that teenage grind, watch me shine