Artist: Motion City Soundtrack
Album: Commit This to Memory
Also features backing vocals from Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy)

Tell me that you're alright,
That everything is alright.
Please tell me that you're alright,
That everything is alright.
Give me a reason to end this discussion,
To break with tradition, to fall and divide.
Because I hate the ocean, theme parks and airplanes,
Talking with strangers, waiting in line..
I'm through with these pills that make me sit still.
"Are you feeling fine?"
Yes, I'm feeling fine.
Tell me that you're alright,
That everything is alright.
Please tell me that you're alright,
That everything is alright.
I'm sick of the things I do when I'm nervous
Like cleaning the oven or checking my tires
Or counting the number of tiles in the ceiling..
Head for the hills, the kitchen's on fire!
I used to rely on self-medication,
I guess I still do that from time to time.
But I'm getting better at fighting the future,
"Someday you'll be fine.."
Yes, I'll be just fine.
Tell me that you're alright,
That everything is alright.
Please tell me that you're alright,
That everything is alright.
Give me a reason to end this discussion
To break with tradition, to fall and divide,
So let's not get carried away
With the process of healing relations
I don't want to waste your time.
Tell me that you're alright,
That everything is alright.
Please tell me that you're alright,
That everything is alright.
Everything's fine.

Artist said:
The song was about the singer Justin Courtney Pierre's OCD tendencies and social anxiety.
"I don't think the [phrase] "tongue-in-cheek" is correct, but it's something where the verses are one thing and then the chorus is another, but it's sort of like giving yourself a pep talk,"

"You kind of have to look at yourself in the mirror and repeat the words to yourself until one day, eventually, you're okay" - Justin Pierre

What I think:

Feels like my mind does this "tell me that you're alright, everything is alright" thing every now and again really. Just convincing myself and the other people in my life that I'm doing fine.

So the past couple weeks my mental health has been super rough and I'm sad to say I returned to self harm after 11 weeks of not doing it (the longest I ever went without it in about 3 years). But I'm glad I made it that long anyway cause I've proved to myself that I can actually do it and when I'm comfortable I can make it longer without doing anything. I feel kinda bad about the relapse because the would-be 100 day mark is rough about now and I really wanted to hit it but there's other opportunities for that and I know I can hit it now.