Scars
Boy Epic Lyrics

The opening lines of Boy Epic's song “Scars” describe a defeated and hopeless figure who has come to the end of a destructive relationship. The singer declares their surrender with the line “I'll take my bow, I won't make a sound, I whisper truce as the ashes hit the ground”. The ashes indicate the aftermath of something being burned away, possibly the remains of the bridge that the singer references later in the song. The next lines are an attempt to clarify who the singer is, with the statement “No, I'm not what you think that I'm made of, I'm a story, I'm a breakup”. The idea here is that the singer has a backstory and a history that has led them to where they are in the present. They are not just a victim of circumstances, but rather an active participant in the destruction of the relationship. The reference to a bridge burning down is a metaphor for the relationship being completely destroyed.

The second verse (“This is the end, my beloved friends…”) confirms that the singer is at the end of their rope, having nothing left to give. The line “Run love, I'm the truth that you're afraid of” suggests that the singer's truth is too intense for their partner to handle. The lines “I'm a fever that you made up, just a martyr on a bridge that's burning down” communicate the idea that the singer's emotional state is a product of the toxic relationship. The chorus repeats throughout the song - the singer is showing their scars, literally and figuratively, and asking who will choose to stay after seeing them. The final line of the chorus, “I gave it all and all you gave was sweet misery”, sums up the singer's feelings of being betrayed and undervalued.