Old Scars
Christopher Jak Lyrics

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She knows I think she's beautiful
But she does not know why
And if the truth be told and all cliches forgotten
Well then I guess I would have to say neither do I

She's got old secrets
And I've got old lies

She says someday she's gonna tell me everything about her
Like what, I say
Like she's been somewhere else or done something wrong
Something I could never know
Sometimes I think I don't want to hear
But that's not the point

She's got old secrets
And I've got old lies
Oh I guess we've all got our own reasons to..

She's scarred in places that I've never seen
Places I've never been to
And she don't understand you can't escape a past that you did not create

You don't look back
You just move on to that next yesterday
That's where you belong
And I am waiting for her all alone

I'm good at two things
And this is the other one
They say it's hard to trust what you don't know
But somehow it ain't no harder to love

Sometimes I wish I were a man who could get right down to the point

She's got old secrets

And I've got old lies
Oh I guess we've all got our own reasons to cry

Overall Meaning

The song "Old Scars" by Christopher Jak is a ballad of two people who are struggling with their past and secrets. The singer knows that the woman he loves is beautiful, but she cannot see it herself. They both have secrets from their past that they are ashamed of and have never revealed to anyone. They both struggle to move past their secrets and the scars that accompany them, but they are bonded by their shared experiences.

The singer acknowledges that he does not even know the reason why the woman he loves is so beautiful. He has secrets that he has not shared with her, and he knows that she has secrets as well. They are both afraid to reveal themselves to each other, but they are drawn together by their shared experiences of pain and regret. They have their own reasons to cry, but they choose to face their pain together.

The woman is scarred in places that the singer has never seen, places he has never been to. She does not understand that she cannot escape her past or her scars. The singer is waiting for her, but he knows that he cannot save her from the pain of her past. He can only be there for her and love her. He wishes that he could be more direct and ask her about her secrets, but he knows that it is not that simple. In the end, they both have their own reasons to cry.

Line by Line Meaning

She knows I think she's beautiful
I find her attractive but she doesn't understand why.

But she does not know why
She doesn't comprehend why I think she's beautiful.

And if the truth be told and all cliches forgotten
Without euphemisms or banal expressions,

Well then I guess I would have to say neither do I
Honestly, I cannot explain why she is beautiful to me.

She's got old secrets
She has undisclosed information from the past.

And I've got old lies
I'm keeping secrets and lying for unknown reasons.

She says someday she's gonna tell me everything about her
One day she'll reveal the secrets she has been keeping.

Like what, I say
I ask her what the secrets could be.

Like she's been somewhere else or done something wrong
She might have had an extramarital affair or might have committed a crime.

Something I could never know
There are certain things I can't know about her or her past.

Sometimes I think I don't want to hear
There are times when I don't feel prepared to listen to what she has to say.

But that's not the point
It doesn't matter whether or not I want to hear it; she needs to share with me.

She's scarred in places that I've never seen
She has emotional scars in areas I haven't experienced too.

Places I've never been to
Locations of mental and emotional turmoil beyond my comprehension.

And she don't understand you can't escape a past that you did not create
She doesn't realize that a past not of her construction is beyond her control.

You don't look back
It's not wise to dwell on events from the past.

You just move on to that next yesterday
One can't avoid mirroring past mistakes and regrets in future actions.

That's where you belong
Our pasts are fundamental to our present and future selves.

And I am waiting for her all alone
I'm alone, waiting for her to reveal her secrets.

I'm good at two things
I excel at only two things.

And this is the other one
This situation involves my other talent.

They say it's hard to trust what you don't know
It's difficult to trust an unknown entity or a person keeping secrets.

But somehow it ain't no harder to love
However, loving someone despite their secrets isn't as difficult.

Sometimes I wish I were a man who could get right down to the point
There are instances where I wish confronting situations head-on came naturally.

Oh I guess we've all got our own reasons to cry
It seems we all have reasons to be sad.

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