Battle Scars
Guy Sebastian Feat. Lupe Fiasco Lyrics

The wound heals but it never does
Hoping wounds heal, but it never does. That's because you're at war with love

These battle scars, don't look like they're fading
These emotional scars don't seem to heal over time

Don't look like they're ever going away
These emotional scars are persistent, and don't seem like they'll disappear

They ain't never gonna change
These emotional scars will always be there, and won't go away

Never let a wound ruin me
I won't let any emotional wound destroy me

But I feel like ruin's wooing me
Despite my efforts, I feel like pain and sadness are constantly trying to win me over

Arrow holes that never close from cupid on a shooting spree
Despite my best attempts to protect myself from love, I keep getting hurt by it

Feeling stupid cause I know it ain't no you and me
I feel foolish because I know our relationship isn't going to work out

But when you're trying to beat the odds up
Despite knowing the relationship won't last, I keep trying to make it work

Been trying to keep your nods up and you know that you should know
I'm trying to keep myself positive, even though deep down I know things won't work out

And let her go but the fear of the unknown
I want to move on, but the unknown of what's next is scary

Holding another lover's phone sends you back into the zone
Seeing my ex with someone new brings back negative emotions

With no Tom Hanks to bring you home
I feel lost and alone in this situation, with no one to turn to for help

A lover not a fighter on the front line with a poem
I am not a confrontational person, and am trying to navigate this situation with my words

Trying to write yourself a rifle
Trying to use words as a weapon, to fight back against the pain of the situation

Maybe sharpen up a song
Perhaps music can help me express my emotions better

To fight the tanks and drones of you being alone
To overcome the challenges of feeling lonely and abandoned

I wish I never looked, I wish I never touched
I regret getting involved with this person in the first place

I wish that I could stop loving you so much
I wish I could turn off my feelings and move on

Cause I'm the only one that's trying to keep us together
I feel like I'm the only one putting in effort to save the relationship

When all of the signs say that I should forget her
Despite all signs pointing to the end of the relationship, I am still holding on

I wish you weren't the best, the best I ever had
I wish I didn't have such strong feelings for this person

I wish that the good outweighed the bad
I wish there were more positive aspects of the relationship to hold onto

Cause it'll never be over, until you tell me it's over
I can't move on from this relationship until the other person confirms that it's truly over

You shouldn't have but you said it
You shouldn't have said those hurtful things, but you did

It shouldn't have happened but you let it
You should have stopped things from escalating, but you didn't

Now you're down on the ground screaming medic
You're the one suffering the consequences of your actions, and now need help to recover

The only thing that comes is the post-traumatic stresses
After the emotional trauma of this situation, all that's left is anxiety and stress

Shields, body armours and vests
Protective measures can only go so far in this emotional battle

Don't properly work, that's why you're in a locker full of hurt
Despite trying to protect yourself from emotional pain, you're still suffering

The enemy within and all the fires from your friends
The real enemies are your internal struggles and the negative comments from those around you

The best medicine is to probably just let her win
The best solution may be to simply accept the end of the relationship and move on

'Cause you've set me on fire
This person has ignited strong feelings within me

I've never felt so alive, yeah
Despite the pain, these strong emotions have made me feel more alive than ever