Battle Scars Lyrics
Guy Sebastian Feat. Lupe Fiasco Lyrics

The wound heals but it never does
Even though you may try to heal emotional wounds, they never truly go away.

That’s cause you’re at war with love
You're constantly fighting against love, and it's causing these wounds to persist.

You're at war with love, yeah
Continuing to battle against love is making it difficult for you to heal emotionally.

These battle scars, don’t look like they’re fading
The evidence of past emotional experiences and hurt is still present and prominent in your life.

Don’t look like they’re ever going away
It seems like these emotional wounds will never fully heal, no matter how hard you try.

They ain't never gonna change
The scars and pain will always be a part of your life, never truly fading or disappearing.

Never let a wound ruin me
Don't let emotional pain define or control your life.

But I feel like ruin's wooing me
Despite your efforts, the pain and hurt seem to have a strong pull on your life, almost like it's seducing you.

Arrow holes that never close from cupid on a shooting spree
Emotional wounds from failed relationships feel like unhealed physical wounds caused by Cupid's careless aim.

Feeling stupid cause I know it ain't no you and me
Realizing that a failed relationship is over and can't be salvaged, but still feeling foolish for holding onto hope.

But when you're trying to beat the odds up
Fighting against the odds of a failed relationship working out, despite the emotional wounds.

Been trying to keep your nods up and you know that you should know
Trying to stay positive while knowing deep down that the relationship is over and moving on is the best option.

And let her go but the fear of the unknown
The fear of letting go and not knowing what's next can be paralyzing and make it difficult to move on.

Holding another lover's phone sends you back into the zone
Seeing or hearing about your ex with someone else triggers emotional wounds, bringing you back to a dark place.

With no Tom Hanks to bring you home
Feeling lost and without hope, like there's no one to help guide you out of the emotional turmoil.

A lover not a fighter on the front line with a poem
Using words and music to battle against the emotional pain and trying to win the war against love.

Trying to write yourself a rifle
Using music to create an emotional weapon against the pain, and trying to battle back against failed relationships.

Maybe sharpen up a song
Improving the emotional power of the music to help battle against love and the pain it can cause.

To fight the tanks and drones of you being alone
Using music to fight against the negative emotions that come with feeling lonely and abandoned when a relationship fails.

I wish I never looked, I wish I never touched
Wishing that the relationship never happened in the first place, to avoid the pain and hurt that followed.

I wish that I could stop loving you so much
Desperately wanting to move on and stop loving someone who has caused so much pain.

Cause I’m the only one that's trying to keep us together
Feeling like you're the only person invested in the relationship and trying to make it work, even when it seems impossible.

When all of the signs say that I should forget her
Ignoring the red flags and warning signs that the relationship isn't working or is damaging, and continuing to hold on.

I wish you weren’t the best, the best I ever had
Wishing that the person who caused so much pain wasn't also the best love and connection you've ever experienced.

I wish that the good outweighed the bad
Wanting the positive experiences and emotions from the relationship to outweigh the negative and painful ones.

Cause it’ll never be over, until you tell me it's over
Feeling trapped in the relationship and unable to move on until the other person officially ends it.

You shouldn't have but you said it
The other person shouldn't have said or done something hurtful, but they did anyway.

It shouldn't have happened but you let it
Feeling like the emotional pain from the failed relationship could have been avoided, but the other person allowed it to happen.

Now you're down on the ground screaming medic
Feeling completely overwhelmed and seeking help to deal with the emotional pain and hurt.

The only thing that comes is the post-traumatic stresses
The emotional wounds have caused lingering trauma and stress that continue to impact daily life.

Shields, body armours and vests
The emotional protection someone may try to put up to shield themselves from pain, but it doesn't always work.

Don't properly work, that's why you're in a locker full of hurt
The emotional defenses built up to protect oneself aren't enough to fully prevent pain and hurt from entering and persisting.

The enemy within and all the fires from your friends
Feeling like the enemy causing pain and hurt is oneself, and experiencing judgement and criticism from those closest to you.

The best medicine is to probably just let her win
The best way to move on and heal from the emotional wounds is to let go and move on, even if it means the other person 'wins.'

'Cause you've set me on fire
The other person has ignited strong emotions and passion, but it's causing pain as well.

I’ve never felt so alive, yeah
Despite the pain, the intensity of the emotions and the connection have made you feel more alive than ever before.

Hoping wounds heal, but it never does
Even with hope and effort, emotional wounds don't always fully heal or go away.

That's because you're at war with love
The emotional pain and hurt come from fighting against the concept of love and trying to make it work against all odds.

And I’m at the point of breaking
Feeling close to a breaking point emotionally and mentally due to the emotional pain and stress.

And it’s impossible to shake it
Despite wanting to move on or let go, it feels impossible to shake the emotional pain and hurt that comes with a failed relationship.

See, you hoped the wound heals, but it never does
Continuing to hope and try to heal emotional wounds, but realizing that it may never fully happen and they will always be a part of your life.