Battle Scars
Lupe Lyrics

The wound heals but it never does
Hoping wounds heal, but it never does

That's cause you're at war with love
That's because you're at war with love

You're at war with love, yeah
Hope it heals, but it never does. That's cause you're at war with love!

These battle scars, don't look like they're fading
The emotional pain from the past seems to remain the same

Don't look like they're ever going away
These wounds that were inflicted will never heal or disappear completely

They ain't never gonna change
No amount of time will change the emotions that come along with this experience

Never let a wound ruin me
Never let a past hurt negatively affect who I am today

But I feel like ruin's wooing me
Despite my attempts to move on, I still feel the pull of the emotional pain

Arrow holes that never close from cupid on a shooting spree
The emotional wounds were inflicted by love, which is often portrayed as Cupid's weapon

Feeling stupid cause I know it ain't no you and me
Feeling foolish for still being stuck on a relationship that has ended

But when you're trying to beat the odds up
When you're trying to overcome the difficult odds against finding love

Been trying to keep your nods up and you know that you should know
Trying to stay positive and hopeful, despite knowing the odds are against you

And let her go but the fear of the unknown
Knowing you should move on, but afraid of the future without the person

Holding another lover's phone sends you back into the zone
Seeing someone else with a significant other reminds you of your past relationship

With no Tom Hanks to bring you home
No Hollywood ending to rescue you from the emotional turmoil

A lover not a fighter on the front line with a poem
Fighting with words instead of fists, trying to win back the love of someone

Trying to write yourself a rifle
Using the power of words to fight the emotional battle

Maybe sharpen up a song
Refining the words of a song to express the emotions that cannot be said aloud

To fight the tanks and drones of you being alone
Fighting against the loneliness that comes with heartbreak

I wish I never looked, I wish I never touched
Wishing they never got involved in the relationship

I wish that I could stop loving you so much
Wishing they could turn off their emotions and stop loving the person

Cause I'm the only one that's trying to keep us together
Feeling like they are the only one trying to hold onto the relationship

When all of the signs say that I should forget her
Ignoring the red flags and negative signs that the relationship should end

I wish you weren't the best, the best I ever had
Regretting that the person was the best they ever had

I wish that the good outweighed the bad
Wishing the good qualities outweighed the bad in the relationship

Cause it'll never be over, until you tell me it's over
Holding onto hope that the relationship can still be salvaged if the other person wants it to be

You shouldn't have but you said it
The other person said something hurtful that they should not have

It shouldn't have happened but you let it
The other person let something negative happen in the relationship that shouldn't have

Now you're down on the ground screaming medic
The emotional pain has reached a critical point

The only thing that comes is the post-traumatic stresses
The emotional baggage and trauma from the relationship is all that remains

Shields, body armours and vests
Emotional defenses and walls put in place to protect oneself from further hurt

Don't properly work, that's why you're in a locker full of hurt
The emotional defenses do not work effectively, leaving them feeling weighed down by hurt

The enemy within and all the fires from your friends
Their inner turmoil and the negative opinions of others are fighting against them

The best medicine is to probably just let her win
The best solution to the emotional battle is to let go and move on, even if it means the other person 'wins' the breakup

I wish I couldn't feel, I wish I couldn't love
Wishing they were not capable of feeling and loving

I wish that I could stop 'cause it hurts so much
Wishing they could turn off their emotions because the pain is too much to bear

And I'm the only one that's trying to keep us together
Feeling like they are the only one trying to hold onto the relationship

When all of the signs say that I should forget her
Ignoring the red flags and negative signs that the relationship should end

I wish you weren't the best, the best I ever had
Regretting that the person was the best they ever had

I wish that the good outweighed the bad
Wishing the good qualities outweighed the bad in the relationship

Cause it'll never be over, until you tell me it's over
Holding onto hope that the relationship can still be salvaged if the other person wants it to be

And just leave then
The other person should just leave

These battle scars, don't look like they're fading
The emotional scars remain and are not getting any better

Don't look like they're ever going away
These emotional wounds seem to be permanent

They ain't never gonna change
The emotions and hurt will always be a part of them

'Cause you've set me on fire
Being completely consumed by the emotions and pain of the relationship

I've never felt so alive, yeah
While in the midst of heartbreak and emotional pain, feeling like they are truly living and experiencing their emotions to the fullest