Battle Scars
Lupe Fiasco (with Guy Sebastian) Lyrics

The wound heals but it never does
Even though time passes, emotional pain doesn't go away

That’s cause you’re at war with love
Your struggles with love are causing this pain

You're at war with love, yeah
You continue to fight against love even though it hurts you

These battle scars, don’t look like they’re fading
The emotional wounds you have are still visible

Don’t look like they’re ever going away
These scars will remain with you forever

They ain't never gonna change
You cannot change what has happened to you

Never let a wound ruin me
You refuse to let emotional pain ruin your life

But I feel like ruin's wooing me
You feel like your struggles are pulling you down

Arrow holes that never close from cupid on a shooting spree
Even though you try to move on, reminders of your past love continue to hurt you

Feeling stupid cause I know it ain't no you and me
You feel foolish for still holding onto a relationship that has ended

But when you're trying to beat the odds up
Even though it seems impossible, you are still trying to make things work

Been trying to keep your nods up and you know that you should know
You are trying to stay positive and remind yourself that you should let go of this relationship

And let her go but the fear of the unknown
You are afraid to let go of the relationship because you fear the unknown future without them

Holding another lover's phone sends you back into the zone
Seeing your ex-partner with someone else triggers all those negative feelings again

With no Tom Hanks to bring you home
You have no one to turn to for comfort or guidance in this situation

A lover not a fighter on the front line with a poem
You are not fighting physically, but rather through your words and emotions

Trying to write yourself a rifle
You are trying to empower yourself through writing and creating

Maybe sharpen up a song
You are using your creative skills to deal with your pain

To fight the tanks and drones of you being alone
You use your creativity to fight against the loneliness you feel

I wish I never looked, I wish I never touched
You regret ever getting involved with this person

I wish that I could stop loving you so much
If you could, you would stop loving this person

Cause I’m the only one that's trying to keep us together
You are doing all the work to try and maintain the relationship

When all of the signs say that I should forget her
You know deep down that you should end this relationship

I wish you weren’t the best, the best I ever had
You wish that you did not have such a wonderful experience with this person so that moving on would be easier

I wish that the good outweighed the bad
You wish that your positive experiences with this person outweighed the negative ones

Cause it’ll never be over, until you tell me it's over
You cannot move on until your ex-partner explicitly tells you that the relationship is over

You shouldn't have but you said it
Your ex-partner said something hurtful to you

It shouldn't have happened but you let it
You allowed the situation to occur even though you knew it would be hurtful

Now you're down on the ground screaming medic
You feel like you need help to deal with the pain you are feeling

The only thing that comes is the post-traumatic stresses
Your emotional pain is causing you to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder

Shields, body armours and vests
Even physical protection cannot protect you from emotional pain

Don't properly work, that's why you're in a locker full of hurt
No amount of protection can completely stop the emotional pain you are experiencing

The enemy within and all the fires from your friends
Your own negative thoughts and feelings, as well as those from friends around you, are causing you pain

The best medicine is to probably just let her win
The best way to move forward may be to let go of the relationship completely

I wish I couldn't feel, I wish I couldn't love
You wish that you could stop feeling and loving altogether

I wish that I could stop 'cause it hurts so much
The pain you are feeling is overwhelming and you want it to stop

And I’m the only one that's trying to keep us together
You are trying your best to save a relationship that is not healthy for you

When all of the signs say that I should forget her
The people around you are telling you that it's time to move on from this relationship

Cause you've set me on fire
Your ex-partner has lit a flame inside of you

I’ve never felt so alive, yeah
Even though you are in pain, you feel more alive than ever before

Hoping wounds heal, but it never does
You are hoping that emotional pain will eventually go away, but it never seems to truly disappear

And it’s impossible to shake it
You cannot rid yourself of the pain you are feeling

See, you hoped the wound heals, but it never does
You are realizing that emotional pain is much more difficult to heal than physical pain

That's cause you're at war with love
Your struggle with love and relationships is causing you emotional pain and suffering

Hope it heals, but it never does
You hope that emotional pain will go away, but it never truly does

That's cause you're at war with love!
Your battle with love and relationships is a constant struggle that you cannot easily escape