Battle Scars
Lupe Fiasco with Guy Sebastian Lyrics

The wound heals but it never does
The emotional pain caused by love may ease over time, but it never truly goes away

That's cause you're at war with love
The struggle to find and maintain love can often feel like a battle

You're at war with love, yeah
The fight for love is a common experience shared by many

These battle scars, don't look like they're fading
The pain and trauma of past failed relationships continue to haunt and affect the individual

Don't look like they're ever going away
The impact of these experiences on the individual's psyche is long-lasting and difficult to overcome

They ain't never gonna change
The individual may struggle to move on from past failed relationships and the associated emotional trauma

Never let a wound ruin me
Despite experiencing emotional pain, the individual strives to not let it negatively impact their life

But I feel like ruin's wooing me
The individual is drawn to the negative emotions that come with heartbreak, even though they do not want to be

Arrow holes, they never close from cupid on a shooting spree
The emotional wounds caused by love are deep and long-lasting

Feeling stupid cause I know it ain't no you and me
The individual understands that the relationship is over and accepting that fact is difficult

But when you're trying to beat the odds up
Despite knowing that the relationship is over, the individual still tries to make it work

Been trying to keep your nods up
The individual tries to remain positive despite the emotional struggles they are facing

And you know that you should know
The individual understands that they should move on from the failed relationship

And let her go
The individual recognizes that they need to let go of their past love in order to move on

But the fear of the unknown
The fear of being alone or not finding love again can be paralyzing

Holding another lover strong
The individual may hold onto another potential love interest as a way to cope with the pain of their past failed relationship

Sends you back into the zone
The individual may become caught up in the cycle of searching for love in order to avoid being alone

With no Tom Hanks to bring you home
The individual must navigate the emotional struggles of failed love on their own

A lover not a fighter
The individual is someone who seeks love and emotional connection, but not conflict

On the frontline with a poem
The individual uses creative expression (in this case, writing poetry) as a way to cope with their emotional trauma

Trying to write yourself a rifle
The individual is trying to create a means of defense against the emotional struggles of failed love

Maybe sharpen up a song
The individual channels their emotions into creative expression, in this case writing music

To fight the tanks and drones of you being alone
The individual feels as though they are fighting an internal battle against their fear of being alone

I wish I never looked, I wish I never touched
The individual regrets getting involved with the person who caused them emotional trauma

I wish that I could stop loving you so much
The individual wishes they could turn off their feelings of love for the person who caused them pain

Cause I'm the only one that's trying to keep us together
The individual feels as though they are the only one putting in effort to maintain the relationship

When all of the signs say that I should forget her
Despite the evidence that the relationship is not healthy, the individual struggles to move on

I wish you weren't the best, the best I ever had
The individual struggles to move on from their past love because they feel they will never find someone better

I wish that the good outweighed the bad
The individual wishes that the positive aspects of the relationship outweighed the negative, making it easier to move on

Cause it'll never be over, until you tell me it's over
The individual clings to hope that the relationship can be salvaged, even though it may not be healthy to do so

You shouldn't have but you said it
The person who caused the emotional trauma made a mistake by saying or doing something hurtful

And I hope you never come back
The individual wishes to move on from the person who caused them emotional pain

It shouldn't have happened but you let it
The individual recognizes that the person who caused them pain had control over the situation

Now you're down on the ground screaming medic
The individual reaches a point where they are emotionally and mentally overwhelmed by the pain caused by the failed relationship

The only thing that comes is the post-traumatic stresses
The individual is plagued with emotional trauma and distress caused by the failed relationship

Shields, body armors and vests don't properly work
The individual has tried to protect themselves emotionally but has failed to do so effectively

That's why you're in a locker full of hurt
The emotional pain from the failed relationship is all-consuming and impossible to escape

The enemy within and all the fires from your friends
The individual faces both internal struggles and external judgment from others regarding their emotional struggles

The best medicine is to probably just let her win
The individual may need to let go of their desire to win the argument or be right in order to move on from the failed relationship

Cause you've set me on fire
The person who caused the emotional trauma has brought intense emotion and pain into the individual's life

I've never felt so alive, yeah
Despite the pain caused by the relationship, the person who caused the emotional trauma has had a significant impact on the individual

And I'm at the point of breaking
The individual feels as though they are close to reaching their breaking point emotionally

And it's impossible to shake it
Despite their best efforts, the individual is having trouble moving on from the emotional trauma caused by the failed relationship

Hope it heals, but it never does
The individual longs for their emotional wounds to heal, but has thus far been unsuccessful in moving on from the failed relationship