Mobile is a Canadian Alternative Rock band from Montreal made up of Mat Jol… Read Full Bio ↴Mobile is a Canadian Alternative Rock band from Montreal made up of Mat Joly (vocals), Christian Brais (guitar), Pierre-Marc Hamelin (drums), Dominic Viola (bass) and Frank Williamson (guitar). Their debut album, Tomorrow Starts Today, was released in 2006. The band was nominated for two Juno Awards in 2007 and went on to win the award for "New Group of the Year". Hamelin left the band and is replaced by Martin Lavallée.

The band entered the studio with producer Jeff Saltzman in December 2007 to begin recording their second studio album, Tales from the City; which was released in the fall of 2008. After signing with Bieler Bros. in the US, the band re-released, Tales From The City in 2009; which featured three b-sides and a re-recorded version of "Dusting Down The Stars".

On March 23, 2011 the band announced its break-up.

Scars
Mobile Lyrics

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For so long you've been hurt
Livin' your life telling lies
Can't explain all the pain on the inside
You have learned how to cry
You have learned how to smile
Learned how to read and write
No one knows what it's like
You don't know what it's like

No one knows what it's like
You surely know that the price of life is high

The choice is yours
You can take your life
You can fight for something more
The choice is yours
You can take your life for nothin' more

Some might say you don't know who you really are
Until you come close to passin' on
Now you've got three scars to prove
So far how close you have come
No one knows what it's like
You don't know what it's like
No one knows what it's like
You surely know that the price of life is high

The choice is yours
You can take your life
You can fight for something more
The choice is yours, you can take your life for nothing more

Keep breathin', keep breathin'
Hold on, hold on
I would never let you go and die in my arms
No, no, no, I won't

The choice is yours
You can take your life
You can fight for something more
The choice is yours, you can take your life

You can fake your life, you can take your life
You can take your life for nothing more

Overall Meaning

In "Scars", Mobile explores the idea of choosing to fight through hardship and pain, or giving up and taking one's own life. The lyrics suggest that the singer, who has experienced significant pain and struggles, has learned to both cry and smile, to read and write, but no one truly understands their internal turmoil. The song mentions three scars that the singer has, possibly physical scars or emotional marks left from past traumas, that serve as a reminder of how close they've come to the brink of ending their own life.

The chorus presents a pivotal choice: to take one's life or to fight for something more. The repeated phrase "the choice is yours" emphasizes the weight of this decision and drives the message home. The final stanza acknowledges the difficulty of persevering through hardships, but the singer declares that they would never let someone they care about give up and die in their arms.

Overall, "Scars" is a powerful message of hope and resilience in the face of pain and despair. It encourages listeners to keep fighting and to choose to live, even in the darkest of moments.

Line by Line Meaning

For so long you've been hurt
You've been in pain for a long time.

Livin' your life telling lies
You've been living a lie.

Can't explain all the pain on the inside
It's hard to describe the emotional pain you're feeling.

You have learned how to cry, You have learned how to smile, Learned how to read and write
You've learned how to experience, express, and communicate a range of emotions and thoughts.

No one knows what it's like, You don't know what it's like, No one knows what it's like, You surely know that the price of life is high
No one can truly understand the extent of your struggles, but you know that life can be challenging and comes with a heavy cost.

The choice is yours, You can take your life, You can fight for something more
You have a choice between giving up or striving for something better.

The choice is yours, You can take your life for nothin' more
You can choose to end your life without fulfilling your potential or achieving anything meaningful.

Some might say you don't know who you really are, Until you come close to passin' on
Some people believe that you only truly know yourself when you face death.

Now you've got three scars to prove, So far how close you have come
You have physical scars that show how close you were to the brink of death.

Keep breathin', keep breathin', Hold on, hold on
Keep fighting to stay alive and hold on to hope.

I would never let you go and die in my arms, No, no, no, I won't
I care about you too much to let you die without a fight.

You can fake your life
You can pretend to live your life, but it won't lead to true fulfillment or happiness.

You can take your life for nothing more
You can choose to end your life without achieving anything, but there is the potential for more if you keep fighting.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRISTIAN BRAIS, DOMINIC VIOLA, FRANCOIS WILLIAMSON, MATHIEU JOLY, MATTHEW DEMATTEO

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