IF YOU COULD SEE THESE SCARS

[Verse 1] You see me standing, so you think I’m strong, You don’t see the nights that last too long. Every step I take has cost me something, Every smile is hiding what is hurting. I’ve learned to wear this war behind my eyes So well, you’d swear that I was doing fine. [Pre-Chorus] There’s a war beneath my skin, And every morning starts again. [Chorus] If you could see these scars, You’d see they never healed. You’d see the fire beneath my skin And know this pain is real. You might not call me lucky, But you’d know I’ve come this far— The wound may close, but pain still lives Underneath these scars. [Verse 2] If you saw the bruises flowering underneath my skin, Felt the fever flash like hot wires through my veins again, You’d hear my teeth grind like stones in the dark While every nerve throws another spark. Some mornings I lie beneath the ceiling’s cold, unblinking glow, Afraid if I gave you every truth, you’d turn around and go. Afraid you’d call it weakness and never understand The trembling heart still beating in this broken man. [Pre-Chorus] There’s a war beneath my skin, And every morning starts again. [Chorus] If you could see these scars, You’d see they never healed. You’d see the fire beneath my skin And know this pain is real. You might not call me lucky, But you’d know I’ve come this far— The wound may close, but pain still lives Underneath these scars. [Bridge] A scar should mean the worst is gone, That healing finally won. But mine are only skin pulled tight Over pain that’s never done. Most scars go quiet when they heal, But mine still scream beneath my skin. If you touched the place that broke me, You would feel it break again. [Final Chorus] If you could see these scars, You’d know how hard I’ve fought. You’d see the pieces of the man This sickness tried to tear apart. You might not call me lucky, But you’d know I’ve come this far— The wound may close, but pain still lives Underneath these scars. [Outro] Don’t tell me scars mean healing— Mine never made it that far. The world may see a wound that closed, But the pain still knows where you are.