[INTRO - RUFFIAN | SPOKEN] You can hide a story. You can bury a memory. You can smile like nothing happened. But scars don't forget. [VERSE 1 - RUFFIAN] I got scars that never showed beneath the skin Places in my heart where the war had been Some came from mistakes, some came from trust Some came from people I believed in too much I learned how to smile when the pressure was high Learned how to say "I'm good" when I wasn't inside Kept moving forward when I wanted to stop Kept carrying weight when my strength felt lost Nobody saw every night I wrestled with doubt Nobody heard every prayer when the lights went out Nobody knew how many times I questioned the road Or how heavy it felt carrying somebody else's load But every mark on me got a story to tell Every hard chapter taught me something about myself I don't hide where I've been anymore 'Cause those scars remind me what I survived before [HOOK - RUFFIAN] Scars don't lie They remember every fight Every tear, every night Every wrong that made you right Scars don't lie You can cover them with time But the truth stays alive Scars don't lie [VERSE 2 - RUFFIAN] Some scars came from words that cut deeper than steel Some came from finding out who really kept it real Some came from losses I wasn't prepared to take Some came from promises people chose to break I learned forgiveness don't mean you forget And moving on don't mean you don't feel regret Sometimes healing means accepting the truth That certain chapters weren't meant to continue I carried anger like a brick in my chest Thought holding onto pain meant protecting myself Then I realized resentment was stealing my breath Making old wounds control every step So I started letting pieces of that weight go Not for them, for the man I wanted to know I couldn't rewrite what already had been But I could choose what happened next from within [HOOK - RUFFIAN] Scars don't lie They remember every fight Every tear, every night Every wrong that made you right Scars don't lie You can cover them with time But the truth stays alive Scars don't lie [BRIDGE - RUFFIAN | LOW, REFLECTIVE] I used to ask... "Why me?" Now I ask... "What did it teach me?" That's the difference. [VERSE 3 - RUFFIAN] Now I wear every scar without needing applause I don't need sympathy, I know what it cost The pain made me careful, the losses made me wise The nights made me stronger, the truth opened my eyes I know what betrayal feels like, I know what trust means I know dreams can disappear right in front of your dreams But I also know hope can survive in the dark One little flame can still become a spark So when somebody tells me they can't make it through I don't give them a speech, I tell them what I knew You don't have to love every chapter you lived You just gotta keep moving with whatever it gives Your scars aren't your weakness, they're proof you survived They don't tell you you're broken, they tell you you're alive And if the world ever asks what carried you this far Tell it the truth... Your scars. [FINAL HOOK - RUFFIAN] Scars don't lie They remember every fight Every tear, every night Every wrong that made you right Scars don't lie You can cover them with time But the truth stays alive Scars don't lie [OUTRO - RUFFIAN | SPOKEN] I don't hide the scars. I earned every lesson behind them. And I'm still here.
