I had a friend, he used to say
He's waiting for a better day
He watched the clock but in dismay
He saw his time just slip away
He never thought he'd live to tell
He was in a living hell
Well, I'll show you mine
If you will show me yours
I'm not talking dirty minds
I mean your scars
The ones you keep from healing
The kind that keep on bleeding
All the secrets you've been keeping
From the start
Let me see your scars
Well
Once upon another life
I was like that friend of mine
I couldn't see through the haze
Or past the nose on my face
I played the part, I towed the line
It broke my heart and blew my mind
Said I'll show you mine
If you show me yours
So let down your guard
And show me all your scars
All those lies you keep believing
All the signs you're just not seeing
Cuz they're hanging from
The ceiling of your heart
Let me see your scars
Say goodbye to a life of regretting
The times, yeah the ones that
You won't be forgetting
Applies to a life that you're reflecting
They shook you till you
Wanted to give up
And they took almost
Everything that you're made of
And look now you're the one that
They're afraid of
Let me see your scars
I can hear my mother say
"Go break the rules and seize the day"
"Stop living in yesterday," and
"Hey, why are the cute ones always gay?"
"You've come so far and embraced your past
You're meant to be, and you're built to last"
Well I never thought I'd ever get this far
And make my life worth living with the scars
The kind that no one's seein'
Between the lines of reason
So don't hide behind the beauty that you are
Cuz even Galileo thanked his lucky stars
So be proud of where you're from
And be proud of who you are
And all your scars
All your scars