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Playing Papa Roach - Scars

Wed, 2007-10-31 18:44 - Kerry

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I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut
My weakness is that I care too much
And my scars remind me that the past is real
I tear my heart open just to feel

Drunk and I'm feeling down
And I just wanna be alone
I'm pissed cause you came around
Why don't you just go home
Cause you channel all your pain
And I can't help you fix yourself
You're making me insane
All I can say is

[Chorus:]
I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut
My weakness is that I care too much
And our scars remind us that the past is real
I tear my heart open just to feel

I tried to help you once
Against my own advice
I saw you going down
But you never realized
That you're drowning in the water
So I offered you my hand
Compassions in my nature
Tonight is our last stand

[Chorus]

I'm drunk and I'm feeling down
And I just wanna be alone
You shouldn't ever come around
Why don't you just go home?
Cause you're drowning in the water
And I tried to grab your hand
And I left my heart open
But you didn't understand
But you didn't understand
Go fix yourself

I can't help you fix yourself
But at least I can say I tried
I'm sorry but I gotta move on with my own life
I can't help you fix yourself
But at least I can say I tried
I'm sorry but I gotta move on with my own life

[Chorus x2]

Comments

Wed, 2007-10-31 19:25 — Kerry

"our scars remind us that the past is real"

I love this song, as it reflects both sides of raw victim and victor of one's personal circumstance.

As adults we can choose who and what we become and who we allow near and dear to our hearts.

The question is, how the hell do we learn to do this if our parents and families are our own worst enemies?

Wed, 2007-10-31 20:13 — Niels

Learn by mistake

I don't feel as an adult I am entirely free to choose who or what I will become. Though still in a vast realm of opportunities, I am limited by my own nature. Unrooted as I sometimes feel myself, I do recognize a core "me" that I can't avoid. Expected to be different from that core "me", I felt living with the family I grew up with as living with my worst enemies. That taught me a lot in some areas and left me ignorant and unprepared for life in others. So when I started living on my own I felt very insecure when it came to relationships. I had seen enough of how it shouldn't be and believe I was quite the expert on that aspect, but I had no clue how to connect with others. In a way I'm quite the retard and still discover the backwardness of my own being from time to time. I still have some forty years to learn, so I guess I eventually will get it.