[Intro – whispered / spoken] (soft breath) Lights off… phone down… Just me and this guitar now. ⸻ [Chorus – melodic, emotional] I've got scars I don’t show. Yeah, I hide ‘em deep. Smile on my face but I barely slept. I have been fighting wars that nobody sees. Still breathing through the nights that bleed I got scars I don’t show, but they made me strong. Every quiet tear turned into a song. If I break tonight, I’ll be back by dawn I’m still here—yeah, I’m still holding on. ⸻ [Verse 1 – acoustic rap, close-mic delivery] Late nights, cold floors, strings under my hands Talking to myself like I finally understand I chased being strong, forgot how to feel Wore a smile so long it stopped being real. I learned how to laugh while I’m breaking apart Turned panic and doubt into rhythm and bars Every “you’ll be fine” never eased the pain. But breathing through storms taught me how to stay Mama said, “Breathe,” so I’m counting slowly. Some days the air feels heavy, I know I ain’t asking for pity, I’m asking for the truth. If I heal out loud, maybe you will too. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – sung, rising emotion] If I fall, don’t look away. I’m learning how to stand again I don’t need to save—just space to say I’m human, I’m trying, I’m still in this pain. ⸻ [Chorus – fuller harmony] I've got scars I don’t show. Yeah, I hide ‘em deep. Smile on my face but I barely slept. I have been fighting wars that nobody sees. Still breathing through the nights that bleed I got scars I don’t show, but they made me strong. Every quiet tear turned into a song. If I break tonight, I’ll be back by dawn I’m still here—yeah, I’m still holding on. ⸻ [Verse 2 – faster flow, more vulnerability] I’ve been running from mirrors, scared of my face. None of the versions of me from that time were erased. Every promise I broke, every word I swallowed Every “tomorrow” that turned hollow But pain ain’t proof that I’m weak inside. It’s proof I loved, proof I tried. I survived days. I swore I wouldn’t So don’t tell me now that I couldn’t If you hear this late, feeling stuck in your head. Thinking maybe it’s easier wishing you’re dead Listen close—yeah, you still belong You don’t have to be healed to be strong. ⸻ [Bridge – half-sung / half-spoken, stripped back] If I’m quiet, it’s not ‘cause I’m gone. I’m just learning how to carry on. And if it tomorrow feels too far to see Just breathe with me… Just breathe with me… ⸻ [Final Chorus – emotional peak, open guitar] I have got scars I don’t show. Yeah, they live in my chest. Every broken prayer, every silent request I bent, but I didn’t fold, I didn’t let go. I’m still breathing—yeah, this I know I got scars I don’t show, but they shaped my soul. Every dark chapter still played its role. If I fall again, I rise on my my soul. Every dark chapter still played its role. If I fall again, I rise on my own. I’m still here… with scars I don’t show ⸻ [Outro – whispered, intimate] One breath at a time… That’s enough tonight.

“Scars I Don’t Show”