Scars in the Sun

[Verse 1]
Used to fall asleep on the floor
Bottle by the bed
Smoke in the drawer
You did the same thing
Dad
I learned fast
How to run from the mirror
How to live in the past
[Verse 2]
Seventeen hit like a car crash
You laughed and the years flipped back
Love like a siren in my quiet head
Made room in the dark where the ghosts all fed
[Chorus]
Life hits hard
Then it hugs you
I’ve been both bruised and brand new
Scars in the sun
Yeah
They shine when I run
I still get lost
But I don’t come undone
I’m still confused
Still coming undone
But these scars in the sun keep pulling me on
[Verse 3]
Thought I buried those old thrills
Now they tap on my window sill
Little habits creeping up the stairs
Taste like comfort
Feel like a dare
[Bridge]
I hate that I love what destroys me (oh)
I love that you stay when it boils me
If I slip
Will you hold my shaking hands
While I learn how to stand
How to stand?
[Chorus]
Life hits hard
Then it hugs you
I’ve been both bruised and brand new
Scars in the sun
Yeah
They shine when I run
I still get lost
But I don’t come undone
I’m still confused
Still coming undone
But these scars in the sun keep pulling me on

Raspy female alt-pop over gritty indie band groove; palm-muted electric guitar and dry drums in the verses, bass pulsing under a close-mic’d vocal. Choruses bloom with distorted guitars, wide harmonies, and airy pads, pushing the hook forward. Middle section strips down to voice and a single clean guitar before crashing back into a final, slightly looser chorus., light