Hard to Hide These Scars

[Verse 1]
Pull my sleeves down
’Til my fingers disappear
Everybody’s laughing
I’m just clenching through the fear
They walk like they’re stainless
I’m stitched up and nameless
Trying to pass for painless
But it’s written in my skin
[Chorus]
Why is it so hard to hide these scars
When everybody else looks untouched in the dark
They cover their cracks like it’s easy as breath
I’m bleeding through the bandage again
I can’t be who I want to be
When every mark keeps calling out in me
Why is it so hard
So hard to hide these scars
[Verse 2]
Mirror on the back door
Catches me in half a lie
I’ve painted over bruises
Still the colors never dry
They joke like it’s nothing
I choke on the bluffing
I’m tired of adjusting
Just to look like I belong
[Chorus]
Why is it so hard to hide these scars
When everybody else looks untouched in the dark
They cover their cracks like it’s easy as breath
I’m bleeding through the bandage again
I can’t be who I want to be
When every mark keeps calling out in me
Why is it so hard
So hard to hide these scars
[Bridge]
Maybe they’re just better at breaking in silence
Or maybe I’m just done with the quiet compliance
If I let it show
If I let me be
Will I lose their love
Or finally get free?
[Chorus]
Why is it so hard to hide these scars
When everybody else looks untouched in the dark
They cover their cracks like it’s easy as breath
I’m bleeding through the bandage again
I can’t be who I want to be
So I’ll stop trying not to be seen
If I’m too much
Then tear me apart
I’ll wear every line like a blazing mark
Yeah
It’s so hard
But I’m done hiding these scars

rock, Surging hard rock with male vocals, crunchy drop-tuned guitars and a wide dynamic range: hushed, palm-muted verses over tom-heavy drums; choruses explode with open chords, soaring top-line, and stacked harmonies. Bridge strips back to bass and vocal, then slams into a final, anthemic chorus with double-time fills and sustained guitar bends., hard rock, emotional