SCARS
Jacoby Shaddix, Justin Strange
The second single from the album Getting Away with Murder.
Chart: #15, (#2 alternative). Time - 3:28. Flip Side: "Scars (acoustic version)". Released in U.S.A. May 23, 2005.
Recorded in Los Angeles, California, USA, 2003. Produced by Howard Benson. Engineered by Mike Plotnikoff.
Shaddix wrote the song after he harmed himself and had to be taken to a hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada to get 11 staples in his head. The lyric "The scars remind us that the past is real" is from the novel Red Dragon. It was a quote from Hannibal Lecter, who was portrayed by Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs and sequels. - Larry -
Jacoby Shaddix - lead vocals |
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Jacoby Shaddix - MTV News
"about trying to help someone who really doesn't want you to help them"
Jacoby Shaddix - Seattle PI
"I think for us that "Scars" was the song that helped us get out of that shadow, you know? And kick open a whole new door for us. And now we've had, since then, number one songs on the radio, which has been fucking, a blessing. Yeah, but for a while it was like... that was the monster, you know? We were like fuck dude! But then you look at it and you go, you know what? FUCK! We got a classic rock song. I mean, we have a song that's a classic . It'll be around forever."
YOU TUBE STUDIO TRACK VIDEO YOU TUBE LYRIC VIDEO YOU TUBE LIVE, Chicago, IL 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 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 Compassion's in my nature Tonight is our last stand 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'm drunk and I'm feeling down And I just wanna be alone You should've never 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 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 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