You still pull down my sleeves
You still put makeup on
So everyone would think
I′m fine and nothing's wrong
I buried all the pain
You still feel so ashamed
Of all the things I′ve wrote
About myself with razor blades
But I kept holding on
Until the final page
Survive the story
Cause the ending changes everything
And now I wear my scars just like tattoos
Because I'm so damn proud of what they put me through
I learned without a doubt every mark that
Makes you feel worthless
Can give you a purpose
And now I wear my scars just like tattoos
Cause I'm a miracle, every cut is proof
Another chapter written in the story
What couldn′t kill me made me something so brave
I wear ′em like tattoos
I've held my story down
I′ve swallowed every scream
Thought if I wasn't fake
They′d think that I'm a freak
I buried all the pain
You still feel so ashamed
Until I learned that you can′t change the past
Just choose the frame
So I'll keep writing songs
Until they know my name
Cause there's a kid out there that′s hearing this
That′s in that place
And now I wear my scars just like tattoos
Because I'm so damn proud of what they put me through
I learned without a doubt every mark that
Makes you feel worthless
Can give you a purpose
And now I wear my scars just like tattoos
Cause I′m a miracle, every cut is proof
Another chapter written in the story
What couldn't kill me made me something so brave
I wear ′em like tattoos
No more dysmorphia, I will not grieve
The darkest days that made a masterpiece
I choose to celebrate what made me me
Cause a heart of gold, no it don't come cheap
And this heart of gold′s one the world will need
And now I wear my scars just like tattoos
Because I'm so damn proud of what they put me through
I learned without a doubt every mark that
Makes you feel worthless
Can give you a purpose
And now I wear my scars just like tattoos
Cause I'm a miracle, every cut is proof
Another chapter written in the story
What couldn′t kill me made me something so brave
I wear ′em like tattoos
