Scarred - Nikki Sudden, The Chamberstrings

Remember waking with you yesterday

Slept with you in your bed

Slowly opening my eyes

To the sight of you getting dressed.

You said, «You don’t have to get up if you don’t want to,

Here’s some toast and honey I’ve made for you.»

We sat and ate it on the edge of the bed

After a while, I got dressed.

Wintertime’s been long and hard

Things we did, they got us scarred

And tears you cried freeze to your eyes

There’s no dignity in being despised.

There’s things I’ve done that have hurt me so

Been so scarred so often along the road

Been scarred too much and cried with shame

And I’ve begged for pity but not to your name.

Sometimes I can believe in something real

Sometimes I know all I have and haven’t got to heal

Sometimes I know my way, sometimes I just float on by

Sometimes I kiss your lips and kiss you good-bye.

I won’t let you hurt me

There’s blood already been sacrificed

And we both know what’s gonna be

Just open your eyes, per’haps you’ll see.

You gotta choose

You just gotta

Oh, you just gotta choose

I could cut you down

If you just let it choose you

Just let’s be chosen

That’s all we gotta do.