Hope the wound heals but it never does
That's cause you're at war with love
You're at war with love, yeah
 

I sit here waiting. I know you should be home right now. But you’ve gone out. To the club you like so much. You’re probably with another girl. I tell myself you’ll stop. That you’ll only look at me…

These battle scars don't look like they're fading
Don't look like they're ever going away
They ain't never gonna change
These battle...
 

You stumble inside. It’s past 2am. A girl in your arms. She’s stumbling as well. You kiss her. Walking past me like I don’t exist. I stand up after I hear your door shut. I retreat to my own room. My music is turned up now. I don’t want to hear her calling out your name. That should be me…

Never let a wound ruin me
But I feel like ruin's wooing me
Arrow holes, they never close from Cupid on a shooting spree
Feeling stupid cause I know it ain't no you and me
But when you're trying to beat the odds up
Been trying to keep your nods up
And you know that you should know
And let her go
But the fear of the unknown
Holding another lover strong
Sends you back into the zone
With no Tom Hanks to bring you home
A lover not a fighter
On the front line with a poem
Trying to write yourself a rifle
Maybe sharpen up a stone
To fight the tanks and drones of you being alone
 

I hear you call out a name. It’s a girl’s name. Not mine. It reminds me of how we were. How we should be. You aren’t drunk anymore. You yell at her to get out. I wonder why. You never told me to leave…

I wish I never looked, I wish I never touched
I wish that I could stop loving you so much
Cause I'm the only one that's trying to keep us together
When all of the signs say that I should forget her
I wish you weren't the best, the best I ever had
I wish that the good outweighed the bad
Cause it'll never be over, until you tell me it's over

These battle scars, don't look like they're fading
Don't look like they're ever going away
They ain't never gonna change
These battle scars, don't look like they're fading
Don't look like they're ever going away
They ain't never gonna change
These battle...

 

The house falls silent. Everyone is asleep. I knew it was only us two awake. But not together. We used to be awake together in the dark of night. That was no more. No more…
 

(Then just leave)
You shouldn't have but you said it
(And I hope you never come back)
It shouldn't have happened but you let it
Now you're down on the ground screaming medic
The only thing that comes is the post-traumatic stresses
Shields, body armors and vests don't properly work
That's why you're in a locker full of hurt
The enemy within and all the fires from your friends
The best medicine is to probably just let it win
 

I hear your door open. You stop in front of my door. I take a breath. I hold it. You walk away. I hear you in the kitchen. The soft foot steps recede through the silent halls. That used to be us…

I wish I couldn't feel, I wish I couldn't love
I wish that I could stop cause it hurts so much
And I'm the only one that's trying to keep us together
When all of the signs say that I should forget her
I wish you weren't the best, the best I ever had
I wish that the good outweighed the bad
Cause it'll never be over, until you tell me it's over
 

We never broke up. You never ended it. Neither did I. Every time you’d come home with a new girl. Every time I wish you would just end it. The breaks in my heart you give me… Is turning into a scar…

These battle scars, don't look like they're fading
Don't look like they're ever going away
They ain't never gonna change
These battle scars, don't look like they're fading
Don't look like they're ever going away
They ain't never gonna change
These battle...
 

I stand up. I go to the kitchen too. My thirst needed to be quenched. You’re still there. I make no effort to talk to you. My hand rests on the fridge to open it. Your hand covers it…

Cause you've set me on fire
I've never felt so alive, yeah
 

I gasp. You turn me around. My back on the fridge. Your hand now on my cheek. Your touch burns my skin…

Hoping wounds heal, but it never does
That's because you're at war with love
 

You look in my eyes. I can’t help but look into yours. I see the sorrow. You’ve finally realized what you’re doing to me. We never broke up you know…

And I'm at the point of breaking
And it's impossible to shake it

 

He leans in. His breath tickles my lips. I smell the strength of alcohol he consumed. My breath hitched. What is he going to do?

See, you hoped the wound heals, but it never does
That's cause you're at war with love
Hope it heals, but it never does
That's cause you're at war with love!

 

His lips touched mine. I knew this was wrong. I didn’t want him anymore. I kissed back. The tears flowed down my cheeks. He knew now that he’s done wrong.

These battle scars, don't look like they're fading
Don't look like they're ever going away
They ain't never gonna change
These battle scars, don't look like they're fading
Don't look like they're ever going away

 

Tears now came from his eyes. I knew he was truly sorry. My hands found his cheeks. My fingers wiped his tears. He kissed harder. A silent apology…

They ain't never gonna change
These battle scars, don't look like they're fading
Don't look like they're ever going away
They ain't never gonna change
These battle...

 

I love you…