Scorched

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Z. SMITH] My life is not a book or movie but a broken record Spinning in circles, skipping over spots burned & weathered Scars that leave me checkered From the times I felt like making moves But the record just keeps playing Falling back into it's patterned grooves Sounds that soothe the ears & minds of friends & family It keeps 'em calm to hear a tune that says I'm find & dandy With a melody whose notes reach every expectation Play it so damn much, they don't catch the alterations All the warps, the jumps, the cracks in the tracks Mutations of a ballad that will never change back All these - defects & glitches, count 'em up Watch 'em stack Playing all the wrong notes As the needles scratches past And now - they're adding up, all these imperfections They change the - they change my tone and replace my message You see the pressure of perfection Is a weight that often leaves it's mark 'Cause pressure comes with heat Heat that's burned my skin and scorched my heart [Chorus: Trevy Leon] Now everyone who views me wrong Can't see just who I am I've been lost, been tossed Down into the ground But I'm still gonna stand And everything that's broken me down Now keeps me going strong Thought I'd need to delete all the memories But they're with me all along I'm hurt, I'm burned, I'm scarred, I'm scorched [Verse 2: Z. SMITH] Now every time I pass a mirror, I become way less familiar With the stranger standing on the other side We've shared the same intentions, hearts & minds that once connected But his reflection's not the same as mine 'Cause he has high hopes for a normal life, normal nights Filled with friends and love for everyone He thinks that I have just met him, but I don't know how to tell him What he's looking at is who he will become 'Cause as his record plays, spinning from day to day His tables turn for weeks, then months Then turn for years With each spin he comes to terms with thoughts he's never had Thoughts he never thought he'd think between his ears But his sins have left stains on him Jagged lines drawn out of spite Vices are caked on him Tries to scrub 'em from plain site But now they're sounding kinda tight Out of whack sound bytes Building up into to the album he's been waiting all his life To fuckin' make [Chorus: Trevy Leon] Now everyone who views me wrong Can't see just who I am I've been lost, been tossed Down into the ground But I'm still gonna stand And everything that's broken me down Now keeps me going strong Thought I'd need to delete all the memories But they're with me all along I'm hurt, I'm burned, I'm scarred, I'm scorched [Bridge: Z. SMITH] My life is not a book or movie but a broken record Spinning in circles, skipping over spots burned & weathered Pressures of perfection are the weights that often leave their mark But marked up vinyls tell the story of an honest heart [Verse 3: Trevy Leon] And is it hard to believe That I've been putting up a wall from this broken debris And I've been drawing on my arm for a heart on my sleeve And every break in that heart has been changing the beat 'Cause lately, I've been Looking deeper in the source now I realize there ain't nothing Wrong with being scorched now [Chorus: Trevy Leon] Now everyone who views me wrong Can't see just who I am I've been lost, been tossed Down into the ground But I'm still gonna stand And everything that's broken me down Now keeps me going strong Thought I'd need to delete all the memories But they're with me all along I'm hurt, I'm burned, I'm scarred, I'm scorched