Citizen Soldier – Tattoos

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   Used to pull down my sleeves, used to put makeup on
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   So everyone would think, I’m fine and nothing's wrong

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   I buried all the pain,  used to feel so ashamed
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   Of all the things I wrote, about myself with razor blades
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   But I kept holding on,  until the final page
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   Survive the story, ’cause the ending changes everything

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And now I wear my scars just like tattoos
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Because I'm so damn proud of what they put me through
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I've learned without a doubt every mark that, makes you feel worthless, can give you a purpose
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And now I wear my scars just like tattoos, ’cause I'm a miracle, every cut is proof
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Another chapter written in the story, what couldn't kill me made me something so brave
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   I wear them like

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tattoos

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   I've held my story down, I’ve swallowed every scream
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   Thought if I wasn't fake, they’d think that I'm a freak

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   I buried all the pain,  used to feel so ashamed
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   Until I learned that you can't change the past, just choose the frame
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   So I'll keep writing songs,  until they know my name
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  'Cause there's a kid out there that's hearing this, that’s in that place

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And now I wear my scars just like tattoos
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Because I'm so damn proud of what they put me through
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I've learned without a doubt every mark that, makes you feel worthless, can give you a purpose
         |Dm                |Bb                        |F             |C           |
And now I wear my scars just like tattoos, ’cause I'm a miracle, every cut is proof
       |Dm                    |Bb                  |F                        |C       |
Another chapter written in the story, what couldn't kill me made me something so brave
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   I wear them like






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tattoos, no more dysmorphia, I will not grieve,  the darkest days that made a masterpiece
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   I choose to celebrate what made me me, ’cause a heart of gold, no it don't come cheap
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And this heart of gold's one the world will need

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And now I wear my scars just like tattoos
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Because I'm so damn proud of what they put me through
                |Dm               |Bb                       |F                        |C      |
I've learned without a doubt every mark that, makes you feel worthless, can give you a purpose
         |Dm                |Bb                        |F             |C           |
And now I wear my scars just like tattoos, ’cause I'm a miracle, every cut is proof
       |Dm                    |Bb                  |F                        |C       |
Another chapter written in the story, what couldn't kill me made me something so brave
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   I wear them like tattoos