Nia Vibe - Candid Scars Lyrics

[Intro]
Static memories, they fade like dust
Through the cracks of time, who can I trust?
Vinyl crackles speak my grandma's truth
While I'm sitting here, missing you

[Verse 1]
3 AM, staring at these walls
City lights flicker through my thoughts, they crawl
Mama's breathing pattern haunts my dreams
Nothing's ever simple as it seems
Got these scars that I can't erase
Wearing makeup just to hide my face
But these shadows follow everywhere
In this empty room, I'm laying bare

[Chorus]
Candid scars, they tell my story
F*ck their perfect expectations, sorry
I ain't trying to be your poster girl
Just breathing through this broken world
Yeah, breathing through this broken world

[Verse 2]
Late night talks with Z about the pain
How it trickles down like acid rain
Generation after generation
Building walls for self-preservation
Industrial ghosts keep humming low
In abandoned halls where flowers grow
Through the concrete of my memory
Breaking chains of what I should be

[Bridge]
Sometimes I stutter, sometimes I break
Sometimes I wonder how much I can take
But there's beauty in imperfection
Raw emotions, no protection

[Chorus]
Candid scars, they tell my story
F*ck their perfect expectations, sorry
I ain't trying to be your poster girl
Just breathing through this broken world
Yeah, breathing through this broken world

[Outro]
Static memories, they fade like dust
Through the cracks of time, learning to trust
These candid scars, they make me whole
Imperfect pieces of my soul