"I Wear The Scars" genre: Grunge
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	Relates to the marks of unseen wounds life leaves on us all.. in our hearts, minds, our spirits, our souls.
	CD: time   Label: distributed by delinquent records Credits: aeriel stiles & steve plunkett
	Story Behind the Song The song was influenced by many of the hard knocks one takes along the road of life. Seems like there's alot of us who're damaged goods, though we carry the marks from our wounds on the inside where they can't be seen. These wounds sometimes never heal and their pain and the blemishes they leave on our spirit can last a lifetime. Aeriel Stiles had most of the song written only days before Stratosphere was to enter the studio with producer Steve Plunkett (autograph vocalist) for their first 5-song demo. Steve helped with some additional lyrics and music parts that helped define the song and "bring it home." I think we captured the vibe well, and the feeling while it was still fresh. Jeff did the lead vocasls. Aeriel did the guitars and bass. Josh Freese came in and played excellent drums on the track. Never hearing it before, he listened to half and said let's do it! He literally did it in two takes, one for the song and one for the outro. Lyrics I Wear The Scars man and a woman live a crazy life they raise up a child and they poison his mind child don't know up from down he's too busy gettin' kicked around and 'round child grows up tryin' to understand but he's still a beaten man it's a wonder i'm still alive today, no one ever gave a damn i wear the scars, from a life of pain scars inside my brain, scars that never go away i wear the scars, of love i never had dreams that all went bad, i can never bring them back listenin' to a song 'bout fire and rain i've seen trouble and i've seen pain inside my heart it's black and blue all covered up and hidden out of view livin' on dreams and promises, they all turn to lies there's a thousand hard luck stories that hide behind these eyes i wear the scars, that cut too deep to see they haunt my memories, scars of love you gave to me i wear the scars, of wounds that never heal i'm too numb to feel there's a chance for somethin' real like a soul tattoo burned into my skin i'd try to change my life, but where do i begin (c) 1996 by Aeriel Stiles/Steve Plunkett

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