Bruised and Scarred - Mayday Parade

It all goes back to the first kiss
It was the one I thought I'd never miss
Maybe we were one of the lucky ones
Maybe I'm just not quite strong enough

Back when they shared their very first kiss, he didn't expect any of it to end. Which explains "the one I thought I'd never miss". He felt that they were blessed to have found one another. However, after all that has happened, and things didn't work out, he blames himself for the downfall of their relationship.

This was supposed to be the easy part
But breaking down is what I found hard
Now I'm wearing this smile that I don't believe in
Inside, I feel like screaming

He finally left her - this time it was really over. He thought that it'll be over, and everything will be easier for him. But he was wrong. He ended everything - he caused himself the pain of losing the girl he loves. He couldn't show that he was breaking down, he had to put a show to let her know he's better of without her. No, that's not how he really feels. He's dying on the inside, but his pride will not allow him to show signs of breaking down.

She gave me every reason to believe
I'd found the one
But my doubts, somehow
They sold me out
He realised that the problem never really lied in his girl. She gave him every reason to believe that she was the one - the one that he will settle down with and have a family. He realised that his doubts were the reason, his insecurities was the one that ruined his relationship; his Love.

I'm bruised and scarred
Save me from this broken heart
All my love will slowly fade and fall apart
Someone please sing this lovesick melody
Call my name if you're afraid
I'm just a kiss away

He knows that it's over, he feels lousy and he's hurting very badly as if he's been bruised and scarred. With his broken heart, he starts to question love and all the love within him slowly fades away, leaving him with nothing but the love songs he keeps on repeat. Nonetheless, he still wants to be there for his girl. He understand what she may be going through, and he will always be there for her if she needs him to. "I'm just a kiss away", in my opinion, may mean that if she is willing to kiss him again (get back together with him), he will be more than willing to continue loving her.

I'm finding out in the hardest way
The consequence of every mistake I've ever made
Baby, what's it like to be alone? (Baby, what's it like to be alone?)
I don't wanna know, I don't wanna know
He realised that he's made a mistake leaving her, he realised that life is a lot harder to live without her. He questions what is it like for her, but he is afraid that she may be happier, thus he doesn't want to know.

She gave me every reason to believe
I'd found the one
But my doubts, somehow
They sold me out

I'm bruised and scarred
Save me from this broken heart
All my love will slowly fade and fall apart
Someone please sing this lovesick melody
Call my name if you're afraid
I'm just a kiss away
So, baby, be honest
Is this what you wanted?
We lost where we started
And found out much more than we wanna know (More than we wanna know)
About how we're letting go, oh (About how we're letting go)


So, baby, be honest
Is this what you wanted?
We lost where we started
And found out much more than we wanna know
He questions her love. "So baby be honest is this what you wanted?" Did she really want things to end the way it did? "We lost where we started" may just mean that they are back to being strangers again, or it may literally mean they broke up at the exact spot he asked her to be his girl. After the break up, they found out about all the unspoken, that's too much for the both of them to handle. The both of them are disgusted with the ways that the other is moving on, and letting go. For him, it's basically putting on a strong front and trying his best to forget about her, whereas she may have had gotten someone better to replace him.

I'm bruised and scarred
Save me from this broken heart
All my love will slowly fade and fall apart
Someone please sing this lovesick melody
Call my name if you're afraid
I'm just a kiss away

At the very end, he's again admitting that he has made a huge mistake, and has hurt not only her but himself as well. But he's still hoping that one day she will come back, and he will be more than happy to protect her from everything that she is afraid of (maybe going through the break up alone?).



Will this be how you feel when we've finally mustered enough courage to leave each other?