Papa Roach’s song Scars talks about is about putting yourself out there even though you’ve been hurt and having someone use you and never take the blame. The speaker is saying that he continuously hurts himself to save the other and he cannot prevent the pain because he is just naturally a compassionate man although the downfall of others drag him down as well. “Scars” carries the theme that at some point sacrifice can be too much and you can’t always save everyone or they can drag you with them.
In the lines, “I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut, My weakness is that I care too much, And our scars remind us the past is real,”(Shaddix 13-15) the theme is shown to the listener that this person has suffered many injuries, emotionally speaking, and cares too much about people that only bring him pain and more injury. The speaker goes on to say that he can never forget these events in the line, “And our scars remind us the past is real”. Shaddix is saying the emotional injury serves as a reminder for the rest of his life and cannot be forgotten. The theme is conveyed even better in the lines, “I tried to help you once, Against my own advice,” (Shaddix 17-18). Here the speaker is conveying to the listener that he knew better that to get involved and …show more content…
His brain tells him that he shouldn’t do it for he will only get hurt but his much too caring heart goes against the warning and pushes him to help. In the
In the lines, “I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut, My weakness is that I care too much, And our scars remind us the past is real,”(Shaddix 13-15) the theme is shown to the listener that this person has suffered many injuries, emotionally speaking, and cares too much about people that only bring him pain and more injury. The speaker goes on to say that he can never forget these events in the line, “And our scars remind us the past is real”. Shaddix is saying the emotional injury serves as a reminder for the rest of his life and cannot be forgotten. The theme is conveyed even better in the lines, “I tried to help you once, Against my own advice,” (Shaddix 17-18). Here the speaker is conveying to the listener that he knew better that to get involved and …show more content…
His brain tells him that he shouldn’t do it for he will only get hurt but his much too caring heart goes against the warning and pushes him to help. In the