Scars From Friends

We were brothers, blood without the name

Laughed through fire, walked through flame

But the sharpest cuts, they don't come from foes

They're the ones you never chose

You held the knife behind your grin

I let you closer than my skin

Every secret I ever bled

Now they echo in my head

I trusted you, I gave it all

But love like this can break, can fall

Friends leave scars deeper than war

Tear you down, then ask for more

I thought you'd stand, I thought you'd stay

But you cut me when you walked away

We built empires out of dreams

Now they're ashes in the seams

Your laughter's poison in my chest

A hollow echo where I rest

Every bond can twist, can bend

But betrayal burns until the end

Friends leave scars deeper than war

Tear you down, then ask for more

I thought you'd fight, I thought you'd care

But you left me bleeding there

Is this what brotherhood's worth

Salt in the wound, blood in the dirt

I'd take an enemy over this pain

At least they'd strike me to my face

Friends leave scars deeper than war

Tear you down, then ask for more

I thought you'd stand, I thought you'd stay

But you cut me when you walked away

The deepest wounds, they never end

They're the ones that come from friends