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Scars

by Audra Bryant

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“Scars” has been a “work in progress” since I was a little over a year old. I was burned at that age and developed excess scar tissue called keloids and between the ages of 2 and 16 I had six keloid removal surgeries that still left me with very prominent scars. Throughout adolescence and into adulthood I felt very unattractive and not very feminine. I wore turtlenecks and crewneck shirts at all times. I avoided mirrors. Honestly, I did not look at myself change clothes in the mirror until I was 25 years old!

I could not understand why and how God could allow something like this to happen to me and still give me the desire to be in the entertainment industry as a singer/songwriter where I am supposed to look “perfect”. It would take some MAJOR photo shopping to get rid of these scars and so I hid myself for a long time and lost faith in myself and the possibilities of success. I knew however that one day I would write a song about my scars but I thought it would be a sad song about how difficult it can be for me when people see them and ask me questions about them or how hard it was during puberty to see girls wearing v-neck shirts and having cleavage and I didn’t. Over the past few years however, I did a lot of self-reflection and came to the conclusion that in life you are dealt the “hand” you are dealt and whether it is “traditional” or not as “traditional”/uncomfortable or not so much you still deserve to experience joy and that can only come through self-acceptance. I literally forced myself to love myself even though I felt ugly and this song was birthed in a time when I finally got the lesson that I am beautiful “scars and all.” That I don’t have to live my life mad at myself for pulling the hot cup of coffee down off the table as a child or at God for allowing it to happen or my parents or the world or anything! I can fully own my scars and choose to love them as they are a part of my journey and inner strength that by embracing my scars I am also embracing and loving myself and that is most important!

lyrics

I got scars baby
I got flaws baby, yeah
Tryna break down these walls baby
But tell me
Am I still, beautiful, beautiful

I got scars baby, well
Yeah I got flaws baby, yeah
Tryna break down these walls baby
But tell me
Am I still beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

Its been such a long time since I
Looked myself in the eye, and I
Can’t believe I’m so fly
Yet all this time been so blind, so blind, so blind

I thought I had to be perfect
In order to be worth it
I thought I had to be flawless
To accept all this

I got scars baby
I got flaws baby, yeah
Tryna break down these walls baby
But tell me
I’m still, beautiful, beautiful

(Bridge)
Tell me how do you see it?
Do you see the real me beneath it?
Am I just want you been lookin’ for?
Cause baby I can’t be more
 
Am I good enough to hold you?
Am I good enough to love you?
Good enough to be enough for you?


I got scars baby
I got flaws baby, yeah
Tryna break down these walls baby
But tell me
I’m still, beautiful, beautiful


I got scars baby
I got flaws baby, yeah
Tryna break down these walls baby
But tell me
Am I still,
beautiful…beautiful
Am l,
beautiful…beautiful
Am I,
beautiful to ya

credits

released January 12, 2018
Lyrics by: Audra Bryant
Music by: Willie Bailey, Jr.

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Audra Bryant Los Angeles, California

Born and raised in Detroit, Audra moved to California to bring her dreams of encouraging others through the arts to life.

Audra has been featured on several Jazz projects including: "The House of Urban Grooves" (aka T.H.U.G. Jazz), "Def Jazz" and "No Time to Waste" by Detroit Jazz artist Dee Brown. Also, her first solo project entitled, "The Introduction." ... more

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