Of all the shooting stars I knew
I never felt at ease with anyone but you
Don't ever wonder where I go
Remember that the grass still grows beneath the snow

When everything around turns blue
Just fall asleep and wake when it's all through

There's battle scars on all my guitars but I still come out here and play

And now I've lost your touch again
I know I'm only one in 20,000 men
I promise not to let you go
Just close your eyes and sleep right through the falling snow

When I finally wash ashore
I'm coming back to kiss the girl I kissed before
Of all the shooting stars I knew
I never fell for anyone but you

There's battle scars on all my guitars but I still come out here and play
There's battle scars on my face and my arms but you still kiss me everyday
There's battle scars on all my guitars but I still come out everyday
There's battle scars on my face and my arms but you still kiss me anyway

(And driving home from your house at night I blink and make a hard right
The tape you gave me flies across the dash and slaps me in the face)


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Battlescars Lyrics as written by Edmund John Simons Thomas Owen Mostyn Rowlands

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    this isnt my name, but i will use this some what incogneto opertounity to lash out, fuck this mtv buisness, ozma has been an amazing band on the l.a. circuit for quite awhile so turn off your tv and go to a show, see them in a club, fuck the warped tour, and fuck you too, this song has made me cry more times than i can count

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