Scars – English Lyrics

• By: Summer Walker
• Album: Finally Over It

Lyrics & Translation

Start your journey into the raw emotional landscape of Summer Walker with "Scars," the deeply personal opening track from *Finally Over It*. This song's intimate, confessional style allows you to dive headfirst into the nuances of heartbreak and self-forgiveness that define modern R&B storytelling, revealing the vulnerability and strength that make Walker's artistry so resonant.

[English]

I can see you for who you are

If you won't show me what's beneath those scars

Oh, I can't see you for who you are

If you don't show me who's beneath those scars

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
see /siː/ A1	verb - to use your eyes to look at something verb - to understand or realize something
show /ʃəʊ/ A2	verb - to allow someone to see something
beneath /bɪˈniːθ/ B2	adjective - located under or below something
scar /skɑːr/ B1	noun - a mark left on the skin after a wound has healed verb - to cause permanent damage to someone’s skin or feelings
who /huː/ A2	noun (as identity) - the person someone really is; identity
are /ɑːr/ A1	verb (be) - to exist or have a quality
won’t /woʊnt/ A2	verb (will not) - refusing or unwilling to do something
me /miː/ A1	noun (pronoun use) - the person speaking; myself

Key Grammar Structures

• I can see you for who you are

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' expressing ability or perception

  ➔ The word 'can' shows that the speaker has the ability to 'see' or perceive something clearly.

• for who you are

  ➔ Relative clause with 'who' as subject pronoun

  ➔ The phrase 'who you are' describes 'you' and identifies a person’s true identity.

• If you won't show me what's beneath those scars

  ➔ Conditional clause using 'if' with future form 'will not' (won’t)

  ➔ The word 'if' introduces a condition; 'won’t show' means the action will not happen unless the condition changes.

• what's beneath those scars

  ➔ Embedded question with 'what' as object

  ➔ The clause 'what’s beneath those scars' acts as the object of 'show me'.

• Oh, I can't see you for who you are

  ➔ Negative modal 'can’t' expressing inability

  ➔ The word 'can’t' shows that the speaker is unable to truly perceive or understand the other person.

• If you don't show me who's beneath those scars

  ➔ Conditional with simple present in 'if' clause

  ➔ The structure 'if + present' shows a likely real situation rather than a hypothetical one.

• who’s beneath those scars

  ➔ Wh-clause with 'who' as subject, contraction of 'who is'

  ➔ The phrase 'who’s beneath' means 'who is under' or 'the person hidden under' something—symbolically referring to inner identity.