Shake it off.
Pick yourself up, they say.
Your life fell apart in your hands, and you've got the scars to prove it.
It's not the first time, and they're getting deeper.
Pull it together.
Button up your shirt.
Roll down those sleeves.
Don't let them see how you've coped.
More and more your demeanor looks like quicksand.
It seems like your giving up on everything you worked for.
It's pulling you under.
It's gripping around your throat.
Life can be overwhelming,
But don't turn your back on the strongest crutch you've ever had.
They have always been there to brace your fall.
Wave goodbye to the past.
You've got your whole life to lead.
It's time to gain some ground.
This song is not about cutting nor is it referencing that specific act. Its about not giving up when the going gets tough. Scars come in all shapes and sizes, emotional and physical. People can tend to hide in their shell, button their shirts, roll down their sleeves, give up, shut down, become anti-social, depressed, etc. instead of rolling up their sleeves, diving right in, and doing the work needed to overcome.
In general this song is talking about when someone in life is going through hard times and its to much to bare. Example "Your life fell apart in your hands, and you've got the scars to prove it. It's not the first time, and they're getting deeper." Not necessarily talking about cutting yourself but the scars of emotions and tragic events that someone may go through. When they say "Pull it together.Button up your shirt.Roll down those sleeves.Don't let them see how you've coped." They are talking about get yourself together and relax. And lastly they talk about friendship and how they will always be there for you thus this qoute "But don't turn your back on the strongest crutch you've ever had.They have always been there to brace your fall."
Not necessarily a song about Jesus but a good song about having a hard time in life.
It's about cutting i think. 'button up your shirt role down your sleeves don't let them see how you've coped'. I think it couldn't get much more obvious. 'you've got the scars to prove it'. is august burns red christian anyways? I apologize for my ignorance.