Brave

I have been listening to Sara Bareilles "Brave" for a while, and I find it very liberating for my troubled soul, well... it could be an overstatement, probably a song to cheer me up, a sing-along song, something to walk me out of my tangled moments at work.

 

I could just stand up in my office, twirl and turn, with my hands up, of course with no one around. I like the way how the uplifting lyrics speaks to me, sometimes holding back my tongue and my thoughts does not do me any justice.  I hate the aggressive passiveness in me.  I guess it's really to strike a balance, I would rather pain myself than to be blantly truthful, which might hurt others.

 

Well, this song is for you, enjoy :)

 

In case you wanna sing along to it, here are the lyrics;

You can be amazing
You can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug
You can be the outcast
Or be the backlash of somebody’s lack of love
Or you can start speaking up

Nothing’s gonna hurt you the way that words do
When they settle ‘neath your skin
Kept on the inside and no sunlight
Sometimes a shadow wins
But I wonder what would happen if you

Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

I just want to see you (x3)
I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you (x3)
I wanna see you be brave

Everybody’s been there,
Everybody’s been stared down by the enemy
Fallen for the fear
And done some disappearing,
Bow down to the mighty
Don’t run, just stop holding your tongue

Maybe there’s a way out of the cage where you live
Maybe one of these days you can let the light in
Show me how big your brave is

Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

And since your history of silence
Won’t do you any good,
Did you think it would?
Let your words be anything but empty
Why don’t you tell them the truth?

Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you (x3)
I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you (x3)
See you be brave

I just wanna see you (x6)