Brave – LoveMyESL

by Sara Bareilles

an American singer-songwriter. This song is from her fourth album, released in 2013, entitled The Blessed Unrest. She wrote it with Jack Antonoff from the band Fun.

an American musician, singer-songwriter and pianist. This song, released in 2013 on her album The Blessed Unrest, was written by Bareilles and Jack Antonoff.

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 wanna see you
I just wanna see you
Just wanna see you
I wanna see you be brave
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
Just wanna see you
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, 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
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I wanna see you be brave
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
See you be brave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you

Vocabulary:

phrase: words that you say
weapon: something that can hurt you
drug: something that makes you feel good
outcast: someone who doesn’t belong there
backlash: reaction
lack: not having any
speaking up: saying what you think
gonna: going to
settle ‘neath your skin: stay in your mind for a long time
shadow: bad thing
wanna: want to
brave: able to do something that scares you
been there: had bad experiences
stared down: looked at until you feel bad
the enemy: people who are against you
fallen for the fear: let your fear control you
done some disappearing: not tried to solve the problem
bow down: accept your low position
the mighty: people who are powerful
holding your tongue: not saying what you should say
cage: prison
one of these days: some time in the future
let the light in: understand what the right thing to do is
your brave: your braveness
empty: meaningless