As I contemplate and work through my future, I really needed to hear/see this one….
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 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 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 But 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 Innocence, 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
There was a great video put out by a children’s hospital with staff and patients lip syncing to the song. So inspiring.:
Then Bareilles was interviewed on Fresh Air, talking about her experiences going from “pop” music to writing for and performing on Broadway. Click HERE to listen to the interview.
Sources:
- LyricFind, Songwriters: Jack Antonoff / Sara Bareilles, Brave lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
- Brave at University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital… https://youtu.be/N8xnLkyKgsE
- Fresh Air, interview Sara Bareilles by Ann Marie Baldonado, May 18, 2023, https://www.npr.org/2023/05/18/1176676541/sara-bareilles-into-the-woods-waitress-girls5eva-love-song