Brave

As most of the people who know me know, I prefer Alternative Music.

Until just recently, I had a Thursday routine with a friend that included going to dinner and a movie. The last couple of weeks or so of that routine part of the ads before the movie included a song by Sara Bareilles. The first time I saw the video- without listening to the words- I thought ok what a strange video.

Then I listened to the words. To say that they touched me is an understatement. I have already downloaded the song on iTunes and frankly, I'd love to make it my ring tone. It has become my mantra because for too long I have kept my mouth shut and not said what I wanted or needed to say because I was afraid.

Afraid of starting a fight. Afraid of causing a disagreement. Afraid of making someone mad.

I am done with that. Everything I have and need is within me and God. If me telling you how I really feel is going to run you off, then Goodbye and Good Luck. Because if I have to be who YOU want me to be and not who I want to be then YOU didn't really want ME in the first place.

I am enough. God is enough.

I don't need someone who makes me cower in fear, tremble with worry or live riddled with anxiety.

I need me. The ME that God wants me to be. The ME He needs me to be.

For three years, I have held me tongue to keep the peace. Except that I ended up feeling the opposite of peace.

No more.

From now on I am Brave.

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

And 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

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