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 going to hurt you the way that words do,

When they settle beneath your skin

Kept on the inside and no sunlight

Sometimes a shadows win 

But I wonder what would happen if you

Say what you want to say

And let the words fall out

Honestly, I want to see you be brave

With what you want to say

And let the words fall out

Honestly, I want to see you be brave

Everybody's been there

Everybody's been stared down by the enemy

Fallen for the fear and done same 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 bravery is 

Say what you want to say

And let the words fall out

Honestly, I want to see you be brave

With what you want to say

And let the words fall out

Honestly, I want to see you be brave

Innocence, your history of silence

Won't do you any good 

Did you think it would?

Let the words be anything but empty 

Why don't tell them the truth?

Say what you want to say

And let the words fall out

Honestly, I want to see you be brave

With what you want to say

And let the words fall out

Honestly, I want to see you be brave

Sara Bareilles - Brave