Brave!

A friend shared this on Facebook yesterday. I LOVED it. I had never heard this song before.

I have to be honest, and knowing where my brain is right now, you won't even question why, but as I watched it, I thought, "I wonder where these guys served their missions." Funny, huh? Yup. I'm a bit fixated. But seriously, what a great looking group of guys. I mean that in the way that I wouldn't be unhappy watching my daughters date any one of these guys.





As friends have commented on it, I have been drawn to watch it again. This time, though, I was caught by the words in this song. Let me share those with you....

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
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 and 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
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




This was EXACTLY what I needed this morning. I have been silent. I have been holding my tongue. So many things to write and share, but I have wondered who even cared. Well, I've decided who cares if anyone cares. I need to "let the words fall out."

Now, I just need to watch this video a few thousand times a day to remind me what's really important. I need to be brave.