Bravado
All my life I've been fighting a warI can't talk to you or your friendsIt's not only youMy heart jumps around when I'm alluded toThis will not do
'Cause I was raised upTo be admired, to be noticedBut when you're withdrawnIt's the closest thingTo assault when all eyes are on youThis will not do
I'm thinking gloryLick my lips, toss my hairAnd send a smile overAnd the story's brand newThat I can take it from hereI'll find my own bravado
It's a switch flippedIt's a pill tipped backIt's a moon eclipsed, ohAnd I can tell you that when the lights come on,I'll be ready for thisIt's in your blood streamA collision of atoms that happens before your eyesIt's a marathon runOr a mountain you scale without thinking of size
I was fighting off every little thingthat I thought was out to get me downTo trip me up and laugh at me butI've learned not to want the quiet of the roomwith no one around to find me outI want the applause, the approvalThe things that make me go oh, woah
It's a switch flippedIt's a pill tipped backIt's a moon eclipsed, ohAnd I can tell you that when the lights come on,I'll be ready for thisIt's in your blood streamA collision of atoms that happens before your eyesIt's a marathon runOr a mountain your scale without thinking of size
I was fighting off every little thingthat I thought was out to get me downTo trip me up and laugh at me butI've learned not to want the quiet of the roomwith no one around to find me outI want the applause, the approvalThe things that make me go oh, woah