What a wonderful song and music video for “BRAVE” by the beautiful and talented Sara Bareilles. It shows a bunch of every day people just breaking out into dance in public places. It’s so funny to see the looks on the faces of people watching these characters enjoying themselves in an unusual way. Obviously dancing in public is only one way to being brave but there are so many other ways we can do this. I love the positive message of the song that boldly states
Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
Far too many of us find it too easy to keep quiet and meek and never voice our true opinion on things. Sometimes it’s a smart decision as with social media because we’ve seen too many people get skewered for sharing their unpopular opinions. Still, we shouldn’t let this fear prevent us from being our true selves. As long as it doesn’t come off as mean-spirited or unsympathetic to others, I think it’s always a good idea to be true and authentic in whatever we say and do in life. After all, this is our one and only life. We can’t let political correctness silence our spirits.
We also shouldn’t let all of our other fears stop us from enjoying life. For some it’s a fear of public speaking, which has killed many careers. For others, it’s a fear of criticism so they never dare take risks or put their work out there to be judged. I used to be that way with both fears but not anymore. Ever since I decided to face these fears head on I’ve experienced the highest highs of my career and life. The more I put myself out there, the deeper I delve into who I truly am in this life. It’s an amazing experience. Sure, doing so means taking some slings and arrows…there will always be those who don’t agree or even like something you share and something you like…but that’s OK. We all have the right to like or not like what we want. The key is to follow our heart and our dreams and let others do the same.
Be bold and be brave.
Here’s the behind the scenes look at the making of this delightful video!
The Lyrics
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
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