Bravado

All my life,

I've been fighting a war

I can't talk to you or your friends

It's not only you,

My heart jumps around when I'm eluded to

This will not do

Cause I was raised up to be admired,

to be noticed

But when you're withdrawn,

it's the closest thing

To a someone who lies around you

This will not do



I'm thinking glory,

Lick my lips toss my hair

And send a smile over

And the story brand new

I can take it from here,

I'll find my own bravado



CHORUS x2

It's a switch flipped

It's a pill tipped back

It's a moon eclipsed, oh

And I can tell that, when the lights come on I'll be ready for this

It's in your bloodstream

A collision of atoms that happens before your eyes

It's a marathon run or a (inaudible) without making a sound

I was frightened of every little thing

that I thought was out to get me down

To trip me up, and laugh at me,

But I learned not to hold the quiet of the room

And the one around to find me out

I want the applause, the approval, the things that make me go, oh