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 alluded 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But when you're withdrawn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 assault

When all eyes are on you

This will not do



Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh



I'm faking glory

Lick my lips, toss my hair

And turn the smile on

And the story's brand new

But I can take it from here

I'll find my own bravado



[Chorus]

It's a switch flipped, it's a pill tipped back, it's a moon eclipsed, oh

And I can tell you 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 mountain you scaled without thinking of size

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 learnt not to want the quiet of a room

With no one around to find me out

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



Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh



[Chorus]

It's a switch flipped, it's a pill tipped back, it's a moon eclipsed, oh

And I can tell you 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 mountain you scaled without thinking of size

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 learnt not to want the quiet of a room

With no one around to find me out

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



Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh



© 2012 Lorde

Written by Ella Yelich-O'Connor & Joel Little