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But when you're withdrawn, it's the closest thing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

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

It's a switch flipped

It's a pill tipped back, it's a moon eclipse

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 learned 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

It's a switch flipped

It's a pill tipped back, it's a moon eclipse

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 learned 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