Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Be Afraid lyrics
[Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Be Afraid lyrics]
We've been testing you and you failed
To see how long that you
Could sit with the truth, but you bailed
I don't think you even recognize
The loss of control
I don't think you even see it in yourself
See, every one of us is counting
Dice that we didn't roll
And the loser is the last to ask for help
Be afraid, be very afraid but do it anyway
Do it anyway
The stage belongs to you
And you feel like a star
And you can bark and snap like a dog
At the man who just tuned your guitar
And I don't think you even recognize
The kid in the wings
And I don't think you even
See her in yourself
She looks to you for what to
Do with all her delicate dreams
But, you're too terrified to be of any help
Be afraid, be very afraid do it anyway
Do it anyway be afraid, be very afraid
Do it anyway do it anyway
And we don't take requests
We won't shut up and sing
Tell the truth enough
You'll find it rhymes with everything
We've been testing you and you failed
To see how long that you could
Hold it in before you screamed
But you only exhaled
I don't think you even recognize
The sound of your voice
When it's blasting through the
Speakers in the sky
And if your words add up to nothing
Then you're making a choice
To sing a cover when we need a battle cry
Be afraid, be very afraid do it anyway
Do it anyway be afraid, be very afraid
Do it anyway do it anyway
Be afraid, be very afraid do it anyway
Do it anyway be afraid, be very afraid
Do it anyway do it anyway
To see how long that you
Could sit with the truth, but you bailed
I don't think you even recognize
The loss of control
I don't think you even see it in yourself
See, every one of us is counting
Dice that we didn't roll
And the loser is the last to ask for help
Be afraid, be very afraid but do it anyway
Do it anyway
The stage belongs to you
And you feel like a star
And you can bark and snap like a dog
At the man who just tuned your guitar
And I don't think you even recognize
The kid in the wings
And I don't think you even
See her in yourself
She looks to you for what to
Do with all her delicate dreams
But, you're too terrified to be of any help
Be afraid, be very afraid do it anyway
Do it anyway be afraid, be very afraid
Do it anyway do it anyway
And we don't take requests
We won't shut up and sing
Tell the truth enough
You'll find it rhymes with everything
We've been testing you and you failed
To see how long that you could
Hold it in before you screamed
But you only exhaled
I don't think you even recognize
The sound of your voice
When it's blasting through the
Speakers in the sky
And if your words add up to nothing
Then you're making a choice
To sing a cover when we need a battle cry
Be afraid, be very afraid do it anyway
Do it anyway be afraid, be very afraid
Do it anyway do it anyway
Be afraid, be very afraid do it anyway
Do it anyway be afraid, be very afraid
Do it anyway do it anyway