Verse 1
I learned how to bleed without making a sound
Built a spine out of nights I didn’t stick around
They told me “dream small, don’t scare the room”
So I hid my fire in a borrowed truth
I wore hunger like a second name
Called survival “playing it safe”
Every step forward felt like theft
From a life I wasn’t promised yet
Pre-Chorus
I thought fear would leave when the door broke wide
But it just learned how to ride shotgun by my side
Chorus
I was brave until it worked
Until the lights stayed on
Until the doubt got nervous
’Cause I didn’t go back home
Funny how the fear gets louder
When you finally get heard
I wanted out so bad it hurt
I was brave until it worked
Verse 2
Success don’t feel like winning first
It feels like standing in the open, un-rehearsed
Friends turn quiet, mirrors talk
Every risk now leaves a chalk outline where you walk
I used to pray for any door
Now I check the lock twice more
’Cause falling’s easy when you’re broke
But flying gives the ground a vote
Pre-Chorus
I thought courage meant I wouldn’t shake
Turns out it means you move anyway
Chorus
I was brave until it worked
Until the noise meant something
Until my name stopped hurting
And started carrying weight
Funny how the past comes running
When the future shows it’s teeth
I wanted out so bad I believed
I was brave until it worked
Bridge
Nobody tells you about the cost of being seen
How the dream starts asking what you really mean
I don’t miss the cage, I miss the certainty
Of knowing failure couldn’t follow me
Break
If this is freedom, why’s it heavy in my chest
Why does hope feel like a test
I asked for more, I got the truth
Turns out the scariest move is proof
Final Chorus
I was brave until it worked
Until I couldn’t hide
Until staying small stopped saving me
And leaving felt alive
If fear’s the toll for crossing
Then I’ll pay it every time
I didn’t come this far to turn
I was brave until it worked
Outro
Still shaking
Still standing
Still here
That’s the part they never planned for
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