Be Brave Lyrics
[Verse 1]
In the basement of an empty house
I slept on the floor like a vagrant
I braved a Minnesota winter night
And drove to a movie feeling lonely
And as I thawed my heart out by the light
Of the silver screen
I was unaware that you were there
In the dark, a silhouette
Was climbing up the stairs
And what I thought
In the parking lot
Was like, I just wanna know your name
I drove away
With not much to say
But in my hand I held a paper bird
And written on it were the words
Be brave
[Verse 2]
Wildflower knew I wasn’t well
But on the kitchen floor I got better again
I grabbed my keys and drove toward a star
And there, I was understood for the first time in my life
In the basement of an empty house
I slept on the floor like a vagrant
I braved a Minnesota winter night
And drove to a movie feeling lonely
And as I thawed my heart out by the light
Of the silver screen
I was unaware that you were there
In the dark, a silhouette
Was climbing up the stairs
And what I thought
In the parking lot
Was like, I just wanna know your name
I drove away
With not much to say
But in my hand I held a paper bird
And written on it were the words
Be brave
[Verse 2]
Wildflower knew I wasn’t well
But on the kitchen floor I got better again
I grabbed my keys and drove toward a star
And there, I was understood for the first time in my life
Cause that’s when I was introduced to true
Serendipity
I knew it when
You showed up again
In the snow, I was always told
Your heart is where you’re home
And what I thought
In the coffee shop
Was like, the last eight hours was a dream
I drove away
With not much to say
But in my hand I held a paper bird
And written on it were the words
Ok, I'll be brave
Ok, I'll be brave
[Verse 3]
And in my mind
After all this time
I think, ain't life beautiful and strange
I’m blown away
With no words to say
Cause I, I’ll forever be amazed
How I learned the meaning of the phrase
Be brave
Serendipity
I knew it when
You showed up again
In the snow, I was always told
Your heart is where you’re home
And what I thought
In the coffee shop
Was like, the last eight hours was a dream
I drove away
With not much to say
But in my hand I held a paper bird
And written on it were the words
Ok, I'll be brave
Ok, I'll be brave
[Verse 3]
And in my mind
After all this time
I think, ain't life beautiful and strange
I’m blown away
With no words to say
Cause I, I’ll forever be amazed
How I learned the meaning of the phrase
Be brave
About
Genius Annotation
Released alongside “Cloud 9” on April 6th, “Be Brave” is one of the songs from the final EP before his full album release of Cinematic. Adam tweeted regarding the song:
In it, Adam recalls the night he met his girlfriend.
“Be Brave” is about a midnight showing of a movie where I met my girlfriend. I wrote this song because the events of that night completely changed my life – I didn’t want to look back and not be able to remember every detail.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
What did Owl City say about "Be Brave"?
Genius Answer
Adam released a very short video on his YouTube channel to explain what the song is about:
- 1.Fiji Water
- 4.House Wren
- 6.Montana
- 7.Lucid Dream
- 8.Always
- 9.Cloud Nine
- 11.Madeline Island
- 12.Be Brave
- 13.New York City
- 14.Firebird
- 15.Cinematic
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