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Afraid To Say

Apr. 4, 20211 viewer28.2K views

Afraid To Say Lyrics

[Intro: Justin Bieber]
I'm afraid to say the wrong thing
Criticized from every angle

And I'm afraid to lay it on the line
And selfishly, I wanna hold back

[Chorus: Justin Bieber]
Do we got the room to make mistakes?
Are we judged for everything we say? (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
I wanna grow, but I'm afraid (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
And will it always be the same? (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Does what I gotta say even matter? (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Is life about climbin' up the ladder?
And can we even see lives that are shattered?
'Cause I'm really tryna silence the chatter
What have we done with society?
When everybody's getting canceled
And can't there be room for maturity?
'Cause writin' 'em off is not the answer

Do we got the room to make mistakes? (Ooh-ooh-ooh, do we?)
Are we judged for everything we say? (Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, are we?)
I wanna grow, but I'm afraid (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
And will it always be the same? (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Does what I gotta say even matter? (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Is life about climbin' up the ladder
And can we even see lives that are shattered?
'Cause I'm really tryna silence the chatter
What have we done with society?
When everybody's getting canceled (Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
And can't there be room for maturity?
'Cause writin' 'em off is not the answer

[Interlude: Justin Bieber]
We can't write people off, God never writes us off
Even in our darkest days, even when we least deserve it
Even when we're doing that stupid thing we wish we weren't doing, God never writes us off, ever
He's with us in our pain, He's with us in our struggle
He's with us in our bad decisions
He's with us all the time, He never writes us off (He never writes us off)

[Outro: Lauren Walters & Justin Bieber]
You formed the whole of me (Ooh, ooh-ooh, oh, oh), inward and out (Ooh, ooh-ooh, oh, oh)
I am awesomely and wonderfully created (Ooh, ooh-ooh, oh, oh)
Your creations are spectacular
You skillfully designed me (Ooh, ooh-ooh, oh, oh), You saw the essence of me before I was formed
Before I existed, all of my days were written in your book Psalms 139:13-16

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“Afraid To Say” is the sixth and final track on Justin Bieber’s gospel-inspired EP Freedom. Lauren Walters is featured on this song about the society, the economic system, cancel culture, and God being the only one who can judge us.

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Release Date
April 4, 2021
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