Be Afraid - Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit

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’d even recognize the loss of control

And 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’d even recognize a 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

But do it anyway

Do it anyway

Be afraid, be very afraid

But do it anyway

Do it anyway

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

And 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 you need a battle cry

Be afraid, be very afraid

But do it anyway

Do it anyway

Be afraid, be very afraid

But do it anyway

Do it anyway

Be afraid, be very afraid

But do it anyway

Do it anyway