Owl City

Be Brave

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 thought my heart out by the line

Of the silverscreen

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!

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

Yeah 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

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

"Always, I'll be brave"

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

"Okay, I'll be brave"

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'll forever be amazed

How I learned the meaning of the phrase

Be brave!