Story Behind The Song
I was in the middle of performing one of my other songs when I noticed the word 'safe' coming up in it. I then noticed that that same idea was coming up in a number of the songs I was performing that night. Again and again security were themes in my music. So I asked myself the question "What am I so afraid of? What am I scared of?" I realized that there was a lot of generalized anxiety in my life that was holding me back from doing the things I truely wanted to do. The song is the process of figuring that out.
Song Description
I have the opportunities to make my life go the way I want it to and yet I hold myself back. I'm anxious and it's wearing me down into someone I never wanted to be. Why am I letting this happen to me? There's nothing but negativity in my mind, telling me not to take a chance. I begin to think that it's someone else who's caused me to feel so insecure but I've come to realize that I've done this to myself and that I need to change.
| Song Length |
4:09 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, Rock - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Distressed, Anxious |
Subject |
Fear, Change |
| Similar Artists |
Natalie Merchant, Garbage |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Knock knock, Opportunity is at my door and
I lock myself inside I?m so unsure
my chest aches every time I try to breathe
And I can?t rest; I?m filled with such anxiety
In the mirror I can see
Someone who looks like me but weary
Chorus
What are you so afraid of? To trust I?ll find my way
What are you so afraid of? That neither path is safe
What are you so afraid of? I can?t even sleep
Why am I so afraid of being me
I dread the silence in between the gales
?cause in my head I hear the words ?what if you fail?
I?m so tired of the chattering that holds me back
my desire has gotta get onto a moving track
In the mirror I can see
Someone who looks like me but weary
Chorus
What are you so afraid of? To trust I?ll find my way
What are you so afraid of? That neither path is safe
What are you so afraid of? I can?t even sleep
Why am I so afraid of being me
Bridge
Have I sabotaged. myself
blamed it all on someone else?
Is the shadow ?round the corner a reflection?
then I need to figure out a new direction
Chorus
What are you so afraid of?
What are you so afraid of?
What are you so afraid of? That I can?t even sleep
Why am I so afraid of being me
Why am I so afraid of being me
Why am I so afraid of being me