Big & Scared is the 12th track of Jacob’s Album “Andy”.
The song is about Jacob as a kid. He is talking to himself and reassuring him by telling him that even if bad things will happen, he will overcome it.
[Verse 1]
Little me
Let me tell you kid who you're gonna be
When you turn the lights out, you won't be scared anymore
You won't even care anymore
Honestly, little bean
All that sugar's fucking up your teeth (Won't curse, sorry)
Messing with your gums
Them things won't get better if you run
Nothing's right when you're 21
Take a break, look into the sun
And celebrate the human you've become
I want you to be proud of what you've done
Little bean
[Pre-Chorus]
Sometimes I wish I could be anyone other than me
But then I just breathe, think about who I wanna be
[Chorus]
I know I'm not around
I know I let you down
But I want to be better for you
Let me do that now
You're my favourite human
So you should be prepared
I'll help you get through it
When you're big and scared
[Verse 2]
Little bean
There are things scarier than clowns
I'm sorry to break it to you now
The monster in the dark is all around
But trust me you can beat it in a team
So try and open up to someone else
You can't fight a monster by yourself
No one ever knows you super well
But there's a person I want you to meet
And when that person offers out their hand
I want you to take it like a man
Hold with every muscle that you can
It's the closest you could ever feel to free
[Pre-Chorus]
Sometimes I wanna be anyone other than me
But then I just breathe, think about who I wanna be
[Chorus]
I know I'm not around
I know I've let you down
But I want to be better for you
Let me do that now
You're my favourite human
So you should be prepared
I'll help you get through it
When you're big and scared
[Bridge]
Sadness will be par for the course
And you will feel hopeless, you're a child of divorce
And you will feel like you can't do it anymore
And one day you will try and you will fail to end it all
And that will be the saddest day you've ever felt before
But trust me when I say that you deserve to live for more
And when you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders
Remember what I told you
[Chorus]
I know I'm not around
I know I've let you down
But I want to be better for you
Let me do that now
You're my favourite human
So you should be prepared
I'll help you get through it (Breathe)
When you're big and scared
[Post-Chorus]
I keep thinking I'm in a rush
But maybe I've been thinking too much
Maybe I don't want it enough
It's way too much pressure, uh-uh
I keep thinking I'm in a rush
Maybe I've been thinking too much
Maybe I don't want it enough
I'm way too much pressure, pressure
Big & Scared was written by CHAD that lad & Chris Loco & Raleigh Ritchie.
Big & Scared was produced by Chris Loco.
Raleigh Ritchie released Big & Scared on Fri Jun 26 2020.