“Brave” is the eighth song on Kelis' fifth studio album, Flesh Tone. It was written by Kelis, will.i.am, Jean Baptiste and James Fauntleroy, and produced by Benny Benassi and Alle Benassi. The song was released on 6 January 2011 as the album’s fourth single. Kelis has also re-recorded the track in “...
[Verse 1]
I'm not ashamed of winning
But it wasn't that way in the beginning
It was this way, it was kiss me, come kick me and diss me
I had to give it up
Now it's a way different feeling
You took my soul, I had to steer it back
Now it's this way, now it's flipped, babe, a mistake, just listen
I had to give it up
[Acoustic Live Extra Part]
I drove an old school Beamer
You drove an eighteen-wheeler with nuclear bombs
Slowly dropping them down for fun
But I didn't run
[Verse 2]
All of this rain you've been given
Is just a reminder of living
It was crazy, had a baby, he's amazing, he saved me
And this time it's just us
You raised me up, I can say that
I was too young, I'll never get that back
Now it's this way, now it's flipped, babe, I'm happy, just listen
I had to give it up
[Acoustic Live Extra Part]
(I drove an old school Beamer
You drove an eighteen-wheeler with nuclear bombs
Slowly dropping them down for fun
But I didn't run)
[Chorus]
I was super cool, but now I'm super strong
I had nothing to lose, but I was super wrong
It was the circumstance I got the power from
I was super tough, but now I'm super strong
Super strong
[Bridge]
I'm a Braveheart, I'm a Braveheart
I'm a Braveheart, so come and pin my purple heart
Come and pin my purple heart
Come and pin my purple heart
I didn't run
[Chorus]
I was super cool, but now I'm super strong
I had nothing to lose, but I was super wrong
It was the circumstance I got the power from
I was super tough, but now I'm super strong
I was super cool, but now I'm super strong
I had nothing to lose, but I was super wrong
It was the circumstance I got the power from
I was super tough, but now I'm super strong
I was super cool, but now I'm super strong
I had nothing to lose, but I was super wrong
It was the circumstance I got the power from
I was super tough, but now I'm super strong
Brave was written by James Fauntleroy & Jean Baptiste & Kelis & will.i.am.
Brave was produced by Alle Benassi & Benny Benassi.