‘courage’ was written by Ruel (with Sarah Aarons and M-Phazes) in Paris, 2019. In an interview with Thomas Bleach, when asked about the creative process of ‘courage’ he stated: “I was basically writing a song about how if I could do my life over then I wouldn’t do the same”, because he doesn’t feel...
[Verse 1]
Wet paper on my doorstep, rainin' all night
It's okay, I don't wanna read it anyway
Turn the TV just to hear the voices talkin', maybe
[Pre-Chorus]
Sofa's so uncomfortable
When I jam the door and leave it open
But I've been thinkin'
[Chorus]
If I try again, I know I'd run
Droppin' the words to the back of my tongue
Poisonous is what I've become
I'd try again, but I don't have the courage (Courage)
[Verse 2]
Facin' the sun from the rooftop playin' a sad song
Feelin' bad for myself
All of my friends back home say I should be happy, maybe
[Pre-Chorus]
Sofa's so uncomfortable
When I jam the door and leave it open
But I been thinkin'
[Chorus]
If I try again, I know I'd run
Droppin' the words to the back of my tongue
Poisonous is what I've become
I'd try again, but I don't have the courage, oh (Courage)
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh (Courage)
[Bridge]
It hurts so good, bad nights feel the same as they did then
I wish someone had told me how it ends
I'm not so good at tryin' my words, in my defense
I wish someone had told me, told me
[Chorus]
If I try again, I know I'd run
Droppin' the words to the back of my tongue
Poisonous is what I've become
I'd try again, but I don't have the courage (Courage, yeah; courage)
[Outro]
Oh, I'm poisonous
(Courage)
If I try again
If I try again
Oh, no (Courage)
Yeah
(Courage)
courage was written by Ruel & Sarah Aarons & M-Phazes.
courage was produced by M-Phazes.
The concept wasn’t necessarily true at all. I didn’t really feel like I related to it. But it just felt like something people should hear anyway. […] I was home alone a lot in LA, because most of my writing sessions were getting cancelled. I was listening to a lot of really sad music, thinking, “Wha...