Bravery doesn’t mean a lack of fear.
True bravery is facing fear.
So without fear then, there is no bravery.
But when there’s fear without bravery that’s slavery
to fear, which is scary.
Sorry I digress, I guess using that logic would suggest
that the most courageous amongst us must possess
inordinate amounts of fear and stress
but yet still live life to its fullest. Meet my mother,
next to me she’s the biggest worrywart that you’ll ever see.
I mean she gets scared by the sound of a sneeze
and the thought of being late brings shakes to her knees.
But don’t let that surface shit fool ya,
‘cuz when it comes to true guts my mom’ll school ya.
First of all, just so you know, my mom’s sixty-one.
Over the last few years, well here’s some shit she’s done:
kickboxing, weightlifting, capoeira, mountain climbing,
belly dancing, ran marathons…four times
and three times to the arctic to work with the Inuit,
then she walked to Guelph, just to see if she could do it.
So when I’m being interviewed, asked how a Jewish kid
from Canada ever thought he could make it in rap music
I say that I pursued it because my mom influenced me to
always walk the path that seemed the most true to me,
no matter how daunting, unstable, imperfect,
my mom was always there for me exemplifying courage.
I’m the mom, I’m the son,
we sat down to have some fun.
But little did we know by the time we were done,
that what would emerge from this unprecedented merger
nothing short...of a dialogue on courage.
She’s my mom, he’s my son
but when we sat across a table
pens in hand blank page, we rose above those labels
and were peers…inspired by each other,
I see courage in my son, & I see it in my mother.
Pencil and paper in his small hands,
superheroes emerged first took their stand.
Captain Carrot, the Boggler et al,
the pictures of bravery when he was small.
Later, taking time off after high school,
living in the real world, gathering tools.
Canada World Youth, learning how to give,
finding what it means to be human, how to live.
Stepping outside what you already know,
that’s one way of making you grow.
Coming back to Canada, going to school,
doing what was expected , following the rules.
Prepping for the nine to five society expects,
just doing it and doing it, no time to reflect.
Then somehow that voice that keeps calling our name,
my boy heard, he listened and everything changed.
With his hands and his heart, he once again drew
from the world around, what was politically askew.
A cartoonist who, with strokes of black ink,
made people laugh, then stop and think.
It requires courage to keep listening to that voice,
courage also to know you really have no choice.
Then Andy turned to music, to words and a beat,
telling his life making experience concrete.
When he raps and sings about things that are real
it reaches, teaches others, makes them feel.
So when I hear and see Abs rap to a crowd,
I listen, I smile, he does me real proud.
[Repeat Chorus]
Courage, isn’t all it’s cracked up to be,
at least the courage you see, watching your TV.
Evil Knievel leaping canyons on his bike,
that does take guts but it’s not the only type of
courage can come in the quiet of the night,
can’t sleep, heart beating, sweating, chest tight.
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide,
there’s no hiding spot from something that’s inside.
There’s distractions, but they’re always temporary,
eventually it’s back to just you and what’s scary.
Time to plant your two feet on the ground and stand tall,
as your fears chase each other round.
Let ‘em run till they run themselves ragged.
Let ‘em run till they’re wheezing, gasping.
Let ‘em run till they’re no longer running stuff
and you can see, like when the sun is up,
Just what it was that the fear was trying to teach you,
it was courage that allowed it to reach you.
[Repeat Chorus]
Courage
Abdominal and The Obliques
Purchase "Courage"
Purchase Entire Album
Email Video to Friends Play Youtube "Courage" Video
Play Spotify "Courage" Song
View Wikipedia "Courage"
Entry
Receive Emails for Future Abdominal and The Obliques Lyrics
Link to "Courage"
Share on Facebook, Twitter, and more
See Recommended Lyrics For You
Share:
Copied!
Loading...
Lyrics by Abdominal and The Obliques
Related Songs
Courage - Sarah Polley
Courage - Superchick
Courage - Flyleaf
Courage - Minutemen
Courage - Whitest Boy Alive
Courage - Josephine Collective
Courage - Neil Henderson
Courage [*] - New Model Army
Courage - Kyla La Grange
Courage - Jason DeVore of Authority Zero
Courage - BoA
Courage - We Are Scientists
Courage - Orianthi
Courage - Peter Gabriel
Courage - Milton Nascimento
Courage - Like Yesterday
Courage - Glen Phillips
Courage - Tragically Hip
Courage - Authority Zero
Courage - Villagers
Courage - Manowar
Courage - Angélique Ionatos
Courage - Wizard Of Oz
Courage - Eddie B
Courage - Superchic(k)
Courage - Frankie J
Courage - Todd Rundgren
Courage - Alien Ant Farm
Courage - New Model Army
Courage - Haruka Tomatsu
Du Courage - La Grande Sophie
Courage the Cowardly Dog - They Might Be Giants
Leap Year - Christine Fellows
Courage (for Hugh Maclennan) - Tragically Hip
Courage (For Hugh MacLennan) [Remix]...
Wait On The Lord - Walter Hawkins
Courage to Be (Dedicated to Ian Schleifer)...
Rising - Yoko Ono
Courage, Robert - Meg & Dia
Liquid Courage - Vio-lence
Chemical Courage - Jack Savoretti
Liquid Courage - Better Off Dead
Courage Wolf - Lions!Tigers!Bears!
Take Courage - Mark Eitzel
Lady Courage - Adam McHeffey
Dutch Courage - Rapeman
Liquid Courage - Eric Bellinger
Take Courage - Andrew Bird
Courage French - Manowar
Mother Courage - Duke Special
Courage is - Bethany Hamilton
Rasta Courage - Soldiers Of Jah Army
Liquid Courage - Pretty Girls Make Graves
Courage (Interlude) - Frankie J
Solomon Browne - Seth Lakeman
Say A Prayer - Breathe
Courage [Feat. Lacey of Flyleaf] - Orianthi
Courage the Cowardly Dog Theme...
The Lung - Hiatus Kaiyote
Glory - D-Nice
Dragon Fly - Shannon Wright
Dragon Fly - Yann Tiersen
La Salle des pas perdus - Monade
Honour And Courage - Debauchery
Le miroir et moi - Prohom
Drive Away - Courage Call
A Question of Time - Good Courage
Your Biggest Regret - Courage Call
Every Intention - Courage Call
Back To You - Courage Call
Change Your Mind - Courage Call
Journey To The Past - Anastasia Soundtrack
The Cool Courage Of Bomb Squad Officers...
Scary - Bj\u00f6rk
Husband With No Courage In Him - Lloyd
Journey To The Past - Aaliyah
The Courage to Carry On - Aiden
Hope Is an Open Window - Diana Ross
Ragtime Cat - Parov Stelar
Journey To The Past - Disney
Solomone Browne - Seth Lakeman
Courage In A Can - Dayglo Abortions
Lord It - El Caco
Blind to All That Exist - Burning Inside
Sister Blue - Tattle Tale
Believe - LaDeana Michelle
I Can See The Moon - NQ Arbuckle
Un Peu De Leur Courage - Corneille
On A Plane - Kajagoogoo
Ludd Gang - Fall
Strength, Courage, & Wisdom - India.Arie
Strength, Courage & Wisdom - India.Arie
Strength, Courage, Wisdom - India
Strength, Courage And Wisdom - India Arie
Strength, Courage, & Wisdom - India Arie
Strength, Courage, & Wisdom - India.Arie
Strength, Courage and Wisdom - INDIA.ARIE
Strength Courage And Wisdom - India
Scary - Bjork
Big Time Sensuality - Bjork
You Shine - Brian Doerksen
Live and Learn (The Key #2) - After Forever
Big Time Sensuality - Björk
Big Time Sensuality [The Fluke Minimix] - Björk
Big Time Sensuality [LP Version] - Björk
Big Time Sensuality [DVD][*] - Björk
Big Time Sensuality [DVD] - Björk
Big Time Sensuality [DVD] - Björk
Big Time Sensuality [DVD] - Björk
Big Time Sensuality [Live] - Björk
Big Time Sensuality [Live] - Björk
Big Time Sensuality - Bj\u00f6rk
Majka Hrabrost - Arsen Dedic
Le courage des oiseaux - Dominique A
Don't Hold Back - Potbelleez
Le Feu Du Ciel - Veronique Sanson
Starship Troopers - Soundtrack
Courage Of Your Convictions - Hollies
You Have Lived - Don McLean
Mastermind - Daniel Ash
His Majesty King Raam - Simon Franglen
His Majesty King Raam - Lemon Jelly
This Little House - Michael Mclinn
Live & Learn - After Forever
Spirit Of Steel - Galneryus
Parce Que Ca Me Donne Du Courage - Yves Montand
Ri Na Cruinne - Clannad
Aus Mut gewirkt - Dornenreich
I Saw What I Saw - Sara Groves
Eat Me Alive - Josh Pyke
Karate Nipples - Iwrestledabearonce
Fellowship Going South - Julia Ecklar
Tomorrow Never Comes - Juliana Hatfield
Tomorrow Never Comes - Dot Allison
Still Falling - Saybia
Beautiful Day Without You - Röyksopp
Beautiful Day Without You [Wighnomy & Robag Whruhm...
beautiful day without you - Röyksopp
Will To Win - B L A Z E
Beautiful Day Without You - Royksopp
The Sacrifice - Agnostic Front
Fightstarted Karaoke - Dropkick Murphys
Intro: Loving - India Arie
Every Raindrop - D'Sound
Every Raindrop - D'sound
Rise Up Lazarus - Patty Loveless
Could You Believe - Al Jarreau
That's Me - George Strait
That's Me (Every Chance I Get) - George Strait
Courage And Control - Brandon Boyd
Intro: Loving (interlude) - India Arie
Safety In Numbers - Live - Erasure
Intro: Loving (interlude) - India.Arie
Beautiful Day Without You - Royskopp
Will To Win - Blaze
Ulvsjar - Nomans Land
Small Packages - Waylon Jennings
Courage Kills Men - Prawn
My Friend Courage - Sent By Ravens
Dreams Without Courage - Malefice
Courage in Numbers - We're Not Friends Anymore
Courage To Grow - Rebelution
Cowardice Approaches Courage...
Little Bird Courage - Old Canes
Courage Through Hope - Kataklysm
Caravan Of Courage - Fake Problems
Courage To Care - I Accuse!
Courage (Intro) [Instrumental] - Julie Clark
Courage Of Love - Jerry Jeff Walker
Heart of Courage - Lil Prophet
Mother Courage Finale - Duke Special
Courage For Tomorrow - Sandy Fox
Stop! Stop! Stop! - Nu Virgos
Intro: Loving - India.Arie
Coward - Vic Chesnutt
(Don't Spill My)Courage - Wall Of Voodoo
(Don't Spill My) Courage - Wall Of Voodoo
(Don't Spill My)Courage - Wall Of Voodoo
Skin - Unheilig
Never Had the Courage - Stephen Jerzak
Open Up - Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Never Had The Courage - Chase Coy
I Never Had The Courage - Chase Coy
Cherry Saku Yuuki (english) - An Cafe
Evangeline - Edith Frost
Oriental Dawn - Samael
Giyani - Johnny Clegg
Soul Anchor - Michael Card
Giyani - Clegg Johnny
Home - Rudimental
Tellement Beau (Would I Know?) - Chimène Badi
Eggshell - Adult Jazz
Sinnoh League Victors - Pokemon
Infected - Misery Loves Co.
Brothers Off The Block - Comet Gain
Precious Time - Maccabees
Miles Ahead of Me - Tunde
Burden of Our Courage - Brooke Waggoner
In Trance As Mission - Simple Minds
Fearless Heart - Point Of Grace
