“Be Afraid” by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit from the 2020 album Reunions
We’ve been testing you
And you failed
To see how long that you could
Sit with the truth
But you bailed
And I don’t think you even
Recognize the loss of control
And I don’t think you even see it in yourself
See every one of us is counting dice
That we didn’t roll
And the loser is the last
To ask for help
Be afraid
Be very afraid
But do it anyway
Do it anyway
The stage belongs to you
You feel like a star
You can bark and snap
Like a dog at the man
Who just tuned your guitar
And I don’t think you even recognize
The kid in the wings
And I don’t think you even see her in yourself
She looks to you for what to do
With all her delicate dreams
But you’re too terrified to be of any help
Be afraid
Be very afraid
But do it anyway
Do it anyway
Be afraid
Be very afraid
But do it anyway
Do it anyway
We don’t take requests
We won’t shut up and sing
You tell the truth enough
You find it rhymes with everything
We’ve been testing you
And you failed
To see how long you could hold it in
Before you screamed
But you only exhaled
And I don’t think you even recognize
The sound of your voice
When it’s blasting
Through the speakers in the sky
And if your words add up to nothing
Then you’re making a choice
To sing a cover when you need a battle cry
Be afraid
Be very afraid
But do it anyway
Do it anyway
Reunions Track List
- What’ve I Done to Help
- Dreamsicle
- Only Children
- Overseas
- Running With Our Eyes Closed
- River
- Be Afraid
- St. Peter’s Autograph
- It Gets Easier
- Letting You Go
