Do you do you want to bleed?
Do you do you want to live in vain?

It's only life
She's so afraid to kiss
An' so afraid to laugh
Is she runnin' from her past?
It's only life
She's so afraid of love
Is so afraid of hate
What's she runnin' from now??

Do you do you want to scream?
Do you do you want to face the strange?
Do you do you believe?
Are you are you afraid of change?

It's only life
She's so afraid of this
And so afraid to ask
She hides behind her mask
Nothing's ever right
She's so afraid of pain
So afraid of blame
It's driving her insane

So insecure
There is no cure

Well, she's so afraid
She's so afraid of death
She's so afraid, afraid of life
The drama in her head
Getting louder all the time
Getting louder all the time

She's so afraid, afraid to lose
Been so afraid of fame
Everyday she feels the same
It's driven her insane
It's driven her
It's driven
It's

Another broken pretty thing


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Afraid Lyrics as written by Nikki Sixx

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    its about nikki sixxs wife she got freaked out when she stayed at his house the first night and took off so sixx wrote this song cause hes the raddest person ever

    IronMaidenManon November 14, 2004   Link
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    :) NIKKI FUCKIN ROCKS!!!

    Popcorn_adleron June 14, 2005   Link
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    General Comment

    Mötley Crue 4 ever!!!!

    szituson October 01, 2005   Link
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    General Comment

    I loooooove this song. It soooo deserved to be on their greatest hits album.

    P.s Nikki sixx rocks my knee high striped socks :P.

    Nikkii_sixxon January 01, 2007   Link
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    General Comment

    i fuckin love this song..it is one of my faves..Motley Crue Rocks forever!

    AllisonDanielleJusticeon July 11, 2010   Link
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    General Comment

    nikki sixx is the most hottest person on the earth

    Taylorleeon January 04, 2011   Link
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    My Interpretation

    I am probably way off on the meaning, but I have always taken this song as someone that could be getting into a relationship, but has a reservations about the romance. In a recent romance I had...she and I broke up, only to get back together, and when we did...I knew it was stupid of me to go back to her...

    CKF929on December 11, 2012   Link

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