Brightside

Mindless Behavior

If it was up to me
You would never frown
Never be down another day in your life
I know it's hard to see, take a look around
See for yourself that I could make it alright

I can take you up, up, up (up, up)
'Cause this game is keeping you down, down, down
That's why we gotta jump, jump, jump (jump, jump)
Lace up your good shoes, I swear it's the right move tonight, girl

Take me on, come on out into the light (light)
Take me on, I can illuminate your life (life life)
Oh, turn up the light in here
Oh, turn up the light in here
Oh, leave it to me, I'll bring you out of that darkness

I'll take you to the bright side, the bright side
Come over to the bright side, the bright side
I'll take you to the bright side, the bright side
Come over to the bright side, the bright side (the bright side)

Let's get out there and shine, like we supposed to do
Go where we moving, we belong in the light
I got you close to me, don't you run and hide
Turn it up baby it's glow time

I can take you up, up, up (up, up)
'Cause this game is keeping you down, down, down
That's why we gotta jump, jump, jump (jump, jump)
Lace up your good shoes
I swear it's the right move tonight, girl

Take me on, come on out into the light (light)
Take me on, I can illuminate your life (life life)
Oh, turn up the light in here
Oh, turn up the light in here
Oh, leave it to me, I'll bring you out of that darkness

I'll take you to the bright side, the bright side
Come over to the bright side, the bright side
I'll take you to the bright side, the bright side
Come over to the bright side, the bright side (the bright side)

There's no explanation for
Fading out when the night is yours
What are we waiting for?
Light it up
The night is yours

Oh, turn up the light in here
Oh, turn up the light in here
Oh, leave it to me I'll bring you out of that darkness

I'll take you to the bright side, the bright side
Come over to the bright side, the bright side
I'll take you to the bright side, the bright side
Come over to the bright side, (the bright side)

Hey hey
Hey hey
Hey hey
Hey hey

Hey hey
Hey hey
Hey hey
Hey hey
Hey hey
Hey hey
hey hey


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Brightside Lyrics as written by Walter Millsap Nelson Iii Jackson

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    Brightside is about them fixing a broken girl and healing her when she in a tough stage making her laugh and comforting her in her time of need and helping believe what should have already know but didn't showing and proving to her that she is beautiful that when she steps outside the whole world lights up even when its dark like in the song when he said There's no explanation for Fading out when the night is yours What are we waiting for? Light it up The night is yours. he was showing her that what ever happened to her or what ever was said to put her down like that is not true that she's beautiful that she can accomplish anything that she puts her mind to and to forget the lies that its only there to put you down that they have no life so they wanna take your the shine they don't have they wanna take your and the things that u can do that they couldn't they wanna take it

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