Say it loud, say it loud now
Say something, say something, say something, say something
Say it loud, say it loud now

I learned a thing or two from my mama
Oh yeah-yeah-yeah
She believed in God and good karma (yeah-yeah-yeah)
She said, "But we can make a change, yeah, we got to try
To leave a better world on the day that we die
Or at least we can go down fighting"
Oh yeah-yeah-yeah

So here I go
I'm waking up to the power of words and the weight of love
And yes, I know words ain't enough
But when the silence becomes so dangerous
We gotta say something, say something, say something, say something
Say it loud, say it loud now
Say something, say something, say something, say something
Say it loud, say it loud now

I'm bitin' my time, bitin' my tongue
Waitin' for the perfect moment but it never comes
When I get close, I close up
Intimacy's so hard for me and I get stuck
But I don't wanna be like my father was
Scared to rock the boat, never speaking up
I wanna live my truths wide open
Oh yeah-yeah-yeah

So here I go
I'm waking up to the power of words and the weight of love
And yes, I know words ain't enough
But when the silence becomes so dangerous
We gotta say something, say something, say something, say something
Say it loud, say it loud now
Say something, say something, say something, say something
Say it loud, say it loud now

We're all running out of time
I've got to let go of my pride, oh
'Cause someday I won't be around
I wanna leave my heart sung out loud

So here I go
I'm waking up to the power of words and the weight of love
And yes, I know words ain't enough
But when the silence becomes so dangerous
We gotta say something, say something, say something, say something
Say it loud, say it loud now
Say something, say something, say something, say something
Say it loud, say it loud now
Say something, say something, say something, say something
Say it loud, say it loud now
Say something, say something, say something, say something
Say it loud, say it loud now


Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher

Say Something Lyrics as written by Celine Svanback Brandyn Burnette

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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    We’re in a pivotal time right now in this country when it comes to social justice. On “Say Something,” you sing about leaving a better world and “I know words ain’t enough/but when the silence becomes so dangerous/We gotta say something.” Are you talking about Black Lives Matter?It’s about a lot of things. I got sent the song. The first verse was already written and it felt like it was very much a social issue commentary about speaking up about things you believe in, things that you want to see change, just speaking up and not being silent. I said, “I’d love to finish this song, but I think on the second verse, I’d like to open up some more dimension to what ‘say something’ means to me.” Because my personal experience was I was raised by a father who was quite the opposite. He was like, “Don’t speak out. Don’t say anything. Just be quiet and put all your beliefs into your music, just say it in your music. Live your life by your principles and you won’t need to say it.” And there’s some goodness and truth in that approach, but what I wished we had done was said more things in our home even, intimate things: “I love you.” “I’m sorry.” So I wanted the second verse to touch upon those things, which were more personal to my life, because I’m trying to raise my family a little bit different here. We do speak up in our house, we say things, we don’t bottle stuff up. And that was important to me as well.

    amir113853on September 23, 2020   Link

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