Lyric discussion by azneel128 

Cover art for Brave lyrics by Sara Bareilles

With respect to <i>The Blessed Unrest</i> album this song opens for, the subject chosen (i.e. living courageously) applies as well to the artistic drive to create. Sara mentioned that the album's title was lifted from a quote by dancer/choreographer Martha Graham, who was describing that impulse, that "divine dissatisfaction," to find the will to execute one's plan. Sara is associating personal bravery in hostile situations with artistic indulgence in spite of unfamiliar territory. After all, both situations involve people finding the world unsatisfactory as he/she opts to change it.

"Brave" is how the Blessed Unrest will spring from silence and wrestle with injustice.