Build Loud [Verse 1] I can see you standing there with the weight of the room in your eyes trying to look like you’re fine while your hands are holding on for life You say you’re thinking it through but I know that kind of calm it’s just a prettier name for being scared to get it wrong And I won’t call you weak I was no stronger at your age I just learned the hard way that fear can look a lot like waiting [Pre-Chorus] There’s no clean road out no perfect time to start sometimes the first real step is the one that breaks your heart [Chorus] So build loud even if your voice shakes fail fast even if the whole thing breaks Get smarter from the smoke and the scars you don’t find out who you are by staying safe in the dark Build loud let the world hear the sound of a young heart refusing to back down You’re not too late you’re not too far you’re just afraid and that’s where builders are [Verse 2] You keep watching everybody like they got some secret key like they were born already certain like they never had to bleed And now the machines are talking like they came to take your name but tools don’t steal the future from the hands too scared to make I’m not saying it won’t hurt I’m not saying they won’t stare I’m saying life is shorter than the shame you think you can’t bear [Pre-Chorus 2] You can lose inside your head where nobody sees you fall or you can lose out in the open and learn something from it all [Chorus] So build loud even if your voice shakes fail fast even if the whole thing breaks Get smarter from the smoke and the scars you don’t find out who you are by staying safe in the dark Build loud let the world hear the sound of a young heart refusing to back down You’re not too late you’re not too far you’re just afraid and that’s where builders are [Bridge] I’ve seen good dreams die quietly in rooms nobody knew I’ve seen brilliant people vanish behind all they meant to do And I’ve seen fools become legends with a half-made plan and a spark because they stepped into the daylight and built something from the dark So let them laugh let them talk let the first one fall apart A broken thing can be rebuilt but silence never starts [Final Chorus] Build loud even if your voice shakes fail fast even if the whole thing breaks Get smarter from the smoke and the scars you don’t find out who you are by staying safe in the dark Build loud let the world hear the sound of a young heart refusing to back down This is your shot this is your mark this is the fear before the spark Build loud fail fast get smarter Build loud fail fast get smarter [Outro] You don’t have to be fearless you just have to begin The future isn’t waiting for perfect men