I talk big
I scare easy
Both things can be true
I grew up yelling stories to an empty shore
Trying to sound brave so I wouldn't feel small anymore
Lies stacked tall like towers in my chest
If I say it loud enough, maybe fear gets less
They laugh when I shake, when I stall, when I stall
But I still show up when I hear my name called
Got a slingshot heart and a trembling hand
But I learned real quick courage ain't calm
It's knees knocking loud, still standing your ground
Still saying I'm here when you wanna back down
I'm scared, yeah I know it I won't pretend
But I walk forward shaking, that's how it begins
If courage is moving when fear won't leave
Then maybe I'm braver than I believe
I loved a ship like she was alive
Wood and rope, but she knew our lives
She creaked when we laughed, she cried when we fought
Held us together when we almost got lost
When they said she was done, I took it too hard
Felt like losing a friend, felt like breaking my heart
I said things I regret, I pushed them away
But grief don't speak gentle, it just spills what it say
She carried our dreams till her bones gave out
If loving that ship was wrong, I'll never back down
I'm scared, yeah I know it I still stayed
Even when goodbye felt heavier than the waves
Some things you fight for even when you lose
That's a brave thing too
They keep asking questions like, wait hold up
Was that you with the mask Nah, couldn't be Usopp
Sniper King, different guy, totally tall
Different nose, different cape, I don't see it at all
Funny how heroes disappear when things get real
Funny how courage wears masks so it don't have to feel
Say what you want, crack jokes, meme it to death
I'll be in the backline holding my breath
When the shot needs landing from way downtown
I don't miss, even scared, I don't miss now
I don't want to be fearless
I want to be brave
There's a difference
I dream big like giants who laugh at the sky
Stories as tall as Elbaf at night
They don't hide fear, they carry it proud
Still raise a cup, still stand real loud
One day I'll walk there, head held high
Not as a liar, as a man who tried
A brave warrior of the sea, that's the goal
Not perfect, not strong, just honest and bold
If legends are written by standing your ground
Then maybe my name's worth writing down
I'm scared, yeah I say it out loud
But I stand when it matters, I don't back out
From tall tales to truth, from boy to belief
I'm becoming the hero I needed to see
I still tell stories
Just different ones now
And yeah
I miss her
I miss her