In a land far away where the sun doesn't spare a soul And a twisted tradition has a girl in a strangle hold Lies a desert with the footprints Of little girls with a secret
Of a pain That you and I could never know
Little feet running fast as they can like the bird in flight Through days of sand with a fire in the sky And through indigo nights She runs away from a life spent Being witness to other unwilling participants Of a pain That you and I will never know
[Chorus] Your'e a bravebird (bravebird) Of the rarest kind (kind) You may be one of the walking wounded But still you fly You're a bravebird (bravebird)
You put yourself on the line
When you shared your secret with the world You saved another mother's child
As she speaks, you can tell that the Words are not easy to say
They hold the power to transport her back to that impossible day
But she hasn't any regrets 'cause' she won't become a woman with a secret Of a pain That you and I could never know You and I could never know You and I could never know