.YOU.AiN'T.HUMAN.WiTHOUT.[F E A R].

Over my many years of listening to some pretty amazing music...


I've come accross some very talented individuals as well as some very identifyable & inspiring lyrics


hence..Jazmine Sullivan's, "Fear" [Fearless, 2008]


The lyrics are very true & very relative with anyone chasing his/her dream...


Life is full of fears, everyone has one, atleast one...





but the way to differentiate the strong from the weak, the men from the boys, or the women from the girls is simple: Face your fears or run from them??





Below I've listed her lyrics & i've shared a few of my own, very similar fears...


Enjoy ;)





Her lyrics state:

"I'm scared to try cause Im scared to fail..."

In alot of ways, I can relate...

Sometimes I am afraid to try something for fear it wont work. Sometimes we are our own worst enemy & are hardest on ourselves. We fill ourseves with self doubt.

[Support yourself, dont be so hard on ya!!]

"I'm scared to die cause I'm scared of Hell..."

Ok she hit this one right on the nail! I'm scared to die right now!! I kno i'm not ready!! & because of that, i'm scared as shit of hell!

[Bedda be ready when HE comes...]

"I'm scared to kiss I'm scared to hug..."

I'm scared to kiss the wrong guy...

I once read that a kiss is sacred..& it is

what if he ALL WRONG

what if his kiss is HORRIBLE

what if he's not worth it

I mean I kno some ppl think "Ok, it's JUST a kiss", but seriously, it's not

Uh, HELLO?? Can we say "MONO"!!-jus sayin...

[Have some standards...]

"I'm scared of sex cause I'm scared to touch..."

& Sex...too many of us are waaaaaay too comfortable with it, not enough of us are afraid to touch...it should be treated as sacred as it once was...

lets not forget that we (figuratively) carry around each person we lay with...EWW

Sorry but that kinda freaks me out...dat's some serious baggage!!

[DNT BE NO BAG lADY!!-Jus sayin...]

& Sullivan proceeds::

"I'm scared to look cause I'm scared to see..."

I'm scared to look cause I'm scared to see...hmm what does that mean to me? lol

sometimes you wanna find something sooo bad you dont completely think it thru...

what if you find it (or think you find it)-whatever you're seeking, & it's not what you thought it was...or better yet, you HATE it?

[Food For Thought...]

"I'm scared of you cause I'm scared of me..."

Have you ever wondered why you dislike someone soo much?

& then later realized whatever you despise in them, you possess yourself??

Or a more common matter, for example, you're afraid that he/she will cheat on you because you would, or have cheated on him/her...that guitly conscience thing??

[Think on that.]

"I'm scared to fly cause I'm scared to crash..."

It's very simple what this means to me

I am literally afraid of flying!!!

never been on a plane before!!

But I will someday!

[*Face your fears!! ;) ]

"I'm scared to move on so I live in the past..."

alot of times we're scared to let go of things we miss, that aren't necessarily beneficial to us. we hold on to them and by that we are living in the past...

you know that ex you can't STAND but you still can't STAND to see him/her with someone else??

[Uh-huh...there goes that baggage again...]

"I'm scared to fight cause I'm scared to bleed..."

Ok this isnt relative to me verbatim BUT i am not confrontational

& i dnt like to have to fight, but if the time comes i will

[i like to keep the peace...]

"I'm scared to love cause I'm scared he'll leave..."

GUILTY!

Can't do the love thing...I mean if it happens, cool, but i'd rather stay away

Too many disappointments..too much time wasted

I'm scared to fall & I am scared to fall hard

& most importantly, im scared if I fall, he'll be the wrong one =(

[If I fall, catch me please...]

"I'm scared of drugs I'm scared to drink..."

I will admit i have somewhat of a curious mind.

I've tried different drinks & I (occasionally) smoke weed but

I am afraid to things like alcohol poisoning or stumbling across the wrong drug & becoming addicted...

I'm more afraid of drinking because it DOES indeed slur your judgement!

Lets make good choices ppl!!

[Everybody look bedda when you on da juice-Keri Hilson (Happie Juice)]

"I'm scared to swim cause I'm scared to sink..."

Um...not applicable

;)

lol i can swim good enough of to save my own life...only mine!

BUT if i were abandoned in the Atlantic...I'd be nothing short of TERRIFIED!!!

On the otherhand, metaphorically, if you've listened to Mariah Carey's "My All" there's a part where's she uses a similar metaphor (if this is even a metaphor lol), of course, about love...

(that has nothing to do with this at all lol-dont ask!)

If Jazmine Sullivan means this about love I agree 1-ten percent...It's kinda like what i said "I'm scared to fall, cause I'm scared to fall hard"...

[I'm drowned in you & I won't pull thru without you by my side-Mariah Carey (My All)]

"I'm scared to learn cause I'm scared of truth..."

Many of us dread finding the out the truth about sensitive issues

like "what you don't kno won't hurt you"

It sounds harsh but it's true

Sometimes (and only sometimes) is the truth too painful or unbearable...

"Dont wanna gain weight, guess I'm scared of food..."

Well...

Im not scared of food but I sure hate to gain weight!!

I got nothing here

if you do..please comment...

"I'm scared to think that the label dropped me

I'm scared to think of my album flopping..."

If I were a recording artist, I would most definately be afraid of the flopping and dropping!

It already takes forever to get in the game!!

Took Keri Hilson 10years to really get in the game, she was behind the scenes as a ghost writer.

But in general, it's a scary thing to work so hard for something & have it taken away

It could make you wanna give up...

[Don't let something that re-achievable get you down. Starting over might piss you off but be thankful for the opportunity & the possibility of grasping again what you lost, whatever it may be. You can't have it all-that's life & it's very true that what doesn't kill you makes you STRONGER! (<=also one my favorite songs::Kanye West)]

"THIS MAY SOUND CRAZY BUT IT'S TRUE

SO DNT PRETEND IT AIN'T YOU TOO

WE'RE ALL AFRAID OF SOMETHING HERE

CAUSE YOU AIN'T HUMAN WITHOUT FEAR

HEY HEY HEY..."

Very very true...

[You ain't human without fear]

The next verse is my favorite =)

"Im scared to start cause I'm scared I'll quit..."

I am terrified of half-heartedly pursuing any endeavor!

If I can't give it my all, I try to leave it for later

But once i'm in it, IM IN IT!

Can't stop, Won't stop

[For me giving up's wy harder den tryin-KANYE WEST (Champion, Graduation 2007)]

"I'm scared that ppl won't like my shit..."

Now I am very artistic

very deep
very abstract

very different

very weird

I won't say that I'm scared that ppl won't like my shit, but it does mean a great deal if they love it ;) jus sayin!!

But initially, it's very frightening putting yourself out there

you want to be accepted & you want to be appreciated

& in the end you want ppl to like you & ultimately respect you

(especially when you try something new)

"I'm scared of fame & paparazzi

Rumors starting & ppl watching.."

Ok now some of you may not like any form of "fame" or popularity what-so-ever

& some, like me, don't mind it...to a certain extent.

I personally hate other ppl in MY business!! It drives me crazy that other ppl find humor & interest in other ppl's drama, failure, distress, etc.

But to be sensible about it, i guess its fair to place a diagnosis on myself:: I hate to admit it but I, Brittany Mishon, am afraid to have other ppl know my personal business, good or bad.

It's a security thing & i really feel that this is a logical fear & more ppl should be cautious of how they handle their personal business, including myself.

I don't ppl to know anything about me that I didn't inform them of myself. If i told you something it was meant for only YOU to know, duh! I guess the problem is that not everyone understands that but that's another subject: Trust.

Back on topic, I start feeling flushed with embarrassment the minute im exposed about something that i want to be confidential but EVERYBODY KNOWS!! ugh! It really pisses me off! My face shows it & my blood rushes uncontrollably! I hate not being able to control things like that...

& ahhh rumors...we can all say we don't care what others say about us & some ppl may even admit that they hate it

but honestly, it's frustrating for ppl to perceive you in a way that you don't want to be perceived! & even if you honestly don't care (& most of us CHOOSE not to care because there's nothing we can physically do about it...) if you could change what ppl say about you, would you?

I know that I want ppl to say great things about me, but I also want an honest....judgement, for lack of a better term...so its easy to see how someone could fear a rumor.

"I'm scared to grow up cause I'm scared to get old..."

Jus to be brief...disability & new responsibilities can be very frightening. What if you do something wrong?? Can you really afford to experiment with old age? Think about what this means to you...

"I'm scared of the dark & being alone..."

Now I'm not literally afraid of the dark but metaphorically, yes. & I never want to be alone. It's very important that we, as human beings feel loved. If ever I seriously felt alone, I'd feel crippled & lonely. & loneliness can easily lead to depression which can lead to doing stupid things to fill the void which is all very UNHEALTHY!!

Let's surround ourselves with a healthy source of love & companionship.

"I'm scared of war, I"m scared of jail..."

That's pretty self-explanatory if you ask me...

I dread both.

"Scared to share a secret cause I'm scared you'll tell..."

And again, pretty self-explanatory. & sometimes, jus like you can be your own worst enemy, sometimes you are also your bestfriend for that simple reason. How many times do you hear,"I'm sorry, it just slipped out!" after sharing a "secret"??

Well if you don't know, you can't slip up can you?

Well that about wraps it up!

"Fear" expresses some REAL fears! Not small fears like, "oh im scared of spiders!'

unless you are seriously terrified of spiders lol but it displays some very serious issues that could modify your character drastically!

Maybe not as extreme as phobias, but some very crucial & common terrors.

This song is very very down to earth & extremely brave.

When you can admit your fears, you omit your self-control & power but all in the same you show your humanity & you express that your "fears" are only "things" & you refuse to let those "things" hold you down or get the best of you...

& if you have a tough-guy/girl mentality & you miraculously don't have ANY fears

not even one of bugs or something...??? you've got alot to learn about yourself

Cause you ain't "human" without [F E A R]...

♥B