Story Behind The Song
The song is about every guy's fear of asking a girl out. The fear of getting shut down. The fear of rejection.
Song Description
The song is about every guy's fear of asking a girl out. The fear of getting shut down. The fear of rejection. The lyric is a conversation most guys go through in their heads as they try to get their courage up to engage in conversation, to ask for a date. As far as the culture has come, it is still a guy's prerogative to initiate.
| Song Length |
3:41 |
Genre |
Rock - General, Rock - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Mood |
Nervous |
| Subject |
Shyness |
Similar Artists |
Elvis Costello, The Cranberries |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
CALCULATED RISK
VERSE 1
Some guys build their courage
With some beer or wine
Others try to play it cool
They always have a line
My tongue isn't working
Bound up in a knot
I'm panicked and I'm hot!
CHORUS
I'll take a calculated risk
If I die inside I know I surely missed
Then I'll cross one more thing off my list
Just another boy hoping to get kissed
I took my shot
a calculated risk, a calculated risk
VERSE 2
Let me stop and catch my breath
and plan a strategy
So when I make my move,
it doesn't end in tragedy
Can I just say it
with my false composure
Naked in my exposure
CHORUS
VERSE 3
I've my head screwed on
My heart back in my chest
Doesn't matter how I do it
As long as it's my best
C'mon boy let's go
Ain't afraid of nothin'
Except that she'll say no
CHORUS