One day Shaun Verreault joined us for a writing session, bringing a snippet of the song "I Dare You" and we all decided to work on that. The melody and sentiment of the song stole my heart right away. To me, it's about the final moment before a breakup; that one last time when someone pleads with his or her loved one to stand up and be strong enough to love. It takes a lot of guts to give yourself completely to someone and this song is about challenging someone to do that.
lyrics
I DARE YOU
Don McLeod, Ali Milner, Shaun Verreault
C-G-F-C^G
I DARE YOU TO LOVE ME
AND GIVE ME YOUR HEART
I DARE YOU TO TRUST ME
AND LET DOWN YOUR GUARD
(CHORUS) C-E7-F-Em^Dm-C
BE MY MAN, PROVE TO ME THAT YOU CAN
SHOW ME YOU CARE TOO, IF YOU’RE NOT SCARED TO
I DARE YOU TO LOVE
C-G-F-C^G
I DARE YOU TO HOLD ME
WHEN I CAN’T HOLD IT IN
I DARE YOU TO KISS ME
LIKE ‘GONE WITH THE WIND’
(CHORUS) C-E7-F-Em^Dm-C
BE MY MAN, PROVE TO ME THAT YOU CAN
SHOW ME YOU CARE TOO, IF YOU’RE NOT SCARED TO
I DARE YOU TO LOVE
C7
(BRIDGE) Dm-G-Dm-(D-Eb-E)-F-G
LOVE CAN HEAL YOU, OR EAVE YOU ALL SCARED
IT WON’T BE EASY, BABY TRU LOVE CAN BE HARD
WHAO
C-G-F-C^G
I DARE YOU TO WANT ME
AND TELL TE WHOLE WOLRD
YOU’LL NEVER LEAVE ME
I AM YOUR GIRL
(CHORUS) C-E7-F-Em^Dm-C
BE MY MAN, PROVE TO ME THAT YOU CAN
SHOW ME YOU CARE TOO, IF YOU’RE NOT SCARED TO
SHOW ME YOU CARE TOO, IF YOU’RE NOT SCARED TO
SHOW ME YOU CARE TOO, IF YOU’RE NOT SCARED TO
I DARE YOU TO LOVE
credits
from I Dare You,
released October 2, 2009
Composers: Ali Milner, Don McLeod and Shaun Verreault
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