Context

This line is from the song "Drive" by Incubus, from the album Make Yourself (1999). 

Incubus broke big with this single, closing out the '90s at #9 on the charts. It's kinda different from a lot of their other stuff, which has more of an alterna-metal edge. Click here to check out the video, inspired by the artwork of MC Escher. Drummer Jose Pasillas actually did all the artwork, and we have to say it's pretty sweet.

Where you've heard it

This song was everywhere back when it first came out. Since then, you might've taken a crack at playing it on the video game BandFuse. If not, click here to watch somebody else do it. You might've also heard some random dude on YouTube sing these lines, since the song is a favorite cover for… random dudes on YouTube.

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

Well, he is making lofty pronouncements about facing fear, but he's also doing it in a Top 40 modern rock song.