[Verse 1]
If you wanna be real, I been through things
Not just skin and bones, I seen unseen wings
Cold room, hot truth, pressure on my name
Still I kept my face up, never folded in the flame
They seen the outside, not the nights I carried
Heard the smile in my voice, never what I buried
Door swing slow, but I knew what it meant
Signs in the small stuff, every coin got spent
I know things you don’t, yeah, that’s my weight
Some days I’m early, some days I’m late
But I move with a purpose, steady in my lane
Even with the storm talk, I don’t chase the pain
[Pre-Chorus]
If you feel me, then you know
Some truths don’t show
I kept my head low
Still I let it grow
[Chorus]
If you wanna be real, be real
I been through it all, I still heal
If you wanna be real, be real
I know more than I say, that’s real
If you wanna be real, be real
Keep your way, I want you to win still
If you wanna be real, be real
I move through the dark, but I stay ill
[Verse 2]
I seen friends switch quick when the bag got near
I seen fake love smile, then disappear
I seen a prayer land hard in the middle of doubt
And the one who was lost start turning back out
So don’t tell me “impossible,” I live past that
Got scars like receipts from the days I lacked
Still, I bless what I got, never beg for more
I know what opens up when you knock that door
You don’t gotta believe every word I say
But I felt what I felt in a real-life way
So I keep my own steps, keep my own pace
If you rise, then I rise, we can both keep grace
[Bridge]
Yeah, the world get loud
But the soul get clear
When the fake falls off
Only truth stay near
[Chorus]
If you wanna be real, be real
I been through it all, I still heal
If you wanna be real, be real
I know more than I say, that’s real
If you wanna be real, be real
Keep your way, I want you to win still
If you wanna be real, be real
I move through the dark, but I stay ill
[Outro]
If you wanna be real
I been through it all
If you wanna be real
Still I stand tall