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Be Real

from Kingdom Illusion by Whiskerman

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lyrics

It's just the death of my reality
that's all that's all
Now I'm left
With the stench of mortality
Oh reality

Did you see my head flying there?
Lost somewhere in the air?
Thinking on a thing
I couldn't possibly relay
Now it's late in the night
But it's too late for dreams
Be real
Be real for once

It's just a moment of insecurity
Oh the loss
Of all purity
Now your naked
And filthy
With regret
Oh I bet

You never saw your head flying there
You just let it disappear
You never thought you'd be
One of those pirates lost at sea
Now your tied to the mast
And drinking from your flask
Screaming be real

Open your eyes
Tell me what you see
When you cry
Are there real tears
Did you ever stop and wonder why
Lend me your ears
I've got just one more verse
After all of these years
This is the one that will hurt

We're too old to be lost
Too young to be caught
By the threat of some lifeless law
What's real for you
Is torture for me
The paradise of a few
Is a world destitute
But you sit on your thrown
On your ass getting blown
Getting blown by your mind
For a hell of a time
And it's love that you crave
But you only want tits
And more steak
And your tied to the cross
Of the old patriarch
But I'm begging you man
Come down and behave
There's room for your sloth
We're all still depraved
And we're sick of your light
That you shine in the dark
Like a jail guard
Like a hustler
Shakin us down for the art
That we make to create
Not to put on your plate
And serve up to your tastes
It's for the boys on block 8
The washed up and dazed
The ones in decay
Just finding their way
The worthless and aimless
The diseased and contagious
The abused and the rapists
All locked up in cages
Look at the way
That they pose in your frame

it turns out that's all of us
Oh my god
Your one of us
So hoist up your axe
Lay it down on the sand
All of The beggars are free
They'll get what they need
And some may be forgiven
Just Listen
to the highway
Is it your way?
Or is it my way?
Who cares
Be real
Be real for us

credits

from Kingdom Illusion, released March 6, 2020
Graham Patzner: Lead Vocal, Piano, Guitar
Charles Lloyd: Guitar
Jeremy Lyon: Guitar
Will Lawrence: Bass
Dan Schwartz: Drums
Steve Taylor: Synths
Strings Performed by The Town Quartet:
Corey Christopher Mike: Violin
Mia Bella D'augelli: Violin
Jacob Hansen-Joseph: Viola
Lewis Patzner: Cello

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