Live Real

Spend a lifetime trying to question every move, every thought everything I try to do
Waste time and energy trying to prove, that I am worthy, that I matter
Spend a lifetime trying to understand why I do what I do, evaluating each mood
Waste a wealth of living holding on, to what has died and disappeared
I’m worth to much I say to myself it’s time to live for real

Friendships cracked and shaking from tensions unreleased
Watching women lying to themselves and others ‘bout the fact that they are free
I made up my mind a long time ago not to run that race
Watching women fight for power in ways they refuse to see

Death appears over and over again in the midst of what others call life
Spirits broken and crushed, daily fodder for superstars reaching high
I want to live for real and say the words that others hold
The things that break the lure of power and falseness in hearts turned cold

Spend a lifetime trying to get the approval of others in my life
Reality check says they don’t care and time is passing me by
Spend a lifetime trying to find a way to fit securely in
Reality check says it’s not worth it the air I breathe is thin
I’m worth too much I say to myself it’s time to live for real

I watch the world shudder and shake from the very pit of it’s core
The worth of life hardly registers as the powerful fight for more
I watch mother’s cry and father’s weep as the truth is finally revealed
The world is in trouble and nothing will change unless
We begin to live for real

Pain is the norm, violence is true and everything is okay
Nothing else matters except what you feel and whatever happens today
True laughter has died at the expense of respect and no one seems to care
Say whatever you like do what you want even if it only instills fear
The world is in trouble and nothing will change unless
We begin to live for real

What I see may be only a dream, what I hope for never realized
But I’ll be damned if I won’t with all that I am try to create a better life
I think I came here to earth for whatever it’s worth to speak truth in the midst of this hell
To fight for a life that demands respect and births what fear tries to quell
I’m worth too much I say to myself it’s time to live for real

The visions I have I’m willing to share but not for you to destroy
Say what you like do what you want but my victory will be for real
It’s not just for me and that’s what you can’t see nor understand in your world
You want to think and only believe I’m just a little black girl

What I realize is what and who I am inside, the place you can never reach
I’ve learned how to silence the lies and voices failure in me
See those are the tricks that come with defeat and live through the actions of others
But I have learned how to quickly discern who are true sisters and brothers

Beyond the color of skin and pockets too thin for others to even imagine
I see the same hope and dreams sick and tired of schemes 2xx
Beyond the serenely coifed hair, suv’s, old model T’s sports cars with flair
I see the same hope and dreams sick and tired of schemes 2xx
They too have decided it’s time to live for real

Beyond the food banks, and monthly donations, volunteer drives we see
There are some people fighting to find the truth from inside who want to live real like me
Beyond the charity balls, and social halls, networking events and casting calls
Beyond booty shaking, and breast augmentation, and new facial creations
There are some people fighting to find the truth from inside they want to live real like me
Beyond PS2, whichever NBA works for you, the PGA tour and bling bling galore
Beyond the favorite star, the wars from afar, the terror at home and abroad
There are people like me desperate to see the truth from inside who want to live for real

Why inside?
Because that’s where lies hide 3xx

Spend a lifetime trying to question every move, every thought everything I try to do
Waste time and energy trying to prove, that I am worthy, that I matter
Spend a lifetime trying to understand why I do what I do, evaluating each mood
Waste a wealth of living holding on, to what has died and disappeared
I’m worth to much I say to myself it’s time to live for real

It’s time to live for real