Keep It Real (Bonus Track)

Going to church and I'm feeling out of place Trying to fit in with the rest by putting on a fake face Telling them "Yea I'm good"; telling them "Yea I'm blessed" Not knowing that I'm a mess and I'm just feeling so stressed But I can't open up, see I feel all alone And I can't ask for help, I got to make it on my own But see, I'm on the edge and I'm barely holding on Moments away from throwing deuces up to God, telling them I'm gone Everyone else gets it except me Pastor's preaching prosperity while my wallet is empty What is it I'm doing wrong, am I constantly failing I keep striving to be holy, sins keep on prevailing Maybe I'm just the one who's never ever going to make it Maybe I just wasn't built strong enough to take it I'm just a product of Ishmael, my life's cursed What's the purpose of me living if I'm already in a hearse Can I keep it real And can I tell you how I feel Let me tell you what's the deal Let me tell you what's real Can I keep it real And can I tell you how I feel Let me tell you what's the deal Better yet, let me show you what's real Can I come as an imperfect man, can I keep it real Can I tell you about the things that God had to reveal Let me share a few with you, one of them was pride I'm not going to lie, I had a fetish for the spotlight I had to learn that without God, I have no identity All glory to him so who cares if they mention me Another was anger, I had a short fuse I was quick to run my mouth, quick to verbal abuse I had to learn to be slow to speak, quicker to listen Patience and peace, a few of many things that I was missing Another one was lust, see I struggled within my mind Seeing a honey walk by, made me want to fantasize I had to learn that every part of me was made to please the Lord What pleased him more was what I did behind the closed doors I'm sharing all the lessons, hoping that their a blessing An encouragement for all of you to keep on pressing Can I keep it real And can I tell you how I feel Let me tell you what's the deal Let me tell you what's real Can I keep it real And can I tell you how I feel Let me tell you what's the deal Better yet, let me show you what's real It's time for the body of Christ to communicate Expose the plans of the enemy as we illuminate Everything that was hidden, like we turned on a black light See, you're trying to overcome with your own might But we all got to pray, intercede for one another Because we're brothers and sisters, just from another mother But from the same father so let's break bread Deep calleth unto deep so let the truth be said You see the person to your left, he may be struggling with porn The person to your right may have some suicidal thoughts The person in the back may have his marriage on the rocks But we don't know, we're pretending to be this perfect little flock Let us testify the struggles, the bruises, and the scars How God made us victorious, not put up a facade Be holy without creating intimidation Expose sin and start the process of elimination Can I keep it real And can I tell you how I feel Let me tell you what's the deal Let me tell you what's real Can I keep it real And can I tell you how I feel Let me tell you what's the deal Better yet, let me show you what's real