[Verse 1] I found a receipt in an empty coat For a town that burned before I was born The cashier smiled like she knew my name Then folded the paper and walked through the wall [Pre-Chorus] Every face has a borrowed expression Every answer arrives pre-owned I press my thumb into the mirror It pushes back like bone [Chorus] If the real world is fake, are the fake people real? Do they ache when the lights go out? If the truth is a mask that refuses to peel Who is underneath it now? I keep asking the room, but the room won’t speak It just hums through the kitchen floor If the real world is fake, are the fake people real? Or were we never real before? [Verse 2] My neighbor waters plastic flowers Every morning at a quarter to six He says the rain is only theater But still gets angry when the weather quits [Pre-Chorus] I watched a child draw a doorway Then step aside and let it breathe She said, “Don’t knock unless you mean it” So I left my hand on the frame [Chorus] If the real world is fake, are the fake people real? Do they ache when the lights go out? If the truth is a mask that refuses to peel Who is underneath it now? I keep asking the room, but the room won’t speak It just hums through the kitchen floor If the real world is fake, are the fake people real? Or were we never real before? [Bridge] Maybe the lie has a pulse in its throat Maybe the wound is the proof that we’re close Maybe your hand, when it finds mine in the dark Is the only honest thing left in the house [Final Chorus] If the real world is fake, are the fake people real? I can feel your fingers shake If the truth is a mask that refuses to peel Let it crack for our own sake No more asking the room, no more waiting for signs No more sleeping behind that door If the real world is fake, and the fake people real Then I’ll be real with you once more [Outro] The mirror keeps breathing The hallway turns blue If nothing is certain I’ll start with you
