keep it real

**KEEP IT REAL** **[Intro]** *(Filtered vocal)* No mask. No front. No lie. Keep it real... Keep it real... --- **[Verse 1]** Everybody talking loud, nothing underneath. Smoke in the mirror. Hands on the wheel. I learned the hard way... silence don't pretend. The night knows my name. I don't have to prove it. --- **[Hook]** Keep it real. Keep it real. That's enough. Keep it... Real. --- **[Verse 2]** Lost a few faces. Found my own. Empty rooms tell the truth. Every scar left a rhythm. Every step brought me home. --- **[Hook]** No disguise. Keep it real. No disguise. Keep it... Real. --- **[Breakdown]** When the lights disappear... Who are you? When the bass falls away... Who are you? I've been chasing echoes. Calling them dreams. I've been wearing shadows. Calling them me. Strip it back. Leave the fear. Leave the noise. Leave what's fake. If all I've got is this heartbeat... it's enough. --- **[Build]** One voice. One soul. One truth. Keep it real. Keep it real. --- **[Final Drop Hook]** Real. Real. Keep it real. Nothing more. Nothing less. Keep it real. Real. Real. *(Repeat and gradually strip elements away until only the vocal and groove remain.)*