[Intro] This no be fiction Na real life Too much plot Dem say na lie (na lie) [Verse 1a: steady, low, reflective] Life no dey warn, e just show up for door Take wetin I get, come ask for more I smile for the front, I dey break for the back Carry my own load, no one dey share the pack [Verse 1b: triplet flow, urgent] Friends wey I trust, dem turn to stone Plans wey I make, I make am alone Night too long, my mind no dey rest I dey wear "I'm fine" like a bulletproof vest [Verse 1c: steady, heavy] Love wey I give, dem take am for free Loyalty I show, dem no show me Dem take my silence for weakness, for loss I dey carry am quiet, I know the cost [Pre Chorus: half-spoken, slower] Dem ask me how I stand, I no dey tell dem so Na wound wey I carry, na scar wey I know Every fall wey I fall, na lesson, no be show I no dey run, I dey move slow slow [Chorus] This no be fiction Na real life Too much plot Dem say na lie Na true story I get the receipts They hear the motion high Dey wonder why [Verse 2a: triplet flow, rapid-fire] Monday I break, Tuesday I bend Wednesday I hurt, Thursday I mend Friday I stand, Saturday I breathe Sunday I dey learn how to believe [Verse 2b: steady, heavy] Dem count me out before the game don start Dem leave me with pieces of my heart I gather am slow, I put am back Every scar na proof say I no dey crack [Verse 2c: steady, slow punchline] Dem see where I stand, dem no see wetin I pass Na hurt turn to lesson, na loss turn to class Telling myself, This too shall pass [Chorus] This no be fiction Na real life Too much plot Dem say na lie Na true story I get the receipts They hear the motion high Dey wonder why [Bridge: slower, half-spoken] If I tell you everything, your eye go water (water ehh) Wetin I pass through, e no be small matter (matter ehhh) Dem go swear say na script, dem go swear say na dream But na me live am, na me dey the scene Dem dey sleep, I dey push through the night Still dey here, I survive the fight Through the night [Chorus] This no be fiction Na real life Too much plot Dem say na lie Na true story I get the receipts They hear the motion high Dey wonder why This no be fiction Na real life Too much plot Dem say na lie Na true story I get the receipts They hear the motion high Dey wonder why [Fade Out]
