Real Ones Rising

{warm Rhodes electric piano

arpeggio} {soft finger snaps} (warm hummmm) {low-pass filter

sweep opening up} It's 3 AM,

the city's sleeping

But I'm awake, this dream I'm keeping

Hands on the keys,

heart on my sleeve Built this from nothing,

you gotta believe

Real ones know what it took to get here

Sweat in the booth,

fighting my fear

They said I wouldn't make it

But I'm still here

Still reaching higher {vocal swells} {subtle

snare builds}

I'm winning, winning

Even when nobody's listening I'm winning,

winning

This is my confession

Real ones see the vision

Real ones, they believe in me

Real ones, they believe in me

{soaring r&b falsetto ad-lib} Fake smiles fade when the money runs out

That's when you learn who's really about

Lost some along the way,

that's the cost Some friends were just borrowed,

now they're lost

But the hunger stays,

it won't let me sleep

The real ones standing,

that's my keep They see the diamond

In the rough

That's enough {vocal harmonies

rise}

I was scared I'd never matter

Now I know my name don't shatter

Every scar is proof I'm real

Every scar is how I heal {hammond organ swell} I'm winning,

winning

In the silence, I'm still winning

I'm winning, winning

This is my confession

Real ones see the vision

Real ones, they believe in me Real ones,

they believe in me

Yeah, they believe in me

(oh yeahhh) {instruments slowly fade to piano chord}