Guilt stains on my pillow
Blood on my terraces
Torsos in my closet

Shadows from my past
Life is real
Life is real

Life is real, so real
Sleeping is my leisure
Waking up in a minefield

Dream is just a pleasure dome
Love is a roulette wheel
Life is real

Life is real
Life is real, oh yeah
Success is my breathing space

I brought it on myself
I will price it
I will cash it

I can take it or leave it
Loneliness is my hiding place
Breastfeeding myself

What more can I say
I have swallowed the bitter pill
I can taste it, I can taste it

Life is real
Life is real
Life is real

Music will be my mistress
Loving like a !@^%
Lennon is a genius

Living in every pore
Life is real
Life is real

Life is real, so real
Life is cruel
Life is a (*##$

Life is real, so real
Life is real
Life is real

Yeah, life is real