I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
So much stress keeps running through me now
I fell into a mess that I wish I could climb out
I guess I'll hide it so nobody will find out
That way everyone thinks everything is fine now
At home things are messed up with mom and dad
And at school all my friends stab me in the back
No one is real anymore I hate the way they act
There is so many things I wish I had
So God if your there do you understand
Don't you care about anything that's happening
It's not fair to put me through all this junk again
You see that I'm scared so help me if you can
So please speak loud and clear 'cause I'm listening
I need to know that your real 'cause I'm struggling
You need to show that your real 'cause I'm stumbling
Show me that you care and this is what I'm saying
Are you real I want to know
Are you real then let it go
Are you real I want to know
Are you real then let it show
It was right then when everything it began to change
I started looking at these thingsin a different way
I saw life through God's eyes and it wasn't the same
That was right at the time I called on you name
And then I saw all the lies that was thrown my way
I recognized that I need you and on that day
I cried out and seeked you that was when you came
Now that I see you I've been through a major change
I believe you are real 'cause it's so plain
Finally I feel that I can make it through anything
It don't matter what they speak or if they hate
They can't keep me down no more 'cause I've seen your face
And from now never will I be ashamed
'cause I'm a stand strong iwon't bend or sway
Now that I know that you are real it's gonna be ok
I hear you speaking in my ear and this is what you say
Are you real I want to know
Are you real then let it go
Are you real I want to know
Are you real then let it show
See there is a war that's going on outside
You can try and ignore it and just run and hide
But everyday more and more people die
See the battle is for souls and we are on the front lines
So many soldiers are too scared to fight
They're too worried about what people thinking of their life
How can you fight if you won't lay down ya pride
And how will anyone see if you won't shine your light
So many of your friends just walking around blind
And you've got the source that can open up their eyes
It's y'alls choice what you'll do with your lives
But I'm gonna go to war 'cause I've made up my mind
Jesus gave his life when he went and died
So the least I can do is just give him all of mine
So how many of y'all are ready to fight by my side
'Cause this is what he's saying here tonight
Are you real I want to know
Are you real then let it go
Are you real I want to know
Are you real then let it show
I fell into a mess that I wish I could climb out
I guess I'll hide it so nobody will find out
That way everyone thinks everything is fine now
At home things are messed up with mom and dad
And at school all my friends stab me in the back
No one is real anymore I hate the way they act
There is so many things I wish I had
So God if your there do you understand
Don't you care about anything that's happening
It's not fair to put me through all this junk again
You see that I'm scared so help me if you can
So please speak loud and clear 'cause I'm listening
I need to know that your real 'cause I'm struggling
You need to show that your real 'cause I'm stumbling
Show me that you care and this is what I'm saying
Are you real I want to know
Are you real then let it go
Are you real I want to know
Are you real then let it show
It was right then when everything it began to change
I started looking at these thingsin a different way
I saw life through God's eyes and it wasn't the same
That was right at the time I called on you name
And then I saw all the lies that was thrown my way
I recognized that I need you and on that day
I cried out and seeked you that was when you came
Now that I see you I've been through a major change
I believe you are real 'cause it's so plain
Finally I feel that I can make it through anything
It don't matter what they speak or if they hate
They can't keep me down no more 'cause I've seen your face
And from now never will I be ashamed
'cause I'm a stand strong iwon't bend or sway
Now that I know that you are real it's gonna be ok
I hear you speaking in my ear and this is what you say
Are you real I want to know
Are you real then let it go
Are you real I want to know
Are you real then let it show
See there is a war that's going on outside
You can try and ignore it and just run and hide
But everyday more and more people die
See the battle is for souls and we are on the front lines
So many soldiers are too scared to fight
They're too worried about what people thinking of their life
How can you fight if you won't lay down ya pride
And how will anyone see if you won't shine your light
So many of your friends just walking around blind
And you've got the source that can open up their eyes
It's y'alls choice what you'll do with your lives
But I'm gonna go to war 'cause I've made up my mind
Jesus gave his life when he went and died
So the least I can do is just give him all of mine
So how many of y'all are ready to fight by my side
'Cause this is what he's saying here tonight
Are you real I want to know
Are you real then let it go
Are you real I want to know
Are you real then let it show
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