[Verse 1]

Leaving the canvas for a second

Get my head right

Leaving wasn't the plan

I guess it backfired

I act wild at times

And try to hide/disguise what's on my mind

I'd just lie and say "I'm tired"

I know the homies knew

But alone I'd sit at home

As I go through all these struggles-

I start to feel like a ghost

And my goals become weak

And my soul it won't speak

As if speakin' ain't done for free

Pledge allegiance to inner demons

My feelings won't let me breathe

And the seeds that I had planted

Abandoned my inner planet

Can it change me as a man?

A frantic manic who left the canvas

And handed in the towel

His bowels twisted-

No bandage to manage the pain

So- who's to blame?

Or say anything- to take away?

"He went insane"

At least he played the game

And stayed awake to see his fate awaken in a different way

No, fakin' never feels the same

[Chorus]

Fakin' never feels the same

Bein' real's the only way

Wait until these feelings fade (aye)

Fakin' never feels the same

Bein' real's the only way

Wait until these feelings fade (yeah)

But you can do it my brother

'Cause you a lover and a fighter

"Ride or Die" is in your eyelids

Swear you see it when you pray night

I write this as you light another cigarette

Forgetting all them changes you been dealing with

It really is-

Something to see

Something for me to perceive and learn from

Until the birds come and tell me it's time

But I ain't nervous son, I'm Optimus Prime

I got a team of Witwikis wit' me

And they all Ready to Die

For the love in my heart

It's no Biggie

"So hit me"

How I'm challenging life

I took a shot in the dark and darkness told me "think twice"

(Haha yeah right)

My stubbornness persisted as I twisted the knife

[Chorus]

Fakin' never feels the same

Bein' real's the only way

Wait until these feelings fade (aye)

Fakin' never feels the same

Bein' real's the only way

Wait until these feelings fade (yeah)