Can I Be Real?

Can I be real with y'all?

When you see me smile

The smile that you see is a frown

Can I be truthful now?

All the energy left in me

Is slowly dwindling down

Can I be honest?

What may seem so easy to you

Is no less than harder for me

Can I speak these words?

Every time I laugh loud

Is to cover these tears you don't see

I'm tired, lethargic, more vulnerable than ever

Am I being understood? Seen in this inclement weather?

Can I be real? Can I be truthful?

Can I be here, just break down and cry?

Can I be honest? Can I be open?

Can I just tell you how much my soul dies?

What's on my mind, what's in my life

All of these problems it seems I must face

Why can't it go, just let me know

I'm sick of this shit that we call the human race

Can I be real? Can I just feel...