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 in 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, breast feeding 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 whore

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 bitch

Life is real, so real

Life is real, life is real, yeah

Life is real