"Real" is an unreleased song by Ariana Grande. The album is an outtake from her debut studio album, Yours Truly. It was co-written by Grande, Kesha, and Pebe Sebert. It is one of the six songs the trio worked on together during a writing session for the album.
A snippet of the song leaked on January 24, 2023. Two days later, two more snippets leaked before the full song leaked on January 31. Two months later, another version leaked on March 5, 2023.
Lyrics[]
Sometimes, I'm indestructible
Stronger than a superhuman
Gotta put out all the fires
While I start one on my own
Sometimes, I'm a flower
Tryna grow through the cold concrete
And sometimes, it's so hard not to break
Yeah I'm tryna make it all work out
And I'm tryna have it all make sense
Yeah, I'm tryna keep everybody happy
But I'm running out of time for myself
All the things I stand for, and
All the things I preach
That I don’t have time to practice
A little time is all I need, and just
Don't say that I'll forget
All the love I havе, yeah, some place
Causе I know I got a lot to be
But right now all I need is to just be real
Mmm-mmm-hmm
Just be real
I'm feeling like a grown up, but I'm still a little girl
I'm my mothers only daughter, just a person in this world
I've got a job, got a plan, got a place to go
But you're never gonna always know
You gotta love, gotta breathe, gotta let it go
Gotta live, gotta take it slow
All the things I stand for, and
All the things I preach
That I don’t have time to practice
A little time is all I need, and just
Don't say that I'll forget
All the love I have, yeah, some place
Cause I know I got a lot to be
But right now-
Mmm, hey
Always gotta slow myself down
What's the hurry? What's the hurry?
Always gotta slow myself down
What's the hurry?
All the things I stand for, and
All the things I preach
That I don’t have time to practice
A little time is all I need, and just
Don't say that I'll forget
All the love I have, yeah, some place
Cause I know I got a lot to be
But, oh, hey
And just don't say that I'll forget
All the love I have, yeah, some place
Cause I know I got a lot to be
But right now, just be real
Mmm-mmm, be real, Mmm-mmm
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