Step away, keep your distance   I can't be what you want me to be   But right now there are things inside   I don't want you to see      So take your personal spotlight   Shine it on someone else for a while   I can't force a happy face or makeshift you a smile   I can't deny what I see, what I feel or what's in front of me      So take your world of precious moments of make-believe   They never made me believe in anything   But left me with nothing to hold on to, your quick fix   And magic tricks can only disguise what I was going through      And now I'm thinkin' it was when it wasn't   And now I'm tryin' to rationalize what just doesn't   Come together and somehow doesn't make sense   But God, how can I convince them when I'm not even convinced?      Everyone is thinkin' it, but nobody's sayin' it   Everyone's sayin' it, but nobody's feeling it   Everyone's feeling it, but nobody's seein' it   So how am I supposed to know what's real?      False sense of happiness   My security wrapped up in this   These control freaks seek out   Who they can brainwash and make activists      They'd rather have me lie   Than bring my failure to the light   Keep your secrets to yourself   It's not about you but them lookin' right      No time to be ugly   Don't trouble them with your doubt and fears   Shout for joy little boys and girls   You brokenness ain't welcome here      Well, excuse me while I bleed through and my life   Becomes see-through   Don't ask for transparency   But reject what you seein' too      Everyone is thinkin' it, but nobody's sayin' it   Everyone is sayin' it, but nobody's feelin' it   Everyone is feelin' it, but nobody is seein' it   So tell me, how am I supposed to know what's real?      Everyone is thinkin' it   Everyone is feelin' it   But nobody is seeing it   And how am I supposed to feel?   How am I supposed to know what's real?      So please   Can somebody tell me   How am I supposed to know what's real   When I was told and controlled how to feel?      You tell me now   How am I supposed to know what's real   When I was told and controlled how to feel?      Jesus, please tell me   How are they gonna know You're real   When we're told and controlled how to feel      Jesus, tell me please   How they gonna know You're real   When they're controlled and told how to feel?      You tell me   How am I supposed to know what's real   When I was told and controlled how to feel?      You tell me please, God   How are they gonna know that You're real   When they're told and controlled how to feel?      You tell me please   How am I supposed to know what's real?   How are they supposed to know what's real?   How are they supposed to know what's real?   How are you and I supposed to know?      Freedom to feel      How am I supposed to feel?   How am I supposed to know what's real?