“God Is Really Real” is a reflection of the Met brothers' experience of life in conjunction with the state of their then-increasingly ill father, Gary. His state was made public on July 1, 2023, to which fans across the Internet responded with their love and support. Considering the heartfelt recept...
[Verse 1]
My dad can't get out of bed
There's somethin' in his lungs
I think that's what the doctor said
I gotta leave for Paris now
My band goes on at 10
And my dad can't get out of bed
[Verse 2]
The Earth is spinnin' like it always did
The New York Times is publishin'
Some real important thing
And each day when the world wakes up
Our lawns will still be wet
And my dad can't get out of bed
[Chorus]
God is really real when you really, really need Him
Karma just appears when you suddenly believe it
Hear it loud and clear, just as long as it's convenient (Convenient)
Life's fuckin' long 'til it stops, and God's fuckin' fake 'til He's not
[Verse 3]
There's robots that are way too good at art
And everybody's sad now
And tryna get to Mars
Don't wanna hear your problems
'Cause there's just one in my head
And he can't get out of bed
[Verse 4]
What if we could break you out tonight?
This kind of thing happens to other dads
It don't happen to mine
I'll distract the doctors, we could sneak out with your meds
You could come along and be a roadie for the band
Come on, Dad, get out of bed
[Chorus]
God is really real when you really, really need Him
Karma just appears when you suddenly believe it
Hear it loud and clear, just as long as it's convenient (Convenient)
Life's fuckin' long 'til it stops, and God's fuckin' fake 'til He's not
[Verse 5]
Now it's late, I really gotta go
And we can't face our feelings, so we're makin' lots of jokes
And we won't cry about it, no, we'll be manly men
"I love you" sounds all corny, so I wrote this song instead
I'll sing it for you, Dad, when you get out of bed
I'll sing for you when you're out of bed
God is Really Real was produced by Ryan Met.
AJR released God is Really Real on Mon Jul 03 2023.
“God Is Really Real” was, according to a statement by AJR, going to be on TMM. However, they felt that they needed to release the song, about their dying dad, early, so that he could listen to it before he passed.
And so it seems that God Is Really Real is still to be on TMM.
In the statement by AJR when they released the track, they said that they had “shot a quick video here in the hospital to go along with it”.
They were in the hospital whilst presumably being with their dad, and so felt that they needed to record the lyrics video as suddenly as right there in the hos...
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On Monday 3 July 2023, the evening of the song’s unexpected release, AJR announced on their social medias that their father, Gary had sadly passed away, with the lines “Rest in Peace Dad. Couldn’t have asked for a better Number 1 Fan.” It also included a tear-inducing video of Gary at the front row...