[Verse 1]
Everyday I try, it gets a little harder
Tryna keep my head, head above water
Stumbling, fumbling, falling to my knees
Praying I will get a better day please
I-I can't ignore
I'm halfway out the door
But I just want
To feel you more
[Chorus]
I'm looking for the real thing
Always looking for the real thing
But tell me, is the real thing
Even a real thing?
(Real thing, real thing)
[Verse 2]
Fuck you when you fuck me over
But I'll be here to hold when you call me over
I wanna feel alright (Alright)
So, let's stay up all night (All night)
Every time I leave it gets a little harder
Scared to touch the fire, but I wanna get higher
Wandering, wondering if I'll ever be
Capable of seeing what's in front of me (Front of me)
[Chorus]
Looking for the real thing
Always looking for the real thing
But tell me, is the real thing
Even a real thing?
(Real thing, real thing)
[Interlude]
Da-da, da, da-da
Da-da, da, da-da
Da-da, da, da-da
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh (Looking for the real thing)
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Oh, woah-oh, woah-oh-oh
Oh, woah-oh, woah-oh-oh
Oh, ooh, woah, oh-oh, oh
Oh, oh-oh, oh, woah, oh-oh
[Chorus]
Looking for the real thing
Always looking for the real thing (For the real thing)
But tell me, is the real thing
Even a real thing?
Looking for the real thing
Always looking for the real thing (Real thing)
But tell me, is the real thing
Even a real thing?
[Outro]
Real thing, real thing
Real Thing was written by Jaco Caraco & Elohim & Lights.
Real Thing was produced by Lights & Jaco Caraco.
Lights released Real Thing on Fri Dec 24 2021.
In an email promoting the song, Lights reflected:
Wrote this song with Elohim last summer just before I shot the Joshua Tree set. We had sake and sushi and sang and played weird instruments and laughed and all was right in the world. Except the pandemic part I guess… Anyway “Real Thing challenges t...