Song Description
Discovering that being yourself is very liberating rather than trying to be what others expect you to be.
| Song Length |
3:49 |
Genre |
Latin - Rock, Latin - Dancehall |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Composed, Content |
Subject |
Change, Life |
| Similar Artists |
Ricky Martin, Santana |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
REAL FREEDOM
[Verse 1 - 0:10-0:35]
Used to weigh every step I made
On a scale that I never raised
Every word had a price to pay
Had to sound just right
Tried to be what they said I'd be
Gave my voice to their melody
But the truth kept on calling me
In the quiet nights
?
[Pre-Chorus - 0:35-0:50]
Then I let it all fall away
Didn't matter what they would say
?
[Chorus - 0:50-1:15]
Real freedom is when you got nothing to gain
Nothing to lose, nothing to hide, nothing to prove
Real freedom is when you're done playing the game
No one to please, no one to be but the truth
No pressure pulling me under my skin
No past telling me where I've been
It's just me breathing in
Real freedom
?
[Verse 2 - 1:15-1:40]
Now I move like I've got no weight
No approval to validate
If I love it, I let it play
I don't second guess
No more chasing a finish line
No more reading between the signs
If it's real, then it's reason enough
I don't need the rest
?
[Pre-Chorus - 1:40-1:55]
When I stopped needing anything
That's when everything came to me
?
[Chorus - 1:55-2:20]
Real freedom is when you got nothing to gain
Nothing to lose, nothing to hide, nothing to prove
Real freedom is when you're done playing the game
No one to please, no one to be but the truth
No pressure pulling me under my skin
No past telling me where I've been
It's just me breathing in
Real freedom
?
[Bridge - 2:20-2:45] (build + lift)
What if I don't need a reason
What if I don't need a sign
What if the life I've been chasing
Is already mine
No permission, no conditions
No more waiting in line
Just the feeling I'm living
One moment at a time
?
[Final Chorus - 2:45-3:15] (big lift / stacked vocals)
Real freedom is when you got nothing to gain
Nothing to lose, nothing to hide, nothing to prove
Real freedom is when you're done playing the game
No one to please, no one to be but the truth
No walls, no weight, no chains on me
No fear of who I used to be
It's everything I need
Real freedom
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