Mandisa - What If We Were Real Lyrics






Well, I'm tired of saying everything
I feel like I'm supposed to say
I'm tired of smiling all the time
I wanna throw the mask away
Sometimes you just have a bad day
Sometimes you just wanna scream
Tell me I'm not the only one
Tell me that you feel just like me

We keep tryin to make it look so nice
And we keep hidin' what's goin on inside
But what if I share my brokenness
What if you share how you feel
And what if we weren't afraid of this crazy mess

What if we were real
What if we were real

I'm over hidin my tears
I think I'm gonna let em' go
I'm over actin so strong
When I ain't even in control
We make it so complicated
But why does it have to be
Why can't we open our hearts and let everybody see

We keep tryin to make it look so nice
And we keep hidin' what's goin on inside
But what if I share my brokenness
What if you share how you feel
And what if we weren't afraid of this crazy mess

What if we were real

We'd think a little less of ourselves
We'd care about someone else
'Cause we'd know just how they feel
Maybe we could let someone love us
Maybe we'd a little more like Jesus
Why can't we learn to real

Na,na,na,na,na,na,na(yeah,yeah)
Na,na,na,na,na,na,na


We keep tryin to make it look so nice
And we keep hidin' what's goin on inside
But what if I share my brokenness
What if you share how you feel
And what if we weren't afraid of this crazy mess

What if we were real

You've got to be real
You've got to be real
You've got to be real
You've got to
You've got to

Na,na,na,na,na,na,na
Na,na,na,na,na..





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  1. H.... S....

    I used to be tire of being happy but today I love to smile and be happy because I have the one who in my life today that keep me happy and that Jesus Christ he keeps me strong matter who trying to bring me down he push me threw and bright my day he set me loose to go in joy this walk with him and his love. Today no one can't bring me down or take away my smile my hope or happiness because Jesus will not let no one destroy our love that we have. If u down don't have nothing to smile about God is the answer to put that beautiful smile on your face .

  2. H.... B....

    This song is how I feel

  3. M.... ....

    Great song.

  4. A.... F....

    Yes!!! This is amazing!!! With social media now, everyone things everyone else's lives are perfect and amazing... When really it's not. Thanks for reminding me

  5. A.... P....

    One of my fave songs

  6. s.... ....

    Cool song.

  7. D.... G....

    I love this song!! it's beautiful

  8. L.... W....

    Hearing ya mandisa. Make it real like the Flat Earth Plane

  9. J.... A....

    THIS LAST TUESDAY AFTYERNOON I CALLED INTO MELBOURNE SPORTS RADIO STATION 1116AM SEN'S DRUVE PROGRAM THE RUN HOME SEGMENT THE SOAP BOX  "DAVID SCHAWARZ SAID Jason FRIM MOOROOLBARK IS IN THE LINE HELLO JASON". I SAID GOOD AFTERNOON OX AND MARKO MY SOAP BOX IS wEST cUIAST GET INTI CRAZY MESSES WHEN WE PLAY IN MELBOUERNE THESE WORDS COME FROM THE SONG BY MANDUISA CALLED WHAT IF WE WERE REAL". I ADDED "I WILL SING THE CHOURS OF THIS SONG FOR YOU". SO I SANG "WE KEEP TRYIN; TO MAKE IT LOOK SO NICE, AND WE WEEP HIDIN'S WHAT[S GOING ON INSIDE, BUT WHEN IF I SHARE MY BROKENNESS, WHAT IF YOU SHARE HOW YOU FEEL, WHAT IF WE WERE AFFRAID OF THE CRAZY MESS, WHAT IF WE WERE REAL". OX SAID "AWESOME JASON". tHEN HE ASKED  "IS THAT THE CHOURS JASON"? I ANSWERED "YES". THEN I SAID CHECK OUT WHAT IF WE WERE REAL, OVERC
    O MER AND UNFINISHED ALL BY MANDISA VIA YOUTUBE".

  10. J.... P....

    ~How can a singer go from singing with Don Moen and his spiritually lead songs about our Lord to singing I guess this is considered "rock gospel" without the Lord mentioned at least in the titles....I'm very disappointed with this project and the programmed music to go with it as if trying to capture a particular audience....But to each their own, I can see many like it so that's what really matters when God our Father is in it...My comments are based on my personal opinion in which I deserve to express...Keep touching lives with your music that's not for me, but did like at least on song on this project "Just Cry"....

  11. J.... A....

    ,MANDISAYESTEERDAY ON THE BUS ON THE WAY HOME NATASHA WAS CRYING AND I SAID "DON'T HIDE YOUR TEARS JUST LET THEM GO, DON'T ACT SO STRONG WHEN YOUR AINT EVEN IN CONTROL... THEN I SANG " WE MAKE IT SO COMNLICATED, BUT WHY DOES IT HAVE TI BE, WHY CAN'T WE OPEN OUR HEARTS AND LET EVERYBODY SEE,"WE KEEP TRYIN' TO  MAKE IT LOOK SO NICE,AND WE EEP HIDIN' WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE,BUT WHAT IF I SHARE MY BROKENNESS TASH , AND WHAT IF YOU SHARED HW YOU FEEL,WHAT IF WE WEREN'T AFFRAID OF THIS CRAZY MESS,WHAT IF WE WERE REAL".WHEN I SANG THE FIRST THREE WORDS OF THE CHOURS TASH SANG WITH ME BECAUSE SHE HAD HEARD ME SIMG THAT SONG BEFORE.

  12. J.... A....

    MANDISA THIS MOERNIMNG ON THE BUS WHEN WE WERE PICKING UP JESSICA AFTER HER MOTHER SAID GOODBYE TO HER I SANG " WE KEEP TRYI'N TO MAKE IT LOOK SO NICE, AND WE KEEEP HIDIN' WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDFE  BUT  WHAT IF I SHARE MY BROKENNESS JESS, WHAT IF YOU SHARE HOW YOU FFEL,WHAT IF WE WEREN'T AFFIRAD OF THIS CRAZY MESS,WHAT IF WE WERE REAL".JESSS LAUGHED.

  13. L.... G....

    one of my faves ever

  14. J.... A....

    Mandisa
    Last Wednesday Fiona said" We did not do the worksheets we were meant to do the week prior because we were in mayhem due the rehurels for the concert". I  said "As Mardsa says "Crazy Mess". I sang The chours of What If We were Real.

  15. J.... A....

    Some Fridays ago I sang the choirs of What If We Were Real and Christine was amazed because she had not heard me sing this sonG.

  16. B.... D....

    I wish I could be real but being a counselor at the age of 16 makes it impossible

    B.... D....

    Nothing is in impossible if you try 😊

    B.... D....

    Find someone you trust to be real with. You can always go to God. He loves you, knows and understands. Just pour out your heart to him.

    B.... D....

    Nothing you put your mind to is impossible especially with GOD by your side every step of the way

  17. S.... S....

    I am real💜I love your music.

  18. J.... ....

    Dudes.
    This is me depressed.

  19. J.... A....

    MANDISA YESTERDAY I SANG WHAT IF WE WERE REAL WITH A FEW OF MY OWN WORDS ADDED WHILE I WAS WIATING FOR APRIL TO FINNISH HER MRNING PROGRAM AT THE TOP OF MY VOICE APRIL HEAR ME AS DID NEIL.

  20. J.... A....

    MANDISASYDNEY BASED CHRIS SMITH HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT SAFE SCHOOLS IN AUSTRALIA WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT REMINDS ME IF WHAT WE WERE REAL THE CHOURS THERE OF. IN THE EMAIL  I SENT HIM  I TOLD HIM THQT.

  21. J.... A....

    I AM SINGING  WHAT IF WE REAL WITH A FEW  OF MY OWN WORDS ADDED

  22. J.... A....

    MANDISATHE FIRST TIME I SANG THE CHOUIRS WAS WHILE I WAS LISTENING TO A SEGMENT THAT DENIS WALTER WAS DOING CALLED WHO DO WE TRUST RIGHT NOW AND WHO DON'T WE TRUST"?THE SECOND TIME I SANG  THE CHOURS OF WHAT IF WE WERE REAL PART OF IT BEFORE I WALKED IN THE FRUNT DOOR AT NUMARALLA STREET AFTER TONY & I WENT TO MY DOCTORS APPOINTMENT.

  23. J.... A....

    I FELT LIKE THAT YESTERDAY MANDISA TODAY WILL BE BETTER. I OFTEN SHARE MY BROKENESS IT IS A DAILY PROCESS FOR ME TO BE MORE LIKE JESUS.  I SOMETINES HIDE WHAT GOES ON INSIDE OF ME. I OBCESS ABOUT WHAT GOSE NOT SO WELL WITH ME. AT TIMES I SEEM TO BE TOO HARD OF MYSELF.  THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I THINK I AM DOING THE WRONG THING WHEN I AM NOT. THIS IS WHY THIS SONG ADMINISTERS TO ME.

  24. J.... A....

    TWO WEEKS AGO  ON SUNRISE THERE WAS A STORY ABOUT A WOMENS GROUP SAYING THAT CHILDRENS TOYS NEEDING TO HAVE PLAIN PACKAGING  AFTER I SAW THE REPORT I WAS SINGING WHAT IF WE WERE REAL THE CHOURS THERE OF.

  25. J.... A....

    AWESOME SONG AWESOME MESSAGE.

    J.... A....

    spammer

  26. A.... P....

    Awesome

  27. c.... ....

    What if we were real????

    c.... ....

    She is talking about the what if's that people talk about saying what if we we're real.

  28. A.... S....

    To be honest, sometimes I have a hard time being real. But I'm progressing and growing spiritually. 

    A.... S....

    +Abby Spark I TAUGHT THE CHOURS OF THIS SONG TO TWO OF MY FRIENDS BILL & NATASHA WITH BOTH OF THEUIR NAMES IT THE CHOURS.

    A.... S....

    I liked the song. But christ should be mentioned more. Because he is real and were aiming to be chirstlike.

    A.... S....

    And i also realize some are on different levels on their walk with christ. And some are not even saved.

  29. M.... N....

    Just be yourself ... En don't waste your energie for frozen

  30. R.... N....

    if we lived more transparent the world wouldn't be hating on us cuz there would be no hypocrites to hate on. LET BE REAL!!!!!!!

  31. R.... B....

    13 people aren't real.

  32. G.... E....

    "We'd think a little less of ourselves we'd care about somebody else cause we'd know just how they feel!" SO powerful!

  33. S.... K....

    Great song!!!! i love this! so catchy and I love listening to the music and reading the lyrics and understanding it :)

  34. M.... G....

    why do we keep hiding whats inside..why don't we just say it.... I don't think I am fake...Or any one else ...

  35. F.... M....

    Why are we fake we should be real ok

  36. F.... M....

    Why are we fake we shold

  37. L.... H....

    i love this song it is really catchy :P

  38. A.... ....

    Listening to this song in 2013 and all us girls finally took our masks off :D

  39. L.... S....

    luv this songjavascript:;

  40. X.... S....

    Wow, this song explains exactly how I feel inside. Praise God for bringing me to this song. It's very thoughful. Why can't we learn to be real? I would love to recomend this song to A LOT of the kids at my school.

  41. j.... p....

    it's better to be real than fake....

  42. J.... J....

    My 3 year old son saw her picture and said "Wow mom! She's beauuutiful!" <3

  43. B.... ....

    so the unreal people can let us know.

  44. P.... ....

    Gosh! This is how I feel about my life. I want to be open in all my relationships. I try to live this. It's so hard. Because once you open up - here comes criticism. It's so tough to be so young and do this at work, events, but especially with your family - because they're the harshest critics I have next to myself.

  45. J.... M....

    Nice Song!! Me and a friend just read about MOSES when he had to put a veil on his face so that the people weren't afraid of him. He had been in God's presence and his skin shone and when ever he gave the people God's commands and words he took that veil off! He knew the difference from being hidden in a humble way to reach and be among people and removing the veil when letting God Be true and speaking God's Word. Awesome!! that was in Exodus 34:29-35

  46. s.... l....

    i love this song to

  47. H.... P....

    I love this song! She is amazing

  48. C.... S....

    I love Mandisa. She sings pop songs that aren't about the usual stuff. She is really good at showing people the Christian way without being overbearing. She really will help turn many people to Christ :)

  49. K.... V....

    Yeah Abria! I'm part of a ministry that comes alongside ex-offenders and their families and it IS all about taking off the mask and being real. You go girl, I'd hug you if we could meet...keep telling your story, it'll touch and bless some else who's hurting and hiding behind a mask.

  50. C.... ....

    Love Mandisa! Her songs are so inspiring and encouraging,and her voice is a ray of sunshine!

  51. B.... ....

    Mochanflowerz...you are SO right!

  52. s.... r....

    yea i know the new songs these days are just about drugs sex money that is about it

  53. a.... s....

    my mom is in and out of jail and in trouble with drugs and i would put on a mask when i didnt want freinds to know but i took off my masks and my freinds also had suprising stories to. know i am healing in a support group but i will always have god even in the darkest of times.

  54. a.... ....

    the church would kick us out. they think good girls don't need grace. (btw, Jesus likes when we're real. but the church doesn't).

  55. S.... ....

    I'm so happy I Discovered Mandisa's music. I'm going through a tough time, and her music relates so much to mh life right now! This is pure music, unlike some of the stuff on the charts atm.

  56. A.... ....

    I love this song, Mandisa is such a great singer, with lots of truth in her songs!!!

  57. L.... C....

    Jesse mrk, What you wrote is true.....

  58. L.... C....

    So love this... this song is so very true... exactly... tells it like it is!!!!!

  59. E.... S....

    makes you think.......

  60. D.... S....

    i feel like this ALL the time THANK THE LORD FOR THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!

  61. L.... G....

    i am lovinggg this song!

  62. j.... b....

    ur rite

  63. e.... a....

    this song really does describe me

  64. C.... P....

    Feel like dancing! than dance the bible say to

  65. I.... T....

    Muy buena cancion!!!!

  66. A.... L....

    um why have people disliked this song???

  67. P.... ....

    I HOPE THE LORD WORKS THHROUGHT ME TO HELP PRODUCE SONGS THAT LIFT PEOPLES SPIRITS, MAKE THEM WANNA SING AND DANCE, AND SERVE ONLY JESUS AND GOD...AND TALK ABOUT HOW GOD WILL HELP :)

  68. T.... S....

    the Lord has used you in such a amazing way.

  69. H.... M....

    1:48 sooo true

  70. Z.... M....

    The songs she writes are not about a religion; rather, a relationship with the one & true living God; b/c you can't do half the things on this song without the help of God in your life. He loves you, and He loves me, and this song shows it!! XP

  71. G.... ....

    i know it is, but its true !
    am not christian, but this song is not entirely a christian song, neither a religion song !

  72. m.... ....

    Even good "bible study girls" seem to wear the "masks" talked about in this song.
    "We keep trying to make it look so nice, and we keep hiding what's going on inside...."
    Ladies, What If We Were Real?

  73. B.... L....

    We would reach so many more people for Christ if we would just be REAL!

  74. G.... ....

    this song is so true
    specially nowadays people r fuckin fake

  75. m.... h....

    love this !

  76. M.... R....

    FANTASTIC SONG!!!!!

  77. B.... A....

    Your songs are so powerful! Thank you so much

  78. R.... P....

    Mandisa YOU ROCK your the best

  79. J.... H....

    why isnt this on 106.9?

  80. W.... ....

    YES I FEEL JUST LIKE YOU............

  81. E.... ....

    2:01 Maybe we'd feel a little more like cheese! ♪

  82. V.... t....

    Praise Jesus for Mandisa. All of her songs glorify God and are very encouraging

  83. b.... ....

    This songgg isss sooo trueee!!!!!

  84. C.... ....

    Problem with being real. Mockery. People mocking you for you imperfections. People taking the vunabilitys that you've shown and using them to hurt you. How do you be real and not get hurt even more. It seems better to just be real to the king of kings.

  85. G.... W....

    Try Listening to this song with good Headphones or in a car with a good Stereo system. Drums, Bass, background vocal harmonic transitions awesome then at about 2:14 (2min 14 s ) Mandisas voice goes into turbo-overdrive and she cracks a note thats makes the hair on the back of your head stand-up. (Lyrics are good too. heheh )

  86. f.... ....

    @TheJessemrk yes. it's also about learning to be real with God because he can actually do something about our struggles, the world that seems to be falling apart or whatever the situation might be:) It's so much more productive. I've been doing this and its been awesome because I've seen God change hearts of those around me and I havent had to say a word to them but let it all out to God and He will take care of you!!! <3 God bless!!

  87. m.... ....

    very real song!

  88. J.... B....

    good song i love it

  89. J.... H....

    @SurgeonArmy with the enemy in control and walking among us it wont happen and most christians are too flaky :( say one thing do another ..... hmmmmm i wonder how that looks everytime we spit on jesus :( it hurts i know he deals with me alot of areas where im just like ok fine im giving these problems to you and wow he holds true to who he is and he does the work not us ....

  90. H.... M....

    listen up! if you think real music and good music like this should be on the billboards instead of katy perry and ke$ha, join the cause @
    /watch?v=gf6u4dc1Wew

  91. A.... N....

    i got this cd and it was/is amazing! i love it :)

  92. D.... ....

    this is just what im going thru

  93. y.... ....

    Ohhh my GOD!!!* Im so gonna get her cd :D .. Love it! Bless u Mandisa

  94. D.... R....

    Love this!!!!! Feel like dancing!

  95. K.... L....

    uplifting

  96. S.... F....

    Love this song! Others need to see your brokenness. God uses brokenness to heal the broken. He makes the broken BEAUTIFUL!

  97. z.... k....

    God has brought this women of God such a long way, great song,,,,,,,,,,,

  98. I.... ....

    Awesome!