The Real Thing (8:11) Lyrics - Faith No More

I know the feeling 

It is the real thing 

The essence of the truth 

The perfect moment 

That golden moment 

I know you feel it too 

I know the feeling 

It is the real thing 

You can't refuse the embrace... 

It's like the pattern below the skin 

You gotta 

reach out and pull it all in 

And you feel like you're too close 

So you swallow another dose 

The pinnacle of happiness 

Filling up your soul 

You don't think you can take any more 

You never wanna let go 

To touch the roots of experience 

The most basic 

ingredients 

To see the unseen glitter of life 

And feel the dirt, grief, anger and strife 

Cherish the certainly of now 

It kills you a bit at a time 

Cradle the inspiration 

It will leave you writhing on the floor... 

This is so unreal, what I feel 

Thi 

s nourishment, life is bent 

Into a shape I can hold 

A twist of fate, all my own 

Just grit your teeth, make no sound 

Take a step away and look around 

Just clench your fist and close your eyes 

Look deep inside, hypnotize 

The whisper is but a shout 

Th 

at's what it is all about 

Yes, the ecstasy, you can pray 

You will never let it slip away 

Like the sacred song that someone sings through you 

Like the flesh so warm that the thorn sticks into 

Like the dream you know one day will come to life 

Try to ho 

ld on just a little longer, stronger 

It's the jewel of victory 

The chasm of misery 

And once you have bitten the core 

You will always know the flavor 

The split second of divinity 

You drink up the sky 

All of heaven is in your arms 

You know the reason 

why 

It's right there, all by itself 

And what you are, there is nothing else 

You're growing a life within a life 

The lips of wonder kiss you inside 

And when it's over the feeling remains 

It all comes down to this 

The smoke clears, I see what it is 

That made me feel this way... 

This is so unreal, what I feel 

Flood, sell your soul, feel the blood 

Pump through your veins, can't explain 

The element that's everything 

Just clench your fist and close your eyes 

Look deep inside, hypnotize 

Yes, the ec 

stasy, you can pray 

You will never let it slip away 

Like the echoes of your childhood laughter, ever after 

Like the first time love urged you to take it's guidance, in silence 

Like your heartbeat when you realize you're dying, but you're trying 

Like t 

he way you cry for a happy ending, ending... 

I know