As a session player, Smith has performed and recorded with an exceptionally wide spectrum of influential artists. His own albums include In The World (1981), Get A Little (with the Saturday Night Live Band, 1993) and Incense, Herbs and Oils (1998). Smith was the lead guitarist for the band Moonalice until December 2009. He is currently playing guitar in the traveling tour of Roger Waters' The Wall Live. Smith and his band provided entertainment at the Republican National Convention in Tampa Florida on the last week of August 2012.
Real Love
G.E. Smith Lyrics
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Games these lames be playing
(This ain’t real)
This this this ain’t real
This this this ain’t real
I know
Honey this ain’t real love
This this this ain’t real
L L L L L Love
No it ain’t
No it ain’t
No it ain’t
How could you tell me
That you one place
But you at another
How can I trust you
Oh how could you tell me
That you with your girls
But you never answer your line
You Trippin cause
I would never do this
3, 4, 5, 6, 7 O’clock
Can’t believe this
I am speechless
You left my heart on the floor
Then you walk through that door
But I am gone
Cause this ain’t real love
This ain’t real love
This ain’t real love
Honey this ain’t real love
I’m telling you it ain’t
Telling you it ain’t
Telling you it ain’t
This ain’t real love
This ain’t real love
Honey this ain’t real love
No it ain’t
No it ain’t
No it ain’t
Guess jokes on me
Baby I’m just trying to put you up on
These games
These lames be playing
I know you in fascinated
They selling you dreams
To get in your cream
But it means nothing
I been trying to give you what you been waiting for
If you don’t want me no more
Here’s my heart on the floor
Cause I am done
Cause this ain’t real love
This ain’t real love
This ain’t real love
Honey this ain’t real love
I’m telling you it ain’t
Telling you it ain’t
Telling you it ain’t
This ain’t real love
This ain’t real love
Honey this ain’t real love
No it ain’t
No it ain’t
No it ain’t
Guess jokes on me
Oh wow
I been giving my all to you
(Giving my all to you)
I shouldn’t be feeling like we’re Incomplete
But when I search for your heart it’s Empty
I know
I know
I know
I know
I know
You want me to be the blame so Blame me
You started this shit with insecurities
That how I know this ain’t real love
This ain’t real love
This ain’t real love
Honey this ain’t real love
I’m telling you it ain’t
Telling you it ain’t
Telling you it ain’t
This ain’t real love
This ain’t real love
Honey this ain’t real love
No it ain’t
No it ain’t
No it ain’t
Guess jokes on me
This ain’t real love
This ain’t real love
No it ain’t
No it ain’t
No it ain’t
No it ain’t
No it ain’t
No it ain’t
The lyrics to G.E. Smith's "Real Love" are about a person who feels deceived and misled by their partner in a romantic relationship. The singer laments that the love they share is not real but is built on empty promises and lies. The line "Selling you dreams, Games these lames be playing" suggests that the partner is manipulating the singer's emotions to take advantage of them. The singer is aware of the falsehood in the relationship and reflects it in the repetition of "This ain't real" and "No it ain't". They question their partner's whereabouts and trustworthiness in the lines "How could you tell me that you one place, but you at another?" and "How can I trust you?" The use of numbers in the lines "3, 4, 5, 6, 7 O’clock" highlights the singer's obsession with monitoring their partner's actions and suggests that their relationship is not based on trust.
Throughout the song, the singer asserts that "this ain't real love" and ultimately decides to leave the relationship, saying "Here's my heart on the floor, 'cause I am done." The lines "You started this shit with insecurities, That how I know this ain’t real love" suggest that the singer's partner was projecting their own insecurities onto the relationship, causing it to crumble. In conclusion, the lyrics to G.E. Smith's "Real Love" express a sense of disillusionment and betrayal in a romantic relationship that is built on deceit and false promises.
Line by Line Meaning
Selling you dreams
Manipulating and deceiving you with false hopes and promises.
Games these lames be playing
People who are not genuine are playing manipulative games.
This this this ain’t real
This situation is not genuine or authentic.
I know
I am aware of the truth.
Honey this ain’t real love
This relationship is not built on true love and affection.
L L L L L Love
Love is not present in this relationship.
How could you tell me
That you one place
But you at another
Why did you lie about your whereabouts and deceive me?
How can I trust you
I am unable to trust you due to your dishonesty.
Oh how could you tell me
That you with your girls
But you never answer your line
Why did you claim to be with your friends, but then not respond when I try to reach you?
You Trippin cause
I would never do this
You are mistaken to accuse me of such behavior, as I would never do such a thing.
3, 4, 5, 6, 7 O’clock
Can’t believe this
I am speechless
I am in disbelief and without words regarding your actions and lies from early morning until late at night.
You left my heart on the floor
Then you walk through that door
But I am gone
You broke my heart and left it shattered, but I have now moved on from this relationship.
Guess jokes on me
I am the one who looks foolish in this situation.
Baby I’m just trying to put you up on
These games
These lames be playing
I want to warn you about manipulators who play games and are not sincere in their relationships.
They selling you dreams
To get in your cream
But it means nothing
They are giving you false hopes to take advantage of you financially, but it is all meaningless.
I been trying to give you what you been waiting for
If you don’t want me no more
Here’s my heart on the floor
Cause I am done
I have been trying to fulfill your desires, but if you no longer want me, I am leaving my broken heart behind and moving on.
Oh wow
I been giving my all to you
(Giving my all to you)
I shouldn’t be feeling like we’re Incomplete
But when I search for your heart it’s Empty
I have been giving you my everything, but I should not feel unfulfilled and incomplete. When I try to connect with your emotions, I find nothing there.
You want me to be the blame so Blame me
You started this shit with insecurities
That how I know this ain’t real love
You are trying to make me solely responsible for the problems in this relationship, but I know it is because of your insecurities and lack of true love.
No it ain’t
This is not real love.
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Written by: Ruben Smith III
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