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Sleigh Bells
Bunky Becky Birthday Boy
Life Was Real

TRACK

Life Was Real

Release date: 3rd April 2025

From Bunky Becky Birthday BoyTrack 32:38

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About This Track

"Life Was Real" is a track by Sleigh Bells, from the album Bunky Becky Birthday Boy, released 3rd April 2025. The track is 2:38 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about Sleigh Bells.

About the Artist

Sleigh Bells

Sleigh Bells

Lyrics

Life Was Real

Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah

Life was real and dark and crazy
How 'bout you?
Life was cool and lost and maybe
So are you
A new crime, a dangerous game
We can't wait to play
Today is the day I've waited
Come crashing this way

Life was real and dark and crazy
Just like you
Desperate, reckless, knives out, confess
Arrest me, sad face

You're a big kid now with a big kid power
Remember oh, I forget it
Big kid now with a big kid power
Come crashing this way

Life was real and dark and crazy
How 'bout you?
Life was cool and lost and maybe
So are you
A new crime, a dangerous game
We can't wait to play
Today is the day I waited
Come crashing this way

Life was real and dark and crazy
Just like you
Desperate, reckless, knives out, confess
Arrest me, sad face

Life was real and dark and crazy
How 'bout you?
Life was cool and lost and maybe
So are you

You're a big kid now with a big kid power
Come crashing this way
Come crashing this way
Come crashing this way

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Bunky Becky Birthday Boy

2:382025

Listen

Album

Bunky Becky Birthday Boy

Track number

3

Release year

2025

1Bunky Pop
3:01
2Wanna Start A Band?
2:54
3Life Was Real
2:38
4Roxette Ric
2:49

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Sleigh Bells — Real Special Cool Thing (from Bunky Becky Birthday Boy) [2:44]
Sleigh Bells — Hi Someday (from Bunky Becky Birthday Boy) [3:57]
Sleigh Bells — Wanna Start A Band? (from Bunky Becky Birthday Boy) [2:54]
Sleigh Bells — Roxette Ric (from Bunky Becky Birthday Boy) [2:49]
Sleigh Bells — Bunky Pop (from Bunky Becky Birthday Boy) [3:01]
Sleigh Bells — Pulse Drips Quiet (from Bunky Becky Birthday Boy) [3:16]
Sleigh Bells — This Summer (from Bunky Becky Birthday Boy) [3:03]
Sleigh Bells — Badly (from Bunky Becky Birthday Boy) [2:36]
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Sleigh Bells — Blasted Shadow (from Bunky Becky Birthday Boy) [2:31]
Sleigh Bells — True Seekers (from Texis) [3:26]
Sleigh Bells — Knowing (from Texis) [3:11]
Sleigh Bells — Justine Go Genesis (from Texis) [3:16]
Sleigh Bells — Sweet75 (from Texis) [3:33]
Sleigh Bells — Tennessee Tips (from Texis) [2:44]
Sleigh Bells — An Acre Lost (from Texis) [3:26]
Sleigh Bells — I'm Not Down (from Texis) [3:18]
Sleigh Bells — Rosary (from Texis) [3:38]
Sleigh Bells — Locust Laced (from Texis) [2:31]
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Sleigh Bells — Rainmaker (from Kid Kruschev) [3:50]
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