sister, I don't want you to be my fan  I'd rather have you be my number one collaborator  I'm right here and you're still tryin to get ahold of me  I know you're made of a lot more than what your showing me  so sister let me ask you a question  right now, how do you want to be mentioned  what do u want people to know you as  trendy orthodox or an agent of change  ya wanna look real cute in those photographs  or would you rather start changing the frame  a handmaiden paving the way for the future  generations of women to follow and get used to  plain to see you're not who claim to be  n if thats who you aim to be, you've lost me  call it a tragedy, countless casualties  made for change but lost their agency    CHORUS:  Sister there's no need for this pretending  I See whats inside of you  come on lets keep it true  Sister there's no need for this pretending  you can trust in me  just keep it real with me    sister I need you to let down your guard  cause right now I have no idea who you are  I know your hurt, I can see through to the pain  I'm not here with you just to be entertained  look, don't let the guys mess around with ur status  and never let ya girls just keep you distracted  providing a sex & the city guide to life  that kind of life buying into what they call pretty  compliments on ya face and dress and you give em  back to just enhance the materialism  don't let a magazine make a list for you to follow  outer perfection but you still feel hollow  swear that which you do is just something for you  and its not you, means you got something to prove  please do not try to fool me   cause behind that camouflage I can still see you truly    BRIDGE:  Ohhh...  you know you can keep your guard down  I got your back  Ohhh...  you know you can trust in me  Ohhh...    marriage ain't gonna make u who you're meant to be  unless you've investigated your own integrity  your not up for bids, and this ain't a market  stop selling urself, try telling yourself this   that you are not in anyway half made  you can embrace the whole, never downgrade  cause I can't see you sister, with ya face to make up  for the space in the real that you fail to take up  listen, you dont need that kind of attention  -what I can see is that you need a retention  of your true design, your boldest intentions  that which some of ya friends have failed to mention  and please don't forget that I am your brother  and what I'm trying to do is help lead you to discover  the nobility that exists in both of us  but first what I need from you is Trust    CHORUS:  Sister there's no need for this pretending  I See whats inside of you  come on lets keep it true  Sister there's no need for this pretending  you can trust in me  just keep it real with me