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Playing Pretend Lyrics by Anna Graceman

The Way the Night Behaves

2020

[Verse 1]
What if we took down our walls?
We're too afraid of what people will think
What if we were who we are?
Without the lights, the headlines and the bling

[Pre-Chorus]
Putting on a show
For everybody that we know
And for everybody that we don't

[Chorus]
Playing pretend
Life's just a game
Nobody wins
I'm not okay
Painting a smile
To entertain
I want what's real
Not the charade
Done playing pretend
Done playing pretend

[Verse 2]
What if we did what we want?
Let's just forget about what they might say
Wе can prove everyonе wrong
If we stop posing like we're on display

[Pre-Chorus]
Putting on a show
For everybody that we know
And for everybody that we don't

[Chorus]
Playing pretend
Life's just a game
Nobody wins
I'm not okay
Painting a smile
To entertain
I want what's real
Not the charade
Done playing pretend
Done playing pretend

[Bridge]
Take off the mask
Let's strip it down
Show you the me
I've finally found
Way underneath
This grand facade
Nowhere perfect
But at least I'm not...
Playing pretend, no no
Playing pretend, no no

[Chorus]
Playing pretend
Life's just a game
Nobody wins
I'm not okay
Painting a smile
To entertain
I want what's real
Not the charade
Done playing pretend
Done playing pretend
Done playing pretend
Done playing pretend

About “Playing Pretend” by Anna Graceman

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"Playing Pretend" is credited to Anna Graceman. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Playing Pretend" appears on "The Way the Night Behaves" in 2020.

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