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PRETENDING Lyrics by John Cluxe

TRIAN6LE

2019

Verse 1:
This feelings are bursting under the lilac sky
And I heard the frogs are crawling under the water only for a night
Rain is drying, life is dying, letting go looking for our home
Tears collapsing, smiles hiding all over the truth untold

Chorus 1:
But why can’t I let go this time?
I can’t take off my disguise
Find me all under their smiles
Why I still pretend to be alright?
Why I still pretend to be somebody else?
Why I still pretend to hate myself?

Verse 2:
I can’t breath by the things
Are over my fucking face that I
Can’t erase
The emotions, the feelings that are coming closer, the feeling I’d die when I’m supposed to, take them off
Why the masks are sticking so stronger, I take one and there’s another, when will I stop pretending?

Verse 3:
Take me when I’m thirsty
Starving for the tasting
See me, then erase me
Hold it, while I’m changing (Face)
How can will I break you?
If you don’t let me take you
Kill me, when you have the
Opportunity to eat my soul out
Eat my soul out
Eat my soul out
Eat my soul out
Eat my soul out

Verse 4:
The feelings that I don’t understand
How can I turn so cold?
The changes that I can’t take
Anymore

Bridge:
Why (I’m used to it)
Why (I need to change)
Please (Tell me how to feel)
Real (Tell me how to be free)
Please (I can’t go back, I can’t take back all the work I had to do)
I (Need to be strong, to follow my own thoughts)
I have given it all to you, so you can take advantage of my kindness
Take advantage of my kindness
Take advantage of me
Take advantage of what I feel

Reprise:
This is not your life
This is not your eyes
This is my fucking life
Like it or not I’m mine

Chorus 2:
So fuck all your lies
Fuck everything I tried to be
I’m pretending to be me
I’m doing what I feel
So I will stop pretending
Burn my face if I have to
I will stop pretending
Like it or not I’m not your baby

Interlude:
Fuck!!
Why the fuck did I made myself
Try to make everybody else happy
I made my self unhappy
For no reason
All this time trying to be sad
Not knowing what I had
I gave you one more fucking chance even though I knew I will regret
And look what
You fucked it all up
Ahhhhhhh!!!!
Ahhhhhhhh!!!
Not this time
I will take what’s mine

Chorus 3:
So I will stop pretending
Burn my face if I have to
I will stop pretending
Like it or not I’m not your baby
So fuck all your lies
Fuck everything I tried to be
Fuck this fake life
Shutting down my mouth
Fuck this masks
I’m throwing out
So I will stop pretending
Burn my face if I have to
I will stop pretending
Like it or not I’m not your baby
So I will stop pretending
I will stop breathing
I will stop pretending
I will stop pretending

Outro:
This time
It’s mine
This time
I’m fine

Verse 1 & 2: F - Em - F - C
Chorus 1: F - Em -Dm
Verse 3: F - Am - Dm
Verse 4: Bb - Dm - F - Am
Bridge: Dm - F - Am - (Bb) x2 - Bb - Dm - F - Am x2
Reprise: Bb - Am - F - Em
Chorus 2: Bb - Am - F - Em
Chorus 3: Bb - Dm - F - Am
Credits
John Cluxe

John Cluxe

About “PRETENDING” by John Cluxe

Read the complete lyrics to "PRETENDING" by John Cluxe from the album "TRIAN6LE" in 2019. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Indie Rock, Alternative, Dance-Pop.

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"PRETENDING" is credited to John Cluxe. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"PRETENDING" appears on "TRIAN6LE" in 2019.

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