Pretend

from Reunion by Scott Schoenberg

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The tinnitus is up at three, it's not me
The jeans are worn at the seams, it's not me
The steering wheel's trembling but it's not me

Because if I can keep pretending
That the pit down in my belly is mending
This pit that hasn't gone away
Ever since I saw the bough was bending
Pretending that I'm not pretending
Then maybe you'll be okay

The blanket's in a cold sweat, it's not me
The car's breaking down again, it's not me
The quarterback's on his knee but it's not me

Because if we can keep pretending
That it's all going as we're intending
That God's on our side -- it's the American way --
And they'll be with us soon, the angels that he's sending
Pretending and pretending and pretending
Then maybe we'll be okay

It's the baby that's crying, it's not me
It's the joke that's getting old, it's not me
It's the peephole that's paranoid but it's not me

Because if we can keep pretending
That all is well and worth defending
That the monsters who have seized the day
Are monsters we can simply wish away
Pretending and pretending and pretending
Then maybe we'll be okay

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from Reunion, released February 20, 2021
Scott Schoenberg: Vocals, electric guitars, bass guitar, percussion, synthesizers
Tino Marrufo: Drums
Danielle Schoenberg: Background vocals

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