Hard to Pretend

from It's Real Now It Has a Name by Pearl Lee

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lyrics

Well I’m stuck in a rut and I’m feeling down
What do I do, can I make a sound?
I don’t know what I’m feeling now
This is new, and I’m swallowed up, in the crowd
Will somebody please let me out
I’m in my head and it’s too loud, right now
Sink or swim, baby I might drown
Sick of feeling this way and

It’s so hard to pretend
It’s all good in my head
I’m trying not to let it show
I’m lying to my friends I know
It’s so hard to pretend

So I, stay inside and I lock the door
Don’t wanna face the world anymore
Hideaway cos I’m not sure
How to handle the clouds cos when it rains it pours, and
I try to leave but I’m feeling raw, so I
I cover up, it’s the only way to weather the storm
To stay alive baby I want more
Sick of feeling this way and

It’s so hard to pretend
It’s all good in my head
I’m trying not to let it show
I’m lying to my friends I know

It’s so hard to pretend
(So hard, so hard to pretend, so hard)
It’s all good in my head
(All good, all good in my head, all good)
I’m trying not to let it show
(Trying, trying not to let, trying)
I’m lying to my friends I know
(Lying, lying to my friends, lying)

Maybe the vampires got it right
‘Cause I’ve been hiding from the light
But I don’t wanna have to anymore

Somebody please let me out
I’m in my head and it’s too loud, right now
Sink or swim, baby I might drown

It’s so hard to pretend
(So hard, so hard to pretend, so hard)
It’s all good in my head
(All good, all good in my head, all good)
I’m trying not to let it show
(Trying, trying not to let, trying)
I’m lying to my friends I know
(Lying, lying to my friends, lying)

It’s so hard to pretend
(So hard, so hard to pretend, so hard)
It’s all good in my head
(All good, all good in my head, all good)
I’m trying not to let it show
(Trying, trying not to let, trying)
I’m lying to my friends I know
(Lying, lying to my friends, lying)
(So hard, so hard to pretend, so hard)

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from It's Real Now It Has a Name, track released September 22, 2023
Written by Patrick Earley and Nick J Mason
Produced by Nick J Mason

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Pearl Lee Bendigo, Australia

Pearl Lee is a singer/songwriter on Dja Dja Wurrung land in Bendigo, Victoria. Following the release of his debut full length album Mirrors in 2022, he's back with new music in 2023. Two new singles "Ain't Weak to Speak" and "Hard to Pretend", herald the release of his new EP “It’s Real Now It Has a Name”, coming out everywhere October 20th. ... more

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