#137 PRETEND TO BEND
#137 PRETEND TO BEND
(Americana)
(DEMO)
(Full Arrangement)
Evening moss green -- only wall paint that works,
You'd prefer any shade to make things lighter.
Somehow builds in just minutes to a blow up.
Now I'm yelling -- fists clenched like a fighter.
Fake it 'til you make it,
Learned THAT in the world, not in school.
Act "as if" for enough time,
Habits can grow close enough to rules.
Without change, we're bound for breaking,
But I can change after some faking.
So I promise until then,
I'm gonna pretend to bend.
Spaghetti dinner, you say "Bought ten concert tickets."
I say "Maybe ask for help from the gang? Times are tight."
Glares and three days' silence before you tell me:
Forcing you to look like a loser just not right.
Fake it 'til you make it,
Learned in the world, not in school.
Act "as if" for enough time,
Habits can grow close enough to rules.
Without change, we'll soon be breaking,
But you can change after some faking.
Please promise me until then,
You're gonna pretend to bend.
Your angry eyes standing silent,
My sudden shouts standing firm,
We keep repeating, just can't seem to learn.
You turn those kinder eyes and look at me,
I want to be the person that you see.
Close my eyes -- there's the man I see in you,
A better man than you think is true.
Fake it 'til you make it,
Learned in the world, not in school.
Act "as if" -- try to mean it,
Habits can grow all the way to rules.
Without change, our love is breaking,
We can change with just a little faking.
Let's promise each other until then,
We'll both pretend to bend.