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original lyrics
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on_a_mission said on April 24, 2004 20:06:
Here’s a tune I wrote. Take it easy, oam:
Stop Pretendin’
(Am) I’ve been outside for hours now/(C) but i can’t feel the (G) rain (G) /(Em) you still scream about the (C) trivial things/(G) and you’ve gone to far this time/
I’m all alone right now/ I know that you’ll always cause me pain/ we’ll just keep this up my friend, / till one of us accepts the blame
Latent terrors, absent friends/I’ll burn the letters that you write/by all means claim the higher ground/I’d expect you to think you’re right
Yes, I’m walking out on us / but don’t think that I accept defeat / its just that I’m so very tired / cos I’ve tried too hard with you.
Chorus: (Bm) walking away is much (C) easier now/(A) I can see the end/oh yea! I can see the end/(Bm) Its not about feelings, (C) no matter, how / (A) How much you pretend / how much you pretend / (Bm) stop (C) pre- (Bm) ten- (Am) din’, (Bm) stop (C) pre- (Am) ten- (G) din’
I’ll come back inside / have coffee, but say no to wine / don’t talk over me, / see this is what I mean
Words will fail you / eventually, that’s for sure / until that time I’ll just ignore / the parts that seem untrue
Close the external door/ I’ll watch you through a shattered lens/ you’re not all that special / and not dissimilar to me
Call up all your friends/ cry when you tell them that we’re through / live alone for a little while / in the hope that I’ll miss you
Chorus: (Bm) walking away is much (C) easier now/(A) I can see the end/oh yea! I can see the end/(Bm) Its not about feelings, (C) no matter, how / (A) How much you pretend / how much you pretend / (Bm) stop (C) pre- (Bm) ten- (Am) din’, (Bm) stop (C) pre- (Am) ten- (G) din’
Middle 8 / bridge: (Cadd9) Its easy to see the (G) mistakes that were made, but they’re (Em) impossible to (F) correct / (Cadd9) I’ll tow the line, in my (G) own space and time / between (Em) hatred and (F) regret
Chorus: C’mon now you must realize that / we can’t still be friends / no, we were never friends / its all too lucid in the face of your lies, that / this is how it ends, oh / man its got to end / stop pre-tendin’, stop pretendin’
Chorus: pour the whiskey down the drain, dry your eyes, cos’ / we’ve hit the wall again! Yea, / we’ve hit a wall my friend / wait for tomorrow until you realize, its something / we can never mend / we’re impossible to mend / stop pretendin’, stop pretendin’
Just Don’t (Cadd9) Pretend (G) anymore.
© Me, I own this, its my creation, the intellectual property is vested in me and me alone. I therefore have a universally enforceable real right in the lyrics and melody. Look and criticize, even hum the tune, but that’s all…
Edit: I’ll sell them to roxette though!
on_a_mission said on April 24, 2004 20:42:
thanks for the thought, I just wondered what people would say about them
m-cvk said on April 26, 2004 07:41:
@ on_a_mission: Infofarmer and I are working on a project to make a Roxette-ish album. We’re trying to find more people to work with us (writing lyrics and/or songs). There’s more info in the topic ’Roxette are doing it, so why can’t we?’ > that topic must be on the 2nd or 3rd page in this off-topic session. If you want to join us, you’re welcome!
CU,
MC
on_a_mission said on April 26, 2004 16:30:
hmm, I think that I’ll leave it. I didnt really intend these lyrics to be in any way rox related. Hence they are in off topic. However, if I can hear evidence of the project I might lend them out. Cheers, oam
stunt101sista said on April 24, 2004 20:34:
I don’t think u should write ur lyrics cuz some people are selfish and would steal them.