• 2 months ago
I'd Rather Pretend 1a

I am singing and Dario Daversa is playing the piano for the song called "I'd Rather Pretend by Bryant Barnes" recorded through my camcorder.

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Yes, I have permission to use this music as a backing track. From Dario Daversa, "You can use the music from any of my arrangements as long as you put the link to mine in the description, thank you :D"

Piano arrangement by Dario Daversa
Link to original video: https://youtu.be/BVyfFa8rysQ?si=_Om0AC7-hs7JYExA
Song: I'd Rather Pretend
Artist: Bryant Barnes
Genres: Alternative/Indie, R&B
Transcript
00:00Love, guess you've found a way to get through
00:05Got so used to feeling nothing at all
00:11For so long
00:16No, now all I wanna do is love you
00:21But my head is holding up my arms
00:28My heart
00:32And I've seen all the signs
00:36What if they're all lies?
00:40Would it even matter what you say?
00:44Can you make these feelings go away?
00:49Tell me, is this real to you?
00:53Cause I can feel my heart again
00:57You're so tempting, but I'm scared
01:01So I'd rather pretend
01:05That I don't love you like I do
01:09Cause I don't wanna hurt again
01:13I want to love you, but I'm scared
01:17So I'd rather pretend
01:23I'd rather pretend
01:27I'd rather pretend
01:36What if I'm at a loss?
01:38Hoping you come back to me when you've got
01:42There's so many ways I've seen this going wrong
01:46So many ways I've seen this fall apart
01:52Cause I've seen all the signs
01:56What if they're all lies?
02:00Would it even matter what you say?
02:04Can you make these feelings go away?
02:09Tell me, is this real to you?
02:13Cause I can feel my heart again
02:17You're so tempting, but I'm scared
02:21So I'd rather pretend
02:25That I don't love you like I do
02:29Cause I don't wanna hurt again
02:33I want to love you, but I'm scared
02:37So I'd rather pretend
02:41I'd rather pretend
02:45I'd rather pretend