Can't Pretend
Unveiling Shadows: New Prague's Candid Reflections in 'Can't Pretend'
Lyrics
Drink a little more sweetheart
Indulging in alcohol to a small extent, possibly for comfort.
Drink a little more relax
Encouraging further drinking to achieve relaxation.
Drink enough to make damn sure
Drinking enough to ensure that a past experience or emotion won't resurface.
That it's never coming back
Expressing a desire to avoid revisiting a particular situation or feeling.
Take a sip to see it clearly
Suggesting that consuming a bit of alcohol may provide clarity.
Take a sip and fade to black
Drinking to the point of losing consciousness or awareness.
Every time that I step forward
Feeling stuck or regressing when attempting to move forward.
I'm taking two steps back
Struggling to make progress and facing setbacks.
I'd like to think I'm lucky
Expressing a hopeful outlook despite challenges.
I'd like to think I'm safe
Wishing for safety and good fortune.
But I don't feel like I belong
Feeling out of place and disconnected from surroundings.
In any time or place
Experiencing a sense of not belonging in any specific time or location.
It started when I was young
Referring to a problem or struggle that began in early life.
Something I can't mend
Expressing an irreparable issue or wound from the past.
I'm always faking happy but sometimes I can't pretend
Faking happiness but admitting difficulty in pretending at times.
I can't pretend
Reiterating the inability to pretend or fake emotions.
That I won't
Acknowledging the likelihood of making mistakes again.
Make mistakes again
Accepting the possibility of repeating past errors.
Gotta get the ball rolling
Expressing the need to initiate action or change.
Gotta get that feeling back
Seeking to revive a positive or desirable sensation.
It's been gone for so damn long
Referring to a prolonged absence of a positive feeling.
Talk a lot but never act
Talking about intentions without following through with actions.
There's a gate that swings wide open
Describing an opportunity or option that is readily available.
There's a flood that's coming through
Anticipating an overwhelming emotional experience.
In my eyes you see me hurting
Expressing visible emotional pain to an observer.
Wish I could stop loving you
Wishing to stop loving someone, despite the difficulty.
I'd like to think I'm lucky
Repeating the desire for luck and safety.
I'd like to think I'm safe
Continuing the wish for a fortunate and secure existence.
But I don't feel like I belong
Reiterating the sense of not fitting into any time or place.
In any time or place
Feeling a persistent lack of belonging.
It started when I was young
Pointing to the origin of a lifelong struggle.
Something I can't mend
Acknowledging an enduring issue from youth.
I'm always faking happy but sometimes I can't pretend
Confessing to often pretending to be happy but facing challenges.
I can't pretend
Emphasizing the difficulty in pretending or faking emotions.
That I won't
Acknowledging the potential for repeating mistakes.
Make mistakes again
Accepting the likelihood of making errors again.
I can't pretend
Reiterating the challenge of pretending or faking emotions.
That I won't
Acknowledging the potential for repeating mistakes.
Make mistakes again
Accepting the likelihood of making errors again.
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