Pretending To Try
Liner Notes
“Pretending To Try” - #fawm 50/90 2024 original song 4
Here’s a finished draft of a song that emerged, lyrics-only, last summer. I don’t usually write in this key, but I tried to set my melody first before figuring out chords on my uke. I don’t usually write this way, so it’s a good challenge for me.
There’s some kind of weird noise interference on my mic in this video but I don’t have time to re-record it right now. Sorry about that.
All my originals: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6mTUlPL-MmAm45IMVgat1necrh2mGnT6&si=sAdXP581ZNU__9rn
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Lyrics
Send a messenger pigeon to scour the trees,
Send a Belgian detective with mustache to find me
I’ve hidden myself in plain sight
And you’re only pretending to try
You don’t have facts, you have fairy tales
You don’t have feet, you have wheels
You’re gonna roll by, tell yourself you tried
But you’re only pretending to try
Give a bloodhound my scent on a sock or a rag
Give a private consultant some cash in a bag
I’ve hidden myself in plain sight
And you’re only pretending to try
I’m not even playing like I’m hard to get
You’re telling yourself little lies
If I were the betting type, I wouldn’t bet
If you were the trying type, maybe you’d try
Let satellites track me from high up in space
Computers will tell you if they spot my face
I’ve hidden myself in plain sight
And you’re only pretending to try
BRIDGE INST
CHORUS
You can take these tips with a grain of salt ….
With the first line of “pretending to try” in the first stanza - I’d leave it as “pretending” that way the second one has more impact. The listener will be wondering what “they” are pretending and the second one will reveal “to try” so they go “ahhhhh!”
Verses … maybe have pretending
Chorus … have pretending to try
I’d change the word “betting type” to “gambling type” so the word “bet” has more impact, sort of a grammar rule of trying not to use the same word twice in a line (but that’s just me)
I really enjoyed reading this lyric and while I couldn’t tell if facts and fairytales was the chorus … that could potentially be a more powerful song title too
Congats on your second year of fawming!!