Playing Pretend - Ari Voxx & The Sad Lads (2024 Tiny Desk Contest Submission)

Our submission to NPR's tiny desk contest. Ari Voxx & the Sad Lads perform their original song, Playing Pretend, at Super Bit Video Games in Annandale, VA.

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Filmed by Walt Umana - @linecheckaudiosessions
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Lyrics:

I’m so over being done with you, can’t pretend I ain’t in love with you anymore, anymore

You didn’t have a door, so I walked like the one before
Just too dark to see, could I have known that you wanted more?
Lay your eyes on me, could I be the one you’re longing for?
Little did you know, you’re the one that I adored

I’m so over being done with you, can’t pretend I ain’t in love with you anymore
Why can’t I make a move? What the hell are you waiting for?
Wish I could give you more, why can’t you kiss me like before?
This will never end if we keep playing pretend

Kiss me through the floor, wrap yourself around me
Do what you do, just don’t let them see
Lay your hands on me, I should be the one you’re longing for
Tell me what you want and you’ll never need another

I’m so over being done with you, can’t pretend I ain’t in love with you anymore
Why can’t I make a move? What the hell are you waiting for?
Wish I could give you more, why can’t you kiss me like before?
This will never end if we keep playing pretend

I can’t really say it, that I’m very into you
I don’t think your mother and boyfriend will approve
We both know that our love was on another level
I can’t help but revel within you
Are we really just friends?

I’m so over being done with you, can’t pretend I ain’t in love with you anymore
Why can’t I make a move? What the hell are you waiting for?
Wish I could give you more, why can’t you kiss me like before?
This will never end if we keep playing pretend

I can't say that I'm into you
I can't say that I'm dying
No, I can't keep on playing pretend

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