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The Great Pretender

from Vallidiane by Ben Scott-Brandt

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How long have I been the Great Pretender?
With a smile for everything
While the pain from which I’m running
Keeps a-coiling around my feet
I try to hide but it swallows me
And it folds my happiness into its teeth

Dangles true love, just out of reach
Dangles true love, just out of reach

Yeah, well, sure, true love could flourish
If I could trust a woman’s hand
But I won’t trust in love if it won’t come back
And my love is stubborn
It remembers every bruise
Love writes its own truth
Tell me when am I gonna convince
My love to trust somebody new?

O my cold love, lay your head beside me
‘Cause you’re the only one I need
Love, I’ll scrub you clean
But, first! I want you to turn
From bitter back into sweet

Be my true love, not just a tease
Be my true love, between my teeth

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from Vallidiane, released January 1, 2015
Harmony vocals by Jane Stancil-Steele.

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Ben Scott-Brandt Grand Rapids, Michigan

A multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and creative collaborator.

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