A Pretending World

I could be so peaceful now in my happy place Like my childhood house But the earth keeps turning and it's telling me That all must change until infinity I believe that I'm a clever girl in a clever world But is it not absurd That with every breath we're drifting further And further away from reality A pretending world We love to call it truth But it frightens me so bad I don't know what I've learned Cause it's so hard to sing along In all of this mess If you'd only be so kind and leave me alone for a while Then you would see That I never missed the signs you sent to me We're all so weary of this century A pretending world We love to call it truth But it frightens me so bad I don't know what I've learned Cause it's so hard to sing along In all of this mess This generation Our generation I know why I find it hard to sleep Here are millions of minds to please And I'm aware that I'm way too prone Much too soft to let them in My head wants to know everything My heart it keeps on shouting To not give up and let them win, resolve to keep on fighting A pretending world We love to call it truth But it frightens me so bad