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Don't Pretend
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Downtempo
Don't Pretend was released on March 7, 2025 by Ctrl Z Design as a part of the album Late-Night Longing, Pt. 2
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Release DateMarch 7, 2025
LabelCtrl Z Design
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM100

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Zac Jortner
Zac Jortner
Other Instrument
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Zac Jortner
Zac Jortner
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Zac Jortner
Zac Jortner
Producer

Lyrics

I sent out signals through the static
Fading whispers in the night
Typed out confessions felt so frantic
But no one read between the lines
Empty group chats echoes haunting
I left pieces of my soul
But silence filled the space I wandered
Till I learned how to feel whole
You say you never saw my scars
But they've been written in my stars
How much louder could I scream!
When I was unraveling at the seams?
You're too late now to pull me through
But don't pretend you never knew
Shadows whispered what you missed
While I begged for help in the abyss
I'm not trying to fight just wanna be heard
But your silence still cuts like sharpened words
I told you straight "I'm not okay"
Started pills to dull the ache
Posted pieces of my story
But I guess you thought I'd never break
I'm not your puzzle to be solved
Not a riddle you decode
I was a friend who lost control
Crying out beneath the load
You say I never let you in
But I was breaking from within
I painted warnings in the sky
You didn't look you walked on by
You're too late now to pull me through
But don't pretend you never knew
Shadows whispered what you missed
While I begged for help in the abyss
I'm not trying to fight just wanna be heard
But your silence still cuts like sharpened words
I don't need your pity or shame
But you should've asked when you saw the pain
I needed someone real to see
The fragile healing side of me
You're here now finally aware
But I don't need the weight you bear
I'll forgive and make my way
But I can't unhear what you didn't say
Written by: Zac Jortner
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