Have you ever had to pretend?

Like shit isn't hitting more than just the fan,

But pulling apart the ceiling that you stare at every night?

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Pretending,

That the ground doesn't hold the feet of billions

Whom all could be a...

Vice.

Coughing won't help the lungs breathe.

It'll just make them irritated.

Having to pretend,

Means worshipping the enemy.

So when you do so,

Their pride will increase,

And your morals as a human being

Will be a susurration of feathers.

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Pretending is something people learn.

What people pick up as a perk

So that they can swim in the eyes of the lavish.

Because if a man holds many possessions,

He is seen as everything holier than thou.

To pretend,

Means to be a masquerader

To sleep with a mask

To present as a sheep in clothing.

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To pretend,

Means to carry a brick in your hands

Call yourself a construction worker

And delude yourself while each nail you hammer in

Is another centerpiece for the coffin that awaits you.

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To pretend,

Means suicide.

Pseudo-cyanide

Smiling at the people who placed bullets inside...

The very thing you hide yourself in...

Heart speaking in hieroglyphics...

Pumping just for air,

And not for clarity.

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To pretend,

Means a noose has already elevated your body.