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We Pretend

by Red As Ruby

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This has a positive and upbeat feel and encourages foot-tapping! Though it is a folk track, it does have groovy jazz undertones and there is a bit of harmonised scatting in the female vocal at the end of the track. Instrumentation is limited to acoustic guitar, a toy glockenspiel and a miniature Chinese hand held bongo.

lyrics

Well you, you come alive in my eyes
Though I know it's not true.
And I, well I despise all the lies
That you tell when I'm with you.

We pretend it's not the end
Something broken that will mend.

Our friends, well they say that our way
Has been lost, just like them.
But we, we still believe that our love breathes
In and out and out and in.

We pretend it's not the end
Something broken that might mend.

Do-ya, do-ya, do-ya, do-ya, do-ya, do-ya
Doooo-ya, Dooo-ya
Doooo-ya, Dooo-ya
Doooo-ya, Dooo-ya,
Doooo-ya, Dooo-ya (bah, dah, dah)
Doooo-ya (bah, dah, dah), Dooo-ya (bah, dah, dah)
Doooo-ya (bah, dah, dah)
Doooo-ya, Dooo-ya (bah, dah, dah)

(Instrumental)

So here, here we are, we've come so far
Still a long, long way to go.
So I'll, I'll make a start, show you my cards
Will you fold or raise me ten?

We pretend it's not the end,
Something broken might not mend.

Do-ya, do-ya, do-ya, do-ya
Do-ya, do-ya, do-ya, do-ya
Do-da-da-bu-da-du-da-bauooo-da-da-doo-da-doo-da bauoo....

(Scat harmony to the end)

credits

released June 8, 2017
Music, lyrics, vocals, guitar, glockenspiel, miniature bongo: Alex Skevington
Production: Laurence Hobbs

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Red As Ruby London, UK

An early background in classical music and a love of jazz heavily influence much of Red As Ruby's music which is a mix of pop, jazz, disco, ambient, folk and the occasional bit of house. Enjoy!

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