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Artist: Clare Maguire
Canonical path: /clare-maguire/the-happiest-pretenders
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The Happiest Pretenders
Read The Happiest Pretenders lyrics by Clare Maguire on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Happiest Pretenders
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He licks the paper, turns the page
He writes the spoken word again
Releases pools of untrapped blood
To camouflage what’s understood
Wrapped up in a golden throne
He undresses, overloads
Walks quietly to a distant place
Honest lies in washed out grace
Oh, oh, oh
Indicate we’re locked in
Oh, oh, oh
With the kings and queens
We are
The happiest pretenders
And we are
The happiest pretenders
Dressed down towards the Tyne
He chases evening’s wonder whys
Then misses hours time again
Sweeps him underneath its wings
Oh, oh, oh
Indicate we’re locked in
Oh, oh, oh
With the kings and queens
We are
The happiest pretenders
And we are
The happiest pretenders
And if they try
To catch us out
We’ll chase them down, yeah
We’re gonna chase them down
'Cause we are
The happiest pretenders
He wipes the crystal from his eyes
He hits the lights then leaves them dry
Undoes tomorrow's unknown will
Lets it slide, tastes the thrill
He wipes the crystal from his eyes
He hits the lights then leaves them dry
Undoes tomorrow's unknown will
Lets it slide, tastes the thrill
Oh, 'cause we are
The happiest pretenders
And we are
The happiest pretenders
And if they try
To catch us out
We’ll chase them down, yeah
We’re gonna chase them down
'Cause we are
The happiest pretenders
He wipes the crystal from his eyes
He hits the lights then leaves them dry
Undoes tomorrow's unknown will
Lets it slide, tastes the thrill
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