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stop pretending 2013

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you ripped this dress the last time you pulled it off me (but that hasn't stopped me from wearing it out) sometimes people notice and say there's a problem (like i wouldn't know unless they pointed it out) the way they all talk about pain like it's some kind of abstract thing like it's an outfit you can change at any time the way they all talk about love like it's a burden they've shrugged off fuck that fuck them fuck you ugh fuck my life you don't wanna hear me say that i'll always be there (you won't even let me come inside of your house) sometimes people call me and ask "what's the problem?" (as if it helps anything if i spell it out) the way they all just stare at me when i try to talk about these things that i have a heart at all strikes them as quaint the things they all say about you i'm sure that all of it is true i think that i get off of work tonight at 8 so i guess i'll call you when i'm parked outside your place
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tell me again what you hope to accomplish because if i'm being honest i do not understand tell me again how you're planning to beat them by being as much like them as you possibly can something you tossed out is everything i want something you're dismissive of is the reason i wake up you say you can't be soft if you wanna be punk fine, cool, whatever, thanks for clearing that up ugh tell me again about how heavy the crown is about the weight of the burden of being white and male tell me again what you told all the people you've ever had underneath you about how you meant well something you tossed out is everything i want something you're dismissive of is the reason i wake up if people talk shit and say "you're not one of us" i guess we can stop pretending now that i ever was いい天気ですね?
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the way your heart speeds up when you notice someone walking behind you- well, that's why. the way they're all watching for your guard to drop at the end of the night now- well, that's why. it's like you have to wear black in places like this in their opinion you were always kind of asking for it all along who cares if it's right as long as it's fun? so if someone gets hurt and then the cops come, then no one talks. the way they act like even bringing it up means you're the one with a problem- well, that's why. the way they say they can't just stop being friends with him because of what happened- well, that's why. it's like you have to wear black in places like this did you not see them roll their eyes every time we walked in all along? who cares if it's right as long as it's punk? so if someone gets hurt and then the cops come then no one talks. this is why i wanted out

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this is an ep called "stop pretending"

these songs appear in remastered form on "magical pessimism 2014" but these are also the best songs on that record so i can sort of see why you might want to grab this instead. this version of "words with friends" is pretty inferior to the MP2014 one but the other tracks are pretty much the same, just a bit quieter.

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released July 29, 2013

created by jaime brooks

cover illustration by an ex i don't get along with

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