© 2025 Δ∙Ʀ∙Q∙ Luiz★Felip≡ All music & lyrics by @arqluizfelipe ⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺ About "Pretend" I wrote this song to reflect on the Holidays, especially as my life has changed over the last five years. Glowing lights, cheerful crowds, everyone trying to wrap their joy in ribbons and make it contagious. But for some of us, Christmas carries a different weight. Family history, expectations, old wounds, health, culture… they all color the moment in shades that don’t always match the celebration around us. This song tries to make peace with that. It’s about accepting that my emotional rhythm doesn’t always line up with the world’s expectations, and that I don’t have to force joy on demand to belong. Watching from the sidelines isn’t failure; it’s honesty. It’s not bitterness, and it’s not a lack of gratitude, just a quieter truth, one that still comes with an ache. But there’s something hopeful underneath it too: a reminder that the way we feel today isn’t permanent. Seasons shift, moods soften, and even the heaviest December eventually gives way to lighter days. This song lives in that space, where self-acceptance and tenderness make room for whatever comes next. ===========⭐𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 Vol. 7 Playlist⭐=========== Coming up on December 4th True Rock Alliance playlists: Vol 1 👉 https://suno.com/playlist/f81bf386-5119-4a59-90da-7565563bd1e6 Vol 2 👉 https://suno.com/playlist/21c11e1d-5801-45ef-906c-5bac47d8b164 Vol 3 👉 https://suno.com/playlist/7e5b124a-d590-4f4d-bbc0-f745fcb63cf0 Vol 4 👉 https://suno.com/playlist/6e5c2ed8-fd2b-49d8-9c2a-8fbe736478fe Vol 5 👉 https://suno.com/playlist/e1ba492a-f541-4770-a141-4ecb6d832876 Vol 6 👉 https://suno.com/playlist/0832d731-bb15-4951-95ce-4da06fc50c07 ===== Original Song Upload: https://suno.com/s/0CUh4EarjIr9q50a ===== Everyone says “this is the good part,” but I’m just watching the hours pile up just moving through the motions, quiet and distant. Outside, they’re singing together in here it’s me and the sound of settling dust. It’s enough to just see it all and not pretend their song is mine hey Yeah It’s not sadness, not hope only the truth that joy, when demanded, always slips through my hands. There’s noise from every doorway and I turn my face away Sincerity is scary The world wants witnesses to its happiness parade Tonight, I’ll let them pass I’ll drink the quiet and let my honesty settle It’s enough to just see it all and not pretend their joy is mine Yey yey!! It’s enough to just see it all see it all!!!!! aaa It’s enough to just see it all and not pretend It’s enough to just see it all and not pretend their joy is mine 🎸※ (TRA) Members: @daywalkerirl / @sebastiaanvw / @shaineai / @tin_man_productions / @timotheus / @digitaldownside / @iicaptain / @steep_descent / @villainsamongthieves / @flickerlog / @dreweverlong / @realprogexperiment /@cleverlyrx
