Can't Pretend ("Place To Start" Remix) by Memento published on 2018-03-13T21:34:24Z I approached this one like a songwriter, not necessarily like a producer. Rather than give "Place To Start" the @mementohiphop vibe, I took the instrumental, added my signature touch, and wrote my own song over it. --- Lyrics and vocals written and performed by Memento & Nicole Williams. Remixed by Memento. Additional songwriting by Nicole Williams. Additional Vocals by Nicole Williams. Keys by Nathan Kersey-Wilson & Memento. Drums by Mike Vecchione. Recorded by Memento & Mike Vecchione. Mixed by Roark Bailey. Mastered by Roark Bailey. VERSE 1: You people always say You people always say “oh it’s gonna be okay” I thought I hit rock bottom back in 2016 Always further you can go / let me tell you what changed From my friends & my family I’m keeping away I live in isolation & I’m needing to breathe I wish I had a map or someone leading the way Been walking in circles and now the weeks feel like days CHORUS: I can’t pretend Wasting away in this hell once again Resolve is thin Wait for a sign / show me how to begin VERSE 2: Here and there / little hints of success Is it all just distracting me from “my life is a mess” If I wasn’t delusional I would freak the fuck out ‘Cause I’m living in a fantasy with no bit of doubt Take a birds-eye-view and take a look at myself With the way that I’m living if it was somebody else What if it’s somebody else living the way that I do Would I say it’s all good? Or would I say they’re a fool? Now I’m pacing back & forth in my house every day With crazy crazy thoughts in and out of my brain I never thought I’d think ‘em / now they not going away I better not believe ‘em / that’s my mind playing games Frustrated with the feeling that I got every day Feel it building & building / it fucking drive me insane I’m dying to tell you but no I’m not gonna say The truth will set you free / fuck it not for today ©2018 Black Diamond Sound. All rights reserved. Genre RemixPostTraumatic