Pretended to be a monster
pretended to be a monk
I pretended to be a saint
I pretended to be drunk

now I live by the mountain
dropping peace bombs
for my own protection
for some misdirection

pretended to be a lover
pretended to be the savior
pretended to be a soldier
I pretended for my neighbor

now I live by the sea
collecting scrapes and stones
to build a new home
for my crippled core

now I'm stuck in a rut
wih no place to go
so I live by myself
and I pretend no more