This song hits closer to home than the rest. It was originally written about my niece Tristyn. She has since passed. God rest her soul. But since then I have become terminally Ill as well, so now the lyrics apply to me where once they didn't. its eye opening.
lyrics
Its So Hard To Not Be A Fake by Todd Fields Tuning E B G D A Eb
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I know I know I know I really don’t care what you put in your hair
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it won’t change the fact that you really aren’t there
If you’re not there who cares
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Oh work so hard to not be a fake so you work so hard but you end up the same
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You know you know I really don’t care when your not being fair
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I can’t teach you you forgot how to share as you tear with your stare
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Oh work so hard to not be a fake so you work so hard but you end up the same
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so you saw you saw you really going far but your not going far
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lost here screaming and releasing your emotions it must be so hard
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It must be so hard on you walking around like you do oo oh oh
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I can see you’re mistaken while your hearts breaking you know oo oh oh
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Oh work so hard to not be a fake so you work so hard but you end up the same
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You should you should you should really change your part in this world that
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we face you could you could you could really be good if you follow your heart
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It must be so hard on you walking around like you do oo oh oh
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I can see you’re mistaken while your hearts breaking you know oo oh oh
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oh must be so hard on you walking around like you do
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I can see you’re mistaken while you hearts breaking you know oo oh oh
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Oh work so hard to not be a fake so you work so hard but you end up the same
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