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'play pretend' - PR ARTICLE

Just one month after releasing her hit song 'Not That Decent', Esthy is back with a new single. 'Play Pretend' is a true teenage ballad that will have you singing from the top of your lungs.

If you like 'Drivers License' by Olivia Rodrigo you'll probably love this song. The acoustic guitar combined with Esthy's powerful lyrics and soft voice tells a relatable story of heartbreak.

"Sometimes staying friends after a breakup can stop you from healing and even if you want to remain in contact, it just won't work. And I can't play pretend." - Esthy

The song was written, produced, mixed, and mastered by Esthy herself, who's a proud member of the neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ community.

'Play Pretend' is available NOW on all streaming platforms and the music video's going to be released

this week. Make sure to follow @esthyofficial on IG and TikTok for behind-the-scenes

and updates.

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LYRICS

I wish that was something

That you said

Or something I wrote

But I know

It's complicated

The way we slowly

Grew apart

It doesn't need to be

This hard

So how come

I'm suffocating

I know that it will be all right

I'll find a way to

Live my life without you

       I just don't want to

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Don't ask me how I've been

Don't make me play pretend

I know that it's a lie

It just makes me wanna die

Don't ask me if I cried

Don't leave me here tonight

Don't ask me how I've been

Please don't make me play pretend

Don't make me play pretend

You knew the answer

You always had something on your mind

So I don't have to say I'm fine

You know that I'm not

And I know we ended

It's probably for the best

You're moving on

With your life

So I'm not holding you down

(chorus)

Aaa-aa

Aaa-aa

It's been always so confusing

Why you had to go and choose this

Between your life

And my love

Why you had to go lose me

How come that came first

And I came second

And I loved me

But you loved you better

So I guess

It was easy for you

Don't ask me how I've been

Don't make me play pretend

I know that it's a lie

It just makes me wanna die

(chorus)

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