Pretending To Care lyrics

Written by Todd Rundgren

Today I am your chariot horse
Tomorrow I`m your albatross
Suspended by the finest thread
No one could ever see
And when there`s breathing in your ear
You put your faith in all you hear
But just how deep those feelings go
I have no way to know
I`ll never know

And if I was blind
Would you still be my eyes
Or hide everything you see
Pretending to care about me
When all the time
You`re just wishing I`d fade away
You just can`t bring yourself to

Say out loud the reasons why
You won`t admit you realize
The promise you`ve been living by
Is just an empty shell
You`ll come to bear it like a cross
And then start to tear it like frayed gauze
Though I`m ashamed to be afraid
I just can`t help myself
Can`t help myself

And if I was blind
Would you still be my eyes
Or hide everything you see
Pretending to care about me
When all the time
You`re just wishing I`d fade away
You can`t bring yourself to care about me
Please don`t let me down
Why don`t you care, why don`t you care about me?
Cause I know all the time you`re just wishing I`d fade away
You can`t bring yourself to say