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The Greatest Living Pretender

from Dark Corners of the Night by Joshua McCormack

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lyrics

counts all her blessings
with a single grain of sand
all these opinions
of what is woman what is man
formed from the fear
buried deep within the hands
of the greatest living pretender

she's haunted by the nights
when the spirits never speak
starved for a drop of poison
every day of the week
promise to pay forward
friends she always keeps
from the greatest living pretender

death steals blindly
leaves nothing on the shelves
takes all that you need
only rings the bells
wind chimes die lonely
the body's in the well
of the greatest living pretender

ah-ooo

tightened her lips
as she stepped out to dance
every great deed
needs just one single chance
she flowed like spilt milk
as she sought out the glance
of the greatest living pretender

he was feeling looser
while she was getting hard
open doors invite you in
to the house of cards
hostages with blindfolds
just need one peek at the yard
of the greatest living pretender

so lie down little baby
make no other sound
harbor those illusions
in the water on the ground
the runaways reconsider
and always come back around
to the greatest living pretender

ah-ooo

rescue me from solace
cancel all my grief
cast one final ballot
pick up all the teeth
take one look back
at what's hidden in the sleeves
of the greatest living pretender

now speak in hushed tones
blur your roving lips
move in dark shadows
got to camouflage your hips
the caress that you fear
the soft fingertips
of the greatest living pretender

ah-ooo

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from Dark Corners of the Night, released December 8, 2017

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Joshua McCormack Tucson, Arizona

From the odd acoustic pop of Joshua Mccormack Presents Holiday Girl , to the electronic-tinged rock of The Phantom King , to the collection of sonic oddities on The Dunce Cap, he’s been restless for years.

His recent album Lights Out 4 Baby Grand, shows a more personal side, while The World, Just For You is a collection of cover songs he recorded to survive the dystopian ambivalence of 2020.
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