Make Believe

Music and lyrics by Leslie Berry

Stumbling through this dark fantasy,
The things I see frighten me
Dungeons and chains, masters and slaves,
Doors leading to secret passageways
Where I will go to find you.

And as long as we share this unreality
We can choose our own identities.
All we have to do is agree.
Some games aren’t meant to be seen.
I’ll cover you if you cover me.

Into this world of make believe
I escape from the things that are painful for me.
We try to suspend our disbelief
So we can pretend that we cannot see.

You wanted to educate me
But you didn’t really teach me anything
Except how to survive in a world
Where all I needed was a magic word
To protect myself from harm.

Into this world of make believe
I escape from the things that are painful for me.
We try to suspend our disbelief.

You know that you’ll never be happy
Trying to deny reality.
You wanted so much to believe
Things you know aren’t true
But reality is going to catch up with you.

Into this world of make believe
I escape from the things that are painful for me.
We try to suspend our disbelief.
We wear blindfolds so we cannot see...reality.

Leslie Berry - piano and all vocals
Lauren Fincham - acoustic guitar
David Berry - acoustic rhythm guitar and synths
Todd Camp - bass
Jenni Thompson - percussion