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Don't You Pretend

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PERFORMING ARTISTS

Kelly Clarkson

Lead Vocals

Jesse Shatkin

Keyboards

Bridget Sarai

Background Vocals

Jessi Collins

Background Vocals

Nicole Hurst

Background Vocals

Leon Silva

Tenor Saxophone

Glenn Fischbach

Glenn Fischbach

Cello

Larry Gold

String Conductor

Sean Erick

Trumpet

Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman

Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman

Guitar

Buddy Ross

Piano

Kevin Williams Jr.

Kevin Williams Jr.

Tuba

Davis Barnett

Viola

Jonathan Kim

Viola

Charles Parker

Violin

Emma Kummrow

Violin

Gared Crawford

Violin

Henry Flory

Violin

Luigi Mazzochi

Violin

Piotr Filochowski

Piotr Filochowski

Violin

Jennifer Lorenzo

Jennifer Lorenzo

Cello

Mozella

Background Vocals

The Regiment Horns

The Regiment Horns

Horn Section

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Kelly Clarkson

Songwriter

Jesse Shatkin

Songwriter

Maureen McDonald

Maureen McDonald

Songwriter

Larry Gold

String Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Kelly Clarkson

Executive Producer

Jesse Shatkin

Producer

Samuel Dent

Additional Engineer

Chris Cerullo

Assistant Engineer

Iain Findlay

Assistant Engineer

Joel Metzler

Assistant Engineer

Todd Tidwell

Assistant Engineer

Jeff Chestek

Engineer

Craig Kallman

Executive Producer

Chris Gehringer

Chris Gehringer

Mastering Engineer

Will Quinnell

Mastering Engineer

John Hanes

Mixing Engineer

Serban Ghenea

Mixing Engineer

Josh Ditty

Assistant Engineer

Michael Harris

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Don't you pretend that you don't need a little more from me

You're acting like it's nothing

We both know it's something

Even in the dark anyone can see

So don't you pretend that you're not wishing I was next to you

Hot and cold as ever

Want me but you never

Let your guard down and I need some proof

[Verse 2]

You make me want you

But you don't know what this is

Baby, I wanna love you

But I can't take the suspense

[Verse 3]

I said don't you pretend

(I just wanna see, who's it gonna be?)

(Who you try'na be?)

Don't you pretend

(I just wanna see, who's it gonna be?)

(Who you try'na be?)

Don't you pretend

(I just wanna see, who's it gonna be?)

(Who you try'na be?)

Don't you pretend, ooh yeah

[Verse 4]

Try to deny and be cool as you walk away from me

Steady as you go

But trembling, your voice shows

There's a part of you slowly dying

I'm no gonna wait and just play victim to your vanities

I don't have the time babe

Tell me that you're mine babe

Why you keeping your feelings from me?

[Verse 5]

You make me want you

But you don't know where this ends

Baby I wanna love you

But I can't take the suspense

[Verse 6]

I said, don't you pretend

(I just wanna see, who's it gonna be?)

(Who you try'na be?)

Don't you pretend

(I just wanna see, who's it gonna be?)

(Who you try'na be?)

Don't you pretend

(I just wanna see, who's it gonna be?)

(Who you try'na be?)

Don't you pretend, ooh yeah

[Verse 7]

Don't you run and hide

Let's find out tonight

I got a feeling that you wanna fall

Tell me yes or no

I can't take no more

I want the real thing or nothing at all

[Verse 8]

I just wanna see

Who you're try'na be, yeah

[Verse 9]

I said, don't you pretend

(I just wanna see, who's it gonna be?)

(Who you try'na be?)

Don't you pretend

(I just wanna see, who's it gonna be?)

(Who you try'na be?)

Don't you pretend

(I just wanna see, who's it gonna be?)

(Who you try'na be?)

Oh, yeah, no, no

[Verse 10]

Don't you pretend

(I just wanna see, who's it gonna be?)

(Who you try'na be?)

Don't you pretend

(I just wanna see, who's it gonna be?)

(Who you try'na be?)

Don't you pretend

(I just wanna see, who's it gonna be?)

(Who you try'na be?)

Oh, yeah, no, no

Written by: Jesse Shatkin, Kelly Clarkson, Maureen "Mozella" McDonald

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