really, who wants tea and sympathy?

Pretending To Care
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.

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 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,
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.

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, oh
Would you hide everything you see?
Pretending to care about me,
Oh, don't leave me, darling!
Would you hide everything you see?
Pretending to care about me,
When all the time
You're just wishing I'd fade away.