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Who You Pretend To Be

by Post Prom

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1.
What’s happening to me, I’m too aware of things The only trait I seem to value is authenticity And I’ll break my back to find it if that’s what I need to do Put a filter over your imperfections and hope they all believe you If you can, will you call when there’s no one else around So I know that it’s you and not who you pretend to be Does it help your self-esteem, or your insecurities When you constantly exchange your thoughts for dopamine And I don’t think you’re as happy as you portray yourself to be But what are you expecting your disciples to believe Cause you may have the world fooled, but you’re not fooling me So what are you expecting me to believe If you can, could you call when there’s no one else around So I know that it’s you and not who you pretend to be Does it help your self-esteem, or your insecurities When you constantly exchange your thoughts for dopamine
2.
Headrest 04:10
I’m grippin your headrest from the back seat Don’t know where you’re goin, but you’re so good at pretending How’s your fantasy inside your mind, is it your life And your future, is it set in stone, well that’s nice And how’s your control that you always crave, and you fight So do you wanna drive Do you have to I’m grippin your headrest from the backseat Don’t know where you’re goin, but you’re so good at pretending You’re so good at pretending What do you want from this, were you expecting less, and what more could you take And if I stood on the edge, would you hold me back or would you push me I know you’d push me I know you’d push me So why don’t you push me You’re driving the wrong way, but you have your control You’re driving the wrong way, but you have your control And you have your control You have your I’m grippin your headrest from the backseat Don’t know where you’re goin, but you’re so good at pretending You’re so good at pretending when you have your control I’m gripping your headrest When you have your I’m gripping your headrest Control, when you have it I’m gripping your headrest I’m grippin your headrest
3.
Glass 03:45
Go on and prove you’re different than everybody else Like you’re not constantly in the mirror criticizing yourself But I’ve seen what lies behind those eyes Beyond the glass that gets you high, beyond the glass that gets you high You said, you said, you said you wanna see the real world So I said, I said, I said, just open your eyes So what’s the point in trying anymore, I think I’m moving on From trying to compete with numbers on a screen, I know they turn you on But I’ve seen you lonely when they’re gone Those in the glass that turn you on, those in the glass that turn you on You said, you said, you said you wanna see the real world So I said, I said, I said, just open your eyes Cause it’s nice to see your eyes without reflection of a backlight And don’t I know the reason why you let them control your life So if you wanna see the real world, then just open your eyes But don’t say I never warned you of what lies behind Beyond the glass that gets you high, beyond the glass that gets you high Just open your eyes What lies behind, what lies behind You said, you said, you said you wanna see the real world So I said, I said, I said, just open your eyes Cause it’s nice to see your eyes without reflection of a backlight And don’t I know the reason why you let them all control your life 1, 2, 3, 4 Go on and prove you’re different Just open your eyes Go on and prove you’re different Just open your eyes Go on and prove you’re different
4.
I think I’m be fallin to pieces, but I need this baby You’re sayin my name in your sleep again I know that it’s all my fault, but if you’re still in, then I’m in But are we basking in the glory of yesterday, or is this something else Suppose I’ve got a little heart left on my sleeve for this Do with it what you will Yeah I’ve been bleedin my heart out for you baby, and probably always will Yes I will Cause all you want is someone to buy you pretty things and I’m thinkin maybe I should I know that everything’s my fault I know that everything’s my fault Is it bad I feel this good Well if I’m fallin to pieces, then I need this Baby, you’re sayin my name in your sleep Oh yeah, I know that it’s all my fault, but I’m still in, are you in And if we’re basking in the glory of yesterday, could it be something else I’ve got a little bit of heart left on my sleeve for this Do with it what you will And If you ever feel like calling when you’re drunk again I won’t mind, I swear I won’t mind, I swear Cause all you want is someone to buy you pretty things and I’m thinkin maybe I should I know that everything’s my fault I know that everything’s my fault Is it bad I feel this good If you ever feel like calling when you’re drunk again, I won’t mind, I swear If you ever feel like calling when you’re drunk again, I won’t mind, I swear spoken: I mean, come on Jess, how would you feel? The one person you want to always be around decides one day just to give you what you want. And almost instantly, every bad thought you have about yourself disappears. but then what? You can’t make ‘em stay. So, you’ll never be satisfied, but still. Just to have that comfort, that warmth, the bliss, even if it is just for a moment, it’s always worth it. So yeah, fine, I’ll say it. I need you around. So, are you in or are you out? Yeah if you ever feel like callin me up when you’re drunk again you can, and I won’t mind I swear It’s good to hear your voice even through telephonic slurring words You’re exactly who you want to be, so forgive me for wanting you here I’d do anything for your conversation, I’m all ears I’m all ears, and I need you baby, closer baby, closer I might be fallin to pieces, but I need this baby. I need this. I need it. I need you. If you ever feel like calling when you’re drunk again, I won’t mind, I swear I won’t mind, I swear. I won’t mind, I swear I won’t mind
5.
Boston 03:51
Getting used to loosened ends is part of getting older, but you’re making it easier I won’t miss you until you decide to grow up with us Cause the rest of us, we’ll grow together, but you & me, babe, we’ll grow apart It’s a thought that used to terrify me, but now it helps me get through the night So, I’ll keep sleeping in the town where all this started I guess I’ll see you in Boston Maybe it’s time we called it quits I don’t know what growing up is supposed to mean, but I know this isn’t it And someday I know we’ll make amends But for now I’m good with clearing out my head Of the thoughts I had, but never said And there’s actions that you’ve taken to make me feel I’ve been forsaken Like I’ll lie awake and these promises mean nothing when I often think of something to let em break I hope you run away like you always wanted Maybe I’ll see you in Boston Maybe it’s time we called it quits I don’t know what growing up is supposed to mean, but I know this isn’t it And someday I know we’ll make amends But for now I’m good with clearing out my head Of the thoughts I had, but never said Maybe it’s time we called it quits I don’t know what growing up is supposed to mean, but I know this isn’t it And someday I know we’ll make amends But for now I’m good with clearing out my head Thoughts I had never said See you in Boston, I will See you in Boston, I will See you in Boston, I will
6.
Burn Out 04:57
You could tell me anything, I could be a gentleman I will hold this heavy door. When you’re ready, enter it I don’t want to fall for this again, but I know that I have to Please don’t let my love burn out. Please don’t let my high come down You could ask me anything, I will answer honestly Don’t be too discouraged by responses on monogamy I don’t want to wait for this to end, but I guess that I have to Please don’t let my love burn out. Please don’t let my high come down Please don’t let my love burn out. Please don’t let my high come down All I want is my brain to stop thinking so much I don’t wish to be exposed to every possible outcome How come I am? Please don’t let my love burn out Please don’t let, please don’t let Please don’t let my high come down Don’t let my love burn out Please don’t let my love burn out Please don’t let, please don’t let Please don’t let my high come down Balance it all, the world said me For there are always the ups and downs I woke with the mind of Icarus, feeling destined for greater heights There is no caution great enough to save us from the sun You & I, we’ll toss it all to the wind If we can rid ourselves of craving the capture of tangibility Then Jess, there’s no doubt in my conscious mind that we will stay afloat Please don’t let, please don’t let, my love burn out Please don’t let, please don’t let
7.
Outside 04:24
Let’s try to capture the uncapturable I wanna see you feeling vulnerable Let’s not pretend I know the real you at all You’ve only showed me what you wanted to show And you only told me what you want me to know And I’m sorry, but I don’t believe you at all, at all Tell me why I feel alive Tell me why I feel alive when I’m standing outside I just need to keep my eyes wide open all the time So if I could, I wanna see you beyond the glass we often speak through Open your eyes, you can see what we sleep through, every night we’re alive So if I could, I wanna see you every night we’re alive So if you could just open your eyes And tell me why I feel alive when I’m standing outside I just need to keep my eyes wide open all the time And tell me why I feel alive when I’m standing outside I just need to keep my eyes wide open all the time Tonight, I lie awake without you here beneath the sky Convinced it’s not enough to hold your picture close to get me by But I’ll try to reason with the lives we lead and compromise I’ll start to close my eyes Tell me why I feel alive when I’m standing outside I just need to keep my eyes wide open all the time
8.
Authentic 03:34
I don’t wanna be anything but honest and authentic anymore If you wanna be anything but honest and authentic, there’s the door These calluses on my hands make me grateful for what I have and who I am But I still have nights where I can’t sleep I find mistakes in my memories and I play them on repeat I don’t want to be nostalgic, I don’t wish to reminisce I want to stay here for as long as I can, and only think of this I live for late night conversations around dining room tables Keep me locked inside this moment and never let me go I don’t think I need anything but romance and someone next to me Someone next to me, oh But I’d like to believe that I’m alright alone for now, waiting patiently Cause I’m not so insecure as I always used to be And I’m still running, just not away from anything I live for late night conversations around dining room tables Keep me locked inside this moment and never let me go I live for late night conversations around dining room tables Keep me locked inside this moment and never let me go Don’t let me go, don’t let me go Never let me go I don’t wanna be anything but honest and authentic anymore If you wanna be anything but honest and authentic, there’s the door
9.
January 04:04
Do you think of me still, and in what kind of light Is there a shadow cast on my name, if there is, it’s alright And I know we had our battles, but baby, what a war And my flag’s still waving cause I’ve got nothing to fight for But I’m still standing my ground, this is where we ended up when we got out of town And I hope that everything I said makes sense to you now I am fast asleep, feel the January air slip through the cracks between And I think of how we spent last winter, intertwining feet God, I wish we could get back to who we used to be I wanna get back to where we used to be, lost in university and we swore, we had forever locked between our grasping hands We were two dumb kids high on reading American fiction I am fast asleep, feel the January air slip through the cracks between And I think of how we spent last winter, intertwining feet God, I wish we could get back to who we used to be And I know this sounds so vain and typical But I won’t give into my brain, so visceral So go, shame my name, tell them all that I only fall in love to fall I am fast asleep, feel the January air slip through the cracks between And I think of how we spent last winter, intertwining feet God, I wish we could get back to who we used to be And I think of how we spent last winter And how I wish we could get back to who we used to be
10.
Growing numb comfortably, accepting mortality Believe that there’s nothing waiting on the other side, at least not for me You’d never think this deeply growing up repeating The words of a sermon you never questioned, that is until now Angels in the canyon sing, I don’t feel anything Angels in the canyon sing, I don’t feel anything Do you think of me when you rest your head at night I lie awake thinking of purpose If everything is worthless, then maybe we’ll all be alright Monogamy, a fairy tale we all still believe And how many real love stories have happy endings anymore If chivalry is dead, did love die with it, should we have as well If chivalry is dead, did love die with it, should we have as well Angels in the canyon sing, I don’t feel anything Angels in the canyon sing, I don’t feel anything I don’t feel anything Do you think of me when you rest your head at night I lie awake thinking of purpose If everything is worthless, then maybe we’ll all be alright The bottles on the shelf from your autumn wedding They’ve shattered one by one due to the door to the garage slamming shut Funny how this question arises, does God leave the church after its foreclosure Then where does she go, where does she go Do you think of me when you rest your head at night I lie awake thinking of purpose If everything is worthless, then maybe we’ll all be alright
11.
Nostalgia haunts your brain cause nothing is the same It hurts to know you can’t get back there to where your comfort reigns Time and time again, you grow apart from friends Getting used to loosened ends, it’s part of getting older Maybe you and I can find a place to hide away While everyone’s at work or getting drunk on holiday Maybe you and I can find a place to stay A place where we feel safe, it’s where our comfort reigns Lead me away from this darkness baby, I miss missing home on shining days And take me away from this wretched place, and I will lie forever where you stay Lead me away from this darkness baby, I miss missing home on shining days And take me away from this wretched place, and I will lie forever where you stay I’m gonna wake up feeling alright someday Do what I can to keep the demons at bay If I can make it on my own, I won’t need anyone at all Lead me away from this darkness baby, I miss missing home on shining days And take me away from this wretched place, and I will lie forever where you stay Lead me away from this darkness baby, I miss missing home on shining days And take me away from this wretched place, and I will lie forever where you stay We’re gonna wake up feeling alright someday Do what we can to keep the demons at bay We’re gonna wake up feeling alright someday Do what we can to keep the demons at bay If we can make it on our own, we won’t need anyone at all Jessica, how is your future, we’ll all be alright Oh Jessica, how is your future, we’ll all be alright Jessica, how is your future, we’ll all be alright, we’ll all be alright
12.
Wake up, there’s a world alive outside, just open up your eyes We don’t need to hide away this time No, everything’s alright, and everything will be fine I’ll loosen my grip from the back of your seat See if we can get back to who we used to be I’ll take the train into South Station tonight We’ll sit around your dinner table and talk all night And my eyes can’t wait to see yours Yeah my eyes can’t wait to see your eyes I believe that we don’t have a need for gods Yeah I think that all of this is up to us And we don’t need the world to call us home Cause this time, if no one is around, we’re not alone No, we’re never alone If the fire we build burns out tonight Will we salvage the embers or leave them behind Rekindle the flame at a later time, or dwell upon the heat If you can, will you call If you can, will you call If you can, who you pretend to be Will you call, who you pretend to be If you can, who you pretend to be Will you call, who you pretend to be If you can

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Who You Pretend To Be is a coming of age story

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released September 17, 2021

Engineered & mixed by Jay Zubricky at GCR Audio
Mastered by Stuart McKillop

Aidan Licker - guitar, vocals, lyrics
Charlie Rumfola - guitar, vocals, aux
Devin Jeffrey - drums
John Vaughan - bass, vocals
Nick Benstead - guitar, vocals, keys, trumpet

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Post Prom Buffalo, New York

Post Prom are a five-piece American rock band from Buffalo, NY. The band formed in 2017 from a collection of punk-inspired coffee nerds who met attending shows in college town basements and dive bars, and who all just couldn’t get enough Jimmy Eat World, Third Eye Blind, and Gin Blossoms. Their unique brand fuses 2000s pop punk vocal stylings and 90s alt rock guitar riffs ... more

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