Name: Act As If
Duration: P00H02M51S
Description: My debut single!

Act As If

by Mary Strand

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lizbethselvig Well done, friend! Great song! I give it a 98--good beat and easy to dance to. :-) Good luck with the album.

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My debut single!

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CHORUS
Act as if you don’t want to be set free
Tell me that it’s not just one more line
Hold me like you’ll never, ever leave me
Act as if you’re mine

VERSE 1
I’ve known you in a thousand ways
On stormy nights and sunlit days
And even though we’ve come to this
I think I’d always miss your kiss

VERSE 2
Life can be a game of pretend
One I thought might never end
But now when I glance back at you
I see the ghosts we’ve turned into

CHORUS

VERSE 3
You and I, we’ve shared big dreams
Even though we’re two extremes
I have no clue how this can go
You’re not the guy I used to know

VERSE 4
But I’m not who I used to be
And time’s our only casualty
I gaze up at the moon above
And ask if we can still find love

BRIDGE
I read it in your eyes
And that quiver of a smile
Can’t ignore the lies
They’ve been goin’ on a while
It’s not that you’re so wrong
Or that I’m demanding
Did we hang on too long?
Will we crash on landing?

CHORUS (x2)

credits

released December 23, 2022
Music and lyrics by Mary Strand
Guitar, hand claps, and lead vocals: Mary Strand
Guitar, hand claps, and vocals: Ryan Smith
Bass and vocals: Mark Wade
Drums: Jack Strand

Produced by Ryan Smith, Mark Wade, and Mary Strand
Recorded at Flight Simulator, Time Capsule Studio, and Flowers Studio
Engineered at Flowers Studio by Kris Johnson
Mixed by Ryan Smith
Mastered at Rare Form Mastering by Greg Reierson
Graphic design by LB Hayden

Additional thanks to Tom Fraser and Pony Hixon-Smith

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Mary Strand Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mary Strand writes songs and novels. Plays guitar. Has ill-advised adventures. Sneaks Nutella when no one is looking. Debut album, Golden Girl, is OUT NOW! www.linktr.ee/marystrand.

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