Jesus doesn't love us
But let's pretend he does.
He wasn't resurrected
But let's pretend he was.
There is no hell below us
Nor above eternal bliss.
No life for us after our death
But let's pretend there is.
Oh let's pretend, yes let's pretend!
Don't sit upon the fence!
Come join us in our fantasy
Of glorious pretence.
Our sun is not the biggest
Nor brightest of all stars.
We're not the centre of the cosmos
But let's pretend we are.
Our faith's not based on reason
Nor founded upon rock.
It's just the fruit of self-deceit,
But let's pretend it's not.
Oh let's pretend, yes let's pretend!
Don't trust intelligence,
That's just a way they'll try to sway
You from your sweet pretence.
The Bible's not the word of God
Its authors had no clue,
About the world they lived in,
But let's pretend it's true.
Oh let's pretend, pretend, pretend!
Pretend once more for luck.
For on pretending we depend
- It sure beats growing up.