Nolan Gibbons
Nolan Gibbons

15-year-old Nolan Gibbons is a singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer. At age 10, he began to seriously write music, a passion to which he devoted nearly all his time over the next five years. A prolific songwriter, his creativity is boundless, writing lyrics, melodies, chord progressions, or just making music from sound samples. Nolan’s music possesses a maturity far beyond his years, often writing about life, love, and loss.

(I Won't) Pretend

I don’t think about you much anymore,
Though I probably should.
I could tell you all the things that I’m sorry for,
But would it do any good?
I guess that this is all really my fault
That I should have just slept
There’s been way too many “I should've”s thought,
But not a single tear wept

And we both know that no one’s gonna say nothing
We both ain’t really in the mood for discussing
Everything that went down.
Maybe we were rushing.
Guess that I was tired of being alone

But, I won’t pretend that I can’t stop thinking about you
And I won’t pretend that I haven’t gotten by without you
And I won’t pretend like there’s a weight deep in my chest
No I won’t pretend I miss you
But I can’t help but wish you
The best

I remember it was you on my mind
The memories locked away
You kept running through my thoughts all the time
Back when I wanted you to stay
And I was sorry for the mess that i made
that you didn’t deserve
It wasn’t easy watching what we had fade
a bond not easy to preserve

And we both know that no one’s gonna say nothing
We both ain’t really in the mood for discussing
Everything that went down.
Maybe we were rushing.
Guess that I was tired of being alone

I won’t pretend that I can’t stop thinking about you
And I won’t pretend that I haven’t gotten by without you
And I won’t pretend that there’s a weight deep in my chest
No I won’t pretend I miss you
But I can’t help but wish you
The best

Might’ve been your reputation
Might’ve been the sleep deprivation
Both wanting to avoid confrontation
Cause enough is enough has been said

So moral of the story certain promises are worth it
And some promises are worth the hell of making ‘em
I will be okay
No one’s gonna say nothing
Wish you the best
Can’t help it but I wish you the best
I won’t pretend

I won’t pretend that I can’t stop thinking about you
And I won’t pretend that I haven’t gotten by without you
And I won’t pretend that there’s a weight deep in my chest
No I won’t pretend I miss you
But I can’t help but wish you
The best