The devil's screenplay, burnin' pages
Who cares what she say, whiskey is wages
Empty souls trod empty stages
Of purple hearts and broken faces
Pretend you remember me
Pretend you remember me
A ransom note found in the shelter
She slips her bonds, enough of [?]
Headed north, no one could tell her
Her life meant nothing at all
Pretend you rеmember me
Prеtend you remember me
Pretend you remember me
Oh
Ooh
A crestin' wave of doubts and fears
Reaches the shore of a million tears
And in my dreams of you, my dear
I pretend you remember me
I pretend you remember me
I pretend you remember me
Oh
Who cares what she say, whiskey is wages
Empty souls trod empty stages
Of purple hearts and broken faces
Pretend you remember me
Pretend you remember me
A ransom note found in the shelter
She slips her bonds, enough of [?]
Headed north, no one could tell her
Her life meant nothing at all
Pretend you rеmember me
Prеtend you remember me
Pretend you remember me
Oh
Ooh
A crestin' wave of doubts and fears
Reaches the shore of a million tears
And in my dreams of you, my dear
I pretend you remember me
I pretend you remember me
I pretend you remember me
Oh
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“This song is written for all the families torn apart by the recent immigrant purges and kidnappings. Children torn from their wailing mothers’ arms by masked government thugs, people coming home to find their loved ones abducted by the state. Folks who worked, suffered, and struggled for decades just to make a decent life for themselves and their family were violently separated with an uncertain future. ‘Pretend You Remember Me’ is for them and for all those who are finding the courage to stand up against racism, tyranny, and injustice.”
The clip also features Leonard Peltier, Native American activist and political prisoner whose life sentence was commuted by President Biden the day before he left office. Now under home confinement, Peltier opens the video with a direct message: “No human being is illegal.”
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«Questa canzone è dedicata a tutte le famiglie separate dalle recenti purghe e rapimenti contro gli immigrati. Bambini strappati dalle braccia delle madri in lacrime da agenti governativi mascherati, persone che tornano a casa e scoprono che i propri cari sono stati sequestrati dallo Stato. Donne e uomini che per decenni hanno lavorato, sofferto e lottato per costruirsi una vita dignitosa vengono separati con violenza, lasciati in balìa di un futuro incerto. Pretend You Remember Me è per loro e per tutte le persone che trovano il coraggio di opporsi al razzismo, alla tirannia e all’ingiustizia.»
Il videoclip vede anche la partecipazione di Leonard Peltier, attivista nativo americano e prigioniero politico la cui condanna all’ergastolo è stata commutata dal presidente Biden il giorno prima di lasciare l’incarico. Ora agli arresti domiciliari, Peltier apre il video con un messaggio diretto:
«Nessun essere umano è illegale.»