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I Don't Have To Pretend

By Victory Boyd

811 views Jul 29, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Victory Boyd's song 'I Don't Have to Pretend' is a heartfelt expression of vulnerability and trust in God. The lyrics acknowledge pain, tears, and the weight of suffering, but find comfort in a Savior who intimately cares and bears grief. The song emphasizes that faith does not require pretending everything is okay; instead, it invites honesty before God at the altar. It speaks of trusting God to heal every wound and make all things new, echoing themes of resurrection and renewal. The message is one of authentic faith, where crying is not a lack of faith but a step toward healing.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

Hold me in the air

I know

That you heal me

My eyes crying tears

My heart

In humility

Please

My gaze upon my complaints

Here at the altar

Why should I carry this weight

Why should I suffer

When I have a savior who intimately cares

For my sake

Yes I have a savior

Who came to bare this grief in my place

I don't have to pretend like everythings ok

That's not what Jesus meant

When he said to have faith

If you see me crying

I?m being true

Instead of lying about what I am going through

I?m trusting God to heal my every wound

And I know he will

He makes all things new

All things new

Breathe life in death

I need you to resurrect

This heart from the dead

One touch from you is all I request

Plead my case upon my complaints

Here at the altar

Why should I carry this weight

Why should I suffer

When I have a savior

Who intimately cares

For my sake

Yes I have a savior who came to bear this grief

In my place

I don't have to pretend

Like everythings ok

That's not what jesus meant when he said to

have faith

If you see me crying

I?m being true

Instead of lying about what I am going through

I?m trusting God to heal my every wound

And I know he will

He makes all things

new

I don't have to

?Cause he makes all things new

All things new

All things new

I don't have to

?Cause he makes all things new

All things new

All things new

I don't have to

?Cause he makes all things new

New

I don?t have to

?Cause he makes all things new

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