If you leave me alone

You can call me in the morning and I'll be where you want me to be

If you give me your wrist

I can smack it with a ruler and act like I'm above this

'Cause you're the sinner and I am devoutness

And that's how we work, yeah, we both preach forgiveness

I'm the pusher, I'm pushing you to finish

But the finish line is moving, yeah, this won't ever end

I only pretend to cry

I only pretend to cry

Something's going on, there's a river on Bedford

Put my costume on, black t-shirt like everyone

It's a trad wife, it's a black square

It's a LinkTree with no links there

It's a draft post with a paragraph

That I whittle down to an empty laugh

I only pretend to cry

Oh, I only pretend to cry

I only pretend to cry

Oh, I only pretend to cry, to cry

Take me home

Oh, take me home

I see demigods and demagogues, and they're both holding guns

And I am posting a photo instead of turning to run

Oh, I only pretend to cry

Oh, I only pretend to cry

I only pretend to cry

Oh, I only pretend to cry, to cry