How to Pretend

Breathe in, breathe now You have to calm down Let me show you somewhere we could hide We can stay in here until sunrise-rise Moving forward St-step by step, once more Follow my instructions, you'll be fine This will only hurt for a short time With promises of freedom I would never lie to you Only speaking the way you do too How great that it must be To walk outside and see Others just like you and not m-me "I am not like you" "I can't do all that you do" "No matter how desperately I want to" When you look into my eyes you see A mirage of something trustworthy I'm not your enemy No more anxiety Though you're right to be wary 'Cause, I know how to pretend (How to pretend) Breathe in, breathe o-o-o-out I'm lost in here now And of course I know tha-at-at There's no way, there's no way, I can turn back I'm left in the dark To play my part Follow every lie you feed me As they lead to more and more agony Are we on the same team after all this time? Are we really feeling a pain of the same kind? Watching from the outside You can't see all the things I do You're a circus monster And now's your cue "You were right" "When you said-said, that we're not the same" "Because, unlike you" "I-I can feel pain" When I look into your eyes I see A facade, you are not trustworthy You are my enemy Faking your empathy I was right to be wary When you know how to pretend (How to pretend) When you look into my eyes you see A mirage of something trustworthy I'm not your enemy No more anxiety Though you're right to be wary, 'cause, I know (You're not good at pretending) Come dance, and we'll be prismatic I'm not falling for all your tricks Let's put on a show Before the curtain falls I won't take a bow It's time our finale's now This mangled freak-show Is where we end it all (Is where we start it all)