pretend

I can be a burden, baby, I can be a psycho

They call me a mistake and wrote me off like a typo

And life just keep on hittin' me, I swear that I'ma fight though

So hit me with your best shot, starin' down the rifle

I been lookin' back ridin' on my motorcycle

I remember nights when I was feelin' suicidal

I was fallin' out, boy, dead on arrival

Couldn't see the signs, I was livin' in denial

I'm on the edge and you're in my head so

Tell me you need me even when you don't

I don't know when this will end

Tell me you'll stay now even if you won't

Baby, we can play pretend

I guess that what I'm sayin' is I'm scared of goin' back

I remember every struggle, every panic attack

You saw the life inside my eyes fade away over time

I couldn't pick up a guitar, I couldn't think of a rhyme

I needed something to believe in, somewhere that I could hide

They told me I should start pretending, always kept it inside

And I was hopin' these emotions were a lack of serotonin

Never thought that my own brain could ever turn to an opponent

Tell me you need me even when you don't

I don't know when this will end

Tell me you'll stay now even if you won't

Baby, we can play pretend

Are you okay, tell me, are you okay?

Nothing to say now, waitin' for the breakdown

Are you okay, tell me, are you okay?

Tell me you need me even when you don't

I don't know when this will end

Tell me you'll stay now even if you won't

Baby, we can play pretend

Are you okay, tell me, are you okay?

Nothing to say now, waitin' for the breakdown

Are you okay, tell me, are you okay?

Baby, we can play pretend