pretend

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

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

And life just keeps on hitting me, I swear that I'mma fight though

So hit me with your best shot, staring down the rifle

I been looking back, riding on my motorcycle

I remember nights when I was feeling suicidal

I was falling out, boy, dead on arrival

Couldn't see the signs, I was living in denial, yeah

I'm on the edge

You're in my head, so

Tell me you need me

Even when you don't

I don't know when this will end (This will end, this will end)

Tell me you'll stay now

Even if you won't

Baby, we can play pretend (Play pretend, play pretend)

I guess that what I'm saying is

I'm scared of going 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 hoping 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 (This will end, this will end)

Tell me you'll stay now

Even if you won't

Baby, we can play pretend (Play pretend, play pretend)

Play pretend, pretend, pretend, pretend

Pretend, pretend, pretend, pretend

Are you okay, tell me, are you okay?

Nothing to say now, waiting 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 (This will end, this will end)

Tell me you'll stay now

Even if you won't

Baby, we can play pretend (Play pretend, play pretend)

Are you okay, tell me, are you okay?

Nothing to say now, waiting for the breakdown

Are you okay, tell me, are you okay?

Baby, we can play pretend