Let's pretend

everything's ok

Let’s put a smile on that face

Let’s pretend

That you're not dying inside

Let’s pretend

That you're not suffering in silence

Let’s pretend

Everything gets better

Let’s pretend

That you have gotten better

Let’s pretend

Let’s pretend

Let’s pretend

But I don’t want to pretend

I want to be happy

Not just a mask

But I have to pretend

Or others will worry

If others worry

I become a burden

If I become a burden

Then I’m not doing what I’m supposed to do

If I’m not doing what I’m supposed to

Then I become a disappointment

If I become a disappointment

Then there is no point in trying

If there is no point in trying

Then I should just die

So

Let's pretend

everything's ok

Let’s put a smile on that face

Let’s pretend

That you're not dying inside

Let’s pretend

That you're not suffering in silence

Let’s pretend

Everything gets better

Let’s pretend

That you have gotten better

Let’s pretend

Let’s pretend

Let’s pretend

But what if we get caught

Pretending

I guess we will have to just

Brush it off

And if we can’t brush

then what

We will just