Pretend

Staple gun to my head on the Brooklyn road
Color blind to the fact that you're all that I've known
Turn around, shut the door, get away from me
'Cause you're here and you're not
It's the fear that I've got to believe
Camera shy when you wanted the world of fame
Kick the dust in my eyes and then say it's a game
Happily Ever After is just a dream
Very coy in your world
Every boy, every girl that you leave

Just keep pretending
That this is your happy ending
Just keep on pretending
That everything's alright
That everything's alright
And keep playing pretend
Sing a song to yourself in a blissful sleep
'Cause baby, I'm eating shit while you're counting sheep
But it's all fairy tales when you're breaking hearts
Cause you'll open your eyes
And forget all the lies that you start

So just keep pretending
That this is your happy ending
Just keep on pretending
That everything's alright
That everything's alright
And keep playing pretend

Can't believe there was ever a time that I thought
That a beautiful magical ghost could be caught
But you're so far removed from reality
Nothing more than a fable
A whore that's unable to breathe

So just keep pretending
That this is your happy ending
Just keep on pretending
That everything's alright
That everything's alright
And just keep pretending
That this is your happy ending
Please just stop pretending
That everything's alright
That everything's alright
And keep playing pretend
Keep playing pretend
Pretending
Keep playing pretend...