I didn't feel alive, she said I keep falling to the floor When do I get to see the world I've been fighting all these battles for? Just because I can sing Doesn't mean that I can feel All my demons, all my everything Aren't any less real She said Let's play pretend and live our lives We can be who we wanna be I'll be a singer and you'll be a writer We'll finally be free If we're lucky, we'll live together forever And you'll never have to be Alone in this world full of bullshit and terror Without me But Playing pretend isn't always happy We care but pretend we don't If I was a singer, I'd sing to the world About what hurts me the most If you were a writer, you could write me a story And leave out all my regrets A life full of passion, a life full of glory I would never have to be down She said