Play Pretend

Intro

Yeah…

You know what this is (mm)

Verse 1

You say we should talk again tonight

Same little speech in a softer light

Same little lie with a different face

Same empty seat at the same old place

You say that you miss what we used to be

But you only miss the part of me

That used to stay when it felt this wrong

Guess I took too long

Pre-Chorus

You call it love, I call it habit

You call me up, I let you have it

Round and round we go again

But we both know how this ends

Chorus

Why we play pretend?

We don’t even try

You’re kissing my mouth

But you’re rolling your eyes

Say it never ends

But we both know why

We’re holding the spark

Just to watch it die

Verse 2

You wear that smile like a borrowed coat

Pretty little line that you always quote

“Maybe this time we can make it right”

Baby you rehearse that line all night

And I nod along like I’m half asleep

Like the joke is something we both keep

We could cut it off, we could let it go

But we love the show

Pre-Chorus

You call it fate, I call it static

You pull me close, it’s automatic

Round and round we go again

Like a song that never ends

Chorus

Why we play pretend?

We don’t even try

You’re kissing my mouth

But you’re rolling your eyes

Say it never ends

But we both know why

We’re holding the spark

Just to watch it die

Bridge

We could leave tonight

Say goodbye for real

But the silence hurts

More than what we feel

So we stay right here

In the same old lie

Two beautiful ghosts

Watching love run dry

Chorus

Why we play pretend?

We don’t even try

You’re kissing my mouth

But you’re rolling your eyes

Say it never ends

But we both know why

We’re holding the spark

Just to watch it die