Pretend Friends

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Saw you at the corner store Acted like I didn’t know You had that easy smile on Like nothing ever broke I reached for the same old joke You looked right through my face Still I kept my hands still In the habit of the trace [Pre-Chorus] We got good at the distance Good at the act Two ghosts in the daylight Running it back [Chorus] We can’t be friends but I like to just pretend (pretend, pretend) Say my name like it don’t cut in the end (in the end) We can’t be friends but I like to just pretend (pretend, pretend) If I hold the line, maybe we don’t bend We don’t break yet [Verse 2] Your coat hung by the door At my place for a week I kept it on the chair Like a lie I couldn’t speak Your laugh still knows my number My silence knows your touch We both say “it’s all good” But that’s never been enough [Pre-Chorus] We got good at the distance Good at the act Two ghosts in the daylight Running it back [Chorus] We can’t be friends but I like to just pretend (pretend, pretend) Say my name like it don’t cut in the end (in the end) We can’t be friends but I like to just pretend (pretend, pretend) If I hold the line, maybe we don’t bend We don’t break yet [Bridge] Half-light on the window Your shadow in the frame I almost said your real name Then swallowed all the pain If we never cross that line Maybe we stay safe So we keep on playing dead And calling it faith [Chorus] We can’t be friends but I like to just pretend (pretend, pretend) Say my name like it don’t cut in the end (in the end) We can’t be friends but I like to just pretend (pretend, pretend) If I hold the line, maybe we don’t bend We don’t break yet [Outro] Pretend, pretend We don’t break yet Pretend, pretend We don’t break yet