Pretending

I’m tired of pretending I’m okay
It’s okay to not be okay sometimes

Can’t you see I’m barely breathing
Can’t you see inside I’m screaming
You’re my weakness I can’t explain
I try to measure up but I feel the pain
You’re breathing down my neck now
Wishing I could figure out somehow
To make this all go away
Don’t have to listen to a word you say

It takes the dark to see the stars
Go and lose yourself and find out who you are
Who you really are

I’m tired of pretending I’m okay
It’s okay to not be okay sometimes
If only you’d give me a little space
Maybe I would finally be okay

I’m so sick of painting on a smile
I’m fed up with living in denial
So take it or leave it there’s no other way
I just need to live at my own pace
Can’t you see I’m trying here
Can’t you tell I’m dying here
So take it or leave it there’s no other way
Take it or leave it

It takes the dark to see the stars
Go and lose yourself and find out who you are
Who you really are

I’m tired of pretending I’m okay
It’s okay to not be okay sometimes
If only you’d give me a little space
Maybe I would finally be okay