Pretend

I've done it for so long I don't know how else to be

PRETEND

I can still pretend that my feelings are only skin deep
For I still have a wall up down underneath
To protect the wasteland of pain and abuse
That once was a heart that beat

I won’t ever let another in that close
To the very core of my soul

None will ever know the damage done
By those who swore to be the last one
I can fake a smile, a laugh, even happiness
To hide the decay of my heart

I’ll continue on with pretending if need be
To save you from that which ‘was’ me