How To Pretend Like Everything's Okay

Half of your time at a loss
Half tearing away, yeah
Your world’s not half what it was just yesterday
Say you don’t care

But erosion comes
You’re left with the crumbs
They’ll do it to almost everyone
They give you the lesson you’d better learn
It's "How to pretend like everything’s okay"
"How to pretend like everything’s okay"

Are you doublethinking?
Doubting all you knew now?
Your self esteem, it’s sinking slowly out of view
Drained out of you

Temporary comfort, the consensus
All it took to suck the sense out of us
If you're feeling perhaps that this wasn’t just
Learn how to pretend like everything’s okay
How to pretend like everything’s okay

Did you turn to something you might call a friend?
Maybe it’ll help fast-forward to the end
Wouldn’t you like to know when?
You won’t have to pretend
You won’t have to pretend
You won’t have to pretend
But until then learn

How to pretend like everything’s okay
How to pretend like everything’s okay
How to pretend like everything’s okay
How to pretend like everything’s okay
How to pretend like everything’s okay
How to pretend like everything’s okay again