we pretend

it's another morning
like the morning before
I read the news on a computer screen
what tragedy today 
does the world have in store
does anybody know
what any of this means
we go to bed at night
hoping and praying for the best
we go to bed at night
trying to ignore the mess we've made

          we pretend
          it's all that we can do
          we pretend
          that we're going to make it through
          and tomorrow we'll go through this again
          we pretend

I walk these streets
like it's my hometown
but I'm a stranger in a stranger's land
I try to not let the city
bring me down
but I'll never really understand
we got to bed at night
exhausted and depleted
wake up to another day
where you don't get what is needed

          we pretend
          it's all that we can do
          we pretend
          that we're going to make it through
          and tomorrow we'll go through this again
          we pretend

three in the morning
and your mind is alive
worrying about
what it takes to survive

          we pretend
          it's all that we can do
          we pretend
          that we're going to make it through
          and tomorrow we'll go through this again
          we pretend