[Verse 1]
I can pretend for you
That I mean every word said, it's true
That I'd probably rather be
Like a stranger in disguise

[Pre-Chorus 2]
And act as if nothing ever
Died or faded away
Got lonelier with age
And time isn't on our side

[Chorus 1]
I'm sorry to take the thoughts that keep you awake
And make it seem like they're overrated
You certainly talk about me more when I fall down
And when I get up, my time is never enough
Loved in front, behind my back hated
I guess it has everything to do with luck

[Verse 2]
I can defend the truth
But I sound like white noise to my friends
As I raise my glass to you
In a stupor we speak words
[Pre-Chorus 2]
That couldn't be more honest
Lies we lived before
Fights without a war
I'm dead when it's in your head

[Chorus 2]
I'm starting to think that all the buoys we sink
Are cutting our chances of being saved
I see that the end is all we have to let us know
I'd like to believe in something more than a dream
So when the will to be one has faded
I guess the truth will soon be deceived
My friend that isn't there, my solitaire