Play Pretend

[Verse 1]
You’re talking to yourself again
Behind deadened eyes
Seeing ghosts and imaginary friends
Your grip starts to slip again
You’re up and down, hot and cold
Living make-believe and play pretend

[Chorus]
Helter-skelter, spiralling down
Your skeletal armour won’t save you now
Ugly carcass, a padded cell
Keep me in the darkness, under your spell

[Verse 2]
Lost in your carnival again
Drowning in a hall of mirrors
Body shaking like you hit a dead end
A masquerade, a false pretence
Use your outside face
So nobody sees your dark intent

[Chorus]
Helter-skelter, spiralling down
Your skeletal armour won’t save you now
Ugly carcass, a padded cell
Keep me in the darkness, under your spell

[Bridge]
Within my subconscious, a mental unrest
Keep me in the darkness as the horrors manifest
Psychosomatic sickness
My sanity breaks and bends
Somewhere along the spectrum
I’m playing play pretend

[Outro]
Within my subconscious
Unforgiving mental fight
Somewhere in the darkness
I crave it tonight