Pretense

You pretend to be indestructible
You pretend to be invincible
But really you're just like the rest of us
Standing at the edge
So fragile and weak
That it could just take a gust of wind to force us over
Into oblivion
Into the darkness
Yet you live your life pretending you're not vulnerable at all
You pretend you'll live forever
But really, deep down you know it's not true
Deep down you're lost and afraid
Needing to be loved but afraid to ask
Needing help but afraid to look weak
Needing to be held but afraid of rejection
So you pretend every thing's ok
Act as if you're fine
But I can see
You need me
You need to be held
So I hold you
You need help
So I give you my hand
You need to be loved
So I give you a place in my heart
And around me you drop the pretense
You show your weaknesses
You show that your vulnerable
And it makes your place in my heart bigger
I just hate the way the walls come back up
Whenever someone else is around
I hate the way you keep up the pretense to everyone else