We Pretend Not To Know

You hate the heat, I know you do,

I sweat too much, I’m just like you.

Still we hold hands, palms getting warm,

Acting like that’s something normal.

We don’t say a word, we just smile,

Hiding the truth in silence for a while.

We pretend not to know,

But our hearts already show.

Every step, every sigh,

We both know why.

It’s easier this way,

To stay, to stay,

Pretending not to know.

I say it’s fine, I’m heading home,

Just to walk you where you roam.

You know it’s a lie, but play along,

Two liars humming the same song.

Streetlights hum above our heads,

Words unsaid, but the air’s turned red.

We pretend not to know,

But our hearts already show.

Every step, every sigh,

We both know why.

It’s easier this way,

To stay, to stay,

Pretending not to know.

Maybe this is love’s first phase,

Where quiet hearts find their own ways.

No promises, no grand display,

Just small truths we hide away.

We pretend not to know,

But maybe we don’t need to say so.

The way you breathe, the way I stay,

It’s already love in its own way.

Let’s not say it yet,

Let’s just go,

Pretending not to know.