Don't do that to me
I was never good at pretending
Or faking how I'm feeling
Don't let me believe in a perfect little promise
When I wish you could be honest
So let the poets disagree
And you don't tell me how to be
Keep a secret just for me
So fake it for me
I know I'm not her
Maybe I'd be better
I'll hide your scarlet letter
Just enough to believe
That I think you're happy
Half as happy as you make me
Don't let me believe in a perfect little promise
When I wish you could be honest
I draw the line and you cross it
Pull back my heart and you want it
Intentions all mean-hearted
I wish this never had started
So let the poets disagree
And you don't tell me how to be
Keep a secret just for me
So fake it for me
I know I'm not her
Maybe I'd be better
I'll hide your scarlet letter
Just enough to believe
That I think you're happy
Half as happy as you make me
I'm nothing but a child
I'm nothing but a way out for you
Something to lighten the mood
From all the problems you have
You feel as dark as a Rembrandt
Now I'm changing the page
Cuz you don't love me the same
Fake it for me
Fake it for me
So fake it for me
I know I'm not her
Maybe I'd be better
I'll hide your scarlet letter
Just enough to believe
That I think you're happy
Half as happy as you make me
I'm nothing but a child
I'm nothing but a way out for you
Something to lighten the mood
From all the problems you have
You feel as dark as a Rembrandt
Now I'm changing the page
Cuz you don't love me the same