PRETEND FOREVER (w/ lightt)

[Intro]
(Chord!)
(Mantle)
(B-B-Basil, where are you?)
(This isn’t about you)
(Be advised, you are all that remains!)

[Verse 1: Basilchord]
He'll lie in bed
Will he take care of himself?
He'll cry of death
Still refuse to ask for help
“So relent for me.”
“Just forget for me.”
“Give yourself to me.”
“Write a song for me.”
“Don't stay strong for me.”
“Cry along with me.”

[Chorus: Basilchord]
“Don't tear yourself apart.”
“When your hearts already marked.”
“By a touch or two.”
“Is that enough for you?”
“Or is that going too far?”
Don't tear my skin apart
When my necks already marked
By a crush like you
Do I wanna fuck you?
Or do I just see stars?

[Post-Chorus: Basilchord]
So pretend for me
Just pretend for me
So pretend for me
So pretend for me
Just pretend for me
So pretend for me

[Verse 2: Basilchord]
She'll lie to friends
To protect the one she hates
She'll cry unend
About the one that still will take
“It doesn't change for me.”
“Still the same for me.”
“Another page for me.”
“Till you hang for me.”
“Till you age for me.”
“Till you hate for me.”

[Chorus: Basilchord]
“Don't tear yourself apart.”
“When your hearts already marked.”
“By a touch or two.”
“Is that enough for you?”
“Or is that going too far?”
Don't tear my skin apart
When my necks already marked
By a crush like you
Do I wanna fuck you?
Or do I just-

[Verse 3: lightt]
They said you’re not good enough for me
Can't they read between the lines like I do
Cuz you could break me how you want to baby
I know you so well, I know I do
What's the word?
I’m just tryna feel like I ain't really lost
Hit the curb 
When I'm slidin’ off your block 
Ain't what I sought 
When I heard
That the poison lies within me
Oh my god
Can't this just be the end
Am I just another one?
Terrified, yet I don't run
Paralyzed in my own stunts
I'd rather sink with you (sink with you)
This shit ain't really love 
I still need you
Can't find my way back up, 
Wish I could see through
And I hope, someday, I won't still lose
I'd rather sink with you (sink with you)

[Chorus: Basilchord]
“Don't tear yourself apart.”
“When your hearts already marked.”
“By a touch or two.”
“Is that enough for you?”
“Or is that going too far?”
Don't tear my skin apart
When my necks already marked
By a crush like you
Do I wanna fuck you?
Or do I just-

[Verse 4: Basilchord]
It’s been an hour since I laid down
It’s been a month, like way too late now
Do you wanna talk
Or ignore me while I break down?
Do I say sorry for every time that I flaked out?

[Post-Chorus: Basilchord]
So pretend for me
Just pretend for me
So pretend for me
So pretend for me
Just pretend for me
So pretend for me
So pretend for me
Just pretend for me
So pretend for me
So pretend for me
Just pretend for me
So pretend for me

[Outro: Basilchord]
So pretend for me
Just pretend for me
So pretend for me