Let's pretend
That your last smile
Wasn't meant to say goodbye.
That every promise we once held
Didn't vanish with the sky.
We painted dreams in borrowed colors,
Fields of gold beneath the rain.
Now every canvas tells the truth—
Only ashes still remain.
Let's pretend that I'm okay,
That the sun still knows my name.
That we'll watch another afternoon
With our hands held just the same.
Let's pretend these empty rooms
Don't whisper where you've been.
If a lie can warm the cold,
Let's pretend...
Every tree recalls your voice.
The wind repeats the words we buried,
Like we ever had a choice.
The porch still waits at dusk in silence,
Coffee growing cold again.
Even time has learned to stumble
Where your story reached its end.
Some ghosts never ask forgiveness,
They just make sure you don't look back.
If tomorrow comes without you,
I'll greet it like a faithful friend—
Knowing hope is just another name
For something I can't mend.
Let's pretend that I'm okay,
Just one more fading afternoon.
Hand in hand inside my memory,
While the daylight leaves too soon.
If heaven keeps your laughter safe,
And earth keeps all my pain,
I'll keep pretending you are here...
Until we meet again.