[Verse 1]
When did I get used to
Hiding my face, smiling with my eyes?
Knowing the world through
A screen in my palm as the time ticks by
Pretending to know?

[Chorus]
I cozy up beneath the static haze
Bury my head in the hive
Take time away from what I love to make
Time for something maybe someone will like
Pretending to know you

[Verse 2]
I must have gone under (In a sleep)
Ages ago, now I wake to find (That everywhere I see)
Everyone's tired (On their knees)
My friends all replaced their moms for wives
Now I miss believing
In something too good to be true
There's just no place for
A myth in the modern view

[Chorus]
I cozy up beneath the static haze
Bury my head in the hive
Take time away from what I love to make
Time for something maybe someone will like
Pretending to know you
[Bridge]
And yet, when we see each other in the flesh
We barely say a word and if we do, it's hollow
Make plans that we both know, we don't intend to follow
I'd miss you more

[Pre-Chorus]
If I wasn't used to
Pretending to know you

[Chorus]
I cozy up beneath the static haze
Bury my head in the hive
Take time away from what I love to make
Time for something maybe someone will like
Pretending to know you