Acceptance of Denial

I've been pretending
This, it ain't happening
I can see the lies are true
Sweep it under the rug
I turn my back on you
Act like everything's okay

Wallow in my pity
He'll never fake that smile
I just suck it up, smoke my cigarette with sour

Bury the secrets I keep inside
Play the wager to seek some high
Too late to settle
Can't make it sound
Though we live with acceptance of denial
Of denial

I've been listening
My house's been blackening
Until my face, it's turning blue
Some is defining
Sound of the machine
Nothing left for me to do

Shallow is the city
They're in a million combined
Each time I fuck it up, choking on my worth a while

Act like I mean it
Feel it's worthwhile
Just a stranger alone in the aisle
Blacken to kill
No compromise
'Cause I'm living with denial

Stay in my own lane
With my promise on
With the status quo
Long as I remain the reminder's goal
Play the game once again
Whoa

Trying to test
Feelings inside
I'm a stranger moving shell
It's time to tell them a lie
Than to live with the acceptance of denial
Of denial

Of denial
Of denial