Discover the story of the song > Play Pretend – Alex Sampson

The singer is talking about someone special in their life, someone they really like. But this special person thinks they have to settle for less, even though the singer knows they deserve better. The special person used to be happy and adventurous, but lately they haven't been smiling as much. Even though the singer wants them to be happy, it's hard for them to see this special person keep getting hurt. So now, the singer has to pretend that everything is okay, even though it's not. They spend all their time dancing on a fine line, trying to make things seem normal. But it's hard to see the special person fall again and have to continue pretending. The singer knows everything about this special person and wants to be with them every day. But it's difficult to watch them fall again and have to keep pretending. The singer just wants the special person to let them be their partner and hold onto them. It's hard to watch them fall again, but the singer has to keep pretending.