Act Like You Never Knew

Butterfly Division

You walked in
Eyes slid right past me
Like the couch
The plant
The doorframe
Just another old thing in the room

You said “hey”
To everyone around me
Told that story from our first trip
Like you dreamed it with somebody else

So act like you never knew
The way my hands shook on your front step
Act like you never knew
Every late night secret that we kept

If it helps you sleep
Rewrite every scene we lived through
I’ll play the stranger
Too
And act like I never knew you

Your laugh hit
Same beat
Same rhythm
But you turned your face toward her
Like the sun had finally moved

My name hung
On the edge of your tongue
You swallowed it down with your drink
Like it burned on the way out

So act like you never knew
How I traced plans on your bedroom wall
Act like you never knew
You were the one who said “don’t let me fall”

If it keeps your heart
From pulling at old
Loose truth
I’ll play the stranger
Too
And act like I never knew you

Funny thing
I believed you first
When you said “always”
Now I watch you rehearse
This brand-new version
Where I’m just a face you once saw through (oh)

So act like you never knew
The way my voice broke saying goodbye
Act like you never knew
You were the reason I learned how to lie

If it saves your pride
I’ll vanish from every view
I’ll play the stranger
Too
And act like I never knew you