"How are you?" they always say
"I'm fine" is what I play
Rehearsed smile, practiced line
Been saying it for such a long time
Everybody's got their struggles
But we're all in this bubble
Pretending we're alright
Keeping real feelings out of sight
Pretending I'm OK (I'm OK)
Got my role down like a play
Saying "living my best life"
While barely sleeping through the night
Pretending I'm OK, pretending I'm OK
When will we learn to say
That it's OK not to be OK?
Social media tells me everyone's great
While I'm here feeling second-rate
Behind these filters and perfect posts
We're all fighting similar ghosts
Everybody's got their struggles
But we're all in this bubble
Pretending we're alright
Keeping real feelings out of sight
Pretending I'm OK (I'm OK)
Got my role down like a play
Saying "living my best life"
While barely sleeping through the night
Pretending I'm OK, pretending I'm OK
When will we learn to say
That it's OK not to be OK?
Maybe one day we'll be real
Show the truth of how we feel
Till then we'll play this game
Pretending we're not the same
Pretending I'm OK (I'm OK)
Got my role down like a play
Saying "living my best life"
While barely sleeping through the night
Pretending I'm OK, pretending I'm OK
When will we learn to say
That it's OK not to be OK?