Pretending Not to Know

"Pretending Not to Know" is a heartfelt J-POP ballad told from a woman's perspective -
a quiet confession from someone who tried to move on,
but never really could.

She smiled.
She said she was fine.
She walked away first.
But all along, her heart stayed behind.

The lyrics, written entirely in soft hiragana,
reflect the emotional gentleness of someone who loved too much and said too little.

By beginning with the chorus and ending without an outro,
the song leaves her final thought hanging in the air -
a love that was never spoken, but still aches to be heard.

She no longer wants to pretend.
Even if it never reaches him,
this song is what she couldn't say when it mattered most.