Close Your Eyes to See Lyrics

Lyric discussion by 4strings 

Cover art for Close Your Eyes to See lyrics by Circa Survive

i feel like he is talking about a past relationship that ended on a bad note and both people are refusing to reconcile. it is dragging on and taking much longer and a different route than expected. they are putting on an act pretending to not be afflicted, everyone knows that stage. hence the line "It’s a shame that I would pretend before making amends"