The Pretender
The Pretender

Foo Fighters - The Pretender Lyrics

In the labyrinth of life, there are those who masquerade their true selves. This anthem is a defiant call to resist conformity and challenge the pretentious. The lyrics convey a refusal to be another pawn in someone else's game, a 'pretender', manipulated and… Read more

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The Pretender Lyrics

Keep you in the dark
You know they all pretend
Keep you in the dark
And so it all began

Send in your skeletons
Sing as their bones go marching in, again
The need you buried deep
The secrets that you keep are ever ready
Are you ready?
I'm finished making sense
Done pleading ignorance
That whole defense

Spinning infinity, boy
The wheel is spinning me
It's never-ending, never-ending
Same old story

What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say that I'll never surrender?

In time our soul untold
I'm just another soul for sale, oh well
The page is out of print
We are not permanent
We're temporary, temporary
Same old story

What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender?

I'm the voice inside your head
You refuse to hear
Yeah, I'm the face that you have to face
Mirrored in your stare
I'm what's left, I'm what's right
I'm the enemy
I'm the hand that will take you down
Bring you to your knees

So who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?

Keep you in the dark
You know they all pretend

What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say that I'll never surrender?

What if I say I'm not like the others? (Keep you in the dark)
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? (You know they all pretend)
You're the pretender (who dares)
What if I say I will never surrender?

What if I say I'm not like the others? (keep you in the dark)
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? (You know they all pretend)
You're the pretender (who dares)
What if I say I will never surrender?

So who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?

Writer(s): Christopher A. Shiflett, David Eric Grohl, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins
Copyright(s): Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

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What is the Meaning of The Pretender?

In the labyrinth of life, there are those who masquerade their true selves. This anthem is a defiant call to resist conformity and challenge the pretentious. The lyrics convey a refusal to be another pawn in someone else's game, a 'pretender', manipulated and kept in the dark. It's about standing up against hypocrisy and asserting one's individuality. The repeated question "Who are you?" suggests an urge to unmask those hiding behind facades, urging authenticity over pretense. This song resonates with anyone who has ever felt suppressed or urged to conform, making it an enduring anthem for freedom and self-expression. #ResistConformity #UnmaskPretense #AssertIndividuality #AnthemForFreedom

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