The Pretender

[00:00.39]The Pretender - Lewis Capaldi
[00:01.25]Lyrics by:Nick Atkinson/Edd Holloway/Lewis Capaldi/Philip Plested
[00:03.03]Composed by:Nick Atkinson/Edd Holloway/Lewis Capaldi/Philip Plested
[00:04.43]I will be your shoulder to cry on
[00:08.55]I will make you laugh if you need
[00:12.77]I will play the part if you say so
[00:16.78]Yeah I'll be anybody but me
[00:20.88]To tell you the truth I'm a mess I'm a fool
[00:24.47]You don't know that
[00:29.23]And you never will
[00:30.82]In my mind it's instilled not to show that
[00:37.84]I spend almost all of my time
[00:40.91]Feeling like I'm falling even further behind
[00:44.85]And I know I'm so good at seeming
[00:50.28]Like I'm not on the edge of a knife
[00:53.47]I'm the pretender what can I tell ya
[00:57.61]Designed to deceive
[01:00.54]So tell me who you want me to be
[01:07.07]I can wear a million faces
[01:11.00]'Cause I don't like the one underneath
[01:15.33]Always found it easy to fake it
[01:19.31]Yeah I'll be anybody but me
[01:23.61]To tell you the truth I'm the fraud in the room
[01:27.06]And I know that
[01:31.82]But you never will
[01:33.34]In my mind it's instilled not to show that
[01:40.39]I spend almost all of my time
[01:43.46]Feeling like I'm falling even further behind
[01:47.45]And I know I'm so good at seeming
[01:52.87]Like I'm not on the edge of a knife
[01:56.39]I feel like everything I do is a lie
[01:59.94]And all the words just further pull the wool over eyes
[02:04.42]I know I'm no good at being who I am away from the light
[02:12.76]I'm the pretender what can I tell ya
[02:16.71]Designed to deceive
[02:19.86]So tell me who you want me to be
[02:23.53]And I'll be
[02:25.56]Be my best impression of what you expect from me
[02:31.87]But what you don't see is
[02:38.82]I spend almost all of my time
[02:41.99]Feeling like I'm falling even further behind
[02:46.21]I know I'm so good at seeming
[02:51.34]Like I'm not on the edge of a knife
[02:54.88]I feel like everything I do is a lie
[02:58.61]And all the words just further pull the wool over eyes
[03:02.88]I know I'm no good at being who I am away from the light
[03:11.27]I'm the pretender what can I tell ya
[03:15.30]And I'm an imposter but Hell is a mender
[03:19.64]I'm the pretender what can I tell ya
[03:23.68]Designed to deceive
[03:26.70]So tell me who you want me to be
The Pretender - Lewis Capaldi
Lyrics by:Nick Atkinson/Edd Holloway/Lewis Capaldi/Philip Plested
Composed by:Nick Atkinson/Edd Holloway/Lewis Capaldi/Philip Plested
I will be your shoulder to cry on
I will make you laugh if you need
I will play the part if you say so
Yeah I'll be anybody but me
To tell you the truth I'm a mess I'm a fool
You don't know that
And you never will
In my mind it's instilled not to show that
I spend almost all of my time
Feeling like I'm falling even further behind
And I know I'm so good at seeming
Like I'm not on the edge of a knife
I'm the pretender what can I tell ya
Designed to deceive
So tell me who you want me to be
I can wear a million faces
'Cause I don't like the one underneath
Always found it easy to fake it
Yeah I'll be anybody but me
To tell you the truth I'm the fraud in the room
And I know that
But you never will
In my mind it's instilled not to show that
I spend almost all of my time
Feeling like I'm falling even further behind
And I know I'm so good at seeming
Like I'm not on the edge of a knife
I feel like everything I do is a lie
And all the words just further pull the wool over eyes
I know I'm no good at being who I am away from the light
I'm the pretender what can I tell ya
Designed to deceive
So tell me who you want me to be
And I'll be
Be my best impression of what you expect from me
But what you don't see is
I spend almost all of my time
Feeling like I'm falling even further behind
I know I'm so good at seeming
Like I'm not on the edge of a knife
I feel like everything I do is a lie
And all the words just further pull the wool over eyes
I know I'm no good at being who I am away from the light
I'm the pretender what can I tell ya
And I'm an imposter but Hell is a mender
I'm the pretender what can I tell ya
Designed to deceive
So tell me who you want me to be