“Pretender” is a song that spreads the message of what peers would do to fit in with those who are more popular. many people go through this problem everyday and others pressure those to do drugs to fit in.
[Verse 1: Jack Met]
I'm a good pretender
Won't you come see my show?
I've got lots of problems
Well, good thing nobody knows
[Pre-Chorus: Jack Met]
Oh, I'm insecure, I'm insecure
I think I like what I'm supposed to
Like what I'm supposed to
I don't even mess with drugs
I do that 'cause you say it's dope to
You say it's dope to
[Chorus: AJR]
I'm a good pretender
I'm not really cool
I'm a good pretender
'Cause I'm just like you
I do not belong here
You all clearly do
But I'm a good pretender
So I'm just like
[Post-Chorus: AJR]
I'm a good pretender
I'm a good pretender
[Verse 2: Jack Met]
I'm a good pretender
All emotions in sync
Don't you think I'm clever
We laugh at all the same things
[Pre-Chorus: Jack Met]
Oh, I'm insecure, I'm insecure
I think I like what I'm supposed to
Like what I'm supposed to
I don't even mess with drugs
I do that 'cause you say it's dope to
You say it's dope to
[Chorus: AJR]
I'm a good pretender
I'm not really cool
I'm a good pretender
'Cause I'm just like you
I do not belong here
You all clearly do
But I'm a good pretender
So I'm just like
[Post-Chorus: AJR]
I'm a good pretender
I'm a good pretender
[Outro: Jack Met]
I'm just like you, do you like me too?
Now I'm just like you
I'm a good pretender
Pretender (Acoustic) was written by Steve Aoki & Lil Yachty & Ryan Met & Jack Met.
Pretender (Acoustic) was produced by Ryan Met.
AJR released Pretender (Acoustic) on Fri Sep 21 2018.
Ryan of AJR shared in a press release:
We tried to write ‘Pretender’ as this weird anthem for the insecure. My own social anxiety is something we’ve wanted to write about for a while, and it seemed like a very cool contrast to pair it with Steve Aoki’s EDM sound and Lil Yachty’s hip-hop sound.