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The Pretender by Lewis Capaldi

Release Date
Fri May 19 2023
Performed by
Lewis Capaldi
Produced by
Nick Atkinson & Lewis Capaldi & Edd Holloway
Writed by
Lewis Capaldi & Edd Holloway & Plested & Nick Atkinson
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“[British songwriter] Phil Plested is one of my favorite writers in the world. He’s also an artist, so he gets where the artist is coming from and he wants to help. We were up in Scotland; I had been loaned a piano from Yamaha—it was the first time I had an upright piano in my house and I wrote quit...

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The Pretender Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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

[Pre-Chorus]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
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

[Pre-Chorus]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Bridge]
And I'll be
Be my best impression of what you expect from me
But what you don't see is

[Chorus]
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

The Pretender Q&A

Who wrote The Pretender's ?

The Pretender was written by Lewis Capaldi & Edd Holloway & Plested & Nick Atkinson.

Who produced The Pretender's ?

The Pretender was produced by Nick Atkinson & Lewis Capaldi & Edd Holloway.

When did Lewis Capaldi release The Pretender?

Lewis Capaldi released The Pretender on Fri May 19 2023.

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