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The Pretender
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Keep you in the dark
You know they all pretend
Keep you in the dark
And so it all began
full lyrics... 
Keep you in the dark
You know they all pretend
Keep you in the dark
And so it all began
full lyrics... 
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Features Of This Song
electric rock instrumentation
a subtle use of vocal harmony
mild rhythmic syncopation
minor key tonality
electric rhythm guitars
subtle use of strings
romantic lyrics

These are just a few of the hundreds of attributes cataloged for this song by the Music Genome Project.
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I'm finished making sense
You know they all pretend
I'm what's left, I'm what's right, I'm the enemy
You're the pretender
And so it all began
Yeah, who are you? Yeah, who are you?
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
What if I say you're not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
So who are you? Yeah, who are you?
I'm the voice inside your head you refuse to hear
What if I say I will never surrender?
I'm the hand that'll take you down, bring you to your knees
(Keep you in the dark)
Songwriters: David Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Christopher Shiflett
You're the pretender
Boy, the wheel is spinning me
I'm just another soul for sale, oh well
(Keep you in the dark)
Send in your skeletons
Keep you in the dark, you know they all pretend
The page is out of print, we are not permanent
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
Yeah, who are you?
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?
Sing as their bones go marching in again
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I will never surrender?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
Keep you in the dark
You're the pretender
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
That whole defense
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
I'm the face that you have to face, mirrorin' your stare
What if I say I'm not like the others?
Keep you in the dark
We're temporary, temporary
What if I say that I will never surrender?
So who are you? Yeah, who are you?
(You know they all pretend)
Are you ready?
Spinning infinity
You're the pretender
Same old story
They need you buried deep
Done pleading ignorance
You're the pretender
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
In time or so I'm told
What if I say I will never surrender?
The secrets that you keep are ever ready
(You know they all pretend)
Same old story
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
What if I say I will never surrender?
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
Publishers: FLYING EARFORM MUSIC, I LOVE THE PUNK ROCK MUSIC, LIVING UNDER A ROCK MUSIC, M.J. TWELVE MUSIC, SONGS OF UNIVERSAL INC
You're the pretender
It's never ending, never ending
What if I say I'm not like the others?
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