The Great Pretender

The Great Pretender by The Platters (Original)

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The Great Pretender by Freddie Mercury

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Oh yes, I’m the great pretender
Pretending that I’m doing well
My need is such; I pretend too much
I’m lonely but no one can tell.

Oh yes, I’m the great pretender
Adrift in a world of my own
I play the game; but to my real shame
You’ve let me to dream all alone.

Too real is this feeling of make believe
Too real when I feel what my heart can’t conceal.

Oh yes I’m the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown
I seem to be what I’m not; you see
I’m wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you’re still around (1)

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(1) I Sometime couldn’t even pretend to think so, because my pretending might hurt someone else, who I love…So, I have to stop it, even though, I’m not ready to live in fact yet… I really want to beg  for a chance to only pretending that you’re still around please let me be the great pretender for just a while…! Honestly, I never ever wish to hurt you… Just Pretending all alone by myself..

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