Well, I'm a species so rare, the human eyes hardly seen A thin line between divine and k**ing machine A dark side of the light that no one ever should see Oh, I feel for the foolish for f**ing with me There's a war inside me but the water is still You'll be safer every time a**uming it will Yet to lose my composure, I don't normally do I just thought that you should know I've been sicker than you You don't know me, no record can't tell ya Oh oh, I'm the great pretender I said you don't know me, no record can't tell ya Oh oh, I'm the great pretender You say you want my pain, my own personal pain A lot of hurt, heartache and hard times, it's hard to explain I could feel the anger starting to happen again I'd bust your head and break your brain for five minutes of fame My heart beats with unconditional love But beware of the blackness that it's capable of Oh yeah, oh yeah You got to travel the road of a troubled soul I'm tryin' so hard not to lose control Oh yeah, oh yeah You don't know me, no record can't tell ya Oh oh, I'm the great pretender, some great pretender I said you don't know me, no record can't tell ya Oh oh, I'm the great pretender, some great pretender They say, "In life you shouldn't worry Just got to let the wind blow", hey You see every day I'm strugglin' For the strength to let it go, hey You don't know me (No record can't tell ya) You don't know me I'm tryin' so hard Said you don't know, oh oh, oh oh Said you don't know me No record can't tell ya I'm the great, I'm the great pretender I said you don't know me I'm the great pretender Said you don't know No record can't tell ya Oh oh, I'm the great pretender I'm the great pretender You don't know me No record can't tell ya Oh oh, I'm the great pretender I said you don't know me