Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
If I asked you, would you tell me
what you really, think about me,
would you make up, something charming,
or would you be straight?
(And just give it all up)
People they say, anything you want to hear
(They just lay it all out)
in such a way, though the meaning is unclear
But I'm a pretender. And I am an actor.
Though my confession don't mean I repent a thing.
Cause it don't mean nothing. Cause it don't mean nothing.
And I'm gonna lose myself in all the lies I spin.
(Do, do do do....)
Would you hold it, all against me,
if I want it, oh so badly,
that I make up, a few stories,
that are less than true.
(Just to try them all out.)
Well I could admit, we haven't made it all that far.
(I been working so hard.)
But I can't resist, cause darling I'm gonna be a star.
Cause I'm a pretender. And I am a rock star.
Though my confession don't mean I repent a thing.
Cause it don't mean nothing. Cause it don't mean nothing.
And I'm gonna lose myself in all the lies I spin.
And when it all goes down, I'll be right,
and I'll still think of you as they whisk me all around the world.
I'll be gone, but I'll be right.
But I'm a pretender, but not for much longer.
Cause one of these days my life will catch up to my lies.
Cause they don't mean nothing. Cause they don't mean nothing.
And we're gonna do this thing and there's no compromise.
(All the lies I spin...)
But I'm a pretender. And I am an actor.
Though my confession don't mean I repent a thing.
Cause it don't mean nothing. Cause it don't mean nothing.
And I'm gonna lose myself in all the lies I spin.
(Do, do do do....)
what you really, think about me,
would you make up, something charming,
or would you be straight?
(And just give it all up)
People they say, anything you want to hear
(They just lay it all out)
in such a way, though the meaning is unclear
But I'm a pretender. And I am an actor.
Though my confession don't mean I repent a thing.
Cause it don't mean nothing. Cause it don't mean nothing.
And I'm gonna lose myself in all the lies I spin.
(Do, do do do....)
Would you hold it, all against me,
if I want it, oh so badly,
that I make up, a few stories,
that are less than true.
(Just to try them all out.)
Well I could admit, we haven't made it all that far.
(I been working so hard.)
But I can't resist, cause darling I'm gonna be a star.
Cause I'm a pretender. And I am a rock star.
Though my confession don't mean I repent a thing.
Cause it don't mean nothing. Cause it don't mean nothing.
And I'm gonna lose myself in all the lies I spin.
And when it all goes down, I'll be right,
and I'll still think of you as they whisk me all around the world.
I'll be gone, but I'll be right.
But I'm a pretender, but not for much longer.
Cause one of these days my life will catch up to my lies.
Cause they don't mean nothing. Cause they don't mean nothing.
And we're gonna do this thing and there's no compromise.
(All the lies I spin...)
But I'm a pretender. And I am an actor.
Though my confession don't mean I repent a thing.
Cause it don't mean nothing. Cause it don't mean nothing.
And I'm gonna lose myself in all the lies I spin.
(Do, do do do....)
Lyrics submitted by tehsteev
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