Lyric discussion by chaidrinker 

Cover art for The Pretender lyrics by Foo Fighters

Keep you in the dark You know they all pretend Keep you in the dark And so it all began

The "establishment" is society. Its the suppressed anger of those who play along with what they are supposed to be, because society does not treat you well if you don't blend, and realizes that most are pretending. Its that moment a person who pretends to drink the koolaid temporarily sets the little plastic cup aside and says "f" you to the people pushing the cup. Especially if those pushing the cup are the biggest pretenders of all. The video is awesome because its pretty much true you buck the system you get squashed.

I love this song. Leave it to rock to say what you at times wish you would have said.

btw if u r somehow stumble across this ur secret is safe with me. i drink from both punch bowls.

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