Can't Pretend Lyrics

Lyric discussion by RIrang 

Cover art for Can't Pretend lyrics by Tom Odell

I think the meaning of the song is being "weak" because he/she is in love so much. And he/she can't fight the feeling. The lines.. "And I wanna fight, But I can't contend"..

Song Meaning

A website is providing the German translation "Ich kann nicht so tun als ob", which means: "I can't pretend that it is [love]". I presume that this is a wrong interpretation. On the contrary, I am quite certain it means "I can't pretend that it is NOT [love]", meaning "I cannot but admit that I am in love even though I would like to fight that feeling".