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Cover art for Pretender

Song

Pretender

Olivia Rodrigo

English

Lyrics

Pick up to six lines to make a card.

What lies behind your pretty house with the white picket fence
And all the Barbies that you call your friends?
Is your life a lie?
Nothing's as good as it seems
And you're not the girl of their dreams
Oh, and maybe your life is all flowers
Maybe I'm insecure
Maybe you're good at takin' pictures
Maybe you're a pretender, oh
Pretender
I'm pointin' my finger at you
Pretender
If only they knew what I knew, yeah
If only they knew what I knew, mm, mm
I'm happy with me
Think that's supposed to be enough
So why am I sulkin', callin' your bluff?
Maybe your life is all flowers
Maybe I'm insecure
And maybe you're good at takin' pictures
You're a pretender-er-er
Pretender
I'm pointin' my finger at you
Pretender
If only they knew what I knew, yeah
If only they knew what I knew, ah, mm
Pretender
I guess you're really not so bad
Maybe you pretend
But you look like you've got the life I wish I had
I created you
To be plastic and deadly
I created you
To hide my own envy
To hide my own envy, yeah
Pretender
I wish I knew what you knew
Pretender
If only I was like you
Maybe I'm a pretender like you