Well... I'm a species so rare the human eye's hardly seen A thin line between divine and k**ing machine A dark side of the light that no one should ever see Oh, I feel for the foolish for f**ing with me There is a war inside me but the water is still You'll be safer every time a**uming it will But 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 A record can't tell ya Uh-oh, I'm the Great Pretender (repeat) You say you want my pain My own personal pain A lot hurt, heartache, and hard times it's hard to explain I can feel the anger starting to happen again I'd bust your head and break your brain for five minutes of fame A-ha ha 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 trying so hard not to lose control Oh yeah, Oh yeah You don't know me A record can't tell ya Uh-oh, I'm the Great Pretender (repeat) They said in life you shouldn't worry Just got to let the wind blow Ha, ha, ha You see every day I'm struggling For the strength to let it go Ha, ha, ha You don't know me A record can't tell ya Uh-oh, I'm the Great Pretender (repeat)