[Verse 1] There’s always a reason To stay inside your head But you’ll never make it out So you found a reason (give me a reason) To make believe instead Now you’re somebody else [Pre-Chorus] But you don’t have to hide your scars Not from me tonight (at all) [Chorus] Show me the real you Misunderstood can feel so good You don’t have to hide yourself Pretender, pretender Show me the real you Surrender yеah, I wish you would You don’t have to hide yourself Prеtender, pretend [Verse 2] That you are an ocean Strong but delicate It doesn’t matter where you run For the next 2 minutes Pretend that you are infinite (you are infinite) And the hiding out is done [Pre-Chorus] But you don’t have to hide your scars No not at all from me tonight (at all) [Chorus] Show me the real you Misunderstood can feel so good You don’t have to hide yourself Pretender, pretender Show me the real you Surrender yeah, I wish you would You don’t have to hide yourself Pretender, pretender Pretender, pretender You don't have to hide Pretender, pretender No, you don't have to hide [Bridge] We all play roles as people, believe me We’re lying to ourselves Don’t belong, you don’t belong at all You gotta be brave to be here, believe me I hope you find yourself Don’t belong You don’t belong at all [Chorus] Show me the real you Misunderstood can feel so good You don’t have to hide yourself Pretender, pretender Show me the real you Surrender yeah, I wish you would You don’t have to hide yourself Pretender, pretender [Outro] Pretender, pretender You don't have to hide from me no more Pretender, pretender No, you don't have to hide Pretender, pretender Pretender, pretender