Pretenders
We're all pretenders
They call us clowns
But we don't come out
Til the curtain is drawn
And our makeup's on
I got picked for the part
Didn't want to be here
Rather be with the audience
Than in this atmosphere
We practiced for months
And maybe even years
Put our happiness on pause
We hide every tear
They pay to laugh at us
Glad we can make them happy
We fall, have our crutch
But we keep them all laughing
We all have to
Live up to the standards
You won't know our truth
Cause we're all pretenders
We hide behind jokes
And masks for us all
Smile for all the folks
We live for applause
We're pretenders
Tickets on sale
They want it for free
Letters in the mail
Hear their honesty
I got picked for the part
Didn't wanna be here
We reach for the stars
And land nowhere near
Our best isn't enough
We push ourselves more
We change for everyone
Still get kicked out the door
They pay to laugh at us
Glad we can make them happy
We fall, have our crutch
But we keep them all laughing
We all have to
Live up to the standards
You won't know our truth
Cause we're all pretenders
We hide behind jokes
And masks for us all
Smile for all the folks
We live for applause
We're pretenders
We practiced for months
And maybe even years
We hide every flaw
We hide every tear
They pay to laugh at us
Glad we can make them happy
We fall, break too much
But we keep them all laughing
We all have to
Live up to the standards
You won't know our truth
Cause we're all pretenders
We hide behind jokes
And masks for us all
Smile for all the folks
We live for applause
We're pretenders
We're all pretenders
They call us clowns
But we don't come out
Til the curtain is drawn
And our makeup's on
I got picked for the part
Didn't want to be here
Rather be with the audience
Than in this atmosphere
We practiced for months
And maybe even years
Put our happiness on pause
We hide every tear
They pay to laugh at us
Glad we can make them happy
We fall, have our crutch
But we keep them all laughing
We all have to
Live up to the standards
You won't know our truth
Cause we're all pretenders
We hide behind jokes
And masks for us all
Smile for all the folks
We live for applause
We're pretenders
Tickets on sale
They want it for free
Letters in the mail
Hear their honesty
I got picked for the part
Didn't wanna be here
We reach for the stars
And land nowhere near
Our best isn't enough
We push ourselves more
We change for everyone
Still get kicked out the door
They pay to laugh at us
Glad we can make them happy
We fall, have our crutch
But we keep them all laughing
We all have to
Live up to the standards
You won't know our truth
Cause we're all pretenders
We hide behind jokes
And masks for us all
Smile for all the folks
We live for applause
We're pretenders
We practiced for months
And maybe even years
We hide every flaw
We hide every tear
They pay to laugh at us
Glad we can make them happy
We fall, break too much
But we keep them all laughing
We all have to
Live up to the standards
You won't know our truth
Cause we're all pretenders
We hide behind jokes
And masks for us all
Smile for all the folks
We live for applause
We're pretenders
We're all pretenders
Credits
Writer(s): Jayden Anne
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