The Great Pretender Lyrics
Queen
Lyrics
Oh yes I'm The Great Pretender (ooh ooh)
Pretending I'm doing well (ooh ooh)
My need is such I pretend too much
I'm lonely but no one can tell
Oh yes I'm The Great Pretender (ooh ooh)
Adrift in a world of my own (ooh ooh)
I play the game but to my real shame
You've left me to dream all alone
Too real is this feeling of make believe
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
Ooh Ooh yes I'm The Great Pretender (ooh ooh)
Just laughing and gay like a clown (ooh ooh)
I seem to be what I'm not (you see)
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around
Yeah ooh hoo
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
Oh yes I'm The Great Pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown (ooh ooh)
I seem to be what I'm not you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're
Pretending that you're still around
Song & Lyrics Facts
Queen's "The Great Pretender" was released in October 1986 and appears on their album A Kind of Magic. The song was written by Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen.
It was the third single to be taken from the album. The lyrics tell a story about how people often try to hide their true feelings and emotions behind an act or mask. The band combines hard-rocking electric guitars with soaring vocal harmonies to create a powerful anthem that has become one of Queen's most beloved songs. The song also features some of Mercury's signature vocal acrobatics and lyrical turns of phrase. The song is still performed live today by Queen's remaining members Brian May and Roger Taylor. Lyrics such as “Oh yes I'm the great pretender/Just laughin' and gay like a clown” make this classic tune an enduring favorite among fans.