New things are going on every day

The people always come but never stay

I'm counting on you to make it right

I wanna be with you tonight.



And you can save me from the darkness

And you can scare away the monsters in my head

And you can make me feel like I have somebody

And the pain will go away.



CHORUS: 'Cause I'm a young pretender

Drowning in my guilt and sorrow

I try to be like the others sometimes

By pretending to be somebody I'm not.

I'm a young pretender

Wanderin' the distance

You make my life complete

I want to see you again.



Everybody thinks I'm one way

As far as they can tell

But some people start to see

That I'm just not who they want me to be.



But then you came along

To show me right from wrong

My life improved so greatly

My heart bursting out in song..



CHORUS 2x



*in a quieter and more mystic voice*



Can't you see I can't pretend no more?

What am I even pretending for?

I just can't be the girl you want me to be

But if you look inside me you will see..



A lone girl, a confused girl, yep that's me

And if you get to know this real girl you will see

The fun-loving teen she used to be

But which way to her heart unlocks the key?



CHORUS repeated until music dies out