Foo Fighters - The Pretender (high quality audio)

"The Pretender" is a song by the American alternative rock band Foo Fighters. It was the first single from the group's 2007 album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. It is one of Foo Fighters' most successful songs; peaking at #37 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (making it their third Top 40 single), only "Learn to Fly" and "Best of You" beat its position on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

The song is not mine, it's property of Foo Fighters, Roswell Records, Inc. and RCA.

[thealphauser]

Keep you in the dark
You know they all pretend
Keep you in the dark
And so it all began
Send in your skeletons
Sing as their bones go marching in, again
The need you buried deep
The secrets that you keep are ever ready
Are you ready?
I'm finished making sense
Done pleading ignorance
That whole defense
Spinning infinity, boy
The wheel is spinning me
It's never-ending, never-ending
Same old story
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
In time our soul untold
I'm just another soul for sale, oh well
The page is out of print
We are not permanent
We're temporary, temporary
Same old story
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
I'm the voice inside your head
You refuse to hear
I'm the face that you have to face
Mirrored in your stare
I'm what's left, I'm what's right
I'm the enemy
I'm the hand that will take you down
Bring you to your knees
So who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Keep you in the dark
You know they all pretend
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
(Keep you in the dark)
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
(You know they all pretend)
You're the pretender
(Who dares)
What if I say I will never surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
(Keep you in the dark)
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
(You know they all pretend)
You're the pretender
(Who dares)
What if I say I will never surrender?
So who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?

[turdfurgeson]

The guitar bridge is so much amazing sound. The band that saved Rock and Roll. White Stripes included, there are others too. But just damn, Dave is the coolest mfer ever.

[philboom]

As a Drummer and Guitarist, i am amazed by how it works together in every single FooFighters song.
Dave really does Play the guitar like the drums and the emotion in his voice really convinces me that he means every single word.
He's THE rock n roll god.

[jayobroto]

We are not permanent, we're temporary... RIP.

[neebs]

When all three guitars come in my soul gets a new belief in everything.

[Expertisenexus]

Best quality of this song I've heard on YouTube 👍👍 all the others are super low in volume

[theonlyrocha]

I'm stuck in those last 15 seconds.
IT'S SO GOOD !

[tannerfernald]

feel like this song just keeps getting more relevant as time goes on.

[desole]

Pop's princess ready to become a queen 👑 Great job! 🔥

[ChrisStrat]

Heard this song many times but I just “heard” it for the first time. Great tune. Headphones in an airport. Lol.

[ThayneGill]

Every times i hear this song it give the vibes of a cage fight, a brutal one on one confrontation where the two strongest fighters beat each other senseless!! All for the enjoyment of the rich and powerful.

[TheGlooSniffer]

For some reason, YouTube now merges (Artist) - Topic channels with the official Artist’s Channels, which makes it much harder for me to find high quality audio of specific songs. Thanks for this

[neebs]

I don't deserve to love and feel this song. But I love loving and feeling it.

[Odysseus_King_of_Ithica]

I love the fade in the end. great composition.

[tracimecca]

Dave the Pretender .... but i still love you and the FOO FIGHTERS

[turdfurgeson]

Three guitar enter. No ear leave. This jam fucking owns Bartertown.

[Slimc]

For everyone that knows it!! Lets go!!

[neebs]

I like when all the guitars go. A lot. Still. Always.

[NateCraven]

Song goes perfect over beating the hell out of bullies. Goes perfect for me, too, because the lyrics are talking about someone saying "Don't fuck with me, dickbag, because I will make you WISH you never did" to a bully. I say the same thing. Do I hand their asses to them? No. Do I want to? Yes. Would I love to see someone do it to them? Hell yes. Would I laugh when the bully cries in pain? FUCK YES.

[Vampirescorpion]

I want to see foo fighters play for the super bowl halftime show next year