[Intro]

(Coughing)

What you mean you done with me?

Yeah, you for real? You finished?

Crazy, we'll see about that, we'll see

[Verse 1]

I be killin' it, I'm ill and legit

Whoever say I'm illegit don't say that when they hear my blessin'

Christians say I'm nemesis, go look at Genesis

But who cares? I'm friend with benefits innocent

I can, I can get you right

Me and my homie, endorphins are air tight

Pleasure's what I swear by

My one code is there's no code

Do what thou will, just for the thrill

Give it a go, don't let nobody hold you

So what you need with a God?

You made it this far, who is He to call the shots?

But did He really say I'm no good for you?

Then why I'm so good to you?

Forbiddin' me He shouldn't do

[Hook]

It's a shame that I can't say

That I know you when I've known you forever

When I've known you forever

Mr. Pretender, Mr. Pretender

Thought I knew you but I didn't

And even though we're finished

Can't believe you had me living in your fantasy

Mr. Pretender

[Verse 2]

I was tryna satisfy ya, deify ya

You do what you think is right, you be the God you bow to

I can take you higher

And those Christians are liars

River in Egypt, they in denial

But when you felt better

I know afterwards, guilty, dirty, and real pressure

But there was real pleasure

I'm here when it gets rough

I got website that'll get you fixed up

A blunt that'll make you lift up

Of course I told him he should go divorce her

He's a man, how he gon' be faithful to one girl?

And he knows it'll cost him his life in ministry

But I make him think it's worth one night gettin' in the sheets

I'm a beast, you can be a Christian and live in me

God can have the public but in private it will be him and me

We need liquor, need strippers, homie ride or die

Go put that bullet in that magazine and make it fly

[Hook]

It's a shame that I can't say

That I know you when I've known you forever

When I've known you forever

Mr. Pretender, Mr. Pretender

Thought I knew you but I didn't

And even though we're finished

Can't believe you had me living in your fantasy

Mr. Pretender

[Verse 3]

So what I might've lied a lil'?

And my good friend, Death, kills

But don't act like you didn't know

You love the way I make you feel, you know the deal

Look, I got wages, a paycheck

For instance, you thought you was havin' safe sex

I promote latex, get your wrapper dog

But a condom can't protect you from the wrath of God

I had the world deceived, then came Jesus

Thought I beat Him, but on the cross I was defeated

Imagine that, He deceived the deceiver

Left me on the ground bleedin'

While he leads slaves to freedom

[Hook]

It's a shame that I can't say

That I know you when I've known you forever

(**Cough cough**)

When I've known you forever

(Hold on, I'm dying)

Mr. Pretender, Mr. Pretender

(But I ain't dead yet!)

Thought I knew but I didn't

(Forget Jesus, join me in hell)

And even though we're finished

Can't believe you had me living in your fantasy

Mr. Pretender, Mr. Pretender

Thought I knew you, but I didn't

And even though we're finished

Can't believe you had me living in your fantasy

(I am the deceitfulness of sin)