the Great Pretender: Freddy Mercury
Diagnosed: May 25, 2012 Video : Feb 03, 2025
Parkinson’s is the Great Pretender
Parkinson’s is the great pretender (ooh ooh)
Pretending that I’m doing well (ooh ooh)
My need is such I pretend too much
I’m in pain 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
I didn’t realize I’m not in this 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 wearing a frown (ooh ooh)
I seem to be what I’m not (you see)
I’m wearing my smile as afrown
Pretending that you’re not around
Yeah ooh hoo
Too real when I feel what my heart can’t conceal
Oh yes I’m the great pretender
Just laughing all day with a frown(ooh ooh)
I seem to be what I’m not you see
I’m wearing my laugh with a frown
Pretending vs Perspective
When someone sees me golfing this can fuse them when they see me struggling.
They can be heard saying that I am Pretending, that they just saw me golfing now look at me.
What they don’t see is me pretending to be okay when I am struggling.
It depends on what side of the fence your looking from.
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