Contender - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

Look what you’ve done, look what you’ve done, what do you have now?

Fears that never come

Another year in the dirty room

Is it time to come down?

At the back of a crowded scene

You saw the boys in white sing

«I'm a pretender.»

But you never were, you never were

A contender

I heard your same old tune

Singing city sins

Like you were the first one

You gave up books for film

You gave up film for time

Now that you have none

At the back of a crowded scene

You saw the boys in white sing

«I'm a pretender.»

But you never were, you never were

A contender