Many people were first introduced to her music when one of her songs entitled "Always Getting Over You" was featured on the teen-comedy motion picture American Pie 2 and the subsequent CD soundtrack. Another of her tracks entitled "When It Doesn't Matter" was featured in the motion picture Save The Last Dance.
Angela's music is often compared to artists such as Jessica Simpson, Natalie Imbruglia and Sheryl Crow.
Pretend
Angela Ammons Lyrics
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Happy ever after fairy tales
I believed a love I thought was mine
Never thought this heart could be so frail
All the shades you are have been shown
When somebody sees them, you will be alone
When I fall in love?
Will he be my best friend
Does anybody really know who you are
Or do they sometimes pretend they do?
Does love pretend too?
Silver futures that I'm searching for
Is love lucky or is it blind?
Round and round the seasons pass you by
The same thing happens time and time again, I'm asking why
Will anybody know who I am
When I fall in love?
Will he be my best friend?
Does anybody really know who you are
Or do they sometimes pretend they do?
Does love pretend too?
The tears have helped release the fears inside
They tell me I will find a love
And now I'm in a place where all the shades you are have been shown
And still here I am all alone
Does anybody really know who you are
Or do they sometimes pretend they do?
Does love pretend too?
In Angela Ammons's song, "Pretend," she sings about her journey searching for love and questioning whether people truly know who she is or if they are merely pretending. She begins the song by expressing her belief in happy fairy tale endings, suggesting that she once trusted in the idea of finding the perfect love for herself. However, as the song progresses, she acknowledges her feeling of fragility and the fact that the different shades of her personality that she shows to others can leave her feeling alone. She wonders if love itself can also be pretending and raises questions about its authenticity.
Continuing her search for love, she mentions looking for silver futures, but raises questions about whether love is lucky or blind, and why the same thing keeps happening to her repeatedly. The chorus repeats the same question about whether anybody truly knows who she is or if they are pretending to just to please her, and eventually, she discovers that she is alone despite all of the shades of her personality that she has shown to others. Finally, she releases her fears through the tears shed, hoping that one day she will find true love that is not pretending.
Line by Line Meaning
I believed in once upon a times
I used to believe in fairy tale stories with happy endings.
Happy ever after fairy tales
Stories that end with the characters living happily ever after.
I believed a love I thought was mine
I believed that I had found true love.
Never thought this heart could be so frail
I never imagined that my heart could be so easily broken.
All the shades you are have been shown
You have revealed all sides of your personality to someone.
When somebody sees them, you will be alone
Once someone sees all aspects of who you are, they may not want to be with you anymore.
Will anybody know who I am
Will anyone truly understand me as a person?
When I fall in love?
When I am in a romantic relationship with someone?
Will he be my best friend
Will my partner also be my closest friend?
Does anybody really know who you are
Do people truly understand who you are as a person?
Or do they sometimes pretend they do?
Do people pretend to understand who you are even if they don't?
Does love pretend too?
Does love itself pretend to be something that it's not?
Silver futures that I'm searching for
I am searching for a future that is bright and promising, like silver.
Is love lucky or is it blind?
Is love something that happens by chance or is it something that people are unable to see clearly?
Round and round the seasons pass you by
Time goes by quickly, with each season passing one after another.
The same thing happens time and time again, I'm asking why
I keep experiencing the same situations over and over again and I don't understand why.
The tears have helped release the fears inside
Crying has helped me to release my inner fears and emotions.
They tell me I will find a love
My tears have given me hope that I will find love in the future.
And now I'm in a place where all the shades you are have been shown
Now I am in a place where someone has seen all sides of my personality.
And still here I am all alone
Despite having someone see all sides of my personality, I am still alone.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANGELA VICTORIA AMMONS, STEVE DUDAS
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