You're telling me I should forget you
But why..
And your talking like I never knew you
But that's a lie..

And you're playing out your game again
Why are you never on my side,

And your telling me I should forget you

Come on the guy's a fake
What do you love him for.
And it was my mistake
Just kicking in his door
And if it's just a game
What are we crying for.

You're telling me I will regret you
But so..
And your talking like I should expect to
But you'll never know..

And he's left you in the rain again
And you were always on my mind
And your telling me I should forget you

Come on the guy's a fake
What do you love him for.
And it was my mistake
Just kicking in his door
And if it's just a game
What are we crying for.

I don't know anymore..



Lyrics submitted by gds

Track duration: 03:59

"Fake" as written by Glen James/macconiomaire Hansard

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, EMI Music Publishing

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    General Comment:And you're playing out your game again
    Why are you never on my side?
    And you're telling me I should forget you

    Come on, the guy's a fake
    What do you love him for?
    And it was my mistake,
    Just kicking in his door
    And if it's just a game
    Then what are we crying for?
    Flag DeLyriusylumon February 11, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:love this song more than my own child.
    Okay, if i had a child i would love this song more than it.
    Flag Bluwon October 16, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:ok firstliy radioledjango, i love you. you said exactly wut i was thinking when i read that first comment.

    secondly, niteflite01, you are kewl. you seem to know everthing about the songs. must be a huge fan. good on you.

    and yes, damien rice is awsome. and also different from the frames. i think, IM NOT SURE, but i think he collaborated with the frames on Burn the Maps. i read that somewhere, but i dont know if there is any truth to it.
    Flag RubyFallson March 31, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:The tent story is the one most of us frames fans believe. He told a variation of it at Wittness a few years ago... Girl attracted to the guy with the bigger tent etc etc
    Flag twisted.pixieon January 15, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:It's just a stupid lovestory.
    I was once in love with a boy, who was a friend of a boy who loved me (but I didn't knew), but after a while I realised he was just a 'fake'. And while hearing this song I realised what I've done and how much I hurt that other guy. This song means a lot to me and this Damien Rice-theorie is nice but if you would look deeper into yourself i think you'll see that it's just some lovething.
    Flag alyraon December 29, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Firstly, this song has absolutely nothing to do with Damien Rice. Glen said it on stage one night as a joke in response to a heckler. That how the rumour started. Glen and Damien are really good friends, and have talked about doing an album together at some point.

    Glen has told several stories about this song, my favourite being that once he went camping with his girlfriend in Europe. At the site they stayed in a German couple put up their tent next to his. The German tent was bigger, had a better stove, and the German couple were fitter, happier and better looking.

    Glen's girlfriend used to stare dreamily at this German bloke - so he said this song "was for a man who's girlfriend fancies the bloke with the bigger tent". Genius.

    I think the real meaning behind the song, as told by Glen more often than not, is.. "about seeing an ex girlfriend in a bar, realising you still have feelings for her, but it's too late as she's going out with someone not right for her, and someone you possibly dislike very much yourself. You tell her, and she just tells you to get over yourself, and forget about her and not cause any trouble about it...."
    Flag niteflite01on December 10, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:i luv dis song. 4 me damien rice has nothing 2 do wit it. its bout a guy in luv wit a girl who is in luv wit another person whos an ass 2 her. nearly every1 has bn in a relationship like dis. its a song i can relate 2...
    Flag bananahammockon November 10, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:oh and one more thing. to the first comment. they dont love damien rice instead of him. damien rice is amazing beyond words but the frames are different. basically i think if you love damien rice theres no way you cant love the frames. but thats just my opinion. my other opinion is that the first comment guy is a prick and is full of himself. thats my other opinion. i only have 2 though
    Flag radioledjangoon September 06, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:oh yeah and the guys a dickhole and doesnt deserve her. but they cant be together... they have a past and shes far away now...
    Flag radioledjangoon September 06, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:umm yeah the frames and damien are friends. and damien rice puts the frames songs in the middle of his. thats how i found out about them. the first comment is really dumb.'look inside of your subconcious mind' OK... well anyway, its about a girl that leaves still in love and now shes found someone new so shes trying to cover it up and just says forget her but he knows. he kicked through his door. he knows.
    Flag radioledjangoon September 06, 2006   Link

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