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I've basically pretended to be extraordinary people my entire life, and now I'm being mistaken for one.
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The speaker says they have spent their life pretending to be extraordinary people, perhaps by taking on their roles or qualities. Now, others mistake that performance for the real thing and see the speaker as extraordinary in their own right. The line is playful because the act of pretending has become so convincing that it changes how people identify them.
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