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50 Best Rock Songs About Fake People

Updated on October 1, 2025
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Best Rock Tracks on Fake People

There’s a certain sting when you start noticing the masks slip. One friend talks big but bails when you need them, another circles back only when it benefits them, and suddenly every lyric about snakes and backstabbers feels like it was written in your notebook. Rock songs hit that nerve hard. They spit it out raw, without trying to soften the blow. Some cuts weren’t even written with fake people in mind, but when you’re staring down betrayal, they slide into the soundtrack anyway.

These tracks aren’t polished pep talks. They sound like sweat and cigarettes, like late-night rants whispered too loud, like guitars grinding against the truth you didn’t want to face. You get choruses that sneer, riffs that sting, and verses that sound more like confessions than performances. That’s the beauty of music that lives in frustration. It carries the heat without needing to explain itself. The best part is how these songs sit beside others from pop, rock, country, and R&B songs, proving that no genre has a monopoly on spotting fake energy.

So the next time someone’s smile feels hollow, or the crowd around you feels thinner than it looks, these are the tracks that catch that feeling and crank it up. Here are the best rock songs for calling out fake people.

Top 10 Fake Friends Rock Songs

1. 'In Fate's Hands' by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

2. 'Liar' by The Sex Pistols

3. 'Fake Friends' by Joan Jett

4. 'Little Lies' by Fleetwood Mac

5. 'Backstabber' by The Rasmus

6. 'Caught Out There' by Kelis

7. 'Lies' by Billy Talent

8. 'Fakers Plague' by While She Sleeps

9. 'Lying Eyes' by The Eagles

10. 'Counterfeit' by Limp Bizkit

Rock Songs About Inauthentic People #11 to 20

11. 'You're a Lie' by Slash

12. 'Face to Face' by Sevendust

13. 'Every Little Thing' by Dishwalla

14. 'Smile at You' by Stevie Nicks

15. 'Sweet Little Lies' by The Raconteurs

16. 'The Other Guy' by Little River Band

17. 'Liar' by Queen

18. 'Broken' by Seether

19. 'In the Dark' by Billy Squier

20. 'Hypocrites' by Korn

Songs About Insincerity and Deception #21 to 30

21. 'Lyin' Eyes' by The Eagles

22. 'Traitor' by The Datsuns

23. 'Two-Faced' by Linkin Park

24. 'Lies' by The Knickerbockers

25. 'Cheater' by Judas Priest

26. 'I Don't Care Anymore' by Phil Collins

27. 'Somebody Else's Lies' by Adema

28. 'A Place for My Head' by Linkin Park

29. 'I Will Survive' by Cake

30. 'No More Lies' by Iron Maiden

Songs About Hidden Agendas #31 to 40

31. 'Friend' by Coal Chamber

32. 'Policy of Truth' by Depeche Mode

33. 'I'm Looking Through You' by The Beatles

34. 'The Last Song' by Sevendust

35. 'Snakes' by Papa Roach

36. 'No Class' by Motörhead

37. 'Every Breath You Take' by The Police

38. 'Dirty Work' by Steely Dan

39. 'Tell Me Lies' by The Cars

40. 'Who Are You' by The Who

Songs About Dishonesty and Trust Issues #41 to 50

41. 'Trust?' by Limp Bizkit

42. 'The Pretender' by Foo Fighters

43. 'Denial' by Sevendust

44. 'You've Got Another Thing Comin'' by Judas Priest

45. 'Why'd Ya Do It' by Marianne Faithfull

46. 'Misunderstanding' by Genesis

47. 'In My Darkest Hour' by Megadeth

48. 'The Battle of Hampton Roads' by Titus Andronicus

49. 'Got to Choose' by Kiss

50. 'I'm Not The Only One' by Sam Smith

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