I never believed in so-called miracles We live with illusions not really there, no-oo-whoa-oh But when I break down, I turn to the promises That you don't remember The tears of a clown are seen through familiar eyes That never lets you go Unbreak the walls you deny You're leaving me broken hearted Unchain the truth from the lies We're just getting started We rise to fall again We are the real pretenders These are the lessons of love And just when you think you've got it memorized It's tearing apart all over again, oh-oo-whoa-oh Your feet on the ground and still you are victimized This feeling you remember Your soul's beaten down you've risen above the lies They never let you go Unmake the blame you believe I'm sick of the heart that's breaking Untake the passion you bleed I'm yours for the taking We rise to fall again We are the real pretenders These are the lessons of love We fight to see the end We never say surrender These are the lessons of love There is no one to blame We all seem to end the same United we stand up tall Divided we lose it all We rise to fall again We are the real pretenders These are the lessons of love We fight to see the end We never say surrender These are the lessons of love