human
Pretenders Lyrics

I play a good game
I try to act confident and in control

But not as good as you
But you are even better at it than I am

I can be a little cold
I can come across as distant and unemotional

But you can be so cruel
But you are capable of being very unkind

I'm not made of brick
I'm not completely unbreakable

I'm not made of stone
I have feelings and can be hurt

But I had you fooled enough to take me on
But I managed to deceive you enough to start a relationship

If love was a war
If love was a battle

It's you who has won
You are the winner

While I was confessing it
While I was opening up about my feelings

You held your tongue
You didn't say anything in response

Now the damage is done
Now the harm has been caused

Well there's blood in these veins
I am a living, breathing person

And I cry when in pain
And I express my emotions when I am hurting

I'm only human on the inside
I am just like everyone else, with emotions and flaws

And if looks could deceive
And if appearances could be misleading

Make it hard to believe
It would be difficult to accept

I thought you'd come through
I thought you would follow through on your promises

I thought you'd come clean
I thought you would be honest

You were the best thing, I should never have seen
You were the best thing that ever happened to me, but now I wish I never met you

But you go to extremes
But you take things to the extreme

You push me too far
You go beyond my limits

Then you keep going til you break my heart
Then you continue until you completely shatter me emotionally

Yeah, you break my heart
Yes, you hurt me deeply

See I bleed and I bruise
I can be physically hurt

Oh, but what's it to you
But it shouldn't matter to you

I crash and I burn
I make mistakes and fail

Maybe someday you'll learn
Perhaps one day you will understand

I stumble I fall
I make errors and mess up

Baby, under it all
But deep down, underneath it all

I'm only human on the inside
I am just a human being with strengths and weaknesses