By Myself

[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]
What do I do to ignore them behind me?
Do I follow my instincts blindly?
Do I hide my pride from these bad dreams
And give in to sad thoughts that are maddening?
Do I sit here and try to stand it?
Or do I try to catch them red-handed?
Do I trust some and get fooled by phoniness?
Or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness?
Because I can`t hold on when I`m stretched so thin
I make the right moves, but I`m lost within
I put on my daily façade, but then
I just end up getting hurt again

[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
By myself (Myself), I ask why
But in my mind, I find I can`t rely on myself
(Myself), I ask why
But in my mind, I find I can`t rely on myself

[Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
I can`t hold on to what I want when I`m stretched so thin
It`s all too much to take in
I can`t hold on to anything, watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in


[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]
If I turn my back, I`m defenseless
And to go blindly seems senseless
If I hide my pride and let it all go on
Then they`ll take from me `til everything is gone
If I let them go, I`ll be outdone
But if I try to catch them, I`ll be outrun
If I`m killed by the questions like a cancer
Then I`ll be buried in the silence of the answer

[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
By myself (Myself), I ask why
But in my mind, I find I can`t rely on myself
(Myself), I ask why
But in my mind, I find I can`t rely on myself

[Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
I can`t hold on to what I want when I`m stretched so thin
It`s all too much to take in
I can`t hold on to anything, watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in

[Interlude: Mike Shinoda]
How do you think I`ve lost so much?
I`m so afraid that I`m out of touch
How do you expect I will know what to do
When all I know is what you tell me to?


[Bridge: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
Don`t you know
I can`t tell you how to make it go
No matter what I do, how hard I try
I can`t seem to convince myself why
I`m stuck on the outside
Don`t you know
I can`t tell you how to make it go
No matter what I do, how hard I try
I can`t seem to convince myself why
I`m stuck on the outside

[Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
I can`t hold on to what I want when I`m stretched so thin
It`s all too much to take in
I can`t hold on to anything, watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in
I can`t hold on to what I want when I`m stretched so thin
It`s all too much to take in
I can`t hold on to anything, watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking