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 facade but then I just end up getting hurt again 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] 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 end things watching everything spin. With thoughts of failure sinking in.
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 'till 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 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]
How do you think I've lost so much I'm so afraid 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
Don't you I can't tell you how to make it No matter what I do How hard I I can't seem to convince myself I'm stuck on the outside Don't you I can't tell you how to make it No matter what I do How hard I I can't seem to convince myself I'm stuck on the outside
[Chorus] 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) Without some failure sinking
Written by: Shinoda, Mike / Delson, Brad / Bennington, Chester Charles / Hahn, Joseph / Bourdon, Robert G.
