Breaking the Habit

You got to get a hold of yourself
You're a prisoner of your own mind

Memories consume like opening the wound
I'm picking me apart again
You all assume I'm safe here in my room
Unless I try to start again

I don't want to be the one the battles always choose
'Cause inside I realized that I'm the one confused

I don't know what's worth fighting for, or why I have to scream
I don't know why I instigate, and say what I don't mean
I don't know how I got this way; I know it's not alright
So, I'm breaking the habit
I'm breaking the habit tonight

Clutching my cure, I tightly lock the door
I try to catch my breath again (whoa)
I hurt much more than any time before
I had no options left again

I don't want to be the one the battles always choose
'Cause inside I realized that I'm the one confused

I don't know what's worth fighting for, or why I have to scream
I don't know why I instigate, and say what I don't mean
I don't know how I got this way, I'll never be alright
So, I'm breaking the habit
I'm breaking the habit tonight

I'll paint it on the walls
'Cause I'm the one at fault
I'll never fight again
And this is how it ends
You all assume I'm safe here in my room
Unless I try to start again
I'm breaking the habit, breaking the habit

I don't know what's worth fighting for, or why I have to scream
But now I have some clarity to show you what I mean
I don't know how I got this way, I'll never be alright
So, I'm breaking the habit
I'm breaking the habit
I'm breaking the habit tonight