Part Of Me (Xero Demo) [Unreleased 1999 Demo]

[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]

Part of me won't go away

Every day, reminded how much I hate it

Weighed it against the consequences

Can't live without it, so it's senseless

Wanna cut it out of my soul

And just live with the gaping hole

Take control of my life and wash out all the burnt taste

I made the problems in the first place

Hang my head low 'cause it's part of me

You hardly see right next to the heart of me

Hurting me, the wounds soon scar

New cuts cover where the old ones arе

And now I'm sick of this

I can't stand the sandpaper thoughts that grate on my sanity

I rathеr not even be

Than the man that's staring in the mirror through me

[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda]

Cut myself free willingly, stop just what's killing me

Cut myself free willingly, stop just what's killing me

Cut myself free willingly, stop just what's killing me

Cut myself free willingly, stop just what's killing me

[Chorus: Chester Bennington]

I feel it every day

I feel I made my way

I feel it swell up inside

Swell up inside, swallowing me

[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]

Freedom can be frightening if you've never felt it

Once it's been dealt with

You feel like you've been touched by something angelic

And then melted down into a pool of peace

Cease to be the animal you used to be

Remove the broken parts you know were wrong

And feel the calm when the problem's all gone

And then you start to see

Another piece of yourself that you can't let be

Memories of the last fight to free yourself

Taken to the depths of the bottom of the well

And now you know that you can choose

To lose the part in your heart where your insides bruise

You can live if you're willing to

Put a stop to just what's killing you

[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda]

Cut myself free willingly, stop just what's killing me

Cut myself free willingly, stop just what's killing me

Cut myself free willingly, stop just what's killing me

Cut myself free willingly, stop just what's killing me

[Chorus: Chester Bennington]

I feel it every day

I feel I made my way

I feel it swell up inside

Swell up inside, swallowing me

[Bridge: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]

(Alive in me, inside of me)

(A part of me screams away silently)

(Alive in me, inside of me)

(A part of me screams away silently)

This part of me won't go away (Alive in me, inside of me)

(A part of me screams away silently)

Part of me won't go away (Alive in me, inside of me)

(A part of me screams away silently)

[Interlude: Mike Shinoda]

Everywhere I look around, I see how everything ought to be

Every time I see myself, there's always something wrong with me

Everywhere I look around, I see how everything ought to be

Every time I see myself, there's always something wrong with me

[Chorus: Chester Bennington]

I feel it every day

I feel I made my way

I feel it swell up inside

Swell up inside, swallowing me

I feel it every day

I feel I made my way

I feel it swell up inside

Swell up inside, swallowing me

I feel it swell up inside

Swell up inside, swallowing me

I feel it swell up inside

Swell up inside, swallowing me