SuperXero ("By Myself" Demo)

[Intro: Mike Shinoda]

So, what do you think?

[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda, Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]

What do I do to ignore what's behind me?

Do I follow my fate to escape blindly?

Do I hide my pride away from these bad dreams

And give in to sad thoughts that are maddening?

Do I let it go 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 none and live life in loneliness?

The sunlight burns the skin of sleeping men

I make the right turns 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 put in against you, I can't win

With thoughts of failure sinking in

[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda, Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]

If I turn my back, I'm defenseless

And to give in to fate seems senseless

If I hide my pride, I lie sleepless

And won't be able to cope with my weakness

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

[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 put in against you, I can't win

With thoughts of failure sinking in

[Interlude: Mike Shinoda]

How do you think that I've lost so much

Always afraid that I'm out of touch

How do you expect I'll 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 put in against you, I can't win

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 put in against me, I can't win

With thoughts of failure from with-