By Myself

[Verse 1]

What do I do to ignore them behind me?

Do I follow my instincts blindly?

Or 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

Then I put on my daily façade again

But, yo, I just end up getting hurt again

[Pre-Chorus]

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 mysеlf

[Chorus]

I can't hold on to what I want when I'm stretched so thin

It's all too much to takе in

I can't hold on to anything, watching everything spin

With thoughts of failure sinking in

[Verse 2]

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]

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 anything, watching everything spin

With thoughts of failure sinking in

[Interlude]

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]

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]

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