Don't you Know!? I can't tell you how to make it Go!...

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

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

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

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

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
[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

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
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.


By Myself - Linkin Park