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By Myself

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By Myself

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What do I do to ignore them behind me?Do I follow my instincts blindly?Do I hide my pride behind these bad dreamsAnd give into sad thoughtsthat are maddening?Do I sit here and try to stand it?Or do I try to catch them red-handed?Do I trust someone and get fooled by phoniness?Or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness?Because I can't hold on whenI'm stretched so thinI make the right moves but I'm lost withinI put on my daily facade but thenI just end up getting hurt againChorus: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 myselfI can't hold on(to what I want when I'm stretched so thin)It's all too much to take inI can't hold on(to anything watching everything spin)With thoughts of failure sinking inIf I turn my back I'm defenselessAnd to go blindly seems senselessIf I hide my pride and let it all go on(then they'll)Take from me till everything is goneIf I let them go I'll be outdone (but if I)Try to catch them I'll be outrunIf I'm killed by the questions like a cancerThen I'll be buried in the silence of the answer(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 myselfI can't hold on(To what I want when I'm stretched so thin)It's all too much to take inI can't hold on(to anything watching everything spin)With thoughts of failure sinking inHow do you think?I've lost so muchI'm so afraidAnd I'm out of touchHow do you expectI will know what to doWhen all I knowIs what you tell me toDon't you (know)? (2x)I can't tell you how to make it (go)No matter what it 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 inI can't hold on(to anything watching everything spin)With thoughts of failure sinking in(chorus)I can't hold on(To what I want when I'm stretched so thin)It's all too much to take inI can't hold on(to anything watching everything spin)With thoughts of failure sinking
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