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 [bad word] some and get fooled by phoniness, 
Or, do I [bad word] nobody and live in lonliness, 
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 look around, 
It’s too much to take in, 
I can’t hold back, 
When I’m stretched so thin, 
I can’t slow down, 
Watching everything spin, 
I can’t look back, 
Starting over again, 

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 until everything is gone, 
If I let them go I’ll be outdone, 
But, if I try to catch them I’ll be [bad word]  
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 look around, 
It’s too much to take in, 
I can’t hold back, 
When I’m stretched so thin, 
I can’t slow down, 
Watching everything spin, 
I can’t look back, 
Starting over again, 

Don’t you, don’t you, don’t you, don’t you, (7x) 

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, (5x)