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

Because sunlight burns the skin of sleeping men

I make the right turns 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

(When put against you, I cant win)

With thoughts of failure sinking in

If I turn my back I'm defenseless

And to give in to fate seems senseless

If I hide my pride and lie sleepless

I wont 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 (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

(When put against you i can't win)

With thoughts of failure sinking in

How do you think that I've lost so much

I'm always afraid that I'm now out of touch

How do you expect that 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

(When put 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

(when put against me, i can't win)

With thoughts of failure from with...