Intro: C#5 D5 C#5 Verse: G#5 What do I do to ignore them behind me? C#5 Do I follow my instincts blindly? D5 Do I hide my pride / from these bad dreams C#5 And give in to sad thoughts that are maddening? G#5 Do I / sit here and try to stand it? C#5 Or do I / try to catch them red – handed? D5 Do I trust some and get fooled by phoniness, C#5 Or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness? G#5 Because I can’t hold on / when I’m stretched so thin C#5 I make the right moves but I’m lost within D5 I put on my daily facade but then C#5 I just end up getting hurt again Chorus: G#5 By myself [myself] E5 I ask why, but in my mind C#5 I find I can’t rely on myself G#5 I can’t hold on E5 To what I want when I’m stretched so thin C#5 It’s all too much to take in G#5 I can’t hold on E5 To anything watching everything spin C#5 With thoughts of failure sinking in G#5 If I turn my back I’m defenseless C#5 And to go blindly seems senseless D5 If I hide my pride and let it all go on / then they’ll C#5 Take from me ‘till everything is gone G#5 If I let them go I’ll be outdone C#5 But if I try to catch them I’ll be outrun D5 If I’m killed by the questions like a cancer C#5 Then I’ll be buried in the silence of the answer [by myself] G#5 How do you think / I’ve lost so much E5 I’m so afraid / I’m out of touch C#5 How do you expect / I will know what to do G#5 When all I know / Is what you tell me to E5 Don’t you know C#5 I can’t tell you how to make it go G#5 No matter what I do, how hard I try E5 I can’t seem to convince myself why C#5 I’m stuck on the outside