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