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