By Myself (Live in Texas)
Linkin Park
Track 24 on Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition)
Nov. 17, 20031 viewer
By Myself (Live in Texas) Lyrics
[Intro: Mike Shinoda]
How do you think I've lost so much?
I'm so afraid and I'm out of touch
How do you expect that I'll know what to do
When all I know is what you tell me to?
[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]
What do I do to ignore them behind me?
Do I follow my instincts blindly?
Do I hide my pride behind 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 nobody and live in loneliness?
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 façade‚ but then
I just end up getting hurt again
[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
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
How do you think I've lost so much?
I'm so afraid and I'm out of touch
How do you expect that I'll know what to do
When all I know is what you tell me to?
[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]
What do I do to ignore them behind me?
Do I follow my instincts blindly?
Do I hide my pride behind 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 nobody and live in loneliness?
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 façade‚ but then
I just end up getting hurt again
[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
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
[Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
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 to anything‚ watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in
[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda with Chester Bennington]
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 'til everything is gone
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
[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
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
[Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
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 to anything, watching everything spin
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 to anything‚ watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in
[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda with Chester Bennington]
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 'til everything is gone
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
[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
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
[Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
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 to anything, watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in
[Interlude: Mike Shinoda]
How do you think I've lost so much?
I'm so afraid and I'm out of touch
How do you expect that I'll know what to do
When all I know is what you tell me to?
[Bridge: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
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
[Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
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 to anything, watching everything spin
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 to anything, watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking
How do you think I've lost so much?
I'm so afraid and I'm out of touch
How do you expect that I'll know what to do
When all I know is what you tell me to?
[Bridge: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
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
[Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
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 to anything, watching everything spin
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 to anything, watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking
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Genius Annotation
Live version of By Myself, the 7th travk on Linkin Park’s first studio album, Hybrid Theory. This live track was previously unreleased on the original pressing of Live in Texas, but was officially released on the 20th anniversary edition of Meteora.
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- 1.Foreword
- 2.Don’t Stay
- 7.Faint
- 8.Figure.09
- 10.From the Inside
- 12.Session
- 13.Numb
- 24.By Myself (Live in Texas)
- 47.A.06
- 76.Lost
- 77.Fighting Myself
- 78.More the Victim
- 79.Massive
- 80.Healing Foot
- 88.Wesside
- 89.Resolution
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Release Date
November 17, 2003
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