Stephen Carpenter of Deftones

[Myself! / Myself!] What do I do to ignore them behind me?
Do I follow my instincts blindly?
Do I hide my pride / From these bad dreams
And give in to sad thoughts that are maddening?
Do I / Sit here and try to stand it?
Or do I / Try to catch them red-handed?
Do I trust some and get fooled my 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 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 look around
It’s too much to take in
I can’t hold back
When I’m stretched so thin
I can’t slow down
Watching everything spin
I can’t look back
Starting over again

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 ’till 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
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 look around
It’s too much to take in
I can’t hold back
When I’m stretched so thin
I can’t slow down
Watching everything spin
I can’t look back
Starting over again

…don’t you, don’t you, 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
Don’t you [Know!]
I can’t tell Nazareth  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
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