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 into 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 someone 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 facade but then
I just end up getting hurt again

Chorus:
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 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

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

(chorus)
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 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

How do you think?
I've lost so much
I'm so afraid
And I'm out of touch
How do you expect
I will know what to do
When all I know
Is what you tell me to

Don't you (know)? (2x)
I can't tell you how to make it (go)
No matter what it do, how hard I (try)
I can't seem to convince myself (why)
I'm stuck on the outside

(chorus)
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

(chorus)
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