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 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 fa�ade 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
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
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]
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 / 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
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
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