When I pretend everything is what I want it to be
I look exactly like what you had always wanted to see
When I pretend I can forget about the criminal I am
Stealing second after second just 'cause I know I can
But I can't pretend this is the way it will stay
I'm just trying to bend the truth
I can't pretend I'm who you want me to be so I'm
Lying my way from you
(No, no turning back now)
I want to be pushed aside so let me go (no, no turning back now)
Let me take back my life I'd rather be all alone (no turning back now)
Anywhere on my own 'cause I can see (no, no turning back now)
The very worst part of you is me
I remember what they taught to me
Remember condescending talk of who I ought to be
Remember listening to all of that and this again
So I pretended up a person who was fitting in
And now you think this person really is me and I'm
(Trying to bend the truth)
But the more I push the more I'm pulling away
'Cause I'm lying my way from you
(No, no turning back now)
I want to be pushed aside so let me go (no, no turning back now)
Let me take back my life I'd rather be all alone (no turning back now)
Anywhere on my own 'cause I can see (no, no turning back now)
The very worst part of you
The very worst part of you
Is me
This isn't what I wanted to be
I never thought that what I said would have you running from me
Like this
This isn't what I wanted to be
I never thought that what I said would have you running from me
Like this
This isn't what I wanted to be
I never thought that what I said would have you running from me
Like this
This isn't what I wanted to be
I never thought that what I said would have you running from me
Like this
You (no turning back now)
I want to be pushed aside so let me go (no, no turning back now)
Let me take back my life I'd rather be all alone (no turning back now)
Anywhere on my own 'cause I can see (no, no turning back now)
The very worst part of you
The very worst part of you
Is me
I look exactly like what you had always wanted to see
When I pretend I can forget about the criminal I am
Stealing second after second just 'cause I know I can
But I can't pretend this is the way it will stay
I'm just trying to bend the truth
I can't pretend I'm who you want me to be so I'm
Lying my way from you
(No, no turning back now)
I want to be pushed aside so let me go (no, no turning back now)
Let me take back my life I'd rather be all alone (no turning back now)
Anywhere on my own 'cause I can see (no, no turning back now)
The very worst part of you is me
I remember what they taught to me
Remember condescending talk of who I ought to be
Remember listening to all of that and this again
So I pretended up a person who was fitting in
And now you think this person really is me and I'm
(Trying to bend the truth)
But the more I push the more I'm pulling away
'Cause I'm lying my way from you
(No, no turning back now)
I want to be pushed aside so let me go (no, no turning back now)
Let me take back my life I'd rather be all alone (no turning back now)
Anywhere on my own 'cause I can see (no, no turning back now)
The very worst part of you
The very worst part of you
Is me
This isn't what I wanted to be
I never thought that what I said would have you running from me
Like this
This isn't what I wanted to be
I never thought that what I said would have you running from me
Like this
This isn't what I wanted to be
I never thought that what I said would have you running from me
Like this
This isn't what I wanted to be
I never thought that what I said would have you running from me
Like this
You (no turning back now)
I want to be pushed aside so let me go (no, no turning back now)
Let me take back my life I'd rather be all alone (no turning back now)
Anywhere on my own 'cause I can see (no, no turning back now)
The very worst part of you
The very worst part of you
Is me
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Such a good band. Many of the band's tracks have such relevant (and emotional) lyrics. This is a song about a fe/male who does not like who s/he is (or who he sees himself as being) and constantly recreates himself in hopes of pleasing another. With all the masks he wears, he has said things he doesn't mean and it has pushed him/her away. That was not his intent, but with all the game-playing it occurred. ("I never thought that what I said would have you running from me.) He feels he needs to, but can't, keep up all the false identities he's created (probably to please him/her and others), so when a situation gets hot (ie. his latest lie has been discovered and s/he's run from him), he says he wants out. It is easier to run than to stay and correct a bad situation. And it's easier (emotionally on him/her) to say he's the one leaving rather than face the truth that what he did/said is why s/he walked away from him. Many of the lyrics belonging to Linkin Park are so impressive...not just fluff that creates a hyper or fuzzy feeling before fleeting the moment the song ends. This track sticks with the listener and makes him/her re-evaluate him/herself. THAT'S what truly good music does...
Ya think she may have pulled those masks off long ago (or at least seen under them) and STILL liked what she saw. Ya think people can give others enough credit for who they choose to accept in their lives. Ya think that maybe he has a warped view of himself and creates excuses to move forward with people (and in his life) for fear of failure or future loss. Yeah. I think so. But you are correct; the song is wonderful. The band has many songs with impressive, pertinent lyrics.