[Chorus]
Crawling in my skin
These wounds, they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real

There's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface
Consuming, confusing
This lack of self control I fear is never ending
Controlling

I can't seem
To find myself again
My walls are closing in
(Without a sense of confidence I'm convinced that there's just too much pressure to take)
I've felt this way before
So insecure

[Chorus]

Discomfort, endlessly has pulled itself upon me
Distracting, reacting
Against my will I stand beside my own reflection
It's haunting how I can't seem.

To find myself again
My walls are closing in
(Without a sense of confidence I'm convinced that there's just too much pressure to take)
I've felt this way before
So insecure

[Chorus]

Crawling in my skin
These wounds, they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing, confusing what is real

There's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface
Consuming, confusing
(Confusing what is real)
This lack of self control I fear is never ending
Controlling
(Confusing what is real)



Lyrics submitted by Matt

Track duration: 03:29

"Crawling" as written by Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Chester Charles Bennington, Joseph Hahn, Robert G. Bourdon

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    General Comment:such a depressing song from a depressing time in my life when i was young and missunderstood
    my fav line is "theres somthing inside that pulls beneath the surface"
    im glad that part of my life is gone
    Flag happyloveon January 24, 2013   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:I think this song is about fighting your inner demons. Those of us that have dealt with depression or any other mentally disabling disorder and can't seem to make it go away can relate to these lyrics on a terribly painful level.
    Flag racethesunon August 18, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:Found this on wikipedia. The song is about an abusive relationship, not drug abuse.

    "The video was directed by Brothers Strause. It portrays a young woman's inner conflict dealing with an abusive relationship. The woman (portrayed by Katelyn Rosaasen) closes off to the rest of the world, represented with the special effects of crystals forming around her. By the end, the crystals recede, symbolizing her success in fighting the relationship. The band is said to be performing in a Fortress of Solitude. Chester's labret piercing is meant to match with the woman's septum ring because of the real meaning behind the song."
    Flag rrmilleron August 08, 2012   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:Umm this site truly is pointless. Music may has a different meaning to everyone. You apply it in your life
    Flag thbreakingon July 23, 2012   Link
  • +1
    My Interpretation:I think it's about depersonalization disorder, whether caused by drugs or not.
    Flag Killerbongzillaon March 24, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This song is not about anxiety, depression, child abuse or whatever else you people THINK you may know. The song is clearly about being addicted to CRYSTAL METH. How do I know this? Only that I'm obsessed with the band and Chester (the lead of the band) did a television interview on how he struggled with the addictions of Crystal Meth! Please do your research before you start making assumptions because you sound ignorant. I'm sorry if this is rude but I am personally offended because my mother was addicted to crystal meth for years so here is a brief breakdown: "Crawling in my skin, these wounds, they will not heal" that is about an addict picking at their skin until they start creating sores because they feel like they have bugs crawling under their skin. Don't believe me??? Here is what you do, type the words CRYSTAL METH into GOOGLE and it will tell you all you need to know. Not only that but in the video you see CRYSTALS forming out of the ground everywhere. Hmmmm, I wonder what that could mean? Oh yeah, CRYSTALS hence CRYSTAL METH! Please do your research before you people start throwing out assumptions! For those of you that posted the real meaning of this song, good job, at least their are people out their that can really appreciate this band!
    Flagged snthorpon March 04, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I think this song is about anxiety. Anxiety causes a rift between someone and their personality.
    Flag hanxxxon February 17, 2012   Link
  • +3
    Song Comparison:WTF IS WRONG WITH MOST OF YOU!!!

    This song is about child abuse cus' if im correct chester was a victim of that
    Its not about drugs or ... butt penetrating... -_-
    And the video shows what Chester( or maybe someone else) was going through and ya know parts of songs sometimes mean what they say. Example- "these wounds will not heal" the girl in the video was hurt not drugged!
    If you think im dumb or something, save it for yourself.
    Flag Kintoruon December 12, 2011   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:Crawling in my skin
    feeling like something is crawling under your skin for example "bugs", bugging out.
    you also can feel like your going to jump out of your skin when going through withdrawals.

    These wounds will not heal
    "picking" when your a tweaker some people tend to pick at their skin, if they feel there is bugs under there skin. and then they just keep picking at it over time. so therefore the "wound will not heal"

    fear is how i fall
    severe paranoia will cause someone to almost go crazy. thinking your hear things or someone is there for hours.

    confusing what is real
    ** halucinations)- shadow people - you just see shit in general thats not there.
    Flag GEEEDERDon September 09, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This song is about METH.
    Flag GEEEDERDon September 09, 2011   Link

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