Part of me won't go away
Everyday reminded how much I hate it
Weighted against the consequences
Can't live without it, so it's senseless

Wanna cut it out of my soul
And just live with a gaping hole
Take control of my life and wash out all the burnt taste
I made the problems in the first place

Hang my head low 'cause it's part of me
You hardly see it right next to the heart of me
Heard of me, the routine scar
New cuts cover where the old ones are

And now I'm sick of this
I can't stand the sandpaper thoughts that grate on my sanity
I rather not even be then the man
That's staring in the mirror through me

Cut myself free willingly, stop just what's killing me
Cut myself free willingly, stop just what's killing me
Cut myself free willingly, stop just what's killing me
Cut myself free willingly, stop just what's killing me

I feel it everyday, I feel I made my way
I feel it swell up inside
Swell up inside, swallowing me

Freedom can be frightening if you've never felt it
Once it's been dealt with you feel like
You've been touched by something angelic
And then melted down into a pool of peace
Cease to be the animal you used to be

Remove the broken parts you know were wrong
And feel the calm when the problem's all gone
And then you start to see another piece
Of yourself that you can't let be

Memories of the last fight to free yourself
Take it to the depths of the bottom of the well
And now you know that you can choose
To lose the part in your heart where your insides bruise

You can live if you're willing to
Put a stop to just what's killing you

Cut myself free willingly, stop just what's killing me
Cut myself free willingly, stop just what's killing me
Cut myself free willingly, stop just what's killing me
Cut myself free willingly, stop just what's killing me

I feel it everyday, I feel I made my way
I feel it swell up inside
Swell up inside, swallowing me

Alive in me, inside of me
A part of me screams away silently
Alive in me, inside of me
A part of me screams away silently

This part of me won't go away
Part of me won't go away

Everywhere I look around I see how everyone ought to be
Every time I see myself I see there's always something wrong with me
Everywhere I look around I see how everyone ought to be
Every time I see myself I see there's always something wrong with me

I feel it everyday, I feel I made my way
I feel it swell up inside
Swell up inside, swallowing me

I feel it everyday, I feel I made my way
I feel it swell up inside
Swell up inside, swallowing me

I feel it swell up inside
Swell up inside, swallowing me
I feel it swell up inside
Swell up inside, swallowing me

Writer : JOSEPH HAHN, MIKE SHINODA, BRAD DELSON, CHESTER CHARLES BENNINGTON, ROBERT G. BOURDON
Copyright : Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group