Part Of Me

Linkin Park

Part of me won't go away
Every day, 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 right next to the heart of me
Hurting me, the wounds soon 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'd rather not even be
Than 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 every day
I feel I'm in 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
Taken 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 bruised
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 every day
I feel I'm in my way
I feel the swell up inside, swell up inside
Swallowing me

Alive in me, inside of me
A part of me screams as I wait silently
Alive in me, inside of me
A part of me screams as I wait silently

This part of me won't go away (alive in me, inside of me)
(A part of me screams as I wait silently)
Part of me won't go away (alive in me, inside of me)
(A part of me screams as I wait silently)

Mmm, mmm, yeah

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

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

I feel it every day
I feel I made my way
I feel it swell up inside, swell up inside
Swallowing me

I feel it every day
I feel I'm in 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


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Part of Me Lyrics as written by Robert G. Bourdon Chester Charles Bennington

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  • +1
    General Comment
    wow another good linkin park song, awsome lyircs, down the the point, and its all something i can relate too
    Bwoodingon May 28, 2002   Link
  • +1
    General Comment
    well when I say shyness it could be anger, sadness, hate, well a feeling that you can't bear nomore in fact.......
    Mprodon September 17, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    i can realy relate to this song. cause i also feel like im two sided and that my other half can drive me crazy. i think im just loca and need some help ;) but i love this song and i love LP
    Tracyon March 11, 2002   Link
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    This song looks great, I love it. I can muchly relate to this song...*Sigh* I wish I could hear it. Must find this song!!! Its great! Go linkin park! you guys write the BEST lyrics ever!!
    DeathscytheHellon March 11, 2002   Link
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    Another wicked song by the true masters of rock/hip hop elements. I hear everyone say that they can relate to this song, but can't we all relate to everything LP has to say?
    aceticaon May 23, 2002   Link
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    I love this song, It's on the Hybrid Theory EP, and if you don't know what that is, ur probably not the biggest LP fan that I've heard of. I love this song, and I think that it's the best on the Hybrid Theory EP, so u should get it somehow. If you want to know how, email me at my name here, and I'll email u back explaining.
    MusicL274on May 30, 2002   Link
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    I tryed to E-mail you but it wouldn't let me. Anyway I love Linkin Park and I want to get that EP but every time I try to download it, It will not work!!!! Thank you for the help! :):)
    binkieon May 31, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    The hidden instrumental at the end is just awesome, (the song runs 10+ minutes beacuse of it, but it is worth it for both the song and the hidden music!)
    EmbryoSystemon June 10, 2002   Link
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    This is my favourite linkin park song it just reminds me of myself when im down and pust me straight and before you say im a teeny bopper or fake fan i have all the songs on the lyrics list by lp and more part of me wont go away ever day reminded how much i hate it weighted agains the concequences cant live without it so its senceless
    blob11con June 11, 2002   Link
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    I'm guessing that this one is about having two sides of youself. Maybe the one with all the guilt and hate won't go away.
    Debbie65on June 12, 2002   Link

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