[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]
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
Want to cut it out of my soul and just live with a gaping hole
Pride myself and taking control of the situation
Responsible for it's creation
Hang my head low cause it's part of me
You hardly see, right here in the heart of me
Hurting me, the roots old scar
New cuts over 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

[Pre-Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
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
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
I feel it everyday
I feel I'm in my way
I feel it swell up inside
Swell up inside, swallowing me

[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]
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
Eradicate the paid pollution
Feel the rein of resolution
But then you start to see
Another piece of yourself that you can't let be
Memories of the last fight to free yourself
Take you to the depths of the bottom of the well
So you know that you can choose
To lose the part in your heart where your inside's bruised
You can live if you're willing to
Put a stop to just what's killing you

[Pre-Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
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
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
I feel it everyday
I feel I'm in my way
I feel it swell up inside
Swell up inside, swallowing me

[Bridge: Chester Bennington]
This part of me won't go away
Part of me won't go away

[Interlude: Chester Bennington]
I feel it everyday
I feel I'm in my way
I feel it swell up inside
Swell up inside, swallowing me

[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
I feel it everyday
I feel I'm in my way
I feel it swell up inside
Swell up inside, swallowing me
I feel it everyday
I feel I'm in my way
I feel it swell up inside
Swell up inside, swallowing me