"Fighting Myself" lyrics

"Fighting Myself"

[Mike Shinoda:]
Now, sometimes these thoughts in my head speak so loud
Every little thing that I think about just built on top of the pain and doubt
Even though I wanna just let it out, I
Try to act like I don't mind it, try to keep my mouth so quiet
But sittin' there in my silence, just seems to amplify it
When I thought that keepin' this inside would make it better
I never thought that I would end up ruining it forever
But every time I think, I got everything put back together
I end up making more regrets, making more regrets

[Chester Bennington:]
Falling from grace, I watch it all come apart
Knowing I could've changed it all from the start
Fighting myself, I always lose
Fighting myself, I always lose

[Mike Shinoda:]
I didn't want you to think I'm worn out so easily
I wish I'd held it in, so you never knew what built up inside of me
Now, I don't know how it overflows, spill out unwillingly
But now, everything that I learned to hate came out for you to see
I don't want you to promise you can change everything and make it better
'Cause you can bet, I'm gonna end up ruining it forever
And every time you think, you got everything put back together
I end up making more regrets, making more regrets

[Chester Bennington:]
Falling from grace, I watch it all come apart
Knowing I could've changed it all from the start
Fighting myself, I always lose
Fighting myself, I always lose
Falling from grace, I watch it all come apart
Knowing I could've changed it all from the start
Fighting myself, I always lose
Fighting myself, I always lose

I can't run with this weight on my back
I can't see 'cause I'm focused on the past
I can't breathe, I need to break free
From the anger that is constantly inside of me
I can't run with this weight on my back
I can't see 'cause I'm focused on the past
I can't breathe, I need to break free
From the anger that is constantly inside of me

Falling from grace, I watch it all come apart
Knowing I could've changed it all from the start
I can't breathe, I need to break free
From the anger that is constantly inside of me
Falling from grace, I watch it all come apart
Knowing I could've changed it all from the start
I can't breathe, I need to break free
From the anger that is constantly inside of me


Writer(s): Mike Shinoda, Chester Charles Bennington, Joseph Hahn, Brad Delson, Robert G. Bourdon, David Farrell
"Fighting Myself" is the second pre-release single from the 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of "Meteora". The song was recorded during the album sessions but wasn't finished at the time. The outtake was officially released on the 24th of March, 2023.
A fragment of this track could be heard in "The Writing Process", the first LPTV episode of the first season, in early 2003. The final version was built from an unused Chester Bennington vocal stem with new rap verses by Mike Shinoda.
album: "Meteora" (2003)
Linkin Park - Meteora album cover
Foreword
(Instrumental)
Session
(Instrumental)
Standing In The Middle
(20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Track)
Lost
(20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Track)
Fighting Myself
(20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Track)
More The Victim
(20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Track)
Massive
(20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Track)
Healing Foot
(20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Track)
A6 (Meteora20 Demo)
(20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Track)
Cuidado (Lying From You Demo)
(20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Track, Instrumental)
Husky (Hit The Floor Demo)
(20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Track)
Interrogation (Easier To Run Demo)
(20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Track, Instrumental)
Faint (Meteora20 Demo)
(20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Track)
Plaster 2 (Figure.09 Demo)
(20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Track)
Shifter (From The Inside Demo)
(20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Track)
Wesside
(20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Track, Instrumental)
Resolution
(20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Track)
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