Part of Me
Linkin Park Lyrics

Part of me won't go away
There is a part of me that I hate and wish would disappear, but it refuses to leave.

Every day, reminded how much I hate it
I am constantly reminded of the part of me that I hate and how much it bothers me.

Weighted against the consequences
I know that there are consequences to getting rid of this part of me, and I have to weigh them against my desire to be rid of it.

Can't live without it, so it's senseless
Although I hate this part of me, I feel like I can't live without it, even though it seems pointless to keep it around.

Wanna cut it out of my soul
I want to remove this part of me from the very core of my being.

And just live with a gaping hole
I would rather have a void inside me than keep this part of me that makes me feel so bad.

Take control of my life
I want to take control of my own destiny and no longer be a slave to this thing inside me.

And wash out all the burnt taste
I want to cleanse myself of the negative feelings this part of me has left behind.

I made the problems in the first place
I am the one responsible for creating the issues that led to this part of me developing in the first place.

Hang my head low 'cause it's part of me
I am ashamed of this part of me and it makes me feel bad about myself.

You hardly see right next to the heart of me
Although this part of me is always there, it is not the most important or defining aspect of who I am.

Hurting me, the wounds soon scar
This part of me causes me pain, but as time goes on, the wounds it inflicts become less visible.

New cuts cover where the old ones are
Even though the old wounds are no longer visible, new ones are created by this part of me.

And now I'm sick of this
I am tired of feeling weighed down by this part of me that I hate.

I can't stand the sandpaper thoughts
My mind is constantly plagued by thoughts related to this part of me that are rough and uncomfortable.

That grate on my sanity
These thoughts are slowly driving me insane and making it hard to function normally.

I'd rather not even be
I would rather not exist at all than continue to suffer under the weight of this part of me.

Than the man that's staring in the mirror through me
I feel like a stranger to myself because of this part of me that dominates my thoughts and emotions.

Freedom can be frightening if you've never felt it
The idea of being free from this burden is scary because I have never experienced it before.

Once it's been dealt with you feel like
Once you are finally able to let go of this part of yourself, you feel a sense of relief and freedom.

You've been touched by something angelic
The feeling of being free is like being touched by something divine or otherworldly.

And then melted down into a pool of peace
The sense of peace that comes with freedom from this burden is like melting into a pool of tranquility.

Cease to be the animal you used to be
Letting go of this part of me means I can stop being the animalistic, primal version of myself that it brings out.

Remove the broken parts you know were wrong
Getting rid of this part of me means removing the damaged, flawed aspects of myself that I know are not right.

And feel the calm when the problem's all gone
Once this part of me is gone, I will finally be able to feel a sense of calm and peace that I have been missing.

And then you start to see
Once you are free of this burden, you begin to see things about yourself that you could not before.

Another piece of yourself that you can't let be
Even though you are free from this one part of you, there are other parts that you also need to work on to be truly at peace.

Memories of the last fight to free yourself
Breaking free from this part of you was a difficult struggle that you will never forget.

Taken to the depths of the bottom of the well
The struggle to overcome this burden felt like being taken to the very bottom of a deep, dark well.

And now you know that you can choose to lose
You realize that you don't have to hold on to this part of you if you don't want to.

The part in your heart where your insides bruised
This part of you has caused internal damage and hurt that you can finally let go of.

You can live if you're willing to
Once you are free of this burden, you can truly start to live your life.

Put a stop to just what's killing you
This part of you is toxic and holding you back, so it's time to put an end to it.

Everywhere I look around
No matter where I turn or what I do, I am haunted by this part of me that I hate.

I see how everything ought to be
I can see clearly what my life should look like without this burden holding me back.

Every time I see myself
Whenever I catch a glimpse of myself, I am reminded of this part of me that I hate.

There's always something wrong with me
This part of me makes me feel flawed and imperfect, like there is always something wrong with me.

I feel I made my way
I am struggling to find my path in life because this part of me is holding me back.

I feel it swell up inside, swell up inside
The negative emotions related to this part of me are building up inside me and becoming overwhelming.

Swallowing me
This part of me feels like it is consuming me whole, making it hard to breathe or function normally.

Alive in me, inside of me
This part of me is not just a superficial aspect of myself, but something that is deeply ingrained and intertwined with who I am.

A part of me screams as I wait silently
This part of me that I hate is constantly screaming inside me, even when I am trying to remain calm and still.