Linkin Park — Part Of Me Xero Demo Unreleased 1999 Demo

[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda] Part of me won't go away Every day, reminded how much I hate it Weighed it against the consequences Can't live without it, so it's senseless Wanna cut it out of my soul And just live with the 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 arе And now I'm sick of this I can't stand the sandpaper thoughts that grate on my sanity I rathеr not even be Than the man that's staring in the mirror through me [Pre-Chorus: 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 every day I feel I made 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 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 bruise You can live if you're willing to Put a stop to just what's killing you [Pre-Chorus: 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 every day I feel I made my way I feel it swell up inside Swell up inside, swallowing me [Bridge: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington] (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 (Alive in me, inside of me) (A part of me screams away silently) Part of me won't go away (Alive in me, inside of me) (A part of me screams away silently) [Interlude: Mike Shinoda] 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 [Chorus: Chester Bennington] 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 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