Lying From You
Linkin Park漀 Lyrics

When I pretend everything is what I want it to be
I create a façade where everything aligns according to my wishes.

I look exactly like what you had always wanted to see
The image I project is the exact one you wish to see.

When I pretend I can forget about the criminal I am
I put up a false act to forget the harsh truth that I am a criminal.

Stealing second after second just 'cause I know I can
My criminal tendencies lead me to steal without hesitation.

But I can't pretend this is the way it will stay,
I know that this false world I have created cannot sustain forever.

I'm just trying to bend the truth
I am attempting to twist reality to fit my narrative.

I can't pretend I'm who you want me to be so I'm
I cannot keep up the act of being the person you expect me to be, so I am

Lying my way from you
Deceiving my way out of our relationship.

(No, no turning back now)
I cannot undo what I have done.

I want to be pushed aside so let me go (no, no turning back now)
I desire to be isolated and separated, and there is no going back from that decision.

Let me take back my life I'd rather be all alone (no turning back now)
I want to regain control of my life and be completely detached from everything and everyone.

Anywhere on my own 'cause I can see (no, no turning back now)
I prefer to be anywhere by myself because I can now see through the veneer.

The very worst part of you is me
My true nature reflects the worst parts of you in me.

I remember what they taught to me
I recall the lessons taught to me in the past.

Remember condescending talk of who I ought to be
I recall conversations in which I was talked down to due to not meeting expectations of how I should behave.

Remember listening to all of that and this again
Again, I remember how I would listen to those disparaging words over and over.

So I pretended up a person who was fitting in
To fit in, I concocted a false persona.

And now you think this person really is me and I'm
Due to my false front, you believe that the person you see is indeed me.

(Trying to bend the truth)
I am still manipulating reality to fit my image.

But the more I push the more I'm pulling away
The harder I try to keep this up, the further I stray from you and the truth.

'Cause I'm lying my way from you
I am deceiving myself and you, ultimately pushing us apart.

This isn't what I wanted to be
This situation is not something I intended to bring about.

I never thought that what I said would have you running from me
I never expected that my words and actions would push you away from me so completely.

Like this
This situation, this outcome.

You (no turning back now)
You have made your decision and there is no reversing it.

The very worst part of you
My true, worst self is reflected in you.

Is me
It is I who is responsible for the actions that have resulted in this separation.