Talking to Myself
Linkin Park Lyrics

Tell me what I've gotta do
Asking to be guided on how to reach out to someone.

There's no getting through to you
Attempts to communicate with the person has failed.

The lights are on but nobody's home (nobody's home)
The person seems present but is emotionally unavailable.

You say I can't understand
The person assumes that the artist cannot comprehend their situation.

But you're not giving me a chance
The person has not allowed themselves to be understood by the artist.

When you leave me, where do you go? (Where do you go?)
Wondering where the person disappears to emotionally or mentally.

All the walls that you keep building
The emotional barriers that the person puts up preventing emotional connection.

All this time that I spent chasing
The time and energy the artist has spent trying to reach out to the person.

All the ways that I keep losing you
No matter the approach, the person remains emotionally distant from the artist.

The truth is, you turn into someone else
The person changes from the character the artist knows, making it challenging to connect with them.

You keep running like the sky is falling
The person seems to be in constant fear or haste, preventing them from making emotional connections.

I can whisper, I can yell
Trying to connect with the person in various ways from gentle to forceful.

But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
The singer recognizes that their attempts to connect with the person may be fruitless.

I'm just talking to myself
Realizing that the person may not be present emotionally or mentally for a conversation.

Talking to myself
Feeling as though the singer is the only one listening to themself.

I admit I made mistakes
Owning up to the artist's part in the relationship.

But yours might cost you everything
The person's unresolved emotional barriers may be detrimental to their relationship.

Can't you hear me calling you home?
Asking for the person to come back emotionally and mentally to the relationship.

But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
The singer acknowledges that the situation is challenging and may be unchangeable.

I'm just talking to myself
Accepting that the person may not be emotionally present for conversation.

Talking to myself
Feeling as though the artist is not being heard by the person.

I'm talking to myself
Realizing that the person may not be present mentally and emotionally to have a conversation.