Written by Jordan Benjamin/Brad Delson/Ross Golan/Kevin Hissink/Mike Shinoda
Intro: F#m F#m Wanna know where I don't go F#m When it goes from OK to a oh no F#m When it goes from hi five to a low blow F#m When it goes from all five to a solo F#m Lemme tell you what you don't know F#m I been down so low I was F#m Looking for something but denying that I found it F#m There's an elephant sitting in the room F#m And I can't find another way to tiptoe around it F#m I been doing greater good for a long time F#m But I can't find any other way to give now F#m I been putting myself on the sideline F#m And it's been time so I'm saying can I live now F#m There are times when I kick myself F#m Say I'm not sick but I can't get well F#m Say I got this while I chase my tail F#m As if they can't tellF#m Light side's got a dark side to it E Daytime flows into night like fluid B/D# The yin and the yang with a curved line through it D And none of it's illuminating why I do it F#m Maybe I didn't want to chase what was not right E Maybe I didn't want to face you were offsides B/D# Thinking I was far away from a crossed line D But I was giving soft praise to a hard lie F#m There are things that you say and you don't say E My tongue's gotten real tired of me biting it B/D# 'Cause I keep on following the wrong way D Time's come and I can't keep denying it F#m There are times when I kick myself E Say I'm not sick but I can't get well B/D# Say I got this while I chase my tail D As if they can't tellF#m I'm running from my shadow E Running from my shadow B A But it's still there chasing me down F#m I'll never win the battle E Never win the battle and B A I should have known it by now F#m E Just when I think I've found the end B A I'm going back around again F#m Running from my shadow E Running from my shadow B A But it's still there chasing me downBridge F#m E I love you but I know B/D# I gotta let you go D Dancing with the devil F#m Cause she's all I've ever known E Wanted to pretend B/D# That this time was the end D Sorry but I guess F#m I gotta let you down again F#m Again F#m Again N.C. Running from my shadow Now my shadow is my only friend Solo: F#m E B/D# D F#m E Running from my shadow B/D# D But it's still there chasing me down ( F#m E B/D# D ) F#m Running from my shadow E Running from my shadow B/D# D F#m But it's still there chasing me downF#m I'm running from my shadow E Running from my shadow B A But it's still there chasing me down F#m I'll never win the battle E Never win the battle and B A I should have known it by now F#m E Just when I think I've found the end B A I'm going back around again F#m Running from my shadow E Running from my shadow B A But it's still there chasing me down