Silent Drowning - Intellectual

[Intro: Chester Bennington "KIISFM 102.7 Interview"]

I know that for me, when I'm in my own head. This place right here, that is a bad neighborhood. This is a bad place for me to be by myself. When I'm in that, my whole life gets thrown off. If I'm in there, I don't say nice things to myself. There's another Chester in there that's like wants to take me down. Being with other people, like being a dad, being a husband, being a bandmate, being a friend, helping someone out… If I'm out of myself, I'm great. If I'm inside all the time, I'm horrible — I'm a mess

[Verse 1: Eminem "Beautiful"]

I'm just so fuckin' depressed

I just can't seem to get out this slump

If I could just get over this hump

But I need something to pull me out this dump

I took my bruises, took my lumps

Fell down and I got right back up

But I need that spark to get psyched back up

In order for me to pick the mic back up

I don't know how or why or when I ended up in this position I'm in

I'm starting to feel distant again

So I decided just to pick this pen

Up and try to make an attempt to vent

But I just can't admit

Or come to grips with the fact that I may be done with rap

I need a new outlet, and I know some shit's so hard to swallow

But I just can't sit back and wallow

In my own sorrow

But I know one fact I'll be one tough act to follow

One tough act to follow

I'll be one tough act to follow

One tough act to follow

Here today, gone tomorrow

(Here today, gone tomorrow

Here today, gone tomorrow)

[Hook: Skylar Grey "Rescue Me"]

So can you rescue me?

Can you rescue me?

Drowning at sea?

So can you rescue me from me?

Can you rescue me

[Hook 2: Chester Bennington "I'LL BE GONE"]

And tell them I couldn't help myself

And tell them I was alone

Oh, tell me I am the only one

And there's nothing that can stop me

I'll be gone

[Verse 2: Eminem "Beautiful"]

Nobody asked for life to deal us

With these bullshit hands we're dealt

We gotta take these cards ourselves

And flip them, don't expect no help

Now I could have either just

Sat on my ass and pissed and moaned

Or take this situation in which I'm placed in

And get up and get my own

I was never the type of kid

To wait by the door and pack his bags

Who sat on the porch and hoped and prayed

For a dad to show up who never did

I just wanted to fit in

In every single place

Every school I went

I dreamed of being that cool kid

Even if it meant acting stupid

Aunt Edna always told me "Keep makin' that face it'll get stuck like that"

Meanwhile I'm just standin' there

Holdin' my tongue tryna talk like this

'Til I stuck my tongue on that frozen stop sign pole at 8 years old

I learned my lesson then cause I wasn't tryna impress my friends no more

But I already told you my whole life story

Not just based on my description

'Cause where you see it from where you're sitting

It's probably 110% different

I guess we would have to walk a mile

In each other's shoes, at least

What size you wear? I wear tens

Let's see if you can fit your feet