[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington] 
(It starts with one) One thing, I don't know why 
It doesn't even matter how hard you try 
Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme 
To explain in due time all I know 
Time is a valuable thing 
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings 
Watch it count down to the end of the day 
The clock ticks life away, it's so unreal (It's so unreal) 
Didn't look out below 
Watch the time go right out the window 
Tryin' to hold on, didn't even know 
I wasted it all just to watch you go 
I kept everything inside 
And even though I tried, it all fell apart 
What it meant to me will eventually be 
A memory of a time when I tried so hard 
 
[Chorus: Chester Bennington] 
I tried so hard and got so far 
But in the end it doesn't even matter 
I had to fall to lose it all 
But in the end it doesn't even matter 
 
[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington] 
One thing, I don't know why 
It doesn't even matter how hard you try 
Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme 
To remind myself how I tried so hard 
In spite of the way you were mockin' me 
Actin' like I was part of your property 
Rememberin' all the times you fought with me 
I'm surprised it got so far 
Things aren't the way they were before 
You wouldn't even recognize me anymore 
Not that you knew me back then 
But it all comes back to me in the end 
You kept everything inside 
And even though I tried, it all fell apart 
What it meant to me will eventually be 
A memory of a time when I tried so hard 
[Chorus: Chester Bennington] 
I tried so hard and got so far 
But in the end it doesn't even matter 
I had to fall to lose it all 
But in the end it doesn't even matter 
 
[Bridge: Chester Bennington] 
I've put my trust in you 
Pushed as far as I can go 
For all this 
There's only one thing you should know 
I've put my trust in you 
Pushed as far as I can go 
For all this 
There's only one thing you should know 
 
[Chorus: Chester Bennington] 
I tried so hard and got so far 
But in the end it doesn't even matter 
I had to fall to lose it all 
But in the end it doesn't even matter