Lifehouse - Near Life Experience lyrics

If I showed my hand shaking like a leaf
You might not understand
But I bet you'd believe
This bat is inside, crawling around
The cobwebs in my mind that
I try to drown out
You said I look like a ghost
Man I almost was you said I need to let go
Quit chasing that buzz
That picture in time, frozen like ice
That girls keep repeating
Beating me down to size

Well maybe I'm blind
Just throwing darts in the dark
I didn't get what I want, I got what I need
Man, it hurts like hell down here on my knees
Is this where I end
Or is this where we begin?

The night is my friend
I blend in with the best:
The vampires, the crooks
The felons and the rest
Now we can pretend that we really care less
And act like we love what we really detest

Make this go away, I'm begging please
There's little life left here for me to bleed
Is this where I end
Or is this where we begin?
I'm looking up but I'm feeling down
Since I'm cutting these corners
Was cutting me down to size
Am I losing control or losing my mind?
I know for a fact I'm losing
My last place to hide

My pulse is racing, I can't catch my breath
This near-life experience scared me to death
Is this where I end
Or is this where we begin?
Or is this where we begin?