I want to share some of the lyrics that I find most profound, ones that, as I listen (and sing along), I get the freedom of opening up and acknowledging my feelings that I keep tucked so deep inside.
Instead of trying to find and quote from all of these moving songs, I am going to do a series and focus on the groups (or individuals) that mean so much to me.
I’m going to start with Linkin Park, a band that has always had lyrics that spoke directly to my heart and pain, but now has an extra weight since the loss of Chester Bennington.
***All lyrics quoted from https://azlyrics.com/lyrics/linkinpark***
“Papercut”
“Hybrid Theory” (2000)
The Sun
(It’s like I’m paranoid lookin’ over my back)
(It’s like a whirlwind inside of my head)
(It’s like I can’t stop what I’m hearing within)
(It’s like the face inside is right beneath the skin)
I feel the light betray me
“Crawling”
“Hybrid Theory” (2000)
Crawling in my skin
These wounds they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real
“Somewhere I Belong”
“Meteora” (2003)
I wanna heal, I wanna feel what I thought was never real
I wanna let go of the pain I’ve felt so long
(Erase all the pain ’til it’s gone)
I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I’m close to something real
I wanna find something I’ve wanted all along
Somewhere I belong
“Given Up”
“Minutes to Midnight” 2007
I've given up
I'm sick of feeling
Is there nothing you can say?
Take this all away
I'm suffocating
Tell me what the fuck is wrong with me?
I don't know what to take
Thought I was focused but I'm scared
I'm not prepared
I hyperventilate
Looking for help somehow somewhere
And no one cares
I'm my own worst enemy
“Waiting For The End”
“A Thousand Suns” (2010)
Sitting in an empty room
Trying to forget the past
This was never meant to last
I wish it wasn’t so
“Roads Untraveled”
“Living Things” (2012)
Weep not for roads untraveled
Weep not for sights unseen
May your love never end
And if you need a friend
There’s a seat here alongside me
“Heavy”
(Feat. Kiiara)
“One More Light” (2017)
[Chester Bennington:]
I don’t like my mind right now
Stacking up problems that are so unnecessary
Wish that I could slow things down
I wanna let go but there’s comfort in the panic
[Kiiara:]
It’s not like I make the choice
To let my mind stay so fucking messy
...
I keep dragging around what’s bringing me down
If I just let go, I’d be set free
Holding on
Why is everything so heavy?
“Sharp Edges”
“One More Light” (2017)
Sharp edges have consequences, I
Guess that I had to find out for myself
Sharp edges have consequences, now
Every scar is a story I can tell
We all fall down
We live somehow
We learn what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger
“One More Light”
“One More Light” (2017)
Should’ve stayed. Were there signs I ignored?
Can I help you not to hurt anymore?
We saw brilliance when the world was asleep
There are things that we can have but can’t keep
...
Who cares is one more light goes out
In the sky of a million stars?
It flickers, flickers
Who Cares when someone’s time runs out
If a moment is all we are?
Or quicker, quicker
Who cares if one more light goes out?
Well, I do
Well, I do
I'm done (for now), I hope if you are a Linkin Park fan my choices did not offend you in any way and if these songs are new to you I hope you've gained some insight into a group that was massively popular but who did not have typical rock star lyrics.
Take Care
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