Formed in 1996, Linkin Park rose to international fame with their debut studio album, Hybrid Theory (2000), which became certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Released during the peak of the nu metal scene, the album's singles' heavy airplay on MTV led the singles "One Step Closer", "Crawling" and "In the End" all to chart highly on the US Mainstream Rock chart. The lattermost also crossed over to the nation's Billboard Hot 100. Their second album, Meteora (2003), continued the band's success. The band explored experimental sounds on their third album, Minutes to Midnight (2007). By the end of the decade, Linkin Park was among the most successful and popular rock acts.
The band continued to explore a wider variation of musical types on their fourth album, A Thousand Suns (2010), layering their music with more electronic sounds. The band's fifth album, Living Things (2012), combined musical elements from all of their previous records. Their sixth album, The Hunting Party (2014), returned to a heavier rock sound, and their seventh album, One More Light (2017), was a substantially more pop-oriented record. Linkin Park went on a hiatus when longtime lead vocalist Bennington died in July 2017. In April 2022, Shinoda revealed the band was neither working on new music nor planning on touring for the foreseeable future.
Linkin Park is among the best-selling bands of the 21st century and the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 100 million records worldwide. They have won two Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, two Billboard Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, 10 MTV Europe Music Awards and three World Music Awards. In 2003, MTV2 named Linkin Park the sixth-greatest band of the music video era and the third-best of the new millennium. Billboard ranked Linkin Park No. 19 on the Best Artists of the Decade list. In 2012, the band was voted as the greatest artist of the 2000s in a Bracket Madness poll on VH1. In 2014, the band was declared as "The Biggest Rock Band in the World Right Now" by Kerrang!.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkin_Park
Studio albums
Hybrid Theory (2000)
Meteora (2003)
Minutes to Midnight (2007)
A Thousand Suns (2010)
Living Things (2012)
The Hunting Party (2014)
One More Light (2017)
#4 Points Of Authority
Linkin Park Lyrics
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Before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame
And puts your name to shame
Cover up your face
You can't run the race
The pace is too fast
You just won't last
You love the way I look at you
While taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through
You take away if I give in
My life, my pride is broken
You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)
You love the things I say I'll do
The way I'll hurt myself again just to get back at you
You take away when I give in
My life, my pride is broken
You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)
Forfeit the game
Before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame
And puts your name to shame
Cover up your face
You can't run the race
The pace is too fast
You just won't last
Forfeit the game
Before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame
And puts your name to shame
Cover up your face
You can't run the race
The pace is too fast
You just won't last
You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)
You like to think you're never wrong
(Forfeit the game) (you live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(Forfeit the game) (you live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(Forfeit the game) (you live what you've learned)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)
The song "Point of Authority" by Linkin Park is a powerful contemplation of toxic relationships and the way they can erode one's self-esteem and willpower. The lyrics describe a situation where one person is taking pleasure in hurting the other, while the victim feels trapped and unable to resist. The advice given is to "forfeit the game" before it's too late, to refuse to be a pawn in someone else's scheme and to protect one's own reputation and dignity.
The first verse warns of the consequences of not taking control of one's situation. The person in power can easily frame the victim and cause them to be shamed publicly. Covering up one's face and trying to hide from the situation won't work, as the pace is too fast and the victim won't be able to keep up. The second verse goes on to describe the dynamic between the two people involved in the relationship. The abuser is portrayed as enjoying causing pain to the victim, while the victim is described as still being in love with the attention they receive, even though it's negative. The chorus repeats the idea that the abuser is unable to admit fault and acts like they're someone they're not.
Overall, "Point of Authority" highlights the dangers and complexities of toxic relationships, and emphasizes that protecting one's own well-being and self-respect is crucial.
Line by Line Meaning
Forfeit the game
Stop playing this manipulative game of hurting others for your own pleasure.
Before somebody else
Act fast before others can reveal your true intentions.
Takes you out of the frame
Exposes you for who you really are and removes you from societal norms.
And puts your name to shame
Creates a negative reputation for yourself that is difficult to overcome.
Cover up your face
Hide your identity because you know you are committing wrongdoings.
You can't run the race
You cannot continue to hurt others and win in the end.
The pace is too fast
You are moving too quickly with your manipulative tactics and will ultimately crash and burn.
You just won't last
Your actions will eventually catch up to you, causing your downfall.
You love the way I look at you
You enjoy the attention and admiration even when you are doing wrong.
While taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through
You derive pleasure from hurting others even if it means causing them pain.
You take away if I give in
You rob others of what they hold dear if they let you manipulate them.
My life, my pride is broken
Your actions have the power to completely shatter someone's sense of self and purpose.
You like to think you're never wrong
You believe that you are always right, even when you hurt others.
(You live what you've learned)
Your behavior stems from past experiences and learned behaviors.
You have to act like you're someone
You put on a facade to make yourself appear a certain way to others to further your manipulations.
You want someone to hurt like you
You seek to bring others down to your level of pain and misery.
You want to share what you've been through
You want others to experience the same pain and trauma you have, even if it means causing harm to them.
You love the things I say I'll do
You enjoy when others promise to do things for you, even if it may cause harm to them.
The way I'll hurt myself again just to get back at you
You take pleasure in seeing others hurt themselves to get revenge on you.
You take away when I give in
You continually take things away from someone when they give in to your manipulations.
You like to think you're never wrong
You continue to believe that your actions are justified even when they cause harm to others.
(Forfeit the game)
Reiterating the need to stop playing this manipulative game and causing harm to others.
(you live what you've learned)
Reiterating the fact that your manipulative behavior stems from past experiences and learned behaviors.
You have to act like you're someone
Reiterating the fact that you put on a facade to manipulate others for your own gain.
You want someone to hurt like you
Reiterating the fact that you seek to cause pain to others to bring them down to your level of misery.
You want to share what you've been through
Reiterating the fact that you want others to experience the same pain and trauma you have, even if it means causing harm to them.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Brad Delson, Chester Charles Charles Bennington, Joseph Hahn, Mike Shinoda, Robert G. G. Bourdon
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Per Santiago
on In the End
ppp
Yaiyen Creed
on Crawling
yo me he sentido asi ,excelente tema y letra .se le extraña mucho ,decsubri otra banda que tiene similar la voz de chester, linkin park son y siempre seran los mejores x la eternidad
Yaiyen Creed
on Now I See
este tema me encanta, x siempre linkin park,
Muhammad Syukron
on Castle of Glass
i like this
Elmhier Seyer AtenCio
on Numb
ang ganda tlga nito :)