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)
Across The Line
Linkin Park Lyrics
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Lying with the gun across his chest
Pretending he's heartless
As the fire flashes in the sky
He was fragile and frozen
When the bullet took away his friend
And now he's somehow more broken
Loading it full of his goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
He's pulling his weapons to aside
Loading it full of his goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
Sweating and shaking
Lying with her hands across her chest
She wakes with her cravings
As the fire flashes in her eye
She was fragile and frozen
When the needle took away her friend
But now she's somehow more broken
She's pulling her weapons to aside
Loading it full of her goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
She's pulling her weapons to aside
Loading it full of her goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
With every battle he's choosing
With every fight he's loosing
His enemy's not far behind
With every promise she's broken
With every lie she's spoken
Her enemy's not far behind
It's your time
It's your time
It's your time
It's your time
He's pulling his weapons to aside
Loading it full of his goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
She's pulling her weapons to aside
Loading it full of her goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
With every battle he's choosing
With every fight he's loosing
His enemy's not far behind
With every promise she's broken
With every lie she's spoken
Her enemy's not far behind
"Across the Line" by Linkin Park feat. Kenna is a song with deep meaning and emotion, exploring themes of war, addiction, and the human condition. The song starts off in a desert, where a man lies with a gun across his chest, pretending to be heartless. He had lost his friend to a bullet, and in response, he becomes a soldier. He holds his enemy across the line, loading his weapons with bullet-kiss goodbyes. The soldier battles with an enemy who is always behind, choosing every battle and losing every bye.
The lyrics then switch to a woman who wakes from her cravings, lying with her hands across her chest. She too had lost a friend, but not to a bullet. She had lost her friend to addiction. She too is fragile and broken, but she is still holding an enemy across the line. The woman pulls her weapons aside and loads her bulletproof advise, ready for her battle with addiction. Her enemy is also not far behind, leaving her with broken promises and spoken lies.
Line by Line Meaning
In this desert, in darkness
The setting is a barren, dark and unwelcoming place
Lying with the gun across his chest
Someone is lying down with a firearm on top of their chest, suggesting they may be dead or injured
Pretending his heartless
Despite their vulnerable state, the person is trying to appear heartless or tough
As the fire flashes in the sky
There is some sort of flashing light or fire in the sky, creating a tense environment
He was fragile and frozen
Despite the brave face, the person is actually vulnerable and scared
When the bullet took away his friend
Someone close to the person was killed by a bullet
His pulling his weapons to aside
The person is putting away their weapons, perhaps suggesting a desire for peace or a change in mindset
Loading his bullet-kiss goodbyes
The person is preparing to say goodbye permanently, possibly to themselves
Holding an enemy across the line
The person is holding an enemy at bay, perhaps during a conflict
Sweating and shaking
Someone is experiencing physical symptoms of anxiety or fear
Lying with her hands across her chest
Someone is lying down with their hands across their chest, possibly indicating illness or death
She wakes with her cravings
Someone is waking up with strong desires or cravings, potentially related to addiction
As the fire flashes in her eye
Similar to the earlier reference to fire in the sky, there is an intense, fiery sensation being experienced
She was fragile and frozen
Despite any appearances, the person is in a vulnerable and weak state
When the needle took away her friend
Someone close to the person died due to drug use or other destructive behavior
But now she's somehow more broken
Despite any past struggles, the person is now even more damaged and broken
She's pulling her weapons to aside
Similar to earlier, the person is putting away their weapons (literal or metaphorical)
Loading her bulletproof advise
The person is mentally preparing themselves to withstand harm or danger, in a sense becoming 'bulletproof'
Holding an enemy across the line
The person is preventing an enemy from crossing a boundary or 'line'
With every battle his choosing
The person is actively choosing which conflicts or battles to engage in
With every bye his loosing
With every goodbye or ending, the person is losing something valuable or important
His enemy is not far behind
There is always someone or something threatening this person's safety or well-being
With every promise she's broken
The person has a history of making and breaking promises, potentially causing harm to themselves or others
With every lie she's spoken
Similar to promises, the person has deceived others and themselves through lies and manipulation
Her enemy's not far behind
Despite any past successes, there is still a threat lingering close by
It's your time
This could be interpreted as a call-to-action or opportunity for change
It's your time
Repeat of previous line, further emphasizing this idea of seizing the moment
It's your time
Third repetition, possibly reinforcing the need for action or decision-making
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Robert G. Bourdon, Mike Shinoda, Joseph Hahn, Dave Farrell, Chester Charles Bennington, Brad Delson
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In this desert
In darkness
Lying with the gun across his chest
Pretending
He's heartless
As the fire flashes in the sky
He was fragile
And frozen
When the bullet took away his friend
And now he's somehow
More broken
He's pulling his weapon to his side
Loading it full of his goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
He's pulling his weapon to his side
Loading it full of his goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
Sweating
And shaking
Lying with her hands across her chest
She wakes with
Her cravings
As the fire flashes in her eye
She was fragile
And frozen
When the needle took away her friend
And now she's somehow
More broken
She's pulling her weapon to her side
Loading it full of her goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
She's pulling her weapon to her side
Loading it full of her goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
With every battle he's chosing
With every fight he's losing
His enemy's not far behind
With every promise she's broken
With every lie she's spoken
Her enemy's not far behind
It's your time
It's your time
It's your time
It's your time
He's pulling his weapon to his side
Loading it full of his goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
She's pulling her weapon to her side
Loading it full of her goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
With every battle he's chosing
With every fight he's losing
His enemy's not far behind
With every promise she's broken
With every lie she's spoken
Her enemy's not far behind
@saumyasrijan5744
It has been so many years, but seeing this in my notification has still made my eyes teary. I'll always miss you Chester.
@juliataylor-brown1258
I as well, as he went through soo very much in the time he was young till he RIP😪
@rahulbenjaminsarkar8999
Same here😢😢
@MoonTerra
I cry like a baby, I'm so happy. This Band means so much for me. They helped me so much through stupid times with their songs. I'm so happy to hear from them again. Chester R. I.P. We will never forgot you.
@juliataylor-brown1258
@@MoonTerra I listen to his music as I as well have been through what he has. I am just thankful for the people in my life now have help me through my struggles. When I listen to his music I cry like a baby wishing he would have had more help to get him through his struggles. People need to be more caring and understanding of others that go through things of sort. Helping instead of thinking can get through it with out help. Be kind to others as they may need it more than others think. And sometimes the ones that go through it don’t realize they need help too.❤️
@MoonTerra
@@juliataylor-brown1258 I know what you mean, I feel the same. I wish he would know how much he helped us and how much we all miss him.
@abhikbhaduri7252
Can't believe Linkin Park finally officially released this masterpiece...It feels surreal to hear this song in high quality
@LRM12o8
Absolutely true, lol!
@kvltgoat6664
Literally maan I've grown up hearing this on amvs
@angelregalado6969
still missing qwerty