And One
Linkin Park Lyrics

Where should I start
The singer is unsure of where to begin speaking about their troubled thoughts.

Disjointed heart
The singer's heart is fragmented and not whole due to difficult emotions.

I've got no commitment
The singer is not dedicated to themselves, their own well-being or their family.

To my own flesh and blood
The artist feels disconnected from their own family, their own flesh and blood.

Left all alone
The artist feels isolated and without anyone to turn to.

Far from my home
The singer is physically distant from their home and the comfort it could provide.

No one to hear me, to heal my ill heart, I
The singer has no one to confide in to help them deal with their emotional pain.

Keep it locked up inside
The artist keeps their emotions bottled up and unexpressed.

Cannot express
The artist is unable to articulate their emotions and feelings in words.

To the point I've regressed
The artist has reverted back to an earlier state of mind due to their inability to express their emotions.

If anger's a gift, then I guess I've been blessed, I
The singer takes a sarcastic tone by saying that if anger is considered a gift, then they are very blessed to have so much of it.

Keep my distance from your lies
The artist stays away from people who they perceive as being dishonest and untrustworthy.

It's too late to love me now
The singer believes that it is too late for anyone to show them love or care.

You helped me to show me
The singer acknowledges that someone they used to know helped them become who they are today.

You don't take a word in
The singer feels like they are not being heard or listened to.

Breaking a part of my heart to find release
The artist is sacrificing a part of themselves in order to find emotional relief.

Taking you out of my blood to bring me peace
The artist is ridding themselves of someone who is causing them emotional turmoil in order to find peace.

Keep my distance
The singer emphasizes that they want to stay away from people and negative influences in order to protect themselves.

Spit drips from the jaw of the witless witness
The singer describes someone who is clueless and not very intelligent and is talking carelessly.

Cryptic colloquialism shifts your midriff
The artist uses figurative language to describe how words and language are affecting the listener.

Dark all I do embark the shadows
The artist is about to head into a dark and unknown place or situation.

Involved with my thought catalog, analogue, rap catalog
The artist is preoccupied with their own thoughts and creative pursuits, including making music.

Fear resistance, hurt by persistence
The singer is frightened of resistance and is hurt by the persistence of others who do not understand their mind.

The twisted web of tangled lies
The artist describes the complicated and deceitful nature of human interactions and relationships.

Strangles my hope to waste and numbs the taste
The singer describes how they feel suffocated and unable to taste the good things in life due to difficult circumstances.

And I'm forced to face these hate crimes
The singer is confronting hostile and unkind things that are happening around them.

Against the state of being
The singer is struggling with the very essence of their existence and their being.

Feeling the weight-less-ness pressed between the ceiling
The artist describes the feeling of being trapped and powerless to change their circumstances.

Reeling around room
The artist feels like they are spinning out of control and cannot find their footing in life.

Riding a bubble of sound proof
The singer is finding comfort in music and sound that blocks out the negative things around them.

It's the frequency making you
The singer suggests that the music they are listening to has the power to influence the listener's emotions and mood.

Sha-Shake with every boom
The artist describes how the music they are listening to is causing them to physically shake and move.

Involuntary muscle contraction
The artist describes how their body is reacting unconsciously to the music.

Ignoring and drinking musical gas field euphoria
The artist is immersing themselves in the emotional experience that music provides, ignoring the reality around them.

The sound pounds to make the dead flush
The singer describes how the music they are listening to is so intense that it could even make someone who is dead or lifeless feel something.

To have you a head rush with red thoughts and said stuff
The artist is describing how the music they are listening to is so powerful it affects their thoughts and makes them feel invigorated.