Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The ban… Read Full Bio ↴Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drummer Rob Bourdon, all of whom are founding members. Vocalists Mark Wakefield and Chester Bennington are former members of the band. Categorized as alternative rock, Linkin Park's earlier music spanned a fusion of heavy metal and hip hop, while their later music features more electronica and pop elements.

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)

BY MYSLF
Linkin Park Lyrics

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Myself
Myself

What do I do to ignore them behind me?
Do I follow my instincts blindly?
Do I hide my pride from these bad dreams
And give in to sad thoughts that are maddening?
Do I sit here and try to stand it?

Or do I try to catch 'em red-handed?
Do I trust some and get fooled by phoniness?
Or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness?
Because I can't hold on when I'm stretched so thin
I make the right moves but I'm lost within
I put on my daily façade but then
I just end up getting hurt again

By myself (myself)
I ask why, but in my mind
I find I can't rely on myself (myself)
I ask why, but in my mind
I find I can't rely on myself

I can't look around
It's too much to take in
I can't hold back
When I'm stretched so thin
I can't slow down
Watching everything spin
I can't look back
Starting over again

If I turn my back I'm defenseless
And to go blindly seems senseless
If I hide my pride and let it all go on
Then they'll take from me 'til everything is gone
If I let them go I'll be outdone
But if I try to catch them I'll be outrun
If I'm killed by the questions like a cancer
Then I'll be buried in the silence of the answer

By myself (myself)
I ask why, but in my mind
I find I can't rely on myself (myself)
I ask why, but in my mind
I find I can't rely on myself

I can't look around
It's too much to take in
I can't hold back
When I'm stretched so thin
I can't slow down
Watching everything spin
I can't look back
Starting over again

Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you
Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you
Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you
Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you
Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you
Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you
Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you

(Know) I can't tell you how to make it
(Go) No matter what I do, how hard I
(Try) I can't seem to convince myself
(Why) I'm stuck on the outside, don't you
(Know) I can't tell you how to make it
(Go) No matter what I do, how hard I
(Try) I can't seem to convince myself
(Why) I'm stuck on the outside, don't you
(Know) I can't tell you how to make it
(Go) No matter what I do, how hard I
(Try) I can't seem to convince myself
(Why) I'm stuck on the outside, don't you
(Know) I can't tell you how to make it
(Go) No matter what I do, how hard I
(Try) I can't seem to convince myself
(Why) I'm stuck on the outside, don't you
(Know) I can't tell you how to make it
(Go) No matter what I do, how hard I
(Try) I can't seem to convince myself
(Why) I'm stuck on the outside, don't you
(Know) I can't tell you how to make it
(Go) No matter what I do, how hard I

(Try) I can't seem to convince myself
(Why) I'm stuck on the outside, don't you

Overall Meaning

The Linkin Park song “By_Myslf” explores the struggle of facing difficult circumstances alone, and the internal conflict that arises from trying to decide whether to confront them or hide from them. The repeated line, “By myself”, emphasizes the feeling of isolation and the inner battle with a sense of helplessness. The lyrics present the listener with different options, questioning whether to follow one’s instincts blindly, hide one’s pride, or trust someone, all while feeling lost and stretched too thin.

The song’s protagonist talks about the fear of being vulnerable and defenseless by turning their back or going blindly into a situation. The lyrics also touch on the idea that allowing others to take advantage and being “outdone” leads to a feeling of emptiness, while trying to catch them will result in being outrun. The line “If I’m killed by the questions like a cancer, then I’ll be buried in the silence of the answer” suggests that facing the questions and challenges is necessary to overcome them, but the fear and confusion with dealing with them can be overwhelming.

Ultimately, the song’s message is one of inner turmoil and uncertainty, portraying the feeling of being stuck outside oneself and unable to make progress despite efforts. The line “I can’t seem to convince myself” highlights the challenge of managing one’s own thoughts and emotions.

Line by Line Meaning

What do I do to ignore them behind me?
How do I deal with the negative influences that constantly follow me?

Do I follow my instincts blindly?
Should I trust my gut despite potentially negative consequences?

Do I hide my pride from these bad dreams
Should I suppress my ego in order to avoid nightmares?

And give in to sad thoughts that are maddening?
Or should I succumb to depressing thoughts that drive me crazy?

Do I sit here and try to stand it?
Should I remain still and endure the situation?

Or do I try to catch 'em red-handed?
Or should I actively try to catch those causing me harm?

Do I trust some and get fooled by phoniness?
Should I trust others even if they may be insincere?

Or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness?
Or should I isolate myself and avoid relationships altogether?

Because I can't hold on when I'm stretched so thin
I cannot bear the weight of stress and pressure when they are overwhelming.

I make the right moves but I'm lost within
I may be making the correct decisions, but I still feel uncertain and directionless.

I put on my daily façade but then
I present a false version of myself to others, but it only masks my true feelings.

I just end up getting hurt again
I inevitably wind up feeling emotional pain.

I can't look around
I am overwhelmed by everything around me.

It's too much to take in
The situation is too overwhelming for me to handle.

I can't hold back
I can no longer restrain my emotions.

Watching everything spin
The world around me seems chaotic and uncontrollable.

I can't look back
I cannot dwell on past events and let them hold me back.

Starting over again
I must begin anew and move forward from past mistakes.

If I turn my back I'm defenseless
If I ignore my problems and try to forget them, I leave myself vulnerable.

And to go blindly seems senseless
Making decisions without thinking them through would be foolish.

If I hide my pride and let it all go on
If I let others belittle me and suppress my ego, I will be left with nothing left.

Then they'll take from me 'til everything is gone
Others will continue to take advantage of me until I have nothing left for myself.

If I let them go I'll be outdone
If I allow others to succeed at my expense, I will be the one who suffers.

But if I try to catch them I'll be outrun
If I try to confront those who are mistreating me, they will be able to evade me easily.

If I'm killed by the questions like a cancer
If I continue to let doubts and uncertainties consume me, I will be destroyed.

Then I'll be buried in the silence of the answer
The answer, whether it is positive or negative, will have crushing consequences on me.

Know I can't tell you how to make it
I do not have a solution for my problems that will work for everyone.

No matter what I do, how hard I try
Despite my best efforts, there is no guarantee of success.

I can't seem to convince myself
I am having difficulty believing in myself and my own abilities.

I'm stuck on the outside, don't you know
I am an outsider to the norm and cannot fit in, no matter how hard I try.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Brad Delson, Chester Charles Bennington, Joseph Hahn, Mike Shinoda, Robert G. Bourdon

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@jswiss8k

4y↑1.7K

Linkin Park "By Myself"
From Hybrid Theory

What do I do to ignore them behind me?
Do I follow my instincts blindly?
Do I hide my pride from these bad dreams
And give in to sad thoughts that are maddening?
Do I sit here and try to stand it?
Or do I try to catch them red-handed?
Do I trust some and get fooled by phoniness
Or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness?
Because I can't hold on when I'm stretched so thin
I make the right moves but I'm lost within
I put on my daily facade but then
I just end up getting hurt again
By myself (myself)

I ask why, but in my mind
I find I can't rely on myself (myself)
I ask why, but in my mind
I find I can't rely on myself

I can't hold on
To what I want when I'm stretched so thin
It's all too much to take in
I can't hold on
To end things watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in

If I turn my back I'm defenseless
And to go blindly seems senseless
If I hide my pride and let it all go on
Then they'll take from me 'till everything is gone
If I let them go I'll be outdone
But if I try to catch them I'll be outrun
If I'm killed by the questions like a cancer
Then I'll be buried in the silence of the answer
By myself (myself)

I ask why, but in my mind
I find I can't rely on myself (myself)
I ask why, but in my mind
I find I can't rely on myself

I can't hold on
To what I want when I'm stretched so thin
It's all too much to take in
I can't hold on
To end things watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in

How do you think
I've lost so much
I'm so afraid
I'm out of touch
How do you expect
I will know what to do
When all I know
Is what you tell me to

Don't you
I can't tell you how to make it
No matter what I do
How hard I
I can't seem to convince myself
I'm stuck on the outside
Don't you
I can't tell you how to make it
No matter what I do
How hard I
I can't seem to convince myself
I'm stuck on the outside

I can't hold on
(To what I want when I'm stretched so thin)
It's all too much to take in
I can't hold on
(To anything watching everything spin)
With thoughts of failure sinking in

I can't hold on
(To what I want when I'm stretched so thin)
It's all too much to take in
I can't hold on
(To anything watching everything spin)
Without some failure sinking

Songwriters: Brad Delson / Chester Charles Bennington / Joseph Hahn / Mike Shinoda / Robert G. Bourdon

@sanjaykumarb

4y↑184

[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]
What do I do to ignore them behind me?
Do I follow my instincts blindly?
Do I hide my pride from these bad dreams
And give in to sad thoughts that are maddening?

Do I sit here and try to stand it?
Or do I try to catch them red-handed?
Do I trust some and get fooled by phoniness?
Or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness?

Because I can't hold on when I'm stretched so thin
I make the right moves, but I'm lost within
I put on my daily façade, but then
I just end up getting hurt again

[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
By myself (Myself) I ask why
(But in my mind, I find) I can't rely on myself
(Myself) I ask why
(But in my mind, I find) I can't rely on myself

[Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
I can't hold on (To what I want when I'm stretched so thin)
It's all too much to take in
I can't hold on (To anything, watching everything spin)
With thoughts of failure sinking in

[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]
If I turn my back, I'm defenseless
And to go blindly seems senseless
If I hide my pride and let it all go on
Then they'll take from me 'til everything is gone

If I let them go, I'll be outdone
But if I try to catch them, I'll be outrun
If I'm killed by the questions like a cancer
Then I'll be buried in the silence of the answer

[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
By myself (Myself) I ask why
(But in my mind, I find) I can't rely on myself
(Myself) I ask why
(But in my mind, I find) I can't rely on myself

[Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
I can't hold on (To what I want when I'm stretched so thin)
It's all too much to take in
I can't hold on (To anything, watching everything spin)
With thoughts of failure sinking in

[Interlude: Mike Shinoda]
How do you think I've lost so much?
I'm so afraid that I'm out of touch
How do you expect I will know what to do
When all I know is what you tell me to?

[Bridge: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
Don't you (Know)
I can't tell you how to make it (Go)
No matter what I do, how hard I (Try)
I can't seem to convince myself (Why)
I'm stuck on the outside

Don't you (Know)
I can't tell you how to make it (Go)
No matter what I do, how hard I (Try)
I can't seem to convince myself (Why)
I'm stuck on the outside

[Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
I can't hold on (To what I want when I'm stretched so thin)
It's all too much to take in
I can't hold on (To anything, watching everything spin)
With thoughts of failure sinking in

I can't hold on (To what I want when I'm stretched so thin)
It's all too much to take in
I can't hold on (To anything, watching everything spin)
With thoughts of failure sinking.

All comments from YouTube:

@wunderkatna

48w↑447

Chester's voice is a masterpiece in itself

@JagoTFC

35w↑5

In Hybrid Theory and Meteora only

@user-wf9vv8xn5e

35w↑7

@@JagoTFCminutes to midnight, the hunting party…

@dudedope2586

33w↑5

@@JagoTFCunderestimation

@krafuae

30w↑4

@@JagoTFC man...

@monkeyman_lol

30w↑2

@@JagoTFC really in any album

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@SarcasmOpenWorld

3y↑822

“Do I trust some, and get fooled by phoniness, or do I trust no one and live in loneliness?” – Linkin Park

@saab9387

3y↑30

damn thanks for pointing that out

@whatburnsneverreturns

2y↑34

Damn didn't know Linkin Park was his name.

@kingjones325

2y↑30

Mike Shinoda*

@cringebutbetter2000

2y↑4

@@kingjones325 r/woosh

@briank5877

2y↑18

Seems like they were ahead of their time 😬

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@solekman916

3y↑320

It's legitimately scary how real this song is

@Kee23383

2y↑1

Yea

@phillyfan-182

38w↑5

Especially about mental health

@magichatake

36w↑4

Yeah man, at my 13's I felt so bad with my self-confidence cause I didn't know how to do the things right. Now I'm 27 and sometimes i feel the same, but on other subjects

@bobertkallahan4392

35w↑1

Chester always kept it a thow-wow in life

@jamieh1

38w↑182

Chester's vocals in this are haunting and beautiful. One of the more underrated songs of theirs for sure.

@josephsouza9599

26w↑5

yeah the breakdown at about 2:12 is my favorite part

@polarz9139

22w

@dmurphy303

21w

Oh dang, Chester was belting it. So good. RIP Chester

@Nudel-nc1cp

13w

the best track on this album in my opinion 🤟👏👏

@dawidmajewski9402

3y↑4.2K

It's cool and scary at the same time to listen to all these Linkin Park songs from your childhood and understanding them much more than before. It shouldn't be relatable...

@kyledeagle

3y↑121

Every single one. Sadly kinda relater when i was younger to

@Mrlongstroke

3y↑97

Listening to crawling an in the end in middle school am listening to them now r two different perspectives for me then it was caz I liked em now it's caz they hit my soul

@grimdeath89032

3y↑39

My dad is Gen x and had me young, he was the first one to get me to listen to lyrics and their meaning, staring with Linkin park. It made me realize later Me and my are very similar.

@dalekay9ine

3y↑52

It's just more and more relatable the older you get sadly

@1NTU1T1V3

3y↑16

Right? This and papa roach had me in my feels as a preteen hahaa

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@Nothrow

46w↑67

It’s scary how much more I feel the lyrics than back then

@RoseHipDipss

7y↑3.3K

Hybrid Theory is a modern classic..

@joxayah5136

4y↑73

Modern? Been a classic bro.

@RoseHipDipss

4y↑51

Josiah Dawkins modern as opposed to all the music I listen to from the 70’s-00’s 👽

@sethbowling

4y↑7

Paradox

@amvcobralite3485

4y↑2

Your right

@amvcobralite3485

4y↑19

For some reason I feel like meteora is better

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@elias7819

3y↑569

This is one POWERFUL song...lyrically, energetically, instrumentally...it’s all too much to take in 💯

@Stargravity

1y↑4

Lol nice one

@alternativerockemo6783

1y↑5

together with Lying From You and Don't Stay which are also some of their heaviest. And Somewhere I Belong . Oh and WIth You .

All of their songs are bangers

@repentofyoursinsandbelieve629

1y↑2

GOD created us to be with Him. (Genesis 1-2) OUR sins separate us from God. (Genesis 3) SINS cannot be removed by good deeds. (Genesis 4-Malachi 4) PAYING the price for sin, Jesus died and rose again. (Matthew-Luke) EVERYONE who trusts in Him alone has eternal life. (John) LIFE with Jesus starts now and lasts forever! (Acts-Revelation) Now what's stopping you from reading the Bible and learning who God is?

@eliasvargas719

45w

Mike Shinoda LINKIN PARK 2023

@kyletaulbee8206

38w

@@alternativerockemo6783qqqqq

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@sondank

2y↑65

listening to Chester screaming 'Myself' gives me goosebump.

@dioncaldwell304

42w

Rip Chester he died for suicide is sad because you know what people going through

@dioncaldwell304

42w

Thanks song is he 🚩

@Emyrock88

37w↑51

This song rocks. The whole album does!

@jcbanbury

28w↑3

❤

@allisonk5830

5y↑283

This song is really underrated

@mikeyjames6808

3y↑20

this song never was rated. such a bad ass song and it went under the radar

@demian1784

2y↑1

@@mikeyjames6808 By Myself No es mala

@BasketCase420

@@demian1784 ?

@ZombieVengeance

1y↑1

Underrated, I don't think so. The band used to play this song a lot during the Hybrid Theory/Meteora period.

@expealidocious

50w↑7

that visceral scream when he sings "myself" hits my core

@MrSupercoolboy98

9y↑2.2K

Anyone else listing to all these songs all over again, it's just as good as the first time I heard all these songs

@onroad55

9y↑11

Oh yeees i do the same, they are just too good

@JustDisLike1

9y↑2

YOLonroad TDG <3

@topeteperez

9y↑11

Just like the first time man... Oh the nostalgia!

@darioj1061

9y↑1

so true m8

@noahrossbacher5842

Yeah i am im loting iT

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@Spectre2893

2y↑215

Everyone always talks about the guitar, but you gotta give the drums some respect too

@C.A._Old

2y↑10

Great times.

@repentofyoursinsandbelieve629

@Its_aquaz

1y↑6

@@repentofyoursinsandbelieve629 why do you assume linkin park listeners dont believe in god?

@goobles64

43w

@@repentofyoursinsandbelieve629 no

@limojr

4y↑210

They don't make rock music like this anymore. That guitar is something else

@mikeyjames6808

3y↑7

bruh its not rock its hard emo grind core.
just kidding i dunno the genre .

@JimCyanide

3y↑63

Its nu-metal

@limojr

3y↑31

@@JimCyanide They do all these -
Alternative rock, nu metal, alternative metal, rap rock, electronic rock, pop rock

@Izakokomarixyz

3y↑8

they don’t really make rock anymore... i mean they do, but it’s not “popular” anymore...

@Izakokomarixyz

3y↑1

@@seamusforever7081 - I guess it’s turning more and more like jazz, underground.

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@jessedavis1741

17w↑14

THIS WHOLE ALBUM IS A MASTERPIECE!!! FIGHT ME ABOUT IT!!! Time flies people before you know it you’ll be in your 30s wondering what happened to your younger years!

@user-mj4zg2vx6j

11w

I won't fight I will agree with you seems only yesterday I bought this great album both on tape and cd. In my 30s and even today this is my favourite album ever RIP chester

@StevenMartinOfficial

5y↑482

Who here still misses Chester in 2021? 🔥

@prajwal_747

Me kid

@shane_justice6217

4y↑1

It's 2020 now and I still miss him.😩

@kindle1546

4y↑5

Better question is who stopped

@kindle1546

4y↑1

DP28 OP why do they need help?

@Ash1RReacher

Meeee😭😭

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@user-pu7vk5wx2v

22w↑19

my sister got me Hybrid Theory as a Christmas present CD when I was sixteen. Loved all of it but this was always my favourite song. It still is.

@stevebrody4430

7y↑2.4K

Anyone else on a Linkin Park marathon :?

@fundamentalcupnoodles

7y↑12

Steve Brody now i am still in LP marathon

@JoaoPereira-vk8si

6y↑5

@bertafjertafisalukta2302

6y↑7

Steve Brody actually on no 2...

@iowaoni78

5y↑8

everyday :>

@sebaaafunk

5y↑6

Me bro... R.I.P C.H.E.S.T.E.R
1976-2017 20 JULY
THANKS LP

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@jswiss8k

4y↑1.7K

@albrux9998

4y↑10

Thanks

@simmezockt3417

4y↑4

Wont like it sorry, it got 69 likes and I want to keep it

@jessicabrito8577

4y↑4

Perfect

@hazalildeniz4548

4y↑3

Thnx for this

@roxannereaperproductions2754

4y↑13

Not all hero’s wear capes..TY! <3

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@tiffanydickert1360

4y↑42

Linkin Park never released a bad song. Rest In Peace, Chester Bennington.

@NYCTheBronx

2y↑38

My favorite Linkin Park song! Rest in peace, Chester ❤ 10/25/2022

@joelgutz0180

3y↑54

Can me and my fellow drummers take a minute to appreciate Rob with the cymbals and fills after 2:31. His parts are never super complex but they always sound great

@babyfacenate835

12w↑1

Especially at 2:48 with that power set of the drums, so bloody beautiful.

@pedroperez4871

2y↑44

el crunch de la guitarra al principio y la versatilidad de voz que tiene Chester, hace de esta, mi cancion favorita ♥

@C.A._Old

2y↑2

Great times.

@TheIGITnBLUE

7y↑1.7K

Hello, childhood, it's good to see you again.

@katyalacrua6793

7y↑7

Exactly! :D

@franchescolyobregon8985

7y↑6

so god

@misdafireinfexus5828

7y↑8

Carmen Xerxes and now it's dead

@fidonol

7y↑4

cruel but truel

@elsr.estrada2704

Carmen Xerxes chica me gustas mucho y me gustaría conocerte. Saludos

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@sanjaykumarb

4y↑184

@elianaalejandraolivera1258

❤

@XRRS24

3y↑29

Still knowing every word, every sentence from every song, while you haven't heard the album in years...

@SovereignR3387

1y↑13

I really miss the early 2000's. So much nostalgia runs through my mind when I listen to this stuff. I just don't know where 20 odd years have gone, I really want to go back to the best years of my life as a teenager.

@goobles64

43w↑1

Life flies by so fast man. It's sad

@nillohitbarman5760

3y↑83

I'm no expert on this but one of that many things Chester and Kurt have in common is their ability to scream while still sounding quite melodic which is very satisfying to my ears .

@Ariel_thenotsolittlemermaid

3y↑15

The only things Chester and Kurt had in common is that they were both rock singers and both died by suicide. Their singing styles, musical style sand influences, personalities, looks and pretty much everything else were completely different.
I don't mean no disrespect to either, but they weren't similar at all and I feel like the only reason they are compared is because of their deaths- which sucks, because they deserve to be remembered by their lives and legacies, not just their demise.

@MrDarkcook

2y↑11

@@Ariel_thenotsolittlemermaid The chorus is very much Cobain-inspired, to me.

@Waack_

2y↑8

i can definitely hear some inspiration from kurts style in parts of this song.

@Skateandcreate9

34w↑13

What a gift these guys are to the world. Legendary music that will stand the test of time forever!

@barcelonaforever6172

3y↑590

I'm glad Linkin Park exists.

@solekman916

3y↑6

I think we all are

@mikej2020

3y↑22

You mean existed? RIP Chester

@zachlescarbeau8946

Yep

@solekman916

3y↑12

Just because Chester unfortunate passed doesn't mean that they can't keep going. Of course it'll never be the same without him, but it's possible.

@mikej2020

3y↑13

@@solekman916 Mike Shinoda has his own material that is good in its own right, but it’s just not the same as Linkin Park.

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@manumanuquiele8511

5y↑161

Chester Bennington forever in our hearts 💓💓💓🎵🎵🇲🇽🇲🇽

@faiazgerrard3129

4y↑3

so you are from Mexico and support dortmund..... Talk about mr. Worldwide 🐸

@HyperXero52

the weird one said i was werid and his name is in Russian

@BeaverCops

BvB forever

@thegoat9347

3y↑1

Well said

@rubronegro6490

2y↑1

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🤘🏻

@user-r427

3y↑48

Can't stop listening to LP !😖

@vhou8128

3y↑5

✊✊✊✊✊

@tiojoao5415

Cant stop addicted to the shing ding

@chaoticchaos894

1y↑12

The in-between songs of the mass hits are just so pleasurable 🔥

Hybrid Theory easily the greatest album of the 2000's and beyond

@flamengoforever799

2y↑66

I seriously listen to this everyday, and I get goosebumps everytime

@arcx3793

Do you brazillian?

@Leoookk

2y↑5

@@arcx3793 sim, olha o nome

@flyersss

flamengo

@reubensingh1430

It’s hard 😢

@Stargravity

Really thought I was the only one.

@notcasi5987

2y↑41

Hybrid Theory is the perfect album. All songs are masterpieces

@Shoemanati216

8y↑526

the album that turned a young black kid on to rock music LP for life

@thejokerdarkknight72

8y↑13

Same bruh

@greyson713

8y↑7

Literally me.

@Shoemanati216

8y↑7

fist up!!!

@protostardoesstuff

8y↑18

This is nu metal.

@bakatesoriye6143

8y↑6

i thought i was the only one guess i was wrong :')

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@andramsk7162

5y↑59

this song is fantastic . it really shows the anger of one's inability to rely on themselves; it voices what i feel very well. the instrumentation shows how burning the frustration can be, how chaotic it can become. you know you can't rely on yourself but still question it and it only leads to anger and frustration and god does this song convey it well. the end provides an unsatisfactory yet inevitable resolution to the issues pondered within the song; they stop abruptly almost as if to signify one's wish to cease all thought. This song is truly a masterpiece. I am extremely sad to know that the man that wrote it is no longer living. RIP Chester

@gk8257

5y↑4

Didn't Mike Shinoda write this song though? Honestly, I always thought it was written from his experience being mistreated by their label.

@mrsgamer9218

2y↑708

when i was young, linkin park saved my life in more ways than one. i cried so hard when Chester died. my husband was upset too... shortly after i turned out to be pregnant of a son. we named him Chester :)

@PrettyLies007

2y↑32

This is beautiful! Their music saved us all <3

@chomplewis4834

2y↑13

oh nah 😭chester??? WHY CHESTER 😭😭😭😭😭 GOOFY AHH CHESTA 😭😭😭😭😭💀💀💀💀💀

@NazriB

2y↑2

Lies again? Buy Medals

@JerseysFinests

2y↑7

Chester lives on babyy lol
🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼 legends never die !!!
LP forever !!!!

@peanuts666

2y↑23

@@chomplewis4834 i think it's a cute name 😁

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@JohnSmith-rn7so

1y↑8

I totally forget how good this album actually is. Rip Chester

@ganondorfchampin

5y↑18

“I find myself getting into these patterns of behavior or thought – especially when I’m stuck up here [in my head]; I like to say that ‘this is like a bad neighborhood, and I should not go walking alone.'”

@HolyQShi

1y↑24

MOOD. 🔥🔥🔥

@anon1helios

7y↑350

It's like he took all the bad thoughts we had in ourselves Into himself and kept it from harming us, his music healed us because we could hear raw emotions pouring out of this man, his music will forever be imbeded into us

@sanyung8658

5y↑11

Not only this man bro.. the hole band

@tracyrae4854

4y↑5

@@sanyung8658 Whole*

@SuperAspergersMan

Exactly.

@amandajohnson5414

Yes 🖤😞

@ChrisR91

Best comment I saw so far !

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@Kokola-qh9wp

3y↑12

As a teen I never understood how much this feeling would be the same as an adult

@BasketCase420

3y↑19

When Chester says I can't hold on. It's all too much to take in. It makes me sad because he couldn't hold on.

@tiojoao5415

3y↑1

When Chester sings the song everyone talk about "how amazing his was", but when Mike sings most of the song nobody talk about him.
These arent Linkin Park fans, are just Chester fanboys.

@BasketCase420

@@tiojoao5415 I know that

@IridiumTurtle

22w↑9

Chester's voice sounds like Kurt Cobain in this. Mike and Chester have one of their best back and forths

@duelitgaming6716

3y↑21

This song has been helping me to cope up with my anxiety,anger and a lot of things since my childhood ! You will always live in our heart,Chester !

@phillyfan-182

38w↑1

Me too!!!!

@diegocobo8

2y↑12

I always considered myself a "Hard old style metal lover", starting in my childhood with bands as Black Sabbath, Zeppelin, Maiden and the rest. When in the last years of the 90s appears the nu-metal my first reaction was very skeptical, I accepted bands as Papa Roach or System of a Down, but hated anothers... Then, Linkin Park appeared: I remember me listening and liking some songs but not acepting many others, and always respecting Chester´s voice. Now I cannot stop listening their songs, especially this album, all tracks are absolutely perfection... Now I´m in love with LP, I really miss so much Chester voice.

@Gummybear-qp6us

7y↑353

by myself(2000): " I can't hold on."
heavy(2017): "I'm holding on"

@berliousscottymeatballshgk998

5y↑7

Nice logic LPU

@somekindofmaster3548

5y↑13

Well, he held on too late

@ivantheboy5539

5y↑3

Mission complete

@lou5368

5y↑2

ceiling(2017) hanging on

@stronk9760

5y↑2

Thats so deep! 0mG!!!11 😔✊🏼👊🏼💯👌🏼💔🙏🏼🤑😇

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@purguetheplague

3y↑14

I listened to this song for the first time 20 years ago, NOTHING has changed. Still AMAZING and POWERFUL. Rip Chester.

@JoshySound

5y↑12

Linkin Park will always be timeless. I remember always getting lost in hours replaying my LP cd for how cool I thought it sounded. Fast forward now and i'm listening all night trying to help myself through some bad depression as a young adult. LP FOREVER.

@Trickzter1337

48w↑7

Easily the most under appreciated banger they ever released.

@Skateandcreate9

34w

Super facts brother

@HitlerGaymes123

32w

Forgotten?

@xerolk

27w

Forgotten, by myself, my december, high voltage, hit the floor, easier to run

@Chowdizzle

5y↑14

As a young adult I loved this song, having not heard this song in over a decade it randomly popped into my head and I now see I never realized the utter desperation this song cries out for. The feelings this song portrays are things I understand far too well now and damn reading the lyrics hit me like a truck. Very real and very sad song. Undoubtedly a masterpiece.

@KennethicSand

1y↑13

Along with Points of Authority, this is my favorite song.

@LynxRhyme

1y↑1

Same

@reubensingh1430

1y↑2

Yeah, and forgotten all of them are amazing

@dom6029

5y↑181

Only 9.3 million views? Easily 9 million have been generated by myself... MYSEEEELF

@prajwal_747

5y↑5

Hehe

@KamiX91

3y↑3

CLASSIC 😎

@user-ql6ce6sq3c

3y↑1

@@KamiX91 Yes

@ShaferHart

3y↑8

underrated comment 😂

@emsnotnice

3y↑1

lmaooooooo

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@JustSendMeLocationPlease

3y↑714

This song hits harder when you just get out of a relationship and feel a half a decade of your life just go down the drain

@limojr

3y↑37

Yeah lol I think the entire album is perfect for that scenario

@christiancolaco8300

3y↑4

Not trying to one up you, but

@christiancolaco8300

3y↑10

Lol that wasn't even a one up, excuse my drunken ranting from 2 weeks ago. It's a banger X

@therealnoriega1433

3y↑2

Dude where have I seen u b4

@720BeastMode

3y↑15

Relationships are a lie, don't live life emotionally controlled by time.

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@hivisboys

2y↑8

Hardest most underrated LP track. Especially the end part where Chester comes back in with the back/ forth

@darthvodkasoda1600

26w↑7

Linkin Park is for sure one of the best bands ever

@jacinto1477

4y↑8

Their best song, honestly. Beautiful inatrumentation, the rap is awesome, and chester with his fantastic voice. I really like the background sounds when chester screams"I cant hold on".

@TheShadowBrokers1

28w↑8

I swear the Linkin Park Songs don't age they are timeless!

@lolkuuj6859

26w

They’re the classics to show our kids these days. Like Layne Staley, Chris Cornell, etc. that came before him Chester’s voice will inspire awe, fear, empathy, etc. for decades to come.

Looking back it’s wild that Linkin Park was one of the last meaningful main stream bands to hit American airwaves and it’s been decades. Legends never die.

@faircato6365

24w

becoming even more important over time...

@gkchc

6y↑661

"Do I trust some an get fooled by phoniness, or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness?"

Well... I guess they might be right.

@bradhaines3142

6y↑48

this is just life for some people

@spectraphantom6597

5y↑6

An excellent question.

@OutCast907

4y↑15

@@bradhaines3142 I trust no one and live in the loneliness
Trust me you don't want to live the same

@bradhaines3142

4y↑7

@@OutCast907 bit late for that

@rayalpeza9369

4y↑11

I trust nobody, makes life a lot easier

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@samanthahill935

2y↑14

This song reminds of all the people who have betrayed me so I feel I cant trust no one so this song reminds of the daily struggle of trusting every one at least someone knows how it feels

@_Maaar.ia_7

3y↑7

Chester's screams in this song, what a beautiful thing

@axypher

34w↑4

This was the song that made me start listen to music. This is the song that made me think that there are others like me around.

@slevinkelevra3489

5y↑20

Happy birthday Hybrid Theory!! 19 years.. Time flies

@Fondationscp_section_fr

5y↑2

🎸🎵🎵🎵🎉🎉🎉

@patrickgoncalves9904

3y↑2

🎸🎸🎵

@johnholmeswebb8162

13w↑3

I was 18 when this came out.
I loved this song after seeing them perform it at Ozzfest 2001.

@nitishsingh8679

8y↑459

If I’m killed by the questions like a cancer
Then I’ll be buried in the silence of the answer
by myself (myself)

Best line in the song

@Shahar-ju9zz

8y↑4

True

@rr18630

8y↑4

+RandomZies WG can i habe a pizza plis?

@hefkyyy

7y↑2

WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME?!

@CloudNine661

7y↑17

by myself - MYY SHHHELLFFFF

@evanurena8868

7y↑3

Why_so_serious?: You beat me to it because I was going to say the same thing. Show's how much Mike is a great rapper.

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@gmr9701

2y↑7

I just broke down and fell crying because I'm going through the shittiest moment in my life. I never thought I could connect with a song at this level.

@UnreleasedUnderratedRnBgrooves

5y↑14

This track goes sooooo hard! Always loved the beat to this alongside the crazy ass vocals that went with it. This jam is so hot 20 years later <3

@fededipi6688

13w↑3

Awesome song and legendary album, but also one of the best guitar tones i've ever heard!

@C.Frankenstein13

4y↑11

Hybrid Theory can be 100 years old and itll still be the best album to jam out to!

@Cocorost

2y↑8

I hope Chester knows we're leaving out all the rest. We miss him and have only positive thoughets and memories about him

@annihilationnation1129

7y↑173

"I can't hold on" those lyrics are so fitting after Chester's death it's scary.

@ilikeyacutg854

5y↑17

Literally every song he wrote is more impactful. He let us know, just nobody cared

@futur3ndings651

5y↑13

@@ilikeyacutg854 It wasn't that nobody cared, they heard just never truly listened. His death doesn't give the song anymore meaning then it already had. Hindsight is just 20/20.

@davemeddlehed564

@@ilikeyacutg854 This song came out on an album that preceded his death by almost 17 years. It's not so much a cry for help as it is just what he knew best. "Write what you know" as they say.

@saiga8598

I could spit on you all hypocrites constantly talking about chesters death. Ffs, call me a cynical fucking asshole but I'm so tired of this circle jerk. We all miss chester. I'm only 24 because he AND the rest of linkin park made me survive this long.

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU COMMENT WHORING FUCKS are shitting on his legacy. Stop talking about his fucking death ffs. I'm so furious about this. Does nobody feel shame anymore. This isn't showing compassion to him. This isn't respect for him.

If you guys were truly honoring chester, you all would talk, not about his defeat but about his heroism. If you all would really honor chester, you all would be talking about his music.

Chester died protecting us all. Why is no one talking about how he sealed so many demon kings. Why is nobody talking about this heroes legacy

@saiga8598

I'm sorry that I snapped but I just want to enjoy his music

@lipeSBdir

4y↑32

Metade de 2004, terceiro ano do ensino médio, conhecendo esse álbum através de um amigo! Quase 20 anos de lançamento de Hybrid Theory, quase 16 anos de ter ouvido pela primeira vez! O tempo passou voando! Essa era a canção que eu menos gostava naquela época, mas é uma das faixas que mais puxam minhas memórias para o último ano da escola e da minha adolescência! Saudade!

@Maria-lt4dv

3y↑1

Cara gosto mais daquele Album: de 2003. Meteora. O Hybrid Theory. de 2000 top também. São uns únicos

@tiojoao5415

3y↑1

Melhor album deles, quando ele eram Rap Metal com 2 vocalistas, depois quando eles foram dando o protagonismo para Chester a banda decaiu.

@gabriellyoliveira280

3y↑15

I LOVE THIS BAND!!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️

@asadqudaibergen9850

14w↑3

So, in 2002, I met LP. The rest is history.

@lpsoldier2920

2y↑4

This song is criminally underrated

@aaronmartin4611

36w↑8

A legend. Rest in peace Chester Bennington. You were a music prodigy. If you killed yourself, I'm sorry you couldn't overcome the depression. If someone murdered you and made it look like a suicide...I hope we find them.

@AndyXypher

7y↑194

This was the first Linkin Park song that i heard, back in 2000, and they've been my favourite band ever since. They made me survive and live though my depression, and now depression has killed one of them. RIP Chester.

@munkybread5501

6y↑4

Andy Xypher My story is the same as yours brother

@ayannalopez3308

Same 😧😩

@mayrokspsn9068

3y↑13

Ok wait a minute , I’m even not a heavy metal fun but i consider hybrid theory as one of the best overall album of all time . Amazing

@sen4s

2y↑2

this is nowhere near heavy metal lol is numetal

@machinehl

22w

@@sen4s Literally Heavy Metal with Post-Grunge and Groove Metal elements.

@thegoat9347

3y↑5

This song had aged like wine, it only became better

@k0rnluvr

14w↑3

this song is so good all these years later

@letteramuta

3y↑4

you don’t know how much I miss you, Chester! thanks for everything Linkin Park, for being with me for 20 years ❤️ love you forever!

@JMKII

41w↑7

This has gotta be my favorite track off Hybrid Theory. I played this album to death as a kid when this dropped. A classic.

@MoneyistheAim

9y↑2.6K

Hybrid Theory will always be my favorite album from them

@Haleztorm6916

9y↑66

Meteora for me :)

@HQSongzs

8y↑63

+deathbat6916 Both are fucking AWESOME , best albums in the history

@Chelseagrinkittycat

8y↑10

All of them are great but this is special because this made them a hit

@Chelseagrinkittycat

8y↑3

All of them are great but this is special because this made them a hit

@joranmoore5663

8y↑6

+Branden Long When I was a kid, this is all my friends and I would ever listen to. We'd just have the CD on repeat all day long. It was amazing. (...well, this, Evanesence's Fallen and Korn's Follow the Leader. But still.)

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@Forenzikproductions

3y↑501

This might be their deepest song, the lyrics alone I mean cmon 🔥❤️🔥❤️ Mike and Chester were the best of the best.

@andrewmeehan5561

3y↑7

That's because in the end they are the same

@ithoughtiwasfunny2348

It’s not

@drquack1217

3y↑12

@@ithoughtiwasfunny2348 whatever song you think is better and deeper why don’t you go comment on that one?

@thunderviperx4009

3y↑20

@@drquack1217 we cant really compare deepness tbh each song is deep for different meanings and situations

@andresenriquecerverapuch8638

3y↑2

Legends

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@hatsaok8153

3y↑1

the way they layered the sounds over the snare on the 2 of the beat is nasstttyyy

@nicholasmercado6545

51w↑5

20 years later and this still gets me thru any situation

@ChaosBeforeOrder

3y↑4

This song never gets old, R.i.p. Chester

@polderpaul1672

1y↑2

That bridge duet of Mike and Chester goes unimaginably hard.

@mt2oo8

9y↑778

The best song from Hybrid Theory in my opinion! They really need to add this to the setlist of live shows again... By Myself and Forgotten are two Forgotten songs.

@user-rn6fs9bg3t

9y↑17

or they can play only Meteora an Hybrid Theory albums on their concerts, that's will be much better. By the way, they already did it one time recently)

@mt2oo8

9y↑4

Евгений Евтушенко Yeah I know they done Download 2014 with Hybrid Theory, but I mean just to their normal setlist they should add this song. It makes the crowd go fucking crazy

@ricardopetraglia8030

9y↑3

mt2oo8 lol forgotten is FOGOTTEN XD

@ricardopetraglia8030

Ricardo Petraglia Wait is FORGOTTEN sorry

@masrpskigameplay_8452

mt2oo8 please don't crap good songs never had be forgotten

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@bhishekthakur1331

5y↑10

Hybrid Theory, the best LP album.

@jonathanfs6011

3y↑18

Ya abia Escuchado todas las de Hybrid Theory
Esta la encontre apenas hoy y No creo dejar de escucharla Jamas 🔥🤩
Gracias Chesteer por esta brutal Joya 👌❤🤟

@Braynedead97

12w↑2

When your kid its just a good song, as an adult it feels like you’re life story being told in a song

@SparkleCakezz

3y↑5

This is my hype song. I love it so MUCH!!! LINKIN PARK 4 EVER DUDE!

@erzindeagua

1y↑5

this is the most intense and heavy song linkin park has ever made

@Alex555s

7y↑447

I grew up on your songs. They always inspired me, at the most difficult moments of my life, when I myself wanted to surrender and commit suicide. You saved me, I will remember you.

@robdadon6818

5y↑4

Same here bro

@jonathanpaulenka9429

5y↑13

Linkin Park has stopped me from killing myself so many times its not even funny... if I hadn't been listening to LP I'd be dead right now

@SaviorOfEdge

@@jonathanpaulenka9429 i can relate...

@konnernissen1661

5y↑1

Yeah but this song is just depressing and not inspirational

@anduiban1561

Alex555s yup me too,

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@vane6063

3y↑2

Late night, not so good mood but Linkin Park is here with me. Thank you guys

@ss-on3ll

3y↑4

this album is everything to me

@NeNe-lf1cq

16w↑4

Legit 💯 RESPECT Linkin Park 2024

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