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)
Fear
Linkin Park Lyrics
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Found her often watching for me
Left the door open, left the door wide
Found she often kept it inside
(Unintelligible scatting/rapping)
Don't trust if you don't then you're fighting for what?
Looking for a way not to be alone
I'm fighting for a place we can call home
Looking for a way not to be alone
Not to be alone
(Scatting)
We're fighting for a place we can call home
Looking for a way not to be alone
I'm fighting for a place we can call home
Looking for a way not to be alone
Not to be alone
The lyrics of "Fear" by Linkin Park are quite enigmatic and abstract, leaving much to the interpretation of the listener. The song seems to be about searching for a sense of home, belonging, and acceptance. The singer uses a metaphor of searching the ocean and the sea for someone, presumably the one they love, but cannot seem to find. The person in question appears to be elusive, guarding their emotions and keeping them hidden. The singer tries to instill trust in their relationship by proclaiming "Don't trust if you don't then you're fighting for what?". It's possible that the singer is questioning the value of a relationship without trust, or perhaps emphasizing the importance of trust in achieving a sense of home.
The chorus of the song repeats the theme of fighting for a place to call home, a place where one doesn't have to be alone. It could be interpreted as a desire for emotional connection and understanding, or a longing for a physical place that feels like home. The scatting/rapping passages in the song add to the urgency and emotional depth of the lyrics, while also adding a layer of ambiguity to its meaning. The emotions in this song are raw, powerful, and relatable to anyone searching for a sense of belonging and home.
Line by Line Meaning
Looked in the ocean, looked in the sea
I searched everywhere, even the vastness of the ocean
Found her often watching for me
She was waiting and anticipating my return
Left the door open, left the door wide
I left my heart open, hoping that she would come inside
Found she often kept it inside
But she kept her own emotions hidden away
Don't trust if you don't then you're fighting for what?
If you can't trust someone, then what are you really fighting for?
We're fighting for a place we can call home
We're fighting for a sense of belonging and security
Looking for a way not to be alone
We're searching for companionship and connection
I'm fighting for a place we can call home
Personally, I'm struggling to find a place where I truly belong
Not to be alone
And I don't want to be alone in that struggle
We're fighting for a place we can call home
We're still fighting for that sense of security and belonging
Looking for a way not to be alone
And searching for that connection with others
I'm fighting for a place we can call home
Still struggling personally to find my place in the world
Not to be alone
But determined not to go through it alone
Contributed by Daniel V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Evalynn
Listening to demos makes me really appreciate how much work they put into these songs to make them as great as they are.
Cid Crisis
Goofy as the demo may sound, I fucking love this. The whole "looking for a place" segment is just beautiful. (Especially the way Mike hits that "home") Gives me goosebumps. So good.RIP Chester. You're never forgotten
Bailey Levanen
I don't really like Leave Out All The Rest much. These lyrics interest me alot.
porschemaniak
Let me fix you.. The singing part is not from Chester(as I saw at chorus) but MIKE ! He also have a great voice and everyone can hear it :)
Six6Six
Agree with you, it's mike voice
WaterGrey
We are all fighting for a place to call home
GoldenFlame1100
"Looking for a way not to be alone." Well, at least this line can relate to the lyrics on the CD version. And yes. I respect what they did here. Kinda enjoy seeing whats done behind the scenes.
Nurul Kharisma
I just started listening to their demos and unreleased songs a few weeks after Chester's death. This is one of my favorite demo. My other favorites are Basquiat and A.06. I've been a fan of them since 2013 but I only listened to their studio albums, Reanimation and songs from LPU 8
Elias Gomez
Love the original, but why the heck didn't they keep this awesome chorus?!! It's so good
Alex Gerlach
I never thought there would be a demo of Leave out all the Rest. This track is my childhood, it reminds me always to my memories and to Linkin Park and Chester. I really love final Leave out all the Rest but this demo is such an great song. Someone should be a collaps of the demo and the final song. I listened to both and it sounds so awesome