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)
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Linkin Park Lyrics
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A breath to build a glow
I've heard it said a thousand times
But now I know
That you don't know what you've got
Oh, you don't know what you've got
No, you don't know what you've got
Until it's gone
Until it's gone
I thought I kept you safe and sound
I thought I made you strong
But something made me realize
That I was wrong
'Cause finding what you got sometimes
Means finding it alone
And I can finally see your light
When I let go
'Cause you don't know what you've got
Until it's gone
Until it's gone
Until it's gone
Until it's gone
Until it's gone
Until it's gone
Until it's gone
Until it's gone
'Cause you don't know what you've got
Oh, you don't know what you've got
No, you don't know what you've got
It's your battle to be fought
No, you don't know what you've got
'Til it's gone
'Til it's gone
'Til it's gone
The first verse of Linkin Park's Until It's Gone compares a fire to a relationship that needs to be nurtured in order for it to grow and flourish. Without the breath of a person or the space for them to be themselves, the fire dies out. The next verse is about the realization that the things we take for granted can easily slip away from us. The singer of the song thought that they were doing everything they could to keep something safe and strong, only to find out that they were wrong. Sometimes, it takes losing something to truly appreciate what we had.
The chorus repeats the central theme of the song - that we don't know what we have until it's gone. The repetition of the line "Until it's gone" emphasizes this point even further, driving it home to the listener. The final verse is about how difficult it can be to find something that we've lost, but once we do, it's like seeing light where there was once only darkness. The message of the song is clear - don't take the people or things in your life for granted, because you never know when they might be taken from you.
Overall, the lyrics to Until It's Gone are about the importance of appreciating what we have in life and cherishing it, rather than waiting until it's too late to realize how lucky we are.
Line by Line Meaning
A fire needs a space to burn
A fire requires a surrounding that provides enough oxygen to keep going
A breath to build a glow
A flame can intensify when you add more fuel or oxygen
I've heard it said a thousand times
The singer has been told many times before that you don't appreciate something until it's gone
But now I know
The artist has come to the realization that the cliche is true
That you don't know what you've got
You may not realize how valuable something is while you have it
Oh, you don't know what you've got
Reaffirmation that one cannot recognize their valuable possession while they have it
No, you don't know what you've got
Continuation of the idea that something meaningful may go unnoticed
Until it's gone
The true value of something may not be realized until it is no longer available
I thought I kept you safe and sound
The artist believed that their possession was secure
I thought I made you strong
The artist believed they had reinforced or strengthened their possession
But something made me realize
An unexpected event prompted the singer to see that their belief was incorrect
That I was wrong
The artist acknowledges they were mistaken about the security of their possession
Finding what you got sometimes
The act of appreciating something can result in self-discovery
Means finding it alone
Enabling oneself to appreciate something may require leaving their comfort zone or isolating oneself to do so
And I can finally see your light
The singer can finally recognize the value of their possession
When I let go
The artist had to detach themselves from their possession or concern and see it in a new light
It's your battle to be fought
Acknowledgment that it's the possessor's responsibility to recognize and value what they have
'Til it's gone
One may not truly recognize the value of something until it's gone
Lyrics Β© Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, Dave Farrell, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon
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@konstantinosshinoda1008
This song will never die
@nishee424
Konstantinos Shinoda true that
@deepakwanarse
Konstantinos Shinoda my sis deleted this video from my phone π its died for me
@linsundari0359
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@rodja6647
15 Years, still one of the best songs!
@nocturnal2155
Finally some recent comments
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@INDIANA0PACERS
You're telling me. I'm still listening to Smooth Criminal and Youth of a Nation. Take me back to 2000 please.