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)
Just Like Heroin
Linkin Park Lyrics
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Show me my new skin, so I can see what I've let in
Standing here with my thoughts
Low and sound hard to understand
Noone can ever bring anyone to see
It's my time to fade, dying on the floor
Just like heroin
Linkin Park's song Just Like Heroin is a haunting, introspective track that explores the struggles of addiction through its deceptively simple lyrics. The opening lines, "It can't be me, bring us to our passage, show me my new skin, so I can see what I've let in," suggest a sense of detachment and resignation - as if the singer has already succumbed to some unseen force or substance that has taken control of their life.
As the song progresses, the lyrics become more and more fragmented and abstract, painting a picture of someone who is lost, confused, and struggling to make sense of their own thoughts and feelings. The lines "standing here with my thoughts, low and sound hard to understand, no one can ever bring anyone to see" speak to the isolation and alienation that often comes with addiction - the sense that no one truly understands what you're going through, and that you're completely alone in your struggles.
The chorus of the song, with its repeated refrain of "just like heroin," seems to suggest that whatever the singer is grappling with - whether it's addiction, depression, or some other form of mental or emotional pain - is all-consuming and inescapable. The final lines, "my time to fade, dying on the floor, see myself as I am, excuses are just excuses," drive home the notion that the singer has reached a point of no return, and that they are resigned to their fate.
Overall, Just Like Heroin is a powerful and poignant song that captures the crushing weight of addiction and the toll it takes on those who are gripped by it.
Line by Line Meaning
It can't be me, bring us to our passage
I am unable to accept responsibility, let us move forward
Show me my new skin, so I can see what I've let in
Reveal the new version of myself, to realize what I have allowed into my life
Standing here with my thoughts
Mentally present but disconnected from reality
Low and sound hard to understand
Emotions are suppressed, making it difficult for others to comprehend
Noone can ever bring anyone to see
No one can force someone to comprehend or understand
It's my time to fade, dying on the floor
My time has come to an end, falling apart helplessly
See myself as I am, excuses are just excuses
Acknowledging my true self, excuses hold no value or meaning
Just like heroin
Similar to an addiction, destructive behavior controls one's reality
Contributed by Muhammad S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Sharoon Aftab
lyrics:
Just like heroin
It can't be me
Bring us to our passage
Show me my new skin
So I can see what I've let in
Standing here,with my thoughts
Low and sound hard to understand
No one can ever
Bring everyone to see
Just like heroin
Just excuses
Just like heroin
Just excuses
Standing here, my thoughts
Low and sound hard to understand
No one can ever
Bring everyone to see
Just like heroin
Just excuses
Just like heroin…
Stephen McCall
Chester Bennington is still saving lives, let that sink in guys
Tsukki Kei
@Jawless if it's true, I respected Sean until I read it.
amazingnothingness
Always has and always will
Amanda Giannini
So true only a legend does that
Jawless
Late Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington’s ex-wife Samantha has written the following on Facebook. Keep in mind these are all claims made by Samantha Bennington,
Chester left Grey Daze because Sean was so afraid of involving him on the business side of the band, I know you were scared that he was going to leave you, he would’ve never left you if you would’ve included him, that’s the one part you didn’t hear him say behind our bedroom doors. Sean you kept Chester from all business matters the only one that didn’t agree with keeping him out of biz was mace, The way I saw things, Mace had his back.
I came home from work and Chester and Pops (his father) we’re off to Sean’s house to get all his equipment and quit the band. I was shocked! I was the last one to know he was leaving Grey Daze! Shortly after Chester quit GD The band got a new female vocalist then they went on the radio with Greg Paul I think that’s his name it’s been so long since I’ve even thought of this person‘s name but he was like the Stryker of Local radio station in Phoenix Arizona.
The band did an interview, and Sean went on saying on LIVE radio when he was asked by Greg “so what is it feel like to have a female vocalist?”Sean, proceeded to say” it feels no different we’ve always had a girl singing for us.”. Let me tell you something Sean, Chester and I were in a car driving home from work and he pulled over and we listened to your interview it was very hurtful to him that’s why you weren’t friends with him for years. That’s why you weren’t in our lives or in our marriage for 6 to 7 years.
Елена Попова
Это потрясающе. Он так близок нам потому что ВСЕГДА был настоящим. Каждая эмоция искренняя и прожита. Именно поэтому мы росли, сопровождаемые его голосом и чувствовали такую по-настоящему личную связь и понимание. Всегда в сердце
Sl Jn
Всегда в сердце😢
DaichiTengri
God I love Chester. Linkin park has always been a part of my life, they were the first band I actually listened to and really liked, as long as Chester is singing all my worries go away
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Same here. Chester and LP 4-EVER
Sie Ehm Be
Try out katatonia