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)
Mark The Graves
Linkin Park Lyrics
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With the ghosts of yesterday
If we can't let go, we'll never say goodbye
No trace of what remains
No stones to mark the graves
Only memories we thought we could deny
There's so much more to lose
In my carelessness, I left you in the dark
And the blood may wash away
But the scars will never fade
At least I know somehow I made a mark
In the dark, in the light
Nothing left, nothing right
In the dark, in the light
Nothing left, nothing right
In the dark, in the light
Nothing left, nothing right
In the dark, in the light
Nothing left, nothing right
Nothing right
Nothing right
The song "Mark The Graves" by Linkin Park explores the idea of the fragility of life and the consequences of our actions. The opening lines, "There's a fragile game you play, with the ghosts of yesterday," suggest that we are always holding onto the past in some way, and that this can be detrimental to moving forward. If we hold onto the past too tightly, we will never be able to say goodbye and move on.
The line "No stones to mark the graves, only memories we thought we could deny," emphasizes the idea that we cannot escape our past, even though we try to bury it. Our memories will always remain, even if we refuse to acknowledge them. This can also be interpreted to mean that without closure, we cannot properly move on, as we are unable to give a proper burial to the things we have lost.
The second verse is from the perspective of the one who caused pain to someone else. They admit that they were careless and left their loved one in the dark, causing them to be scarred emotionally. The line "And the blood may wash away, but the scars will never fade," suggests that even though we can physically heal, emotional scars can last forever. However, the singer finds some solace in the fact that they have made their mark, suggesting that their impact on the world, no matter how small, will never be erased.
Overall, "Mark The Graves" is a solemn reminder of the weight of our actions and the importance of finding closure in order to move on.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a fragile game you play
Life is a delicate balance and we're all playing a game.
With the ghosts of yesterday
We're haunted by our past and the memories of those we've lost.
If we can't let go, we'll never say goodbye
It's important to let go of the past if we ever want to move forward.
No trace of what remains
When someone or something is gone, all that's left is memories.
No stones to mark the graves
There's no physical evidence of what or who we've lost that we can visit or mourn over.
Only memories we thought we could deny
We try to deny the memories because they hurt too much or we don't know how to deal with them.
There's so much more to lose
We often take for granted what we have until it's gone.
Than the pain I put you through
Hurtting others has a lasting impact and the consequences can be far-reaching.
In my carelessness, I left you in the dark
Sometimes we make mistakes and don't realize the impact of what we've done until it's too late.
And the blood may wash away
Physical wounds may heal, but emotional scars can last a lifetime.
But the scars will never fade
Painful memories and experiences will always be a part of us, even if we try to forget them.
At least I know somehow I made a mark
Even though we may have done wrong, at least we made an impact in someone's life, be it good or bad.
In the dark, in the light
Everything is revealed, good or bad, under any circumstance.
Nothing left, nothing right
When all is said and done, what we had and what we could have had is gone.
Nothing right
Sometimes we are forced to deal with the consequences of our actions, even if it's not what we wanted.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Brad Delson, Chester Charles Bennington, David Farrell, Joseph Hahn, Mike Shinoda, Robert G. Bourdon
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@FullyTrollin
The real lyrics:
[Verse 1: Chester Bennington]
There's a fragile game we play
With the ghosts of yesterday
If we can't let go, we'll never say goodbye
No trace of what remains
No stones to mark the graves
Only memories we thought we could deny
[Verse 2: Chester Bennington]
There was so much more to lose
Than the pain I put you through
In my carelessness, I left you in the dark
And the blood may wash away
But the scars will never fade
At least I know, somehow, I made a mark
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
In the dark, in the light
Nothing left, nothing right
In the dark, in the light
Nothing left, nothing right
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
In the dark, in the light
Nothing left, nothing right
In the dark, in the light
Nothing left, nothing right!
Nothing right! Nothing right!
@undrtw36
[Verse 1: Chester Bennington]
There's a fragile game we play
With the ghosts of yesterday
If we can't let go, we'll never say goodbye
No trace of what remains
No stones to mark the graves
Only memories we thought we could deny
[Verse 2: Chester Bennington]
There was so much more to lose
Than the pain I put you through
In my carelessness, I left you in the dark
And the blood may wash away
But the scars will never fade
At least I know, somehow, I made a mark
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
In the dark, in the light
Nothing left, nothing right
In the dark, in the light
Nothing left, nothing right
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
In the dark, in the light
Nothing left, nothing right
In the dark, in the light
Nothing left, nothing right!
[Outro: Chester Bennington]
Nothing right!
Nothing right!
@adrianalduncin6163
Mine:
1-A Thousand Suns
2-Hybrid Theory
3-Minutes To Midnight
4-Reanimation
5-Hybrid Theory EP
6-The Hunting Party
7-One More Light
8-Living Things
9-Meteora
10-Mall (Music from the Motion Picture)
11-Collision Course
12-Recharged
@rosemariealarcon7617
There's a fragile game you play
If the ghosts of yesterday
If we can't let go whenever, say goodbye
No trace of what remains
No stones to mark the graves
Only memories we thought we could deny
There's so much more to lose
Than the pain I put you through
And my carelessness that left you in the dark
And the blood may wash away
But the skies will never fade
At least I know somehow I made a mark
In the dark
In the light
Nothing left
Nothing right
In the dark
In the light
Nothing left
Nothing right
In the dark
In the light
Nothing left
Nothing right
In the dark
In the light
Nothing left
Nothing right
@hubson1443
The Hunting Party is the most underrated album of LP. Well, maybe it will get the deserved attention later, just like A Thousands Suns.
@sabyasachiroy9229
I agree with you....ATS was a masterpiece...wish people appreciated it then
@gamerspitt8089
i was recording linkin park on VHS since they started to play, loved their sound, Huge fan. But Thousand suns and hunting party where terrible albums in my opinion. Mark the Graves was the only song i liked.
@jeremyhammond689
@GamersPit You're entitled to your opinion, I'm glad you're not rude about it, and respect the band.
@gamerspitt8089
@Jeremy Hammond I don't think there will ever be a vocalist like chester, they belong in the pantheon of the biggest bands on earth. All those guys singing LP songs on the bowl concept where cool, but no even close to Chester's level. I'm listening to Meteora, reanimation and hybrid theoryt =every day for the past 19 years, cant think of a more unique sound than LP had.... but thye really went south with their new stuff, totally not my vibe, and sadly im not alone on this T_T
@jeremyhammond689
@GamersPit What stuff? Minutes to Midnight? A Thousand Suns? Living Things, The Hunting Party (duh), One More Light? Is it all of them? Do you not respect the fact that they've evolved? You act like these albums were mistakes. If you don't like them, don't listen to them. Besides, Linkin Park won't even make music anymore, so complaining will achieve nothing. It's sad, but we won't ever get the sound of early LP again. These other albums are all we have. If you want Nu Metal, listen to System of a Down, or Deftones, or Korn. That's the best thing you've got.
@FullyTrollin
The real lyrics:
[Verse 1: Chester Bennington]
There's a fragile game we play
With the ghosts of yesterday
If we can't let go, we'll never say goodbye
No trace of what remains
No stones to mark the graves
Only memories we thought we could deny
[Verse 2: Chester Bennington]
There was so much more to lose
Than the pain I put you through
In my carelessness, I left you in the dark
And the blood may wash away
But the scars will never fade
At least I know, somehow, I made a mark
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
In the dark, in the light
Nothing left, nothing right
In the dark, in the light
Nothing left, nothing right
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
In the dark, in the light
Nothing left, nothing right
In the dark, in the light
Nothing left, nothing right!
Nothing right! Nothing right!
@ThE_UnkNowwN
If the ghosts of yesterday*
@FLOOFY320
@The Unknown its with the ghost of yesterday. Not if the ghost of yesterday
@tiojoao5415
A ok song, All For Nothing is the best