When the song was released, it received critical acclaim for both song and music video.
"New Divide" also received high chart positions in many countries.
Co-frontman Mike Shinoda told Billboard that as a group of confirmed fans of the toy and cartoon franchise, Linkin Park "created a song that we felt fit the spirit of the movie and the characters and also obviously stayed true to the spirit of the band." (Source New Divide Songfacts).
New Devide
Linkin Park Lyrics
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The lightning all around me
I remembered each flash
As time began to blur
Like a startling sign
That fate had finally found me
And your voice was all I heard
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect the space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide
There was nothing in sight
But memories left abandoned
There was nowhere to hide
The ashes fell like snow
And the ground caved in
Between where we were standing
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes
Across this new divide
In every loss
In every lie
In every truth that you'd deny
And each regret
And each goodbye
Was a mistake to great to hide
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect the space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide
Across this new divide
Across this new divide
"New Divide" by Linkin Park is about trying to move on from a past that seems to be haunting you. The opening lines recount a traumatic event, with black skies and lightning flashing all around. The singer is left feeling like their fate has finally caught up with them. But the sound of a loved one's voice gives them hope, and they seek a reason to believe they can move forward.
The chorus "Give me reason to prove me wrong / To wash this memory clean" implies that the singer is filled with regret or guilt about something they cannot seem to let go of. They want a reason to believe they can make it right and shake off the past. The final lines of the song, "Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies across this new divide," suggest that they are ready to take this step and move on.
The song's theme of breaking free from the past is tied to the film it was written for, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." The song itself did not appear in the film, but the band was inspired by the theme of the movie, which involves the Autobots grappling with their past mistakes and striving to prevent a new world war.
Line by Line Meaning
I remembered black skies
I recall the darkness and despair surrounding me.
The lightning all around me
I was surrounded by danger and chaos.
I remembered each flash
Every moment felt significant and intense.
As time began to blur
Events began to blend together and lose their structure.
Like a startling sign
The events felt like a warning or signal.
That fate had finally found me
I felt like I was facing a predetermined destiny.
And your voice was all I heard
Your voice became my source of comfort.
That I get what I deserve
I realized that my actions had consequences.
So give me reason
I need motivation to move forward.
To prove me wrong
I want to challenge my own beliefs and assumptions.
To wash this memory clean
I want to forget the past and start anew.
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes
I want to bridge the emotional gap between us.
Give me reason
I need a compelling purpose to keep going.
To fill this hole
I want to overcome this feeling of emptiness.
Connect the space between
I want to mend the emotional distance between us.
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
I hope that our emotional connection can reveal the truth.
Across this new divide
We are beginning a new chapter in our relationship.
There was nothing in sight
I felt lost and directionless.
But memories left abandoned
The only thing left were painful memories.
There was nowhere to hide
I had no escape from my pain.
The ashes fell like snow
The world around me was bleak and hopeless.
And the ground caved in
Everything I knew was collapsing.
Between where we were standing
Our relationship was suffering.
In every loss
In every defeat and heartbreak.
In every lie
In every deception and betrayal.
In every truth that you'd deny
In every harsh reality that was hard to accept.
And each regret
I was constantly consumed by guilt and remorse.
And each goodbye
Each goodbye felt like a devastating loss.
Was a mistake too great to hide
The damage done was too severe to ignore.
Across this new divide
We are embarking on a new journey together.
Across this new divide
We are moving forward from our past trauma.
Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Brad Delson, Chester Charles Bennington, Dave Farrell, Joseph Hahn, Mike Shinoda, Robert G. Bourdon
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@sosukeaizen6889
Everyone who is still struggling to come to grips with Chester's death, I suggest you listen to Leave Out All The Rest, because it's the perfect last goodbye message from him. The guy had been struggling with depression for YEARS. He KNEW this was how he was going to go out.
"I dreamed I was missing
You were so scared
But no one would listen
Cause no one else cared
After my dreaming
I woke with this fear
What am I leaving
When I'm done here?"
He had been dreaming about suicidal thoughts and contemplated the repercussions of his actions, about what he would have been leaving behind had he decided to go through with this. He tried to convey these feelings to others and we hadn't noticed, we didn't care. The other verses and bridges talk about how he's not as strong as you think he is on the surface, that inside he's broken beyond repair and is just bottling it up until eventually, nobody can save him from taking his own life. But it's the CHORUS that should be the focus:
"When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
And don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory
Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest"
Suicide is a morally selfish act. When you're depressed as Chester was, you're so fixated on your own pain that you don't consider what putting it end to it means to the people around you who love you. You're passing on that same pain to your family, friends, fans to find relief. He even addressed that in the first verse when he questioned what he would be leaving if he decided to end is pain, what legacy or feelings or pain is he transferring. Some may see the selfish act and resent Chester out of grief for leaving his loved ones and putting them through so much, even hating him.
So when Chester is ready to finally end it all, he asks one last thing to his family, friends and people that have been affected by his music: forget about the selfish act that he's taken, to please not hate him, to keep his memory alive and to focus on the good things he did, things that he will be missed for. For all the people who have been through similar struggles, the people he helped through his music, when you feel like you've lost it all, when you feel like your childhood has died, when you feel this intense sorrow, or even when you feel like Chester did during his final moments, he asks you not to make the same mistakes he did, leave out all the bad things they've heard and to remember that Chester will never die so long as he exists in your memory so you don't have to feel so sad.
Sitting here feeling sorry for myself now that one more light in the night sky has petered out isn't going to bring Chester back nor is it honoring his memory. You honor his memory by remembering his best moments, by supporting Linkin Park, by listening to his songs, by making covers, by living not as Chester did, but as you. It doesn't mean that you're not allowed to be sad that he died, everyone is, but the point is don't let it consume you.
Thank you Chester.
@BoomHS1G
After today, Linkin Park won't be the same again.
My friend next door kept asking why I was staring at my screen blankly. When I told him what happened, I was told how it's just a band. Then I said how it's not just that.
How it is so much more. How I grew up on his music. How I did the countless assignments with his voice blaring through the earphones. How I planned to watch Linkin Park live, just once. And how I won't be able to do so, now.
Their music changed and took different shapes and forms, but I loved what they did. I loved the nostalgia associated with their music. I grew up listening to their music. Listening to Chester's voice.
From One Step Closer, his first official single for Linkin Park to the last track of One More Light, Sharp Edges.
We won't hear Chester's crooning again. Ever. Let that sink in. The guy who sang so many songs which hold a permanent spot in the playlist is gone. From Numb to Breaking The Habit to all the Transformer's tracks.
Watching Linkin Park live, watching Chester live, was one of the things I had on my bucket-list, and it makes me sad in the stomach that I won't be able to do it. Ever. I feel robbed of one of the once-in-a-lifetime things. As if someone snatched something from me.
I always waited for the credits to roll just to hear that one song by him. No Transformer movie will have his voice. Ever again.
Chester, we will miss you. I will miss you. I hope it's peaceful there, wherever that is.
Love,
One of the millions of Linkin Park fans whose love wasn't enough to make you stay.
@user-cj4jo5kk2f
Lyrics
I remember black skies
The lightning all around me
I remember each flash
As time began to blur
Like a startling sign
That fate had finally found me
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide
There was nothing inside
The memories left abandoned
There was nowhere to hide
The ashes fell like snow
And the ground caved in
Between where we were standing
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Across this new divide
In every loss in every lie
In every truth that you deny
And each regret and each goodbye
Was a mistake too great to hide
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide
Across this new divide
Across this new divide
@theRKB
I remember black skies
The lightning all around me
I remember each flash
As time began to blur
Like a startling sign
That fate had finally found me
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide
There was nothing inside
The memories left abandoned
There was nowhere to hide
The ashes fell like snow
And the ground caved in
Between where we were standing
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Across this new divide
In every loss in every lie
In every truth that you deny
And each regret and each goodbye
Was a mistake too great to hide
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide
Across this new divide
Across this new divide
PS: I wish you a good time ahead ๐ค
@Kusanagi0808
I remember black skies
The lightning all around me
I remember each flash
As time began to blur
Like a startling sign
That fate had finally found me
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve....
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
ยกยกAcross this new divide!!
There was nothing inside
The memories left abandoned
There was nowhere to hide
The ashes fell like snow
And the ground caved in
Between where we were standing
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve....
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
ยกยกAcross this new divide!!
In every loss in every lie
In every truth that you deny
And each regret and each goodbye
Was a mistake too great to hide
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
ยกยกAcross this new divide!! x3
Best Song.. ๐
@channelthename
ๆ่จๅพ้ป่ฒ็ๅคฉ็ฉบ
I remembered black skies
้้ปๅ็น่ๆ
The lightning all around me
ๆ่จๅพๆฏไธๅ้ๅ
I remembered each flash
็ถๆ้้ๅง่ฎๅพๆจก็ณ
As time began to blur
ๅฐฑๅไธๅไปคไบบ้้ฉ็่ทก่ฑก
Like a startling sign
ๅฝ้็ตๆผๆพๅฐไบๆ
That fate had finally found me
ๆ่ฝๅฐ็ๅชๆไฝ ็่ฒ้ณ
And your voice was all I heard
ๆๅพๅฐไบๆๆๅพ็
That I get what I deserve
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So give me reason
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To prove me wrong
ๆ้ๆฎต่จๆถๆดไนพๆทจ
To wash this memory clean
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Let the floods cross
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The distance in your eyes
็ตฆๆไธๅๅๅ
Give me reason
็บไบๅกซ่ฃ้ๅๅ
To fill this hole
้ฃ็ต้ๅ็ฉบ้
Connect this space between
่ฎๅฎ่ถณไปฅ่งธๅ่ฌ่จ็็็ธ
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
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Across this new divide
็ผๅไป้บผไนๆฒๆ
There was nothing in sight
ไฝ่จๆถๅป่ขซ้บๆฃ
But memories left abandoned
็ก่ๅฏ่
There was nowhere to hide
็ฐ็ผๅฆ้ช่ฌ่ฝไธ
The ashes fell like snow
ๅฐ้ขๅก้ทไบ
And the ground caved in
ๅจๆๅ็ซ็ซ็ๅฐๆนไน้
Between where we were standing
ๆ่ฝๅฐ็ๅชๆไฝ ็่ฒ้ณ
And your voice was all I heard
ๆๅพๅฐไบๆๆๅพ็
That I get what I deserve
ๆไปฅ็ตฆๆ็็ฑ
So give me reason
็บไบ่ญๆๆ้ฏไบ
To prove me wrong
ๆ้ๆฎต่จๆถๆดไนพๆทจ
To wash this memory clean
่ฎๆดชๆฐดๆฉซๆธก
Let the floods cross
ไฝ ็ผไธญ็่ท้ข
The distance in your eyes
่ทจ่ถ้ๆฐ็้ดปๆบ
Across this new divide
ๅจๆฏไธๆฌกๆๅคฑไธญ๏ผๅจๆฏไธๅ่ฌ่จไธญ
In every loss, in every lie
ๅจไฝ ๅฆ่ช็ๆฏไธๅ็็ไธญ
In every truth that you'd deny
ๆฏไธๆฌก้บๆพ๏ผๆฏไธๆฌกๅๅฅ
And each regret, and each goodbye
้ฏ่ชคๅคชๅคง่็กๆณ้ฑ่
Was a mistake too great to hide
ๆ่ฝๅฐ็ๅชๆไฝ ็่ฒ้ณ
And your voice was all I heard
ๆๅพๅฐไบๆๆๅพ็
That I get what I deserve
ๆไปฅ็ตฆๆ็็ฑ
So give me reason
็บไบ่ญๆๆ้ฏไบ
To prove me wrong
ๆ้ๆฎต่จๆถๆดไนพๆทจ
To wash this memory clean
่ฎๆดชๆฐดๆฉซๆธก
Let the floods cross
ไฝ ็ผไธญ็่ท้ข
The distance in your eyes
็ตฆๆไธๅๅๅ
Give me reason
็บไบๅกซ่ฃ้ๅๅ
To fill this hole
้ฃ็ต้ๅ็ฉบ้
Connect this space between
่ฎๅฎ่ถณไปฅ่งธๅ่ฌ่จ็็็ธ
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
่ทจ่ถ้ๆฐ็้ดปๆบ
Across this new divide
่ทจ่ถ้ๆฐ็้ดปๆบ
Across this new divide
่ทจ่ถ้ๆฐ็้ดปๆบ
Across this new divide
@fernandojesus4151
Numb = 1.4 B views โ
In The End = 1 B views โ
Castle Of Glass = 441 M views SOON
What I've Done = 465 M views SOON
New Divide = 435 M views SOON
@raffaeltadeoretsan-xips3875
Damn edited! I like your spirit.
@dwightschrute8927
Maaaaaaan
@user-ru7ky2ec7v
Too bad Chester wonโt see it(
@josemanuel-og6ro
Numb
@adammauer4992
One would think crawling would have more than 235 million views still one of their best songs ever
@Abe-do4wg
My name is Optimus Prime and I am sending this message to Chester Bennington. Wherever you are now, we will never forget you ... the legends never die
@benceszilagyi1290
Legend ๐
@orishevach
โค
@darrylhughes2176
Damm dude, you brought a tear to my eyeโฆ.