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Linkin Park Lyrics

Why's does it feel like night today?
The singer feels a sense of darkness and unease despite it being daytime.

Something in here's not right today
The singer is sensing that something is wrong or out of place in their environment.

Why am I so uptight today?
The singer is feeling unusually tense and anxious.

Paranoia's all I got left
The artist feels consumed by their paranoid thoughts and feelings.

I don't know what stressed me first
The artist is unsure of the root cause of their stress.

Or how the pressure was fed
The singer doesn't know how the pressure and stress in their life accumulated.

But I know just what it feels like
The singer has a strong sense of what it's like to experience stress and pressure.

To have a voice in the back of my head
The artist hears a critical voice in their mind that adds to their stress and anxiety.

It's like a face that I hold inside
The artist's inner voice feels like a presence that they carry with them.

A face that awakes when I close my eyes
The artist's inner voice becomes more prominent when they try to sleep or rest.

A face that watches everytime I lie
The singer's inner critic judges them whenever they tell lies or act dishonestly.

A face that laughs everytime I fall
The artist's inner voice takes pleasure in their failures and setbacks.

(And watches everything)
The singer's inner voice is constantly present, observing everything they do and think.

So I know that when it's time to sink or swim
The singer recognizes that they will need to rely on themselves in difficult situations.

That the face inside is hearing me right underneath my skin
The singer's inner voice is always present and ready to criticize or help them.

Hey yo
A casual, colloquial greeting or attention-getter.

Here we go again with the pain I feel isn't real but in my mind
The artist recognizes that their pain and anxiety may not have a visible or rational cause, but they still experience it acutely.

But I find myself in places with names but no faces
The singer feels lost or out of place in unfamiliar environments.

My memory races at speeds hundred degrees
The singer's mind is racing with thoughts and memories that add to their anxiety.

My soul it bleeds devil must have planted the seed
The artist feels like their sadness and pain is almost supernatural in origin, possibly caused by an external force.

Now it feels like my backs against the wall I'm taking the fall
The artist feels trapped and helpless in their situation.

Whenever I call nobody's responding at all
The artist feels unsupported and ignored by others in their life.

But I don't know who I can trust their screaming my name
The singer is unsure which voices or people in their life are trustworthy, and may feel like everyone is calling out to them in judgment or criticism.

I need somebody to help me out of the flames
The artist is in emotional distress and needs support to help them through their difficult situation.

All I'm trying to do is just master me
The singer is trying to gain control over their thoughts and emotions, and improve their own life.

All I want to do is smoke a blaster beat
The singer desires a release from their stress and anxiety through drugs or music.

But something keeps talking to me consciously
The singer's inner voice is ever-present and influencing their thoughts and actions.

Responsibly it keeps haunting me
The artist feels a sense of responsibility to address and confront their inner voice and anxiety.

From dusk till dawn everything has something for ya
The artist feels overwhelmed by the constant stimuli and demands of their life, which adds to their stress.

That voice inside of your head got you projecting paranoia
The singer's inner voice is making them constantly fearful and suspicious of others around them.

Cold sweat shining on your face exposing your purpose
The singer is so anxious that they are physically sweating and their emotions are on display.

And if I ripped off the skin I'd probably find another verse
The artist feels like their inner voice is so deeply a part of them that it would still be present even if they tried to remove it.

There's nothing worse the trying to pull yourself back up from the dead
The artist feels like they are struggling to overcome their emotional struggles, and the process is just as difficult as if they were trying to come back to life.

So I advise you listen to that voice in the back of your head
The artist recognizes that our inner voices can be helpful or harmful, and encourages listeners to pay attention and work to change or manage their own inner voice.

The sun goes down
The end of the day, which can symbolize rest and relief, is approaching.

I feel the light betray me
The artist feels like their hope or source of positivity is leaving or failing them.

Can't stop what I'm hearing within
The singer feels like they are unable to silence or manage their inner voice.

It's like the face inside it's right right beneath the skin
The singer's inner voice feels incredibly close and ever-present, like it's an inherent part of them.

The-face-inside-is-right-beneath-your-skin!
The singer repeats and emphasizes the presence of their inner voice and the importance of recognizing its influence.

It's like I'm paranoid looking over my back
The artist feels like they are constantly on guard and suspicious of those around them.

Like a whirl whirlwind inside of my head
The artist feels like their thoughts and emotions are in chaos and constantly changing, like a whirlwind.

It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
The singer feels like they are powerless to change or control their own inner voice.

It's like the face inside it's right right beneath the skin
The singer's inner voice feels overwhelming and ever-present, like it's right beneath the surface of their skin.