Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The ban… Read Full Bio ↴Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drummer Rob Bourdon, all of whom are founding members. Vocalists Mark Wakefield and Chester Bennington are former members of the band. Categorized as alternative rock, Linkin Park's earlier music spanned a fusion of heavy metal and hip hop, while their later music features more electronica and pop elements.

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)

Point of Authority
Linkin Park Lyrics

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Forfeit the game
Before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame
And puts your name to shame
Cover up your face
You can't run the race
The pace is too fast
You just won't last

You love the way I look at you
While taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through
You take away if I give in
My life, my pride is broken

You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)

You love the things I say I'll do
The way I'll hurt myself again just to get back at you
You take away when I give in
My life, my pride is broken

You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)

Forfeit the game
Before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame
And puts your name to shame
Cover up your face
You can't run the race
The pace is too fast
You just won't last
Forfeit the game
Before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame
And puts your name to shame
Cover up your face
You can't run the race
The pace is too fast
You just won't last

You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)

You like to think you're never wrong
(Forfeit the game) (you live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(Forfeit the game) (you live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(Forfeit the game) (you live what you've learned)

You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)

Overall Meaning

The song "Point of Authority" by Linkin Park is a powerful contemplation of toxic relationships and the way they can erode one's self-esteem and willpower. The lyrics describe a situation where one person is taking pleasure in hurting the other, while the victim feels trapped and unable to resist. The advice given is to "forfeit the game" before it's too late, to refuse to be a pawn in someone else's scheme and to protect one's own reputation and dignity.

The first verse warns of the consequences of not taking control of one's situation. The person in power can easily frame the victim and cause them to be shamed publicly. Covering up one's face and trying to hide from the situation won't work, as the pace is too fast and the victim won't be able to keep up. The second verse goes on to describe the dynamic between the two people involved in the relationship. The abuser is portrayed as enjoying causing pain to the victim, while the victim is described as still being in love with the attention they receive, even though it's negative. The chorus repeats the idea that the abuser is unable to admit fault and acts like they're someone they're not.

Overall, "Point of Authority" highlights the dangers and complexities of toxic relationships, and emphasizes that protecting one's own well-being and self-respect is crucial.

Line by Line Meaning

Forfeit the game
Stop playing this manipulative game of hurting others for your own pleasure.

Before somebody else
Act fast before others can reveal your true intentions.

Takes you out of the frame
Exposes you for who you really are and removes you from societal norms.

And puts your name to shame
Creates a negative reputation for yourself that is difficult to overcome.

Cover up your face
Hide your identity because you know you are committing wrongdoings.

You can't run the race
You cannot continue to hurt others and win in the end.

The pace is too fast
You are moving too quickly with your manipulative tactics and will ultimately crash and burn.

You just won't last
Your actions will eventually catch up to you, causing your downfall.

You love the way I look at you
You enjoy the attention and admiration even when you are doing wrong.

While taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through
You derive pleasure from hurting others even if it means causing them pain.

You take away if I give in
You rob others of what they hold dear if they let you manipulate them.

My life, my pride is broken
Your actions have the power to completely shatter someone's sense of self and purpose.

You like to think you're never wrong
You believe that you are always right, even when you hurt others.

(You live what you've learned)
Your behavior stems from past experiences and learned behaviors.

You have to act like you're someone
You put on a facade to make yourself appear a certain way to others to further your manipulations.

You want someone to hurt like you
You seek to bring others down to your level of pain and misery.

You want to share what you've been through
You want others to experience the same pain and trauma you have, even if it means causing harm to them.

You love the things I say I'll do
You enjoy when others promise to do things for you, even if it may cause harm to them.

The way I'll hurt myself again just to get back at you
You take pleasure in seeing others hurt themselves to get revenge on you.

You take away when I give in
You continually take things away from someone when they give in to your manipulations.

You like to think you're never wrong
You continue to believe that your actions are justified even when they cause harm to others.

(Forfeit the game)
Reiterating the need to stop playing this manipulative game and causing harm to others.

(you live what you've learned)
Reiterating the fact that your manipulative behavior stems from past experiences and learned behaviors.

You have to act like you're someone
Reiterating the fact that you put on a facade to manipulate others for your own gain.

You want someone to hurt like you
Reiterating the fact that you seek to cause pain to others to bring them down to your level of misery.

You want to share what you've been through
Reiterating the fact that you want others to experience the same pain and trauma you have, even if it means causing harm to them.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Brad Delson, Chester Charles Charles Bennington, Joseph Hahn, Mike Shinoda, Robert G. G. Bourdon

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@elitefoxes

47w↑71

LYRICS:

Forfeit the game
Before somebody else
Takes you outta the frame
And puts your name to shame
Cover up your face
You can't run a race
The pace is too fast
You just won't last

[Chester Bennington:]
You love the way I look at you
While taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through
You take away if I give in
My life
My pride is broken

You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)

You love the things I say I'll do
The way I hurt myself again just to get back at you
You take away when I give in
My life
My pride is broken

You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)

[Mike Shinoda:]
Forfeit the game
Before somebody else
Takes you outta the frame
And puts your name to shame
Cover up your face
You can't run the race
The pace is too fast
You just won't last

Forfeit the game
Before somebody else
Takes you outta the frame
And puts your name to shame
Cover up your face
You can't run the race
The pace is too fast
You just won't last

[Chester Bennington:]
You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)

[Chester Bennington (Mike Shinoda):]
You like to think you're never wrong
(Forfeit the game)
You live what you've learned
You have to act like you're someone
(Forfeit the game)
You live what you've learned
You want someone to hurt like you
(Forfeit the game)
You live what you've learned
You want to share what you've been through
You live what you've learned

@EnchanteDGardeM

23w↑2

Vertical Limit (Points Of Authority Demo)
Linkin Park

Forfeit the game, stop the talk show
Product the one you were taught to know
Forfeit the game, 'cause tomorrow
When its all done you reap what you sow

You love the way I look at you
While taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through
You take away if I give in
My life, my pride, is broken

You'd like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You only share what you've been through
(Do you live what you've learned?)

You love the things I say I'll do
The way I'll hurt myself again just to get back at you
You take away when I give in
My life, my pride, is broken

You'd like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You only share what you've been through
(Do you live what you've learned?)

Forfeit the game, stop the talk show
Product the one you were taught to know
Forfeit the game, 'cause tomorrow
When its all done you reap what you sow
(2x)

You'd like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You only share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)

You'd got to think you're never wrong
[Forfeit the game](You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
[Forfeit the game](You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
[Forfeit the game](You live what you learn)
You only share what you've been through
(Do you live what you've learned?)

@claudiaprytek8940

6y↑202

[Intro: Mike Shinoda]
Forfeit the game before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame and puts your name to shame
Cover up your face, you can't run the race
The pace is too fast, you just won't last

[Verse 1: Chester Bennington]
You love the way I look at you
While taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through
You take away if I give in
My life, my pride is broken

[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
You like to think you're never wrong
You live what you've learned
You have to act like you're someone
You live what you've learned

You want someone to hurt like you
You live what you've learned
You want to share what you have been through
You live what you've learned

[Verse 2: Chester Bennington]
You love the things I say I do
The way I hurt myself again, just to get back at you
You take away, when I give in
My life, my pride is broken

[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
You like to think you're never wrong
You live what you've learned
You have to act like you're someone
You live what you've learned

You want someone to hurt like you
You live what you've learned
You want to share what you have been through
You live what you've learned

[Bridge: Mike Shinoda]
Forfeit the game before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame and puts your name to shame
Cover up your face, you can't run the race
The pace is too fast, you just won't last

Forfeit the game before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame and puts your name to shame
Cover up your face, you can't run the race
The pace is too fast, you just won't last

[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
You like to think you're never wrong
You live what you've learned
You have to act like you're someone
You live what you've learned

You want someone to hurt like you
You live what you've learned
You want to share what you've been through
You live what you've learned

[Outro: Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda]
You like to think you're never wrong (Forfeit the game)
You live what you've learned
You have to act like you're someone (Forfeit the game)
You live what you've learned

You want someone to hurt like you (Forfeit the game)
You live what you've learned
You want to share what you have been through
You live what you've learned

@Kojirao

2y↑9

Desista do jogo
Antes que alguém tire você do esquema
E envergonhe seu nome
Esconda seu rosto, você não pode correr a corrida
O ritmo é muito rápido, isso não vai durar

Você ama o jeito que eu olho para você
Enquanto sente prazer com as coisas horríveis que me faz passar
Você vai embora se eu ceder
Minha vida, meu orgulho estão quebrados

Você gosta de pensar que nunca está errada
Você vive o que aprendeu
Você quer agir como se fosse alguém
Você vive o que aprendeu
Você quer alguém para machucar como você
Você vive o que aprendeu
Você quer dividir o que passou
Você vive o que aprendeu?

Você ama as coisas que eu digo que farei
O jeito que me machucarei de novo só para voltar para você
Você vai embora se eu ceder
Minha vida, meu orgulho estão quebrados

Você gosta de pensar que nunca está errada
Você vive o que aprendeu
Você quer agir como se fosse alguém
Você vive o que aprendeu
Você quer alguém para machucar como você
Você vive o que aprendeu
Você quer dividir o que passou
Você vive o que aprendeu?

Desista do jogo
Antes que alguém tire você do esquema
E envergonhe seu nome
Esconda seu rosto, você não pode correr a corrida
O ritmo é muito rápido, isso não vai durar

Desista do jogo
Antes que alguém tire você do esquema
E envergonhe seu nome
Esconda seu rosto, você não pode correr a corrida
O ritmo é muito rápido, isso não vai durar

Você gosta de pensar que nunca está errada
Você vive o que aprendeu
Você quer agir como se fosse alguém
Você vive o que aprendeu
Você quer alguém para machucar como você
Você vive o que aprendeu
Você quer dividir o que passou
Você vive o que aprendeu?

Você tem que pensar que nunca está errada
Desista do jogo
Você vive o que aprendeu
Você tem que agir como se fosse alguém
Desista do jogo
Você vive o que aprendeu
Você quer alguém para machucar como você
Desista do jogo
Você vive o que aprendeu
Você quer dividir o que passou
Você vive o que aprendeu?

@consobredosis

7y↑1.1K

Forfeit the game / Before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame / Puts your name to shame
Cover up your face / You can’t run the race
The pace is too fast / You just won't last

You love the way I look at you
While taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through
You take away if I give in
My life
My pride is broken

You like to think you’re never wrong
(You live what you’ve learned)
You have to act like you’re someone
(You live what you’ve learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you’ve learned)
You want to share what you’ve been through
(You live what you’ve learned)

You love the things I say I’ll do
The way I’ll hurt myself again just to get back at you
You take away when I give in / my life
My pride is broken

You like to think you’re never wrong
(You live what you’ve learned)
You want to act like you’re someone
(You live what you’ve learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you’ve learned)
You want to share what you’ve been through
(You live what you’ve learned)

Forfeit the game / Before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame / Puts your name to shame
Cover up your face / You can’t run the race
The pace is too fast / You just won't last

You like to think you’re never wrong
(You live what you’ve learned)
You want to act like you’re someone
(You live what you’ve learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you’ve learned)
You want to share what you’ve been through
(You live what you’ve learned)

You like to think you’re never wrong / forfeit the game
(You live what you’ve learned)
You want to act like you’re someone / forfeit the game
(You live what you’ve learned)
You want someone to hurt like you / forfeit the game
(You live what you’ve learned)
You want to share what you’ve been through / forfeit the game
(You live what you’ve learned)

All comments from YouTube:

@heresheis2063

2y↑459

Hybrid Theory is a absolute classic. Those who say that it's an album that is filled with teen angst are dead wrong. I'm nearing my thirties and I still find this album to be a timeless classic and is adored by all ages

@JackPoppy

2y↑27

I am in my thirties, and let me tell you, this album still rings true as an anthem of my generation sending a message to the boomers in my life. They like to think they're never wrong, they like someone to hurt like they do. When faced with compassion, they lash out.

Yes, our generation created emo music, but it was never meant as self pity; it was meant as a message for love and compassion.

@razkable

1y↑7

Hybrid theory is one of the best albums ever not just cause of all the hits but the effort that went into every song...the instruments the metal screech and hip hop infusions with record scratching and piano deserves more credit for changing the genre...anyone saying it's just angst underrated the effort put into each unique sound..meteora is lazier and thus can get that criticism....but hybrid theory was everyone being introduced to linkin park...and it's perfect for the new millieuim as a new wave of music

@WFly101

50w↑8

@@JackPoppy this is Nu Metal not Emo lol

@phanatic215

42w↑6

@@JackPoppyI saw a dude in the market with an LP shirt on, and I said Hybrid Theory still bangs to this day. We stood there next to the apples and talked about how awesome Linkin Park was for 20 minutes. Complete stranger, but we bonded over music.

@Emyrock88

37w↑3

Agree

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@elitefoxes

47w↑71

@titanfabulousunicyclerolle8368

32w↑2

Thank you

@EnchanteDGardeM

23w↑2

@uzockerx9972

11w

🤓

@specialkta

3y↑473

This song is for all of us who have ever been victimized in any way.
"You want to share what you've been through
You live what you've learned"

@wattsnottaken1

5y↑124

“You want someone to hurt like you” god damn too accurate.

@R0bertosantos

11w↑1

Eu quero que sigam o exemplo do Chester

@Scotty2HottyTheWorm3

3y↑375

I know this song is probably referring to a bad relationship, but ever since I was six years old, I always associated this song to my abusive dad. Listening to this was like the screaming voice inside, just put into words for me. I was abused because he was abused. "You want to share what you've been through, you live what you learned" really stood out to me.

I miss you, and we all love you Chester.

@dood9191

2y↑37

This song is about Chester being sexually abused for a good portion of his life, and that's what this song is about.

@AscenderOfCarnage

2y↑11

I always thought of it that way too because my dad used, manipulated , physically and mentally abused me and more so I always thought since he wanted to act like he was so good “you have to act like your someone” stood out to me because he couldn’t look at the real him. And he never thought he was wrong and always trauma dumped us but if we tried to share anything he didn’t care.

@philippmeier3363

2y↑16

That's the great thing about art: It's whatever you make of it. In the end (nice reference) it's not that important what the "real" point was, it's about what every single individual makes of it. And if you feel like this song speaks to you 1:1... I really think that's what LP always wanted to do. To touch people. To get them to think about their lifes.
I wish you all the best, all the strength you need, enjoy this song and let it be for you what it always was... I can't imagine that any member of LP would ever want anything else for you :)

@strangertammer2957

2y↑3

That's the awesome thing about music! Can be interpreted in several ways.

@intosilence1773

Did you live in Brownsville, Texas as a kid?

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@David-zo7to

7y↑2.2K

People often say Hybrid Theory is filled with teen angst and edge, but years later, looking back, I find this song really mature. Probably the most mature song of their catalogue, tells a realistic story about a bad relationship and I think it is not explicit enough to be obvious about it.

@JayFAE12

4y↑177

Given the context and Chester's early life, this isn't technically about a bad relationship. I believe its about the time he was getting sexually abused.

@DoodieLoooo

4y↑3

DavidM mature but petty

@JayFAE12

4y↑16

@@ATTENTIONseekinggaming why?

@jeffreycharrier7998

Fucking a

@m3rkbullw0rm48

4y↑25

@@DoodieLoooo how is it petty?

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@FunkyCigarette

3y↑215

Get ready to hear "You like to think you're never wrong" in your head for the next 3 days

@kingchiyanike2551

3y↑4

truuuueeee

@VSNVanny

what

@FunkyCigarette

3y↑3

@@VSNVanny earworm

@jebediahkerman3826

3y↑1

Forfeit the game before somebody else takes you out of the frame...

@MakotoKinoSailorJupiter2020

3y↑7

I mean that line describes a lot of people

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@nathf4698

2y↑80

That main riff is incredibly underrated just like this song.

@WarpxD

7y↑774

MY LIFEEEEE, MY PRIDEEEE IS BROKEN!

@DavidHutchinson0713

7y↑6

Caio Caos And Chester broke....

@StardustPropaganda

6y↑11

Powerfull isn't it?

@thatsnotmyname4091

5y↑34

YOU LIKE TO THINK YOU'RE NEVER WROOOOOOOONG

@msilva6845

5y↑11

@@thatsnotmyname4091 Youuu have to act like youre someooooone

@thefan1629

5y↑10

@@msilva6845 You want someone to hurt like youuu

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@georgebennett8114

7y↑495

Going to be alot of people listening to this album again. R.I.P Chester.

@phatony666

7y↑7

George Bennett they need to!!

@Adam-xb5vt

3y↑3

I never stop listening it, i grow up with linkin park......😉

@moonbunnycakes

7y↑456

This was a damn good album.

@smithfield7304

5y↑36

One of the greatest albums of the 21st century!

@marcd695

Mhm

@abdullah087

2y↑4

Revolutionary, at the time of its release

@f7black905

1y↑1

This is*❤

@IWatchGayFurryPorn

28w

still is

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@rockbellstormcloud7365

4y↑76

When i was a teenager i thought i really understood the pain that Chester sang about but now as a adult each song hits close to home. He and a lot of people have been on a rough ride but im grateful for the legacy he's left.

@marcosrenan93

7y↑281

RIP Chester you will never be forgotten.

@lanceelopezz223

48w↑1

Huehuehuehue

@eduardodesouza3000

23w↑1

@akiramann3143

9y↑409

What the hell would I do without Linkin Park? I wish I can see them again in concert. They are my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE band

@adamhovey407

7y↑19

bernard Smillonovich I hope you know crying is not funny it's cathartic

@ndizzygurl3081

7y↑3

Akira Mann same here don't listen to that bum he don't know what to say

@cookieboyps4freak628

Akira Mann o

@cookieboyps4freak628

7y↑1

Plaidgeoduck6 p

@binixsgaming4231

5y↑3

I never got to see a concert

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@BobButtins

4y↑39

“Forfeit the game before somebody else takes you out of the game and puts your name to shame.”
Hits just as hard at 29 as at 12.

@aliencodeine4788

6y↑59

My favourite song from Chester from my Teenage years growing up, Your legacy will live on Forever bro R.I.P. Chester

@itszozzy

7y↑2.6K

RIP Chester Bennington.

@hellreaper4470

7y↑6

HellJumper Dummy

@TheRealJaded

7y↑27

HellJumper wrong. Come back when you know the truth like I do. Fuck yourself bitch

@itszozzy

7y↑31

wtf you filthy teenager

@ethelmeserve5120

7y↑9

helljumper nice job. just blowed up these sentimental kids are reacting to fat trolling in 2k17. this is just about the whole lp fan base. children imagine themselves to be adults

@Ryutobi

7y↑16

this band made our youth Gold and Platinum, they aren't the same without him. RIP Chester

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@inthefurnace

9y↑2.8K

in honor of the 15th anniversary we should get this album and the songs to explode on the billboard charts!!!!!!!

@Chester90LP

9y↑37

+TheMattGusta sorry, just bought it again 5 weeks back, no sh;t ;-D they still kicking!

@CactosS

9y↑42

+TheMattGusta its been 15 years?? what a trip

@Teeheehee093

9y↑52

+TheMattGusta This album is already super famous, A Thousand Suns in an underrated album that deserves more recognition

@inthefurnace

9y↑27

+Descendant of Kraff maybe in 2020 we can boost it for its 10th anniversary

@3l1t3channel

9y↑11

MCR!! <3

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@Erix7810

42w↑25

This album changed the trajectory of music. It was like a stick of dynamite. I’ll never forget it. I was in middle school and absolutely everyone had it in their CD Walkman.

@MangoTroubles-007

29w

It was called CD Player not Walkman dipshit

@offroadfreak

8y↑400

why isn't this type of music doesn't come out anymore.. thats sad.

@fufufufufufugobrownsdawgpound

5y↑53

Because there is only ONE Linkin Park homie 👍

@TheIcanntspel

OffroadFreak It does.

@thefan1629

5y↑15

@@TheIcanntspel not comparable to Linkin Park.

@MarillSweatshirt

5y↑31

Because it all started getting cringey when they decided to add more "hip-hop" without the hip or hop.

@raht9578

5y↑3

@@MarillSweatshirt lol

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@tejekabra1132

9y↑183

MY LIFE, MY PRIDE IS BROKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!

@user-jp8wb2if8l

3y↑1

@user-jp8wb2if8l

3y↑1

I love it

@rafaelsobrio

You like think you are never wrooooooong!!!

@abrahamleyville448

45w

@@rafaelsobrioYOU LIVED WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED!!

@stevensully6021

39w

@@abrahamleyville448YOU HAVE TO ACT LIKE YOURE SOMEONEEEEE

@metalconcertvids8737

3y↑7

you never realise how good you have it until you listen to linkin park. the pain chester went through and sang about really puts our problems into perspective. he saved so many lives at the cost of his own. he will never be forgotten. R.I.P Chester

@treck87

6y↑21

Hybrid Theory never gets old. Just as fresh as the day the album blew up the hard rock scene.

@alexstories

8y↑95

This is the most epic rock song I've ever heard! Hybrid Theory is my favorite album!

@mynameismark25

7y↑81

RIP Chester poor man :( This was my fav song of yours when i was 14 will never forget it thanks for the music.

@oranges9893

Lol 33 now eh?

@DatMentalGamer

5y↑1

i was listening to the when i was eight, over 10 years ago...i feel so old having turned 18...

@thefan1629

5y↑2

I'm 13 and I'm a diehard fan of LP since almost 3 years and this is my favourite song from LP.

@inihc_

4y↑23

Linkin Park thank you for your music, Thank you for everything. R.I.P Chester, thank you for sharing your art and struggles with us, we miss you always.
There will never be a band like this again 💚

@AyatoxNayeon

4y↑129

2017: u left us, nobody wanted that because youre our Favorite Person
2020: still happily listening to ur songs and never forget you <3

We love you Chester!

@silviasuarez20

4y↑3

He didn't leave us. He got taken out and covered up!

@humanhuman9228

4y↑2

SO TRUE :)

@serbozz007toronto

9y↑121

Great memories

@madboy9xx

9y↑37

Forfeit the game before somebody else takes you out of the frame and puts your name to shame. Cover up your face, you can't run the race, the pace it too fast you just won't last!

@shawn5344

2y↑6

This album...has a huge spot in my music life, particularly this song. The lyrics scream out to every possible negative issue one could go through in a relationship, at home, or even at work! Everyone saying that this whole album is a scream-o about daddy issues CLEARLY has/had them.

This album is the PINOCHLE of the linkin park franchise and will NEVER be forgotten!

@kojiemoji4907

30w↑12

I have a very faint memory of me with my dad at an auto center when I was 5 or 6 where "Points of Authority" was playing on the speakers. Goes to show how music can sometimes take you back in time to very specific moments in life.

@oguzhanatasever936

7y↑120

Rest in peace my childhood

@otipeisesir3

9y↑92

One of the best LP songs

@youraverageguy5746

2y↑3

They used to pump me up so much during my high school sports days.

@justtdiablo

5y↑3

2 generations grew up with this band, thank you for everything and may Chester's soul finally find peace..

@mjml4668

2y↑4

No other group has ever been able to translate my exact thoughts & feelings through their music like Linkin Park. Every single song can relate to me in one way or another. Thank you for being my voice during times I felt I didn’t have one LP. Chester’s voice gave life to these tracks & will live on forever

@suehanna

7y↑40

LP marathon for chester... goodbye the good old days

@thedewboyzz

9y↑350

FUCKING YES. Nothing like some old school Linkin Park to get my day started

@butcherbutcher9780

3y↑10

How do you feel now Michael ?

@yeetamanmanjaro9255

@@butcherbutcher9780 shush

@mikeymartinez7509

@@butcherbutcher9780way better after hitting the blunt to this 🔥😈

@liamalfred6136

Not sure if anyone cares but if you're bored like me atm you can stream all the new movies on InstaFlixxer. Been watching with my girlfriend for the last months =)

@oscarkody2753

@Liam Alfred yea, been using Instaflixxer for since december myself =)

@isaiahhopkins9749

6y↑7

Chester is a legend forever in our hearts. No longer here but never forgotten.

@kerrykrupa3244

4y↑14

3 years ago today. We miss you, Chester.

@DJPARKIT

4y↑2

Very much

@Multi-Manus

7y↑75

1:56 OHHH! That's the stuff!

@ltxhover9410

4y↑9

Song level ; over 9000

@awc6007

3y↑3

Mike brought the heat

@ForsakenDNL

7y↑163

RIP Chester! ♥

@user-pl3lz1xr6z

4y↑1

本当にロックの最高峰な方達だよ！
マジでカッコいい💕

@stewartmatthews1551

27w↑9

It maybe a sad day for the best of Linkin Park but this lead singer will always be remembered you did good Chester if you are out there somewhere in heaven you are still loved buddy 💟

@user-tt4fe9zt8i

9y↑62

Happy birthday, hybrid theory!

@dimasbesar9567

7y↑27

omg you'll be missed, chester. thank you for everything.

@claudiaprytek8940

6y↑202

@saajidroussoulle

51w

I appreciate this soo much dude ur amazing thanks

@Blackcriterion

3y↑12

This song is the most Badass ever of LP.

@mairios521

9y↑26

"You live what you've learned"

@krislapsporzmingis6952

7y↑1.5K

Today is a sad day for music.

@bigounce9010

3y↑25

Have fun in China tingus pingus

@manuelma607

1y↑33

5 years almost are passed

@MCR_ADDICT

51w↑25

@@bigounce9010 homie.. that’s just mean 😪

@WFly101

50w↑18

Chester and Chris

@LinkMaster5555

49w↑16

And it continues to be sad 😔

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@thomashan4963

4y↑4

I grew up feeling like that.
I cried to this song for years.
This song is my life.

@fredpaulaguilar7261

These guys, their sound and their album were really ahead of their time, timeless as it is!

@isolated.J

9y↑31

Miss those days...

@deruko1251

7y↑228

Anyone else listening to every LP song for Chester. Rip 😔

@panicatthetwentyonechemica2312

Build Legacy same

@benpaka2928

Build Legacy this link in park was the greater of them all, but I will always have a place in my heart for LP and CHESTER R.I.P.

@celineschroeder6288

every day💫

@ShapeshifterRoxy

everyday as much as I can

@ritwikghosh8943

Wish will be reborn someday again

@user-br9pp6fx4h

25w↑1

This song disturbs me on the whole. I'm grateful for that.

@karlm641

2y↑2

This album was there for so many of us back in the day… we didn’t have the resources that are out there now and sometimes the best way to deal with things was to hear Chester just ripping his verses out. RIP

@CD-xs7xt

9y↑83

🚀 fan of LP for over 10 years now

@Chester90LP

9y↑1

+Chris Duffett I see we like the same things, cars and LP, I'm soldier since 14 now

@devonnecessary1647

your name sounds familiar are you some celeb or something im only 13 i wouldn't know

@jokeinsurance

7y↑4

+TakedownCGD I've been a fan since 2001.

@flyandshy00

7y↑6

try 15 years.

@itachiNtsuki

7y↑6

been fan for 17 years

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@92energie

9y↑85

Damn.. still soo good!

@Vyktor992

1y↑3

This track is spectacular to listen to a few years later. For me the "forfeit the game" verses sung by Mike were matching my helplessness i felt in highschool, now 7 years later they make me feel proud i can win the race, i can keep up the pace and i'll last till the end, from saddening to empowering, thats the gift of LP

@immenochanges9915

3y↑1

"You love the way I look at you"

YES

@Rembrandt96

7y↑176

Anyone else here on a feels trip after Chester is gone?

@adamhovey407

7y↑6

I think it feels really unreal to be honest with you

@korn9368

9y↑15

the good old hybrid Theory. love that album.. greetings From Germany!

@ArticulateDesignASMR

6y↑11

One of my all time favourites....raw but with such style!

@Akirathechampion

2y↑2

The vocals are what make this song so special.

@RATM77777

9y↑17

Happy birthday Hybrid Theory! and thank you Linkin Park, that whole album is timeless

@verlice239

9y↑93

Hybrid Theory is still my favorite album :3

@walidbeddiar5342

4y↑2

Hybird theory is the best album in the history of music

@josephgamez819

6y↑16

If he had children I can only imagine how they feel when hearing him on Hybrid Theory.

@felixbellamy8817

7y↑9

Rip Chester. U got me thru a LOT of bad stuff.and u still do. Thank you, I can never repay u. U will be missed.

@AxiomApe

7y↑5

One of my favorite songs off of my favorite Linkin Park album. Rest peacefully Chester. I hope you no longer are in pain

@jonassousa7384

28w↑3

Chester ❤

@LAGAMING458

2y↑5

this song perfectly explained what happened to me over the past few months. irl ive been harassed by just a lot of people and with my best friend dying to suicide made me believe that the world was against me pretty much. im okay now but not that long ago i was just broken and this song perfectly describes it

@jojohotness7791

2y↑1

Stay strong man I know how it is

@stxrry0

5y↑4

The pain inside of Chester probably wasn't something anyone could relate to completely because nobody knows you better than yourself (I'm saying nobody knew Chester better than himself, and he was probably just as human than he really gave off by looks/etc.) Even so, that doesn't mean we can't feel his pain. His pain can't be completely related to on all levels even if he explained what goes on inside of him. I do know I can still feel some of his pain though... and I'll never forget him. Chester has saved me from my demons... Thank you for being here Chester... we all will appreciate you forever. ❤

@nile1790

7y↑5

Probably my favorite song by them. Rest in Peace Chester

@kat8548

2y↑2

I still can't believe this brilliantly talented man committed suicide...may God rest his soul rest in eternal paradise

@andrewprice4678

3y↑9

I was a teenager when this album came out. Don’t know if possible on cd put played the living hell out of this album. Was then and still a fave album of mine. Hell yes linkin park 4eva

@carlosmendoza705

9y↑14

Mi disco favorito de la infancia. ¡Excelente banda!

@leandronascimento9960

8y↑38

1996 o ano que nasci foi formada essa banda gloriosa de sucessos que marcaram minha vida obrigado Linkin Park!

@miguelsilva6675

8y↑3

de nada mano

@BurningMusicZone

16w↑1

These songs are amazing. I feel like I'm looking back at beautiful memories of the past. This music never goes out of style

@Emyrock88

37w↑9

This song is a masterpiece, always loved it

@Spyppoy

19w↑1

So good! High five for fellow -88

@Emyrock88

19w↑1

@@Spyppoy 🙌 (ten 😅)

@Spyppoy

19w

@@Emyrock88 Now that you reminded how good the song was, I had to start listening the whole album and it's 10 p.m local time. Great to pump myself up before going to bed 🤣

@Emyrock88

19w↑1

@@Spyppoy 😁 it's always time to listen to good music 😉

@Spyppoy

19w

@@Emyrock88 Indeed! But thanks for inspiring me to listen the whole album. I hope very rock filled day to you 😃

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@sabourhardchest7298

5y↑8

3 days before he took his life I was going to go to his next tour for the first time then I found out he he did.
Now you see I never met him in person but I felt like I new him through his music.

@hulksmash8660

4y↑10

Takes me back to my high school powerlifting days, this song had the whole gym hyped 💪

@silvan_gomes32

1y↑3

Best song...

@Kojirao

2y↑9

@federojas7900

7y↑7

Rest in peace, man.

@DubZenStep

7y↑22

A piece of my adolescence. Rip Chester.

@sujintanapocheron4290

19w↑1

Still listen 🎧 often of Linkin park and since 2005 when I was very young until now

@fatcat8832

6y↑2

When you can't say it Chester and Mike scream it for you.! Your music is so true. God bless Chester and the remaining band members.

@icecreampimpdeux

3y↑12

The snare sounds like a hammer driving a spike into its target, and with every hit it gets deeper

@joshshrum2764

CHIDORIIIIIIII!.

@LZGamer97

9y↑4

One of the best musics from ht

@avalondeluxe

2y↑1

This song got me through an extremely tough time in a company I worked for years ago...this company was so brutal and so competitive...anxiety was always at an all time high...this song helped me focus and I became number 11 in the world in my company because of the focus of this song (and some others)...but listening back this song had a major impact.....I had to tap into very deep emotions to survive that era.

@willtheking8859

2y↑6

I absolutely love everything bout this song

@consobredosis

7y↑1.1K

@lemonth9674

6y↑8

Allen Jaeger thanks

@xiaoroom

5y↑5

@rye6967

5y↑6

well its cover up your pace

@mattk9438

5y↑3

Forfeit the game / Stop the talk show
Product of what / You're taught to know
Forfeit the game / Cause tomorrow
When it's all done / You reap what you sow

When you were 16 and were so into Linkin Park that you found a demo version called "Vertical Limit"

@thefan1629

5y↑2

@@rye6967 No you idiot.

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@tannerdalton8455

4y↑4

8th grade, 2015-2016, had my brother's Phillips CD player and this CD, would skip to this song countless of times
.....
.....
I still played the whole album a good number of times

@DaisyDonahue

Poor Chester 1,000+ ! 😭😭 I am new to listening closely/entirely to Points of Authority. Rest in peace, bro 💔❤‍🩹

@KurdishPower53

48w↑5

This is my absolute favorite song 🔥💯

@syneticbeats

9y↑25

It's a great song!

@Mdtarek-eb4kv

21w↑1

Beautiful Legend Chester Bennington. 😢❤

@I_luv_kind_p30pl3

17w↑1

As a child, I don't know why I listen to this type of music so much, It's just good.

@WellingtonCostaMoreira

7y↑11

R.I.P Chester...

@Dyleczek

7y↑6

Spoczywaj w spokoju WIELKI ARTYSTO. Twoja muzyka inspirowała i inspirować będzie po wsze czasy. Na zawsze w naszej pamięci Chester!!!!!

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