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)
Sold My Soul To Yo Mama
Linkin Park Lyrics
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You take
Away
Away
Why does this feels / Night Today (day, day, day, day)
Something in here's not right today (day, day, day, day)
Why does this feels / Night Today (day, day, day, day)
Left/Right
Left/Right
Left/Right
Left/Right
Left/Right
Left/Right
Left/Right
You take
You take
Away
Away
Away
Away
Away
This is so fun
This whole project is like fun
Did that sound good?
That's right
The lyrics to Linkin Park's song Sold My Soul To Yo Mama seem to convey a sense of unease and paranoia in the singer's mind. The two phrases "You take" and "Away" are repeated several times, perhaps indicating that something has been taken away from the singer. In the following lines, the singer wonders why everything feels wrong today and all they have left is their paranoia. The repetition of "Left/Right" at the end of each verse adds to the sense of disorientation and confusion.
The line "Paranoia's all I got left" is particularly poignant, as it suggests that the singer's mental state has been severely impacted by whatever has been taken away from them. The final lines of the song, in which the band members comment on how much fun they're having with the project, provide an interesting contrast to the dark lyrics that came before.
Overall, Sold My Soul To Yo Mama is a song that conveys a sense of inner turmoil and mental distress, while also showcasing Linkin Park's signature blend of rock and rap.
Line by Line Meaning
You take
Someone is taking something away
You take
Someone is taking something away
Away
The thing that someone was taking is now gone
Away
The thing that someone was taking is now gone
Why does this feels / Night Today (day, day, day, day)
There is a feeling of uneasiness without reason
Something in here's not right today (day, day, day, day)
There is a sense that something is amiss today
Why does this feels / Night Today (day, day, day, day)
There is a feeling of uneasiness without reason
Paranoia's all I got left (left, left, left, left, left)
The only thing remaining is paranoia
Left/Right
Implying a sense of confusion or uncertainty
Left/Right
Implying a sense of confusion or uncertainty
Left/Right
Implying a sense of confusion or uncertainty
Left/Right
Implying a sense of confusion or uncertainty
Left/Right
Implying a sense of confusion or uncertainty
Left/Right
Implying a sense of confusion or uncertainty
Left/Right
Implying a sense of confusion or uncertainty
You take
Someone is taking something away
You take
Someone is taking something away
Away
The thing that someone was taking is now gone
Away
The thing that someone was taking is now gone
Away
The thing that someone was taking is now gone
Away
The thing that someone was taking is now gone
Away
The thing that someone was taking is now gone
This is so fun
The singer is having fun with the current project
This whole project is like fun
The entire project is enjoyable
Did that sound good?
The singer asks for feedback on how something sounded
That's right
The singer confirms that something was correct
Contributed by Addison H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@tr0y_72
it feels unreal that a song named "Sold My Soul to Yo Mama" is on the official band account
@jai0ng
It's so unreal....
@imetalhead
Let alone Linkin Park. Lol
@user-kw6iw6yx6o
@j o Didn't look out below...
@makesmewannadie647
β@ππππ Ο watch it go right up the Window? Tryna hold on
@musicaltaurus3309
If that sounds unreal to you, wait till you hear the "Sweet hamster like jewels from America !" ; it can truly surprise you.
@bryce4566
This riff sounds like the one off Fort Minor album. love it
@Drummerman02
Red to black
@PenneySounds
Yeah, it's kind of the "Red to Black" riff but in a different time signature. Or rather, the other way around, since this was released first.
@bryce4566
@Music Time Space
Thanks mate i knew it from somewhere