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)
The Catalyst featuring ill Audio
Linkin Park Lyrics
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We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought
It can't be outdone
It can't be outmatched
It can't be outrun
No
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought
It can't be outdone
It can't be outmatched
It can't be outrun
No
And when I close my eyes tonight
To symphonies of blinding light
(God bless us, everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun, oh)
Like memories in cold decay
Transmissions echoing away
Far from the world of you and I
Where oceans bleed into the sky
God save us, everyone
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns?
For the sins of our hand
The sins of our tongue
The sins of our father
The sins of our young
No
God save us, everyone
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns?
For the sins of our hand
The sins of our tongue
The sins of our father
The sins of our young
No
And when I close my eyes tonight
To symphonies of blinding light
(God save us, everyone
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns? Oh)
Like memories in cold decay
Transmissions echoing away
Far from the world of you and I
Where oceans bleed into the sky
Oh, like memories in cold decay
Transmissions echoing away
Far from the world of you and I
Where oceans bleed into the sky
Lift me up
Let me go
Lift me up
Let me go
Lift me up
Let me go
Lift me up
Let me go
Lift me up
Let me go
Lift me up
Let me go
Lift me up
Let me go
Lift me up
Let me go
Lift me up
Let me go
Lift me up (it can't be outfought, it can't be outdone)
Let me go (it can't outmatched, it can't be outrun now)
God bless us, everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought
It can't be outdone
It can't outmatched
It can't be outrun
No
God bless us, everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought
It can't be outdone
It can't outmatched
It can't be outrun
The lyrics of The Catalyst by Linkin Park can be interpreted as a commentary on the state of the world, our society, and humanity as a whole. The song appears to be an outcry for help in a world where people are broken, living under the weight of a loaded gun. The lines "God bless us, everyone" and "God save us, everyone" show the desperation that exists within the hearts of people. The lines "For the sins of our hand, the sins of our tongue, the sins of our father, the sins of our young" indicate the guilt that people feel for the wrongs that have been committed in the past and present, and the fear that these wrongs will continue to be committed by future generations.
The bridge of the song, "Lift me up, let me go" can be seen as a lament, a request to be freed from the burden of this world. The repetition of "It can't be outfought, it can't be outdone, it can't be outmatched, it can't be outrun" reinforces the idea that the issues and problems facing humanity are pervasive and cannot simply be overcome or avoided.
Overall, The Catalyst is a powerful and emotional song that speaks to the struggles and pain that exists in the world.
Line by Line Meaning
God bless us, everyone
We ask for God's blessings upon all of us
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
We are a society that has been shattered and lives in constant danger
And it can't be outfought
The danger we face cannot be fought and defeated easily
It can't be outdone
The danger we face cannot be surpassed or exceeded
It can't be outmatched
The danger we face cannot be defeated by a superior opponent or force
It can't be outrun
The danger we face cannot be escaped by fleeing or running away
And when I close my eyes tonight
When I go to sleep at night
To symphonies of blinding light
I hear music of overwhelming intensity and brightness
(God bless us, everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun, oh)
We still need God's blessings even though we live in constant danger in our broken society
Like memories in cold decay
Thoughts and memories gradually fading and deteriorating like decay
Transmissions echoing away
Messages that are slowly disappearing and fading away
Far from the world of you and I
A place that is distant and disconnected from our current reality
Where oceans bleed into the sky
A surreal and strange place where the boundaries between the ocean and the sky are blurred
God save us, everyone
We ask for God's salvation for all of us
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns?
Will we be punished severely for the sins we have committed?
For the sins of our hand
For the actions we have done with our hands
The sins of our tongue
For the words we have spoken and the lies we have told
The sins of our father
For the mistakes and transgressions of our ancestors
The sins of our young
For the mistakes and transgressions of the younger generation
No
We hope that we will not face such punishment
And when I close my eyes tonight
When I go to sleep at night
To symphonies of blinding light
I hear music of overwhelming intensity and brightness
(God save us, everyone
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns? Oh)
Even though we ask for salvation, we are still afraid that we may face severe punishment
Lift me up
Help me rise above the current situation and struggles
Let me go
Release me from the burden and pain we are experiencing
(it can't be outfought, it can't be outdone)
We reiterate that the danger and struggle we face cannot be easily defeated
(it can't outmatched, it can't be outrun now)
We emphasize that this danger cannot be surpassed or escaped
Lyrics © 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
Per Santiago
on In the End
ppp
Yaiyen Creed
on Crawling
yo me he sentido asi ,excelente tema y letra .se le extraña mucho ,decsubri otra banda que tiene similar la voz de chester, linkin park son y siempre seran los mejores x la eternidad
Yaiyen Creed
on Now I See
este tema me encanta, x siempre linkin park,
Muhammad Syukron
on Castle of Glass
i like this
Elmhier Seyer AtenCio
on Numb
ang ganda tlga nito :)