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)
Wish
Linkin Park Lyrics
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I built it up, now I take it apart, climbed up real high, now fall down real far
No need for me to stay, the last thing left, I just threw it away
I put my faith in God and my trust in you, now there's nothing more fucked up I could do
Wish there was something real, wish there was something true
Wish there was something real in this world full of you
No new tale to tell, twenty-six years, on my way to Hell
Gotta listen to your big time, hard line, bad luck, fist fuck
Don't think you're having all the fun, you know me, I hate everyone
Wish there was something real, wish there was something true
Wish there was something real in this world full of you
I want to but I can't turn back
But I want to
The lyrics to Linkin Park’s song Wish are a raw outpouring of emotion and despair, reflecting on the singer’s deep sense of loss and disillusionment with the world around them. The opening lines, “This is the first day of my last days / I built it up, now I take it apart, climbed up real high, now fall down real far” convey a feeling of overwhelming defeat and a sense that the singer’s life is in shambles. The line “no need for me to stay, the last thing left, I just threw it away” suggests a sense of hopelessness and a feeling that the singer has lost everything that was important to them.
The following lines, “I put my faith in God and my trust in you, now there's nothing more fucked up I could do” suggest a deep sense of betrayal and disillusionment with the things that the singer once believed in. The repetition of the phrase “something real” in the chorus, “Wish there was something real, wish there was something true / Wish there was something real in this world full of you” underscores the singer’s sense of disconnect from the world around them.
The final lines, “I want to but I can’t turn back / But I want to” suggest a sense of longing for a past that is lost or irretrievable. Overall, the lyrics to Wish are a powerful reflection on personal loss and disillusionment, and a call for something – anything – that feels real and true in a world that often feels hollow and meaningless.
Line by Line Meaning
This is the first day of my last days
The beginning of the end, where hopelessness and despair are all that remain.
I built it up, now I take it apart, climbed up real high, now fall down real far
After putting in all the effort and hard work, it all comes crashing down, leaving nothing to show for it.
No need for me to stay, the last thing left, I just threw it away
All hope and passion have drained from everything, and there's nothing left to hold onto.
I put my faith in God and my trust in you, now there's nothing more fucked up I could do
Even after putting faith in something higher and trusting someone else, there's nothing left that can make things better.
Wish there was something real, wish there was something true
Desperation for something genuine in a world filled with deceit and illusion.
Wish there was something real in this world full of you
Wishing for authenticity amidst those who present a false image of themselves.
I'm the one without a soul, I'm the one with this big fucking hole
Feelingless and desolate inside, with an immense gap that can't be filled.
No new tale to tell, twenty-six years, on my way to Hell
Stuck in a life of monotony and disappointment, heading towards despair and damnation.
Gotta listen to your big time, hard line, bad luck, fist fuck
Being subjected to someone else's dictation, where bad luck and hardship are delivered mercilessly.
Don't think you're having all the fun, you know me, I hate everyone
Intent on not allowing anyone else to have it easy, with seething hatred for all around.
I want to but I can't turn back
No matter how much one may want to go back, it's simply not feasible.
But I want to
The desire to change course and break free, however impractical it may be.
Contributed by Luke A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Lyrics In English:
This is the first day of my last days
I built it up, now I take it apart, climbed up real high, now fall down real far
No need for me to stay, the last thing left, I just threw it away
I put my faith in God and my trust in you, now there's nothing more fucked up I could do
Wish there was something real, wish there was something true
Wish there was something real in this world full of you
I'm the one without a soul, I'm the one with this big fucking hole
No new tale to tell, twenty-six years, on my way to Hell
Gotta listen to your big time, hard line, bad luck, fist fuck
Don't think you're having all the fun, you know me, I hate everyone
Wish there was something real, wish there was something true
Wish there was something real in this world full of you
I want to but I can't turn back
But I want to
Letra em PT:
Esse é o primeiro dia dos meus últimos dias
Eu construí e agora destruo, subi realmente bem alto, caí realmente bem longe
Não há necessidade para eu ficar, a última coisa que sobrou eu simplesmente joguei fora
Eu pus minha fé em deus e minha confiança em você, agora não há porra nenhuma mais estúpida que eu possa fazer
Queria que houvesse algo real, queria que houvesse algo verdadeiro
Queria que houvesse algo real nesse mundo cheio de você
Eu sou aquele que não tem alma, sou aquele que esse grande vazio fodido
Nenhuma nova história para contar, vinte e seis anos em meu caminho para o inferno
Tenho de ouvir sua grande hora, linha dura, má sorte, fodido
Não pense que você está tendo toda a diversão, você me conhece, eu odeio todo mundo
Queria que houvesse algo real, queria que houvesse algo verdadeiro
Queria que houvesse algo real nesse mundo cheio de você
Eu quero, mas não posso voltar atrás
Mas eu quero, mas não posso voltar atrás
Eu quero, mas não posso voltar atrás
Mas eu quero, mas não posso voltar atrás
Queria que houvesse algo real, queria que houvesse algo verdadeiro
Queria que houvesse algo real nesse mundo cheio de você
Queria que houvesse algo real, queria que houvesse algo verdadeiro
Queria que houvesse algo real nesse mundo cheio de você
Esse mundo cheio de você
Esse mundo cheio de você
Esse mundo cheio de você
SEF Meteora
This is the first day of my last days
I built it up, now I take it apart
Climbed up real high, now fall down real far
No need for me to stay
The last thing left, I just threw it away
I put my faith in god and my trust in you
Now there's nothing more fucked up I could do
Wish there was something real
Wish there was something true
Wish there was something real
In this world full of you
I'm the one without a soul
I'm the one with this big fucking hole
No new tale to tell
Twenty-six years, on my way to hell
Gotta listen to your big-time, hard-line, bad-luck, fist fuck
Don't think you're having all the fun
You know me, I hate everyone
Wish there was something real
Wish there was something true
Wish there was something real
In this world full of you
I want to but I can't turn back
But I want to, but I can't turn back
I want to but I can't turn back
But I want to, but I can't turn back
Wish there was something real
Wish there was something true
Wish there was something real
In this world full of you
Wish there was something real
Wish there was something true
Wish there was something real
In this world full of you
This world full of you
This world full of you
This world full
Arpan Bhandari
This is the first day of my last days
I built it up now I take it apart climbed up real high now fall down
Real far
No need for me to stay the last thing left I just threw it away
I put my faith in god and my trust in you
Now there's nothing more fucked up I could do
Wish there was something real wish there was something true
Wish there was something real in this world full of you
I'm the one without a soul I'm the one with this big fucking hole
No new tale to tell twenty-six years on my way to hell
Gotta listen to your big time hard line bad luck fist fuck
Don't think you're having all the fun
You know me I hate everyone
Wish there was something real wish there was something true
Wish there was something real in this world full of you
I want to but I can't turn back
But I want to
JasonEx
I'm a HUGE NIN fan, way more than a LP fan, but I have respect for them. You can see how Chester was absolutely feeling the lyrics and the madness of Reznor lyrics. RIP legend.
Grant Walker
They were ALL* feeling it, great performance from the whole band! 👌🏻✌🏻
S 4VAG3
Tbh it’s better than the original song
S 4VAG3
Tbh it’s better than the original song
Andrew Sullivan
@S 4VAG3 nahhh listen to it again rq
Sava Jevtić
Chester's voice suits this song so much, and this is coming from a huge NIN fan.
Draki
Same here!
Wraith Girl
Huge NIN fan...this cover is legit! Trent would be proud...chester rocked it out
Matt D
@Andrew McLaughlin 😂
123a
Huge fan of both nin and LP, both are fucking awesome!