Hybrid Theory
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Papercut
03 : 04
2
One Step Closer
02 : 35
3
With You
03 : 23
4
Points of Authority
03 : 20
5
Crawling
03 : 29
6
Runaway
03 : 03
7
By Myself
03 : 09
8
In the End
03 : 36
9
A Place for My Head
03 : 04
10
Forgotten
03 : 14
11
Cure for the Itch
02 : 37
12
Pushing Me Away
03 : 11
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Track Lyrics
Papercut Lyrics
[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]
Why does it feel like night today?
Something in here's not right today
Why am I so uptight today?
Paranoia's all I got left
I don't know what stressed me first
Or how the pressure was fed but
I know just what it feels like
To have a voice in the back of my head
Like a face that I hold inside
A face that awakes when I close my eyes
A face that watches every time I lie
A face that laughs every time I fall
(And watches everything)
So I know that when it's time to sink or swim
That the face inside is hearing me
Right underneath my skin
[Chorus: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington, Chester Bennington]
It's like I'm paranoid lookin' over my back
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]
I know I've got a face in me
Points out all my mistakes to me
You've got a face on the inside too
Your paranoia's probably worse
I don't know what set me off first
But I know what I can't stand
Everybody acts like the fact of the matter is
I can't add up to what you can but
Everybody has a face that they hold inside
A face that awakes when I close my eyes
A face that watches every time they lie
A face that laughs every time they fall
(And watches everything)
So you know that when it's time to sink or swim
That the face inside is watchin' you too
Right inside your skin
[Chorus: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington, Chester Bennington]
It's like I'm paranoid, lookin' over my back
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath the skin
It's like I'm paranoid, lookin' over my back
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
[Interlude: Mike Shinoda]
The face inside is right beneath your skin
The face inside is right beneath your skin
The face inside is right beneath your skin
[Bridge: Chester Bennington]
The sun goes down
I feel the light betray me
The sun goes down
I feel the light betray me
[Outro: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
It's like I'm paranoid, lookin' over my back (The sun)
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearin' within
It's like the face inside is right beneath the skin (I feel the light betray me)
It's like I'm paranoid, lookin' over my back (The sun)
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within (I feel the light betray me)
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin (The sun)
One Step Closer Lyrics
[Verse 1: Chester Bennington]
I cannot take this anymore
Saying everything I've said before
All these words, they make no sense
I found bliss in ignorance
Less I hear, the less you say
You'll find that out anyway
[Pre-Chorus: Chester Bennington]
Just like before
[Chorus: Chester Bennington, Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
Everything you say to me
Takes me one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
'Cause I'm one step closer to the edge
I'm about to break
[Verse 2: Chester Bennington]
I find the answers aren't so clear
Wish I could find a way to disappear
All these thoughts, they make no sense
I found bliss in ignorance
Nothing seems to go away
Over and over again
[Pre-Chorus: Chester Bennington]
Just like before
[Chorus: Chester Bennington, Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
Everything you say to me
Takes me one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
'Cause I'm one step closer to the edge
I'm about to break
Everything you say to me
Takes me one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
'Cause I'm one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
[Bridge: Chester Bennington]
Shut up when I'm talking to you
Shut up, shut up, shut up
Shut up when I'm talking to you
Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up
I'm about to break
[Chorus: Chester Bennington, Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
Everything you say to me
Takes me one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
'Cause I'm one step closer to the edge
I'm about to break
Everything you say to me
Takes me one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
'Cause I'm one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
With You Lyrics
[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]
I woke up in a dream today, to the cold of the static
And put my cold feet on the floor
Forgot all about yesterday, remembering
I'm pretendin' to be where I'm not anymore
A little taste of hypocrisy, and I'm left in the wake
Of the mistakes, slow to react
Even though you're so close to me, you're still so distant
And I can't bring you back
[Pre-Chorus: Chester Bennington]
It's true, the way I feel
Was promised by your face
The sound of your voice, painted on my memories
Even if you're not with me
[Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
I'm with you (You, now I see, keepin' everything inside)
With you (You, now I see, even when I close my eyes)
[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]
I hit you and you hit me back, we fall to the floor
The rest of the day stands still
Fine line between this and that, when things go wrong
I pretend that the past isn't real
I'm trapped in this memory, and I'm left in the wake
Of the mistakes, slow to react
So even though you're, close to me, you're still so distant
And I can't bring you back
[Pre-Chorus: Chester Bennington]
It's true, the way I feel
Was promised by your face
The sound of your voice, painted on my memories
Even if you're not with me
[Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
I'm with you (You, now I see, keepin' everything inside)
With you (You, now I see, even when I close my eyes)
I'm with you (You, now I see, keepin' everything inside)
With you (You, now I see, even when I close my eyes)
[Bridge: Chester Bennington]
No, no matter how far we've come
I can't wait to see tomorrow
No matter how far we've come, I
I can't wait to see tomorrow
[Outro: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
With you (You, now I see, keepin' everything inside)
With you (You, now I see, even when I close my eyes)
With you (You, now I see, keepin' everything inside)
With you (You, now I see, even when I close my eyes)
Points of Authority Lyrics
[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 wanna share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)
[Verse 2: Chester Bennington]
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
[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 wanna share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)
[Bridge: Mike Shinoda]
Yeah, 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 wanna share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)
[Outro: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
You love 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 wanna share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)
Crawling Lyrics
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
Crawling in my skin
These wounds they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real
[Verse 1: Chester Bennington]
There's something inside me, that pulls beneath the surface
Consuming, confusing
This lack of self-control I fear
Is never-ending, controlling
[Pre-Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
I can't seem to find myself again
My walls are closing in
Without a sense of confidence
I'm convinced that there's, just too much pressure to take
I've felt this way before, so insecure
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
Crawling in my skin
These wounds they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real
[Verse 2: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
Discomfort, endlessly has pulled itself upon me
Distracting (Distracting), reacting
Against my will I stand beside my own reflection (My own reflection)
It's haunting (It's haunting) how I can't seem
[Pre-Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
To find myself again, my walls are closing in
Without a sense of confidence
I'm convinced that there's just too much pressure to take
I've felt this way before, so insecure
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
Crawling in my skin
These wounds, they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real
Crawling in my skin
These wounds, they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing, confusing what is real
[Outro: Chester Bennington]
There's something inside me, that pulls beneath the surface
Consuming
(Confusing what is real)
This lack of self-control I fear, is never-ending
Controlling
(Confusing what is real)
Runaway Lyrics
[Verse 1: Chester Bennington]
Graffiti decorations, under a sky of dust
A constant wave of tension, on top of broken trust
The lessons that you taught me, I learned were never true
[Pre-Chorus: Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda]
Now I find myself in question
They point the finger at me again
Guilty by association
You point the finger at me again
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
I wanna run away, never say goodbye
I wanna know the truth, instead of wondering why
I wanna know the answers, no more lies
I wanna shut the door, and open up my mind
[Verse 2: Chester Bennington]
Paper bags and angry voices, under a sky of dust
Another wave of tension, has more than filled me up
All my talk of taking action, these words were never true
[Pre-Chorus: Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda]
Now I find myself in question
They point the finger at me again
Guilty by association
You point the finger at me again
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
I wanna run away, never say goodbye
I wanna know the truth, instead of wondering why
I wanna know the answers, no more lies
I wanna shut the door, and open up my mind
[Bridge: Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda]
I'm gonna run away, and never say goodbye
Gonna run away, gonna run away
Gonna run away, gonna run away
I'm gonna run away, and never wonder why
Gonna run away, gonna run away
Gonna run away, gonna run away
I'm gonna run away, and open up my mind
Gonna run away, gonna run away
Mind (Gonna run away, gonna run away)
Mind (Gonna run away, gonna run away)
Mind (Gonna run away, gonna run away)
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
I wanna run away, never say goodbye
I wanna know the truth, instead of wondering why
I wanna know the answers, no more lies
I wanna shut the door, and open up my mind
[Outro: Chester Bennington, Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
I wanna run away and open up my mind
I wanna run away and open up my mind
I wanna run away and open up my mind
I wanna run away and open up my mind
By Myself Lyrics
[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]
What do I do to ignore them behind me?
Do I follow my instincts blindly?
Do I hide my pride from these bad dreams?
And give in to sad thoughts that are maddening?
Do I sit here and try to stand it?
Or do I try to catch them red-handed?
Do I trust some and get fooled by phoniness?
Or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness?
Because I can't hold on when I'm stretched so thin
I make the right moves but I'm lost within
I put on my daily facade but then
I just end up gettin' hurt again
[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington]
By myself (Myself)
I ask why, but in my mind I find
I can't rely on myself (Myself)
I ask why, but in my mind I find
I can't rely on myself
[Chorus: Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda]
I can't hold on, to what I want when I'm stretched so thin
It's all too much to take in
I can't hold on, to anything watchin' everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in
[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]
If I turn my back, I'm defenseless
And to go blindly seems senseless
If I hide my pride and let it all go on then they'll
Take from me till everything is gone
If I let them go I'll be outdone
But if I try to catch 'em I'll be outrun
If I'm killed by the questions like a cancer
Then I'll be buried in the silence of the answer
[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington]
By myself (Myself)
I ask why, but in my mind I find
I can't rely on myself (Myself)
I ask why, but in my mind I find
I can't rely on myself
[Chorus: Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda]
I can't hold on, to what I want when I'm stretched so thin
It's all too much to take in
I can't hold on, to anything watchin' everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in
[Interlude: Mike Shinoda]
How do you think I've lost so much?
I'm so afraid I'm out of touch
How do you expect, I will know what to do
When all I know is what you tell me to?
[Bridge: Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington]
Don't you (Know)
I can't tell you how to make it (Go)
No matter what I do, how hard I (Try)
I can't seem to convince myself (Why)
I'm stuck on the outside
Don't you (Know)
I can't tell you how to make it (Go)
No matter what I do, how hard I (Try)
I can't seem to convince myself (Why)
I'm stuck on the outside
[Outro: Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda]
I can't hold on, to what I want when I'm stretched so thin
It's all too much to take in
I can't hold on, to anything watchin' everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in
I can't hold on, to what I want when I'm stretched so thin
It's all too much to take in
I can't hold on, to anything watchin' everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking
In the End Lyrics
[Intro: Chester Bennington]
It starts with one
[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda, Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
One thing, I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme
To explain in due time, all I know
Time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day
The clock ticks life away, it's so unreal
Didn't look out below
Watch the time go right out the window
Tryin' to hold on, d-didn't even know
I wasted it all just to watch you go
[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda]
I kept everything inside
And even though I tried, it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be
A memory of a time when I tried so hard
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end, it doesn't even matter
I had to fall to lose it all
But in the end, it doesn't even matter
[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda, Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
One thing, I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme
To remind myself how I tried so hard
In spite of the way you were mockin' me
Actin' like I was part of your property
Remembering all the times you fought with me
I'm surprised it got so far
Things aren't the way they were before
You wouldn't even recognize me anymore
Not that you knew me back then
But it all comes back to me in the end
[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda]
You kept everything inside
And even though I tried, it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be
A memory of a time when I tried so hard
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end, it doesn't even matter
I had to fall to lose it all
But in the end, it doesn't even matter
[Bridge: Chester Bennington]
I've put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
For all this, there's only one thing you should know
I've put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
For all this, there's only one thing you should know
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end, it doesn't even matter
I had to fall to lose it all
But in the end, it doesn't even matter
A Place for My Head Lyrics
[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]
I watch how the moon sits in the sky in the dark night
Shining with the light from the sun
The sun doesn't give light to the moon assuming
The moon's gonna owe it one
It makes me think of how you act to me
You do favors then rapidly
You just turn around and start askin' me
About things that you want back from me
[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda]
I'm sick of the tension, sick of the hunger
Sick of you actin' like I owe you this
Find another place, to feed your greed
While I find a place to rest
[Chorus: Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda]
I wanna be in another place
I hate when you say you don't understand
(You'll see it's not meant to be)
I wanna be in the energy, not with the enemy
A place for my head
[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]
Maybe someday I'll be just like you and
Step on people like you do and
Run away all the people I thought I knew
I remember back then who you were
You used to be calm, used to be strong
Used to be generous but you shoulda known
That you'd wear out your welcome
And now you see, how quiet it is all alone
[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda]
I'm so sick of the tension, sick of the hunger
Sick of you actin' like I owe you this
Find another place, to feed your greed
While I find a place to rest
I'm so sick of the tension, sick of the hunger
Sick of you actin' like I owe you this
Find another place, to feed your greed
While I find a place to rest
[Chorus: Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda]
I wanna be in another place
I hate when you say you don't understand
(You'll see it's not meant to be)
I wanna be in the energy, not with the enemy
A place for my head
[Bridge: Chester Bennington]
You try to take the best of me, go away
You try to take the best of me, go away
You try to take the best of me, go away
You try to take the best of me, go away
You try to take the best of me, go away
You try to take the best of me, go away
You try to take the best of me, go away
You try to take the best of me, go away
[Chorus: Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda]
I wanna be in another place
I hate when you say you don't understand
(You'll see it's not meant to be)
I wanna be in the energy, not with the enemy
A place for my head
[Outro: Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda]
Take, a—, —way
I am so sick of the tension, sick of the hunger (Stay)
Sick of you actin' like I owe you this
Find another place to feed your greed (A—)
While I find a place to rest
I'm so sick of the tension, sick of the hunger (—Way)
Sick of you actin' like I owe you this
Find another place to feed your greed (Stay away from me)
While I find a place to rest
Forgotten Lyrics
[Intro: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core I've forgotten (In the middle of my thoughts)
Taken far from my safety (The picture's there)
The memory won't escape me (But why should I care?)
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core I've forgotten (In the middle of my thoughts)
Taken far from my safety (The picture's there)
The memory won't escape me (But why should I care?)
[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]
There's a place so dark you can't see the end
Skies cock back and shock that which can't defend
The rain then sends dripping acidic questions
Forcefully, the power of suggestion
Then with the eyes shut, lookin' through the rust and rot
And dust, a small spot of light floods the floor
And pours over the rusted world of pretend
And the eyes ease open and it's dark again
[Pre-Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core I've forgotten (In the middle of my thoughts)
Taken far from my safety (The picture's there)
The memory won't escape me (But why should I care?)
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
In the memory you'll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up
[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]
Movin' all around, screamin' of the ups and downs
Pollution manifested in perpetual sound
The wheels go round and the sunset creeps
Behind street lamps, chain-link and concrete
A little piece of paper with a picture drawn
Floats on down the street till the wind is gone
And the memory now is like the picture was then
When the paper's crumpled up it can't be perfect again
[Pre-Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core I've forgotten (In the middle of my thoughts)
Taken far from my safety (The picture's there)
The memory won't escape me (But why should I care?)
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core I've forgotten (In the middle of my thoughts)
Taken far from my safety (The picture's there)
The memory won't escape me (But why should I care?)
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
In the memory you'll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up
[Bridge: Mike Shinoda, Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington, Chester Bennington]
Now you got me caught in the act, you bring the thought back
Tellin' you that I see it right through you
Now you got me caught in the act, you bring the thought back
Tellin' you that I see it right through you
Now you got me caught in the act, you bring the thought back
Tellin' you that I see it right through you
(Ooh) Now you got me caught in the act, you bring the thought back
Tellin' you that I see it right through you
(Ooh-ooh) Now you got me caught in the act, you bring the thought back
Tellin' you that I see it right through you
(Ooh) Now you got me caught in the act, you bring the thought back
Tellin' you that I see it right through you
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Now you got me caught in the act, you bring the thought back
Tellin' you that I see it right through you
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
In the memory you'll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up
In the memory you will find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up
Cure for the Itch Lyrics
[Intro: Mike Shinoda, Mr. Hahn]
Folks, we have a very special guest for you tonight
I'd like to introduce
Mr. Hahn
[Instrumental]
Let's hear it for the great (Mr. Hahn)
[Instrumental]
And now for a lesson in rhythm management
Let's begin
[Instrumental]
Alright now, wasn't that fun?
Let's try something else
[Instrumental]
Pushing Me Away Lyrics
[Verse 1: Chester Bennington]
I've lied to you
The same way that I always do
This is the last smile
That I'll fake for the sake of being with you
[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington]
Everything falls apart
Even the people who never frown
Eventually break down
The sacrifice of hiding in a lie
Everything has to end
You'll soon find we're out of time
Left to watch it all unwind
The sacrifice is never knowing
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
Why I never walked away, why I played myself this way
Now I see, your testing me pushes me away
Why I never walked away, why I played myself this way
Now I see, your testing me pushes me away
[Verse 2: Chester Bennington]
I've tried like you
To do everything you wanted to
This is the last time
I'll take the blame for the sake of being with you
[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington]
Everything falls apart
Even the people who never frown
Eventually break down
The sacrifice of hiding in a lie
Everything has to end
You'll soon find we're out of time
Left to watch it all unwind
The sacrifice is never knowing
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
Why I never walked away, why I played myself this way
Now I see, your testing me pushes me away
Why I never walked away, why I played myself this way
Now I see, your testing me pushes me away
[Bridge: Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington]
We're all out of time
This is how we find how it all unwinds
The sacrifice of hiding in a lie
We're all out of time
This is how we find how it all unwinds
The sacrifice is never knowing
[Outro: Chester Bennington]
Why I never walked away, why I played myself this way
Now I see, your testing me pushes me away
Why I never walked away, why I played myself this way
Now I see, your testing me pushes me away
Pushes me away