Pushing me away
►Linkin Park Lyrics
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The same way that I always do
This is the last smile
That I'll fake for the sake of being with you
Everything falls apart
Even the people who never frown eventually break down
The sacrifice of hiding in a lie
You'll soon find we're out of time left to watch it all unwind)
The sacrifice is never knowing
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
I've tried like you
To do everything you wanted too
This is the last time
I'll take the blame for the sake of being with you
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
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
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
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
"Pushing Me Away" is a melancholic rock ballad by American rock band Linkin Park. It featured on their debut album, "Hybrid Theory," which was released in 2000. The song laments a failing relationship where one person is putting in all the effort while the other is constantly pushing them away. The lyrics paint a picture of a relationship where both parties are hurting, but one person refuses to confront their issues, resulting in the relationship's end.
In the first verse, the singer mentions that they have been lying to their partner and faking a smile to keep the relationship going. They acknowledge that everything falls apart, even the happiest and most stable relationships. The singer understands that choosing to hide in a lie is a sacrifice that will result in the relationship's eventual end. The chorus reflects the singer's struggle to understand why they have played themselves this way and why they haven't walked away.
In the second verse, the singer reveals that they have tried to do everything their partner wanted. They have taken the blame each time the relationship has faltered, but they have decided that this will be the last time. The chorus repeats the singer's confusion and frustration over why they haven't walked away and why their partner's testing pushes them away.
Ultimately, the song reflects the angst and pain of a failing relationship, where one person is not willing to confront their issues. The sacrifice of hiding behind a lie and failing to deal with problems head-on would ultimately lead to the unraveling of the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
I've lied to you
I have not been truthful to you
The same way that I always do
I have habitually deceived you
This is the last smile
I won't pretend to be happy anymore
That I'll fake for the sake of being with you
I won't pretend to be content in this relationship anymore
Everything falls apart
All things eventually crumble
Even the people who never frown eventually break down
Everybody has their breaking point
The sacrifice of hiding in a lie
Keeping up a façade comes at a cost
Everything has to end
All good things must come to a close
You'll soon find we're out of time left to watch it all unwind
Time is running out for us to appreciate what we had
The sacrifice is never knowing
The cost of deception is not being able to know the truth
Why I never walked away
I am unsure why I stayed in this relationship
Why I played myself this way
I am confused why I put up with this
Now I see your testing me pushes me away
I realize that your constant testing of me is causing me to withdraw
We're all out of time, this is how we find how it all unwinds
The end is near and we are experiencing the consequences
Pushes me away
Causes me to distance myself
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BRAD DELSON, CHESTER CHARLES BENNINGTON, JOSEPH HAHN, MIKE SHINODA, ROBERT G. BOURDON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@sosukeaizen6889
Everyone who is still struggling to come to grips with Chester's death, I suggest you listen to Leave Out All The Rest, because it's the perfect last goodbye message from him. The guy had been struggling with depression for YEARS. He KNEW this was how he was going to go out.
"I dreamed I was missing
You were so scared
But no one would listen
Cause no one else cared
After my dreaming
I woke with this fear
What am I leaving
When I'm done here?"
He had been dreaming about suicidal thoughts and contemplated the repercussions of his actions, about what he would have been leaving behind had he decided to go through with this. He tried to convey these feelings to others and we hadn't noticed, we didn't care. The other verses and bridges talk about how he's not as strong as you think he is on the surface, that inside he's broken beyond repair and is just bottling it up until eventually, nobody can save him from taking his own life. But it's the CHORUS that should be the focus:
"When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
And don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory
Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest"
Suicide is a morally selfish act. When you're depressed as Chester was, you're so fixated on your own pain that you don't consider what putting it end to it means to the people around you who love you. You're passing on that same pain to your family, friends, fans to find relief. He even addressed that in the first verse when he questioned what he would be leaving if he decided to end is pain, what legacy or feelings or pain is he transferring. Some may see the selfish act and resent Chester out of grief for leaving his loved ones and putting them through so much, even hating him.
So when Chester is ready to finally end it all, he asks one last thing to his family, friends and people that have been affected by his music: forget about the selfish act that he's taken, to please not hate him, to keep his memory alive and to focus on the good things he did, things that he will be missed for. For all the people who have been through similar struggles, the people he helped through his music, when you feel like you've lost it all, when you feel like your childhood has died, when you feel this intense sorrow, or even when you feel like Chester did during his final moments, he asks you not to make the same mistakes he did, leave out all the bad things they've heard and to remember that Chester will never die so long as he exists in your memory so you don't have to feel so sad.
Sitting here feeling sorry for myself now that one more light in the night sky has petered out isn't going to bring Chester back nor is it honoring his memory. You honor his memory by remembering his best moments, by supporting Linkin Park, by listening to his songs, by making covers, by living not as Chester did, but as you. It doesn't mean that you're not allowed to be sad that he died, everyone is, but the point is don't let it consume you.
Thank you Chester.
@BoomHS1G
After today, Linkin Park won't be the same again.
My friend next door kept asking why I was staring at my screen blankly. When I told him what happened, I was told how it's just a band. Then I said how it's not just that.
How it is so much more. How I grew up on his music. How I did the countless assignments with his voice blaring through the earphones. How I planned to watch Linkin Park live, just once. And how I won't be able to do so, now.
Their music changed and took different shapes and forms, but I loved what they did. I loved the nostalgia associated with their music. I grew up listening to their music. Listening to Chester's voice.
From One Step Closer, his first official single for Linkin Park to the last track of One More Light, Sharp Edges.
We won't hear Chester's crooning again. Ever. Let that sink in. The guy who sang so many songs which hold a permanent spot in the playlist is gone. From Numb to Breaking The Habit to all the Transformer's tracks.
Watching Linkin Park live, watching Chester live, was one of the things I had on my bucket-list, and it makes me sad in the stomach that I won't be able to do it. Ever. I feel robbed of one of the once-in-a-lifetime things. As if someone snatched something from me.
I always waited for the credits to roll just to hear that one song by him. No Transformer movie will have his voice. Ever again.
Chester, we will miss you. I will miss you. I hope it's peaceful there, wherever that is.
Love,
One of the millions of Linkin Park fans whose love wasn't enough to make you stay.
@user-cj4jo5kk2f
Lyrics
I remember black skies
The lightning all around me
I remember each flash
As time began to blur
Like a startling sign
That fate had finally found me
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide
There was nothing inside
The memories left abandoned
There was nowhere to hide
The ashes fell like snow
And the ground caved in
Between where we were standing
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Across this new divide
In every loss in every lie
In every truth that you deny
And each regret and each goodbye
Was a mistake too great to hide
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide
Across this new divide
Across this new divide
@theRKB
I remember black skies
The lightning all around me
I remember each flash
As time began to blur
Like a startling sign
That fate had finally found me
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide
There was nothing inside
The memories left abandoned
There was nowhere to hide
The ashes fell like snow
And the ground caved in
Between where we were standing
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Across this new divide
In every loss in every lie
In every truth that you deny
And each regret and each goodbye
Was a mistake too great to hide
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide
Across this new divide
Across this new divide
PS: I wish you a good time ahead 🤗
@Kusanagi0808
I remember black skies
The lightning all around me
I remember each flash
As time began to blur
Like a startling sign
That fate had finally found me
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve....
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
¡¡Across this new divide!!
There was nothing inside
The memories left abandoned
There was nowhere to hide
The ashes fell like snow
And the ground caved in
Between where we were standing
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve....
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
¡¡Across this new divide!!
In every loss in every lie
In every truth that you deny
And each regret and each goodbye
Was a mistake too great to hide
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
¡¡Across this new divide!! x3
Best Song.. 👍
@channelthename
我記得黑色的天空
I remembered black skies
閃電圍繞著我
The lightning all around me
我記得每一個閃光
I remembered each flash
當時間開始變得模糊
As time began to blur
就像一個令人震驚的跡象
Like a startling sign
命運終於找到了我
That fate had finally found me
我聽到的只有你的聲音
And your voice was all I heard
我得到了我應得的
That I get what I deserve
所以給我理由
So give me reason
為了證明我錯了
To prove me wrong
把這段記憶洗乾淨
To wash this memory clean
讓洪水橫渡
Let the floods cross
你眼中的距離
The distance in your eyes
給我一個原因
Give me reason
為了填補這個坑
To fill this hole
連結這個空間
Connect this space between
讓它足以觸及謊言的真相
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
跨越這新的鴻溝
Across this new divide
眼前什麼也沒有
There was nothing in sight
但記憶卻被遺棄
But memories left abandoned
無處可藏
There was nowhere to hide
灰燼如雪般落下
The ashes fell like snow
地面塌陷了
And the ground caved in
在我們站立的地方之間
Between where we were standing
我聽到的只有你的聲音
And your voice was all I heard
我得到了我應得的
That I get what I deserve
所以給我理由
So give me reason
為了證明我錯了
To prove me wrong
把這段記憶洗乾淨
To wash this memory clean
讓洪水橫渡
Let the floods cross
你眼中的距離
The distance in your eyes
跨越這新的鴻溝
Across this new divide
在每一次損失中，在每一個謊言中
In every loss, in every lie
在你否認的每一個真理中
In every truth that you'd deny
每一次遺憾，每一次告別
And each regret, and each goodbye
錯誤太大而無法隱藏
Was a mistake too great to hide
我聽到的只有你的聲音
And your voice was all I heard
我得到了我應得的
That I get what I deserve
所以給我理由
So give me reason
為了證明我錯了
To prove me wrong
把這段記憶洗乾淨
To wash this memory clean
讓洪水橫渡
Let the floods cross
你眼中的距離
The distance in your eyes
給我一個原因
Give me reason
為了填補這個坑
To fill this hole
連結這個空間
Connect this space between
讓它足以觸及謊言的真相
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
跨越這新的鴻溝
Across this new divide
跨越這新的鴻溝
Across this new divide
跨越這新的鴻溝
Across this new divide
@fernandojesus4151
Numb = 1.4 B views ✅
In The End = 1 B views ✅
Castle Of Glass = 441 M views SOON
What I've Done = 465 M views SOON
New Divide = 435 M views SOON
@raffaeltadeoretsan-xips3875
Damn edited! I like your spirit.
@dwightschrute8927
Maaaaaaan
@user-ru7ky2ec7v
Too bad Chester won’t see it(
@josemanuel-og6ro
Numb
@adammauer4992
One would think crawling would have more than 235 million views still one of their best songs ever
@Abe-do4wg
My name is Optimus Prime and I am sending this message to Chester Bennington. Wherever you are now, we will never forget you ... the legends never die
@benceszilagyi1290
Legend 👑
@orishevach
❤
@darrylhughes2176
Damm dude, you brought a tear to my eye….