The Messenger

The Messenger
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When you feel you're alone
Cut off from this cruel world
Your instincts telling you to run

Listen to your heart
Those angel voices
They'll see you to you
They'll be your guide
Back home where life leaves us blind
Love keeps us kind
It keeps us kind

When you suffered it all
And your spirit is breaking
You're growing desperate from the fight
Remember your love
And you always will be
This melody will always bring
You right back home

When life leaves us blind
Love, keeps us kind
When life leaves us blind
Love keeps us kind

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Overall Meaning

The song "The Messenger" by Linkin Park talks about the struggle of feeling alone and disconnected from the world. The lyrics convey the message of hope and the importance of listening to our hearts to find our way back home, where love keeps us kind. The song speaks to the power of music as a healing force that can provide comfort and solace during difficult times.


The song opens with the lines, "When you feel you're alone, Cut off from this cruel world, Your instincts telling you to run." These lines describe the feeling of being lost and isolated, with the world seeming like a cruel place. The next lines urge the listener to listen to their heart and the angel voices that will guide them back home. The chorus repeats the lines, "When life leaves us blind, Love keeps us kind," emphasizing that even when everything seems dark and hopeless, love is always there to guide us.


The second verse acknowledges the struggles that come with life and how it can break even the strongest of spirits. The lyrics remind the listener to remember their love and that they will always have music to turn to in times of need. The chorus is repeated, driving home the message that love is the ultimate force that keeps us going.


Overall, "The Messenger" is a powerful, emotive song that speaks to the struggles we all face in life and the importance of finding solace and comfort in music and the love that surrounds us.


Line by Line Meaning

When you feel you're alone
During those times where you feel isolated


Cut off from this cruel world
Isolated from the cruel reality


Your instincts telling you to run
Your instincts beg you to run away


Listen to your heart
Your heart knows what's best for you


Those angel voices
The voice of angels providing guidance


They'll see you to you
Those voices will lead you to the right path


They'll be your guide
Guiding you through the tough times


Back home where life leaves us blind
Home provides a safe haven away from the blind chaos of life


Love keeps us kind
Love allows us to be kind to others


When you suffered it all
When you've gone through the worst of the worst


And your spirit is breaking
Your spirit is at its breaking point


You're growing desperate from the fight
You're becoming desperate in your struggles


Remember your love
Recall the love that's always been there for you


And you always will be
Love will always be present and available for you


This melody will always bring
This song will always serve as a reminder


You right back home
To guide you back home


Oh oh
An extended vocalization


Oh oh
An extended vocalization


Oh oh
An extended vocalization




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BRAD DELSON, CHESTER CHARLES BENNINGTON, DAVE FARRELL, JOSEPH HAHN, MIKE SHINODA, ROBERT G. BOURDON

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LYRICS:
[Chester Bennington]
Don't you hold your breath 'cause I'm not coming down
The battlefields have left me only scars
And floating in the dark, I'm swimming in the sound
Of voices that should never been apart

[Charlie Chaplin]
To those who can hear me, I say - do not despair
The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed - the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress
The hate of men will pass, and dictators die,
and the power they took from the people will return to the people
And so long as men die, liberty will never perish
Soldiers! Don't give yourselves to brutes
Men who despise you - enslave you
Who regiment your lives - tell you what to do, what to think and what to feel!
Who drill you - diet you - treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder
Don't give yourselves to these unnatural men - machine men with machine minds and machine hearts!
You are not machines!
You are not cattle!
You are men!

[Mike Shinoda]
I'd never been a coward, I'd never seen blood
You'd sold me an ocean, and I was lost in the flood
We were counting on a leader, we were driven by need
But couldn't take temptation, and we were blinded by greed
You were steady as a sniper, we were waiting on a wire
So we never saw it coming when you ran from the fire
You can try intimidation and you can try to ignore
But when the time comes calling, yeah, you are gonna get yours

[Eminem]
Ayo, turn the beat up a little bit. Ayo!
Shut up and listen
(I'm a soldier)
These shoulders hold up so much
They won't budge, I'll never fall or fold up
(I'm a soldier)
Even if my collarbones crush or crumble
I will never slip or stumble
(I'm a soldier)
These shoulders hold up so much
They won't budge, I'll never fall or fold up
(I'm a soldier)
Even if my collarbones crush or crumble
I will never stumble

I spit it slow so these kids know that I'm talkin' to 'em
Give it back to these damn critics and sock it to 'em
I'm like a thug with a little bit of Pac influence
I spew it, and look how I got you bitches rockin' to it
You motherfuckers could never do it like I could do it
Don't even try it, you'll look stupid, do not pursue it
Don't ever in your life try to knock the truest
I spit the illest shit ever been dropped in two-inch
So ticky-tock, listen as the sound ticks on the clock
Listen to the sound of Kim as she licks on a cock
Listen to the sound of me spillin' my heart through this pen
Motherfuckers know that I'll never be Marshall again
Full of controversy until I retire my jersey
'Til the fire inside dies and expires at thirty
And Lord, have mercy on any more of these rappers that verse me
And put a curse on authorities, in the face of adversity, I'm a—

[Mike Shinoda & Eminem]
(I'm a soldier)
You now I see
Keeping everything inside
(I'm a soldier)
You now I see
Even when I close my eyes
(I'm a soldier)
You now I see
Keeping everything inside
(I'm a soldier)
You now I see
Even when I close my eyes

[Chester Bennington]
Another day, your truth will come
You're gonna pay for what you've
Pay for what you've done
You'll get what's yours and face your crime
You'll tell them, "Give me back what's mine"
"Give me back what's mine!"

("What's mine!"
"Give me, give me back what's mine!"
"What's mine!"
"What's mine!"
"Give me back what's mine!")

[Mike Shinoda]
Today, we stood on the wall
We laughed at the sun, we laughed at the guns
We laughed at it all
And when they, they told us to go
We paid them no mind like every other time
But little did we know

[Eminem]
Yeah, straighten up little soldier! You got me?

[Mike Shinoda]
Turn my mic up louder, I got to say something
Lightweights steppin' aside when we come in
Feel it in your chest, the syllables get pumping
People on the street then panic and start running
Words on loose leaf sheet, complete coming
I jump in my mind, I summon the rhyme I'm dumping
Healing the blind, I promise to let the sun in
Sick of the dark ways we march to the drumming
Jump when they tell us that they wanna see jumping
Fuck that, I wanna see some fists pumping
Risk something, take back what's yours
Say something that you know they might attack you for
'Cause I'm sick of being treated like I had before
Like it's stupid standing for what I'm standing for
Like this war's really just a different brand of war
Like it doesn't cater to rich and abandon poor
Like they understand you, in the back of their jet
When you can't put gas in your tank
These fuckers are laughing their way to the bank, and cashing their check
Asking you to have compassion and have some respect
For a leader so nervous in an obvious way
Stuttering and mumbling for nightly news to replay
And the rest of the world watching at the end of the day
In the living room, laughing like, "What did he say?"

[Eminem]
(I'm a soldier)



Christina Marie Ricks

I saw the light fade from the sky
On the wind I heard a sigh
As the snowflakes cover my fallen brothers
I will say this last goodbye

Night is now falling
So ends this day
The road is now calling
And I must away

Over hill and under tree
Through lands where never light has shone
By silver streams that run down to the Sea

Under cloud, beneath the stars
Over snow one winter’s morn
I turn at last to paths that lead home
And though where the road then takes me
I cannot tell
We came all this way
But now comes the day
To bid you farewell

Many places I have been
Many sorrows I have seen
But I don’t regret
Nor will I forget
All who took the road with me

Night is now falling
So ends this day
The road is now calling
And I must away

Over hill and under tree
Through lands where never light has shone
By silver streams that run down to the Sea

To these memories I will hold
With your blessing I will go
To turn at last to paths that lead home
And though where the road then takes me
I cannot tell
We came all this way
But now comes the day
To bid you farewell

I bid you all a very fond farewell.



Жуза

Don't you hold your breath
Cause I'm not coming down
The battlefields have left me only scars
And floating in the dark
I'm swimming in the sound
Of voices that should never been apart

To those who can hear me, I say, do not despair!
The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed, the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress.
The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people.
And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.
Soldiers!
Don’t give yourselves to brutes
- men who despise you
- enslave you
- who regiment your lives
- tell you what to do
- what to think and what to feel!
Who drill you
- diet you
- treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder.
Don’t give yourselves to these unnatural men - machine men with machine minds and machine hearts!
You are not machines!
You are not cattle!
You are men!

I had never been a coward
I had never seen blood
You had sold me an ocean
And I was lost in the flood
We were counting on a leader
We were driven by need
But couldn't take temptation
And we were blinded by greed
You were steady as a sniper
We were waiting on a wire
So we never saw it coming
When you ran from the fire
You can try intimidation
And you can try to ignore
But when the time comes calling, yeah
You are gonna get yours

I'm a soldier,
These shoulders hold up so much,
They won't budge,
I'll never fall or
Fold up
I'm a soldier,
Even if my collar
Bones crush or crumble,
I will never slip or stumble

I spit it slow
So these kids know that
I'm talkin' to 'em,
Give it back to
These damn critics and sock it to 'em
I'm like a thug,
With a little bit of Pac influence,
I spew it, and look
How I got you bitches
Rockin' to it
You motherfuckas could never
Do it like I could do it,
Don't even try it,
you'll look stupid,
Do not pursue it
Don't ever in your life,
Try to knock the truest,
I spit the illest shit,
Ever been
Dropped to two inch
So ticky-tock
Listen as the sound
Ticks on the clock,
Listen to the sound of Kim
As she licks on a cock
Listen to the sound of me
Spillin' my heart
Through this pen,
Motherfuckers know that
I'll never be
Marshall again
Full of controversy
Until I retire my jersey,
Till the fire inside dies
And expires at thirty
And Lord have mercy
On any more of these rappers
That verse me,
And put a curse on authorities
In the face of adversity
I'm a soldier...

You, now I see
Keeping everything inside
(I'm a soldier...)
You, now I see
Even when I close my eyes
(I'm a soldier...)
You, now I see
Keeping everything inside
(I'm a soldier...)
You, now I see
Even when I close my eyes

Another day your truth will come
You're gonna pay for what you've done
You'll get what's yours
And face your crime
You'll tell them give me back what's mine
Give me back what's mine

We stood on the wall
We laughed at the sun
We laughed at the guns
We laughed at it all
And when they
They told us to go
We paid them no mind
Like every other time
But little did we know

Turn my mic up louder, I got to say something
Lightweights steppin' aside when we come in
Feel it in your chest, the syllables get pumping
People on the street then panic and start running
Words on loose leaf sheet, complete coming
I jump in my mind, I summon the rhyme I'm dumping
Healing the blind, I promise to let the sun in
Sick of the dark ways we march to the drumming
Jump when they tell us that they wanna see jumping
Fuck that, I wanna see some fists pumping
List something, take back what's yours
Say something that you know they might attack you for
'Cause I'm sick of being treated like I had before
Like it's stupid standing for what I'm standing for
Like this war's really just a different brand of war
Like it doesn't cater to rich and abandon poor
Like they understand you, in the back of their jet
When you can't put gas in your tank, these fuckers
Are laughing their way to the bank, and cashing their check
Asking you to have the passion and have some respect
For a leader so nervous in an obvious way
Stuttering and mumbling for nightly news to replay
And the rest of the world watching at the end of the day
In the living room, laughing like, 'What did he say?'
(I'm a soldier...)



Teresa Durães

It taked some time, I don't know if you know the lyrics
Don't you hold your breath
Cause I'm not coming down
The battlefields have left me only scars
I'm floating in the dark
I'm swimming in the sound
Of voices that should never been apart

To those who can hear me, I say - do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed - the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish…
Soldiers! don’t give yourselves to brutes - men who despise you - enslave you - who regiment your lives - tell you what to do - what to think and what to feel! Who drill you - diet you - treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder. Don’t give yourselves to these unnatural men - machine men with machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men!

I had never been a coward
I had never seen blood
You had sold me an ocean
And I was lost in the flood
We were counting on a leader
We were driven by need
But couldn't take temptation
And we were blinded by greed
You were steady as a sniper
We were waiting on a wire
So we never saw it coming
When you ran from the fire
You can try intimidation
And you can try to ignore
But when the time comes calling
Yeah, you are gonna get yours
(…)
I'm a soldier
These shoulders hold up so much
They won't budge, I'll never fall or fold up
I'm a soldier
Even if my collar bones crush or crumble
I will never slip or stumble
I'm a soldier
These shoulders hold up so much
They won't budge, I'll never fall or fold up
I'm a soldier
Even if my collar bones crush or crumble
I will never stumble

I spit it slow so these kids know that I'm talkin' to 'em
Give it back to these damn critics and sock it to 'em
I'm like a thug, with a little bit of 'Pac influence
I spew it, and look how I got you bitches rockin' to it
You motherfuckers could never do it like I can do it
Don't even try it, you'll look stupid, do not pursue it
Don't ever in your life try to knock the truest
I spit the illest shit ever been dropped in two-inch
So ticky-tock, listen as the sound ticks on the clock
Listen to the sound of Kim as she licks on the cock
Listen to the sound of me spillin' my heart through this pen
Motherfuckers know that I'll never be Marshall again
Full of controversy until I retire my jersey
'Til the fire inside dies and expires at 30
And Lord have mercy on anymore of these rappers that verse me
And put a curse on authorities, in the face of adversity

I'm a soldier
You now I see
Keeping everything inside
I'm a soldier
You now I see
Even when I close my eyes
I'm a soldier
You now I see
Keeping everything inside
I'm a soldier
You now I see
Even when I close my eyes

Another day, your truth will come
You're gonna pay for what you've, pay for what you've done
No give more chance and face your crime
You'll tell them give me back what's mine
Give me back what's mine
What's mine
Give me, give me back what's mine
What's mine
What's mine
Give me back what's mine

Today, we stood on the wall
We laughed at the sun
We laughed at the guns
We laughed at it all
And when they
They told us to go
We paid them no mind
Like every other time
But little did we know

Stay up little soldier
You’ve got me

Turn my mic up louder, I got to say something
Lightweights steppin' aside when we come in
Feel it in your chest, the syllables get pumping
People on the street then panic and start running
Words on loose leaf sheet, complete coming
I jump in my mind, I summon the rhyme I'm dumping
Healing the blind, I promise to let the sun in
Sick of the dark ways we march to the drumming
Jump when they tell us that they wanna see jumping
Fuck that, I wanna see some fists pumping
Risk something, take back what's yours
Say something that you know they might attack you for
'Cause I'm sick of being treated like I had before
Like it's stupid standing for what I'm standing for
Like this war's really just a different brand of war
Like it doesn't cater to rich and abandon poor
Like they understand you, in the back of their jet
When you can't put gas in your tank
These fuckers are laughing their way to the bank, and cashing their check
Asking you to have compassion and have some respect
For a leader so nervous in an obvious way
Stuttering and mumbling for nightly news to replay
And the rest of the world watching at the end of the day
In the living room, laughing like, "What did he say?"
I’m a soldier.



All comments from YouTube:

Jamie Derksen

It's strang to hear Chesters voice 5 years after in a new song when he's been gone... Still hurts to know how he went... RIP Chester

Grae

Just still hurts to know that he went man, not even how. Chris Cornell was his brother from another mother. He was cut up as fuck after Chris went, he was Chesters kindred anchor.
My bro and me loved Linkin Park, Audioslave, Chester, and Chris. My Bro left this place in 2004 (we were 16 and 17) and I got the chance to see Linkin Park in 2014 at the Download Festival. I stayed sober the whole day of that headline festival , not even a single beer, to make sure I remembered every second of the gig. A part of me hoped that if I remembered it, my bro would see it. It was the 10 year marker from when Bro found peace. That Saturday, so did I.

Cheri Gem

​@P-Town so true so many were caught cause them starting what they were doing I think there's a book by them or they were writing a book about trafficking n abuse so much more such good hearts 💕

Cheri Gem

​@P-Town yes it will !! Rip Chester n Chris 😢

Avisek Mondal

@P-Town good morning

NiNJAKOWABUNGA

Didn't know Rio to all our lost ones

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J R

😭I miss Chester. His voice helped me through some of the most horrible points in my life.

Legends never die.

Abigail S

I still remember the news reports... all those years I'd never understood WHY the lyrics always went right to my soul. Finally I understood...

it's hard to keep going but...as long as we're ALIVE...there is HOPE.
never give up hope...

Meranda Lowe

That's right!

Александр Филиппов

Chester in our souls. So as his songs.
Never surrender.
Never.

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