High Road
Fort Minor (Mike Shynoda L.P.) Lyrics

@Kilstic

TheGoldfish most popular songs have around 12 or more mil

@Kyubo7

Justin Bieber - Sorry: >2 billion

@DescendentJ0

Kyubo7 This song started playing during gym, and I instantly smiled from recognition. My friend kept wondering why I was smiling lol

@myminaaw

Shit it'd been 10 years but still sound so fresh to me!

@breencarter8082

no kidding I forgot about these guys this beat is so transforming. takes over my legs ahh

@myminaaw

+Breen Carter yeah no joke man, so heaps good

@HanOle12

+Breen Carter It's not several guys, it's JUST Mike Shinoda (and obviously the artists he collabs with like John Legend), he's amazing xD

do you have Facebook?

@breencarter8082

+Ole Magne “Bernty-Boy” Hansen so fort minor isn't even a group? he just gets artists to join him in songs, that's cool I thought it was a few people. anyway song is dope and he has mad skills.

@iyeriyer548

2020 anyone?
This is one of the greatest collabs that has happened.
(Rap and Pop)
Mike is a legend!

@akzholseitnazarov5214

always here

@manishkakulasooriya3539

Since 2012

@fallenangel-caroline2601

So underrated

@KunayevNygmet

2021

@macandrews9548

Legend is R&B not pop

@hamzaiqbal7985

This song needs more attention

@ptyamin6976

attention? as long as it has yours dont worry about it

@KarateWhite

Hamza Knight Iqbal it had quite a bit when it was released , it's been out for a while now buddy

@stevocummins

Still one of the best rap songs out. And John Legend on the chorus!? Mike Shinoda in the GOAT conversation.

@RelentlessPedigree

Stop...

@Monow

Lyrics :

[Intro: Mike Shinoda]
Let's go, ya'll

[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]
These people are running off at the mouth
Trying to convince me that I'm running on empty
Trying to convince themselves
That the record with Jay was a fluke
That the record that I'm making is a mistake
And I can't take this

Let me tell you where I'm at with this
You bastards are gonna have to take back that shit
I'm not plastic and fake
When I make tracks, I take facts and lay them out for the masses

You assholes are gonna see soon that I'm not playing
Start asking me the names that I'm not saying
But I'm trying to be bigger than the bickering
Bigger than the petty name calling, under-the-breath talking

Rumors and labels and categorization
I'm like a struggling doctor, no patients
But you can say what you want about me
Keep talking while I'm walking away (bitches)

[Chorus: John Legend]
You can say what you have to say
'Cause my mind's made up, anyway
I'm taking the high road going above you
This is the last time that I'm gonna trust you

You can say what you have to say
'Cause my mind's made up anyway
All that bullshit you talk might work a lot
But it's not gonna work, today

[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]
You people are running off at the mouth
Trying to make me take myself off safety
Trying to make my friends turn their backs
On the team we built
Building up some mistaken information
And I can't take this

Let me spell it out plain for you
Angry groups complain about the things we do
I'm not changing direction, I'm stepping my game up
Maintaining my name, the same way I came up

You're gonna see that I'm not playing And Start asking me the names that I'm not saying
But I'm trying not to mention the names of people
Who wanna siphon attention, you like the hype

But pretending you're part of the picture won't pass
You're like a high school dropout, no class
You can say what you want about me
Keep talking while I'm walking away, bitch

[Chorus: John Legend]
You can say what you have to say
'Cause my mind's made up, anyway
I'm taking the high road going above you
This is the last time that I'm gonna trust you

You can say what you have to say
'Cause my mind's made up anyway
All that bullshit you talk might work a lot
But it's not gonna work, today

[Bridge: John Legend]
Why does it always have to be
Somebody's always watching me
All I really need is some room to breathe, breathe, breathe

Is anybody out there, listening?
'Cause I can't stand to keep this in
All I really want, I'll say it again, yeah, yeah
(Like that)

[Chorus: John Legend]
You can say what you have to say
'Cause my mind's made up, anyway
I'm taking the high road going above you
This is the last time that I'm gonna trust you

You can say what you have to say
'Cause my mind's made up anyway
All that bullshit you talk might work a lot
But it's not gonna work, today

@RayMiles666

All that bullshit you talk
Might work a lot
But it's not gonna work with me 😎

@AinunNazieb

wow, i never heard the (bitches) part until I read this lyric, lol

@GavnerWinterLuver

I just went on a Fort Minor binge because I really like the song Remember the Name and like holy crap. They're amazing. It's all really different from average rap. Not that I have a problem with rap, it's just usually not my style. But Fort Minor has stolen my heart <3

@rubydeacon3192

I'mNot Kira Yes, i agree. I don't like rap, but, Fort Minor stole mine also. I love Linkin Park too. :)

@MrDonkeyWaffles

I know what you mean. I kind of like rap but not when it's about "fuckin bitches an' gettin money". But the rappers who actually rap about things that mean something are the ones I like.

@rubydeacon3192

Aye, agreed

@lowserver2

+SeductiveSoup go listen to nujabes

@abigailjohnston4514

Ma'am they stole your heart? Call the music police!

@MrShawtGuy

Just remembered this song, used to listen to it when I was around 12-14. Miss those times a lot

@xandervance5438

John and Mike make a really nice blend in this song.

@RifSulth

OCTOBER. THIS SONGS STILL HITS HARD.

@divinaricavestidas64

This is my most fave song of Fort Minor.. 😍😍😍
And I love tha one who rap.. Michael Kenji Shinoda. 😁😁😁

@darkclone85

Fort Minor helped me grow my tastes from LP days. It was a natural evolution, so goddamn beautiful.

@namernassir3831

The Rising Tied album was released back in november of 2005, the whole album ended up in my workout list and still today on of the most played songs on my list.
You can say what you have to say
'Cause my mind's made up anyway
All that bullshit you talk might work a lot
But it's not gonna work, today. Love you guys, this is one of the greatest albums in the history of music.

@user-uo8ny1kj4c

I may be wrong but I personally think this song's about suicide.

@namernassir3831

@@user-uo8ny1kj4c it's about liars and deceiverse, people that judge others when they are the ones that quit on their dreams. (Cause my mind's made up anyway
All that bullshit you talk might work a lot
But it's not gonna work today) it means am not giving up , people will always find a nigative way to think of me so i will stop going forward. Try to listen to it again and read the lyric, it is a motivation song, not suicide

@user-uo8ny1kj4c

@@namernassir3831 I mean, I get where you are coming from but to me this is a goodbye song when the listener has had enough and decided to take the high road from life itself because of the unfairness and cruelty the world has given people (eg poverty,animal abuse,esc.)

@namernassir3831

@@user-uo8ny1kj4c the path of success, and not the low life judgemental path where people give up. There is a lot you are missing here. This has nothing to do with suicide

@IDoMilfs

Favorite Fort minor song ever!!!!!

@RyNsWoRLD

by no means is this my favourite song, nor my favourite artist, or my favourite genre, but Fort Minor is by far the greatest name in the history of band names.

@TonyDaveYayo

Why?

@TheArabassist

TonyDaveYayo It's a juxtaposition of strength and weakness wipes tear from anus

@joshm4939

Mike said he didn't put his name because he wants people to focus on the music not him. 

@Elias-nk6eh

why is the band no more? :((

@juutupejerk2279

Elias Wayne He's probably too busy with his main band, which is called Linkin Park.

@amazingjs1989

Feels good to be listening to some old Fort Minor. The new single has me inspired! SO GLAD Mike is back with Fort Minor.

@prod.snqwfall1347

I’m not saying he’s a better rapper than Eminem

I’m saying he’s a better producer than Eminem

@reggiemaron6310

lol for sure he is a better producer, come one he's making most of the music in linkin park, to each their strengths

@deisend1

@@reggiemaron6310 I think too

@Marwan-oh4tk

@@KC-Cyaneyed exactly lol

@shadyboy5090

Kasey Killian Hell nah

@rudolf3125

@@nattielv true but if you take into account literal rap skills, em's wordplay and rhythm are honestly the best of the best. Love mike tho

@Dolanlol1984

Now... This is How you write lyrics... Mad love it. Xx there is STILL real artists out there. We just have to search and share baby share! XXX

@slbzyou2

Shinoda - one hell of a rapper ;)

@kurtv8354

I try my utmost hardest to harmonise with the vocals of John the 'Legend' himself on this track every time I hear it nd every time it does I stop what I'm doing cus i absolutely LOVE it lol!!!

@wetalksports1128

I'll return to the state and I will be great.

Remember me?
The one you doubted.
The one you laughed at.

The one you said ain't gonna be great at

@fpvDRE

🤘

@fpvDRE

mike putting dem in there place hell yeah 😎😎

@karthik-qj4bw

its 2021 and i still listen to this every day...

@erikthered6743

I always come back to fort minor!!!!

@Ranger-yy1hh

Pure nostalgia ! These made my teenage.

@clamlover599

The fact that this song only has 4m views is a crime.

@michaelgielau7562

awesome song Fort Minor for life

@Churonaldpakhuen

This is so dope song in the 21 century

@itsryan6433

One of the most motivational raps that I have ever listened to

@In.the.mood.2

Mike shinoda my beloved

@thewp187

Dope. This is a great album.

@freeamerica4760

All these years, the high road brought you so many blessings 🙏

@b10ow60

These songs really mean something to me cause I still listen to them to this day.

@razahussainmir4361

This Album will last throughout the ages, One does not simply get bored of Fort Minor

@BowNaRRowYerMum

Dude.. to you guys suggesting Fort Minor ft Eminem.. I agree 100%!!! That'd be epic. Mike shinoda and marshall have a lot of talent..I'd pay a lot of money to see this happen.

@Americanbadashh

We need another Fort Minor album!

@FvckYeahMuthaFvcka

We need a new album pls Mike.

@johnschilling8259

lookie lookie :) hez bak boyz

@tysthertoghs4516

bring me the horizon :) you have good taste

@tenalexander9807

Dylan Yeager post traumatic

@dhruvishvmistry4511

Am I the only one who loved this chorus so much

@casualrocker8228

No

@thepixie504

It's amazing how your mind remembers lyrics. Or in this case, poetry. I feel proud that I bought this album when it came out. 😆

@cinematicsamurai3155

From the ghetto to the suburbs...believe in yourself. See and realize that life isn't promised. Leave your mark and your legacy will be solidified. I love you. Be blessed

@adrianarevalo6884

Still one of the best tracks out there to this day

@killiantitan3711

Real talk I Miss these guys alot😧

@BlazinBro786

Surprised i haven't broken the replay button yet

@gavindalf2547

+BlazinBro786 Mine is.

@KenanVideos

Thank you for providing a playlist, Fort Minor.

@weedzkhalifa9005

2015 - Still listening♡

@epicbroz2020

Yes :D

@TheDragob

Yeah!

@cootah420

WeedZ Khalifa Amen

@cosmowo

Love this song.

@philipbythrow4729

WeedZ Khalifa I know rite!

@sylniaBAB

Come back here after attending to Mike Post Traumatic tour tonight. Honestly it was magical and more than I ever hoped for. It was very emotional and special and wonderful through all.

@paperbagheadofficial9542

“You’re like a high school dropout, no class”
🔥🔥🔥

@rednaxela97

Mike Shinoda you are soooooo great!!!! Best Rapper of the whole World!! Great Hip Hop and texts for people with brain!!! Big Big Thumbs Up from Germany!!!

@basementvertigo5385

Dang , I wish Eminem and Mike can do a duet .

@slippark6023

Steven Soto God of rap paired with rap god

@reignofspectre5808

That’d be beautiful

@ye7170

2 Rap Gods? YES PLEASE!

@CrazeeAdam

Steven Soto I would be highly surprised if it doesn't happen before they both retire.

@literallystingy2858

Rap legend n rap god 🙌

@dekoningtan

This song is fantastic. So good we made a mash-up of this with Grizzly Bear's "Two Weeks on the High Road". The piano riff is so groovy!

@PianoFreak1994

My favourite song of the album! I love it

@marcusoelrich9591

Listening to Rap for more than 20 Years. This is the best Song on one of the best LP`s i`ve ever heard. Hope we get another FM piece.

@Tthim627

Fort Minor is one of the legend.

@Helloitzkenny

[Intro: Mike Shinoda]
Let's go, ya'll

[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]
These people are running off at the mouth
Trying to convince me that I'm running on empty
Trying to convince themselves
That the record with Jay was a fluke
That the record that I'm making is a mistake
And I can't take this

Let me tell you where I'm at with this
You bastards are gonna have to take back that shit
I'm not plastic and fake
When I make tracks, I take facts and lay them out for the masses

You assholes are gonna see soon that I'm not playing
Start asking me the names that I'm not saying
But I'm trying to be bigger than the bickering
Bigger than the petty name calling, under-the-breath talking

Rumors and labels and categorization
I'm like a struggling doctor, no patients
But you can say what you want about me
Keep talking while I'm walking away (bitches)

[Chorus: John Legend]
You can say what you have to say
'Cause my mind's made up, anyway
I'm taking the high road going above you
This is the last time that I'm gonna trust you

You can say what you have to say
'Cause my mind's made up anyway
All that bullshit you talk might work a lot
But it's not gonna work, today

[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]
You people are running off at the mouth
Trying to make me take myself off safety
Trying to make my friends turn their backs
On the team we built
Building up some mistaken information
And I can't take this

Let me spell it out plain for you
Angry groups complain about the things we do
I'm not changing direction, I'm stepping my game up
Maintaining my name, the same way I came up

You're gonna see that I'm not playing And Start asking me the names that I'm not saying
But I'm trying not to mention the names of people
Who wanna siphon attention, you like the hype

But pretending you're part of the picture won't pass
You're like a high school dropout, no class
You can say what you want about me
Keep talking while I'm walking away, bitch

[Chorus: John Legend]
You can say what you have to say
'Cause my mind's made up, anyway
I'm taking the high road going above you
This is the last time that I'm gonna trust you

You can say what you have to say
'Cause my mind's made up anyway
All that bullshit you talk might work a lot
But it's not gonna work, today

[Bridge: John Legend]
Why does it always have to be
Somebody's always watching me
All I really need is some room to breathe, breathe, breathe

Is anybody out there, listening?
'Cause I can't stand to keep this in
All I really want, I'll say it again, yeah, yeah
(Like that)

[Chorus: John Legend]
You can say what you have to say
'Cause my mind's made up, anyway
I'm taking the high road going above you
This is the last time that I'm gonna trust you

You can say what you have to say
'Cause my mind's made up anyway
All that bullshit you talk might work a lot
But it's not gonna work, today

@Blackcriterion

Rising Tide is only One Album but such a Powerful Album wich came from the Underground❤🎉🎉🎉 Mike You Rock!!

@kch2969

This song makes me happy




In 2019

@wgshepherd1158

I'm with you.... One of the best. Love you Mike Shinoda❤️. 60+ and Love this sound🤸🏾‍♀️

@penguinfromtheholy

Nice song with great lyrics!

@jessew1359

Ikr

@alexandracuevas9898

I love this song I got so pumped after hearing this song

@MortalSmoky

I already have been listening to this song  10 years.
It is amazing guys))

@fairfight9857

Whoa never knew Mike & John Legend have collaborated before!

@rishizzle449

one of my favorite songs still :)

@BennyDaBomb100

2 GREAT artist's = 1 brilliant song. LOVE IT.

@thegamingturtles3192

am I the only one that gets pumped after listening to this

@millerjames2814

nope
i always get pumped

@dirk3k278

agreed, definitely gives a boost in confidence/ego.

@pro_enderboy7425

nope I get pumped up too bro

@liammslomp4986

i get pumped way up

@dagamingtrollz8986

TheGamingTurtles I get more pumped then the Seahawks that are about to play the bears ;)

@chrisbanisch

It's totally awesome that FM decided to incorporate John Legend in this!

@kevingleason9207

Anyone still here in 2019? Can't find music like this anymore 😔

@ArminThapa

kevin gleason 🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏻‍♂️ true

@jkq311

2020

@dylanwagher7213

We're still here. Even in 2020.

@marekbrandon1065

@@dylanwagher7213 2020 same here and will probly never foget this music

@DexterColumbuzz

2021 still rockin 😎

@bloodrunner211

i love this song it brings back so many memories it makes me think of all of my best friends who im not friends with anyone its sad but i love this song

@ultimatebazooka

yerahhhhhhhhhhhh .... mah all time fav rap ..... luv u FORT MINOR

@tny3188

You have to listen to the song. He's trying to tell you that he don't care what people say about him. He will just walk away.

@xXGandegolXx

Yep

@carskylanders

underrated masterpiece

@fati.conforti

Love this song ❤️

@BerrianPaleblood

Mike Shinoda + John Legend = an extremely catchy song.

@rayis1370

John Legend fucking nailed it

@tryhardign7539

Fuck yeah

@mussano90

This song was one my favorites when i was at high school.

@matthewmcclary7855

2023-still rocking this.

@yardsticksteve

2024 still rocking this. Remembering back then we didn't have YouTube, or the Internet really. We had the Internet but not like today. I had to go to a store and stea.. I mean "buy" the cd.

@garyjosephwalker

This dude is sick . I hope he keeps laying it down . Keeps my head up in life when I get shoved down . = inspiration

@winwinchester569

Still listening in 2019

@winwinchester569

Lol

@gavindalf2547

+Reset Defuze l PS3 What? How is it 2019? It's 2025...

@deletedchannel5565

+Gavin McLaurin he s usin internet explorer.

@gavindalf2547

Oxytocin & ChocXCigs shipper Ohhh

@reignofspectre5808

Reset Defuze l PS3 I’m still listening g and it’s 2017, and will be in 2018, and 2019, and 2020, no ya know what I always will just say a year and I’ll be listening to this

@arcTheslayer

Damn this is great, cant believed I missed this one 10 years ago

@TheDiamondHit

Perfect <3

@ArceeK

Wakala

@kanchadabest

Man!!! Fort Minor is so legendary. You realise that even more in year 2021.

@lonelylast4150

This song goes out to the people who say you can't

@HappyCatArts

Your music will live forever FM

@Shotgunster

I listened the album some years ago and I tought it was amazing, I don´t even know why I left so many time to hear it again.

@granchiorosso123

this music is perfect

@gundhamtanaka8725

High Road: exists

Obi Wan: "finally, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary"

@Kurenai_TV

Really

@Kempkes10

Like a struggling doctor with no patience🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@sedahovhannisyan33

Jesus Lord, this track got famous from an armenian comedy show and it was rocking in Armenia back in the day, it's been almost a decade and I'm sobbing right now due to nostalgia...

@harutyunkhachatryan9950

Vay Barev im nman hin mard😅♥️

@harutyunkhachatryan9950

@@sedahovhannisyan33 vor tiveq quyrik😅♥️

@saptaparnoburmanroy614

Can you send a link of the part of the show this song was in?

@veyamy9775

I love this song already 😍

@mr.monochrome1332

I just discovered this band FM....damn there songs are good compared of today's songs about drugs, sex, money etc..

@reignofspectre5808

MR.MONOCHROME 12 nice profile picture. 😂😂😂 it’s quite amazing.

@dielegende9141

It's not really a band, just Mike Shinoda (doing a lot of collaborations)

@willmarlow7337

"All the bullshit you say might work a lot, but its not gonna work today!" #BestPartOfTheSong

@nishilbright2007

Will Marlow Hell Yeah !!!

@TheRealPsychoetry

It is when you actually quote the right lyrics

@TheKingOfCurses98

I mean.all part of this song were GOOD

@zada4a

you had one job and you wrote it wrong! "All the bullshit you talk might work a lot, but its not gonna work today!" How can you mess up your favourite part!

@g1xtch_l0b04

Remember being younger
Hearing John Legend's part
Never knew where it was from
Now i've heard Mike
3 years still an amazing song

@grimmjowjaquerjacks1480

its awesome how mike laughs at his own jokes xD.

@syreetastelly1137

I still listen to fort minor I love there beat to there songs***&Ps4 the best

@justinprice4637

This song is boss

@kp782

Justin Price Yes!

@RaciouS91

i love this song .

@LeeAdrian777

Love it! Rock on, Fort Minor:)

@earthtozay

HOW HAVE I NEVER HEARD THIS SONG UNTIL NOW. ITS BEEN 8 YEARS AND PANDORA INTRODUCED ME TO IT ONLY NOW?!?! I BEEN MISSING OUT