The Catalyst
Linkin Park琀 Lyrics

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God bless us everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought
It can't be outdone
It can't outmatched
It can't be outrun
No

God bless us everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought
It can't be outdone
It can't out matched
It can't be outrun
No

And when I close my eyes tonight
To symphonies of blinding light
(God bless us everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun, oh)
Like memories in cold decay
Transmissions echoing away
Far from the world of you and I
Where oceans bleed into the sky

God save us everyone,
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns?
For the sins of our hand
The sins of our tongue
The sins of our father
The sins of our young
No

God save us everyone,
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns?
For the sins of our hand
The sins of our tongue
The sins of our father
The sins of our young
No

And when I close my eyes tonight
To symphonies of blinding light
(God save us everyone,
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns, oh)
Like memories in cold decay
Transmissions echoing away
Far from the world of you and I
Where oceans bleed into the sky

Like memories in cold decay
Transmissions echoing away
Far from the world of you and I
Where oceans bleed into the sky

Lift me up
Let me go
Lift me up
Let me go
Lift me up
Let me go
Lift me up
Let me go
Lift me up
Let me go
Lift me up
Let me go
Lift me up
Let me go
Lift me up
Let me go
Lift me up
Let me go
Lift me up
Let me go

God bless us everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought
It can't be outdone
It can't out matched
It can't be outrun
No

God bless us everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought
It can't be outdone

It can't out matched
It can't be outrun

Overall Meaning

The song "The Catalyst" by Linkin Park/Eminem speaks about the flawed nature of humanity and the consequences of our actions. The chorus of the song, which repeats the phrases "God bless us everyone" and "God save us everyone," reflects on the state of the world and how we as a people are living under the threat of violence and destruction. The lines "We're a broken people living under a loaded gun" and "Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns? For the sins of our hand, the sins of our tongue, the sins of our father, the sins of our young" illustrate the idea that we are all responsible for the state of the world we live in.

The lyrics also touch on the theme of memory and how it fades away over time. The lines "Like memories in cold decay, transmissions echoing away, far from the world of you and I where oceans bleed into the sky" create a picture of a desolate and empty world where everything has been forgotten.

Overall, "The Catalyst" serves as a commentary on the world we live in and the problems that we as a society face. It is a call to action to take responsibility for our actions and work towards a better and more peaceful future.

Line by Line Meaning

God bless us everyone
As a broken society, we need divine protection to survive.

We're a broken people living under loaded gun
We are a fractured community living in constant danger.

And it can't be outfought
We cannot defeat the challenges we face through force or violence.

It can't be outdone
The issues we face cannot be resolved by simply upstaging or outcompeting them.

It can't outmatched
We cannot overpower or surpass the problems we face.

It can't be outrun
We cannot escape or avoid the dangers that threaten us.

No
This harsh reality is not negotiable or avoidable.

And when I close my eyes tonight
Despite the danger, we still need rest.

To symphonies of blinding light
Our dreams are filled with intense and overwhelming forces.

(God bless us everyone
We still need divine protection even in our sleep.

We're a broken people living under loaded gun, oh)
Even in our dreams we are conscious of the dangers we face.

Like memories in cold decay
Our happy moments and memories fade away quickly.

Transmissions echoing away
Our messages and pleas are ignored and forgotten.

Far from the world of you and I
We are isolated and disconnected from each other.

Where oceans bleed into the sky
The world around us is filled with pain and suffering.

God save us everyone,
We need divine intervention to be saved.

Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns?
Will we endure unbearable pain and suffering due to our own actions?

For the sins of our hand
We are suffering because of the harm we have caused.

The sins of our tongue
We are suffering because of the lies and hurtful words we have spoken.

The sins of our father
We are suffering because of the harm caused by those who came before us.

The sins of our young
We are suffering because of the harm we are inflicting on the future generation.

No
We cannot continue to cause harm and suffer the consequences.

And when I close my eyes tonight
Despite our suffering, we still need rest.

To symphonies of blinding light
Our dreams are filled with intense and overwhelming forces.

(God save us everyone,
Even in our sleep, we plead for help and salvation.

Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns, oh)
Will we endure unbearable pain and suffering due to our own actions?

Like memories in cold decay
Our happy moments and memories fade away quickly.

Transmissions echoing away
Our messages and pleas are ignored and forgotten.

Far from the world of you and I
We are isolated and disconnected from each other.

Where oceans bleed into the sky
The world around us is filled with pain and suffering.