Formed in 1996, Linkin Park rose to international fame with their debut studio album, Hybrid Theory (2000), which became certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Released during the peak of the nu metal scene, the album's singles' heavy airplay on MTV led the singles "One Step Closer", "Crawling" and "In the End" all to chart highly on the US Mainstream Rock chart. The lattermost also crossed over to the nation's Billboard Hot 100. Their second album, Meteora (2003), continued the band's success. The band explored experimental sounds on their third album, Minutes to Midnight (2007). By the end of the decade, Linkin Park was among the most successful and popular rock acts.
The band continued to explore a wider variation of musical types on their fourth album, A Thousand Suns (2010), layering their music with more electronic sounds. The band's fifth album, Living Things (2012), combined musical elements from all of their previous records. Their sixth album, The Hunting Party (2014), returned to a heavier rock sound, and their seventh album, One More Light (2017), was a substantially more pop-oriented record. Linkin Park went on a hiatus when longtime lead vocalist Bennington died in July 2017. In April 2022, Shinoda revealed the band was neither working on new music nor planning on touring for the foreseeable future.
Linkin Park is among the best-selling bands of the 21st century and the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 100 million records worldwide. They have won two Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, two Billboard Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, 10 MTV Europe Music Awards and three World Music Awards. In 2003, MTV2 named Linkin Park the sixth-greatest band of the music video era and the third-best of the new millennium. Billboard ranked Linkin Park No. 19 on the Best Artists of the Decade list. In 2012, the band was voted as the greatest artist of the 2000s in a Bracket Madness poll on VH1. In 2014, the band was declared as "The Biggest Rock Band in the World Right Now" by Kerrang!.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkin_Park
Studio albums
Hybrid Theory (2000)
Meteora (2003)
Minutes to Midnight (2007)
A Thousand Suns (2010)
Living Things (2012)
The Hunting Party (2014)
One More Light (2017)
Final Masquerade
Linkin Park Lyrics
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With words you wouldn't say
Suddenly tomorrow's
Moment washed away
'Cause I don't have a reason
And you don't have the time
We both keep on waiting
For something we won't find
The light on the horizon
Was brighter yesterday
Shadows floating over
Skies begin to fade
You said it was forever
But then it slipped away
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
All I ever wanted
Secrets that you keep
All you ever wanted
The truth I couldn't speak
'Cause I can't see forgiveness
And you can't see the crime
And we both keep on waiting
For what we left behind
The light on the horizon
Was brighter yesterday
Shadows floating over
Skies begin to fade
You said it was forever
But then it slipped away
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
Final masquerade
Standing at the end of the final masquerade
The light on the horizon
Was brighter yesterday
Shadows floating over
Skies begin to fade
You said it was forever
But then it slipped away
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
The lyrics of Linkin Park's song Final Masquerade are about the breakdown of a relationship between two people, and the feelings of confusion, disappointment, and betrayal that come with it. The song opens with the singer feeling torn apart by words that were left unspoken, which led to a moment that washed away unexpectedly. Both parties are left waiting for something that they won't find because they don't have time to work things out, or a reason for why it's ending.
The chorus is about the singer's struggles with forgiveness and the inability to move on from the pain they feel in the relationship. They had secrets they wanted to share, but couldn't because of the lack of trust and the truth they couldn't speak. The light on the horizon was brighter yesterday, but it has begun to fade along with the skies as shadows start to loom. The other person had assured them that the relationship would be forever, but it slipped away, leaving them standing at the end of the final masquerade, realizing that it was all a facade, and the truth had finally been revealed.
Overall, the lyrics of the song Final Masquerade are very emotional and relatable to anyone who has experienced a breakup. It captures the pain and resentment that come with the end of a relationship and the struggles that come with trying to move on.
Line by Line Meaning
Tearing me apart
Causing me emotional pain
With words you wouldn't say
With the unspoken hurtful things you think about me
Suddenly tomorrow's Moment washed away
The possibility of a better future suddenly disappeared
'Cause I don't have a reason
I am clueless and have no justification
And you don't have the time
You are too busy or disinterested to explain it to me
We both keep on waiting
We both remain hopeful that things will eventually get better
For something we won't find
For an answer or resolution that doesn't exist
The light on the horizon
The hope of a better future
Was brighter yesterday
Was more promising in the past
Shadows floating over
Doubt and uncertainty taking over
Skies begin to fade
The future becomes uncertain and bleak
You said it was forever
You promised that it would last forever
But then it slipped away
But then it ended unexpectedly
Standing at the end of
We are both at the end of
The final masquerade
Our illusions and pretenses finally stripped away
All I ever wanted
All I ever desired
Secrets that you keep
The hidden truths you refuse to share with me
All you ever wanted
All you desired
The truth I couldn't speak
The truth I was afraid to say out loud
'Cause I can't see forgiveness
I am unable to see a way to forgive
And you can't see the crime
You are unable to recognize your wrongdoing
And we both keep on waiting
We continue to wait for resolution
For what we left behind
For what we lost or abandoned along the way
Standing at the end of
We are both at the end of
The final masquerade
Our illusions and pretenses finally stripped away
Standing at the end of
We are both at the end of
The final masquerade
Our illusions and pretenses finally stripped away
Standing at the end of
We are both at the end of
The final masquerade
Our illusions and pretenses finally stripped away
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BRAD DELSON, CHESTER CHARLES BENNINGTON, DAVE FARRELL, EMILE HAYNIE, JOSEPH HAHN, MIKE SHINODA, ROBERT G. BOURDON
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@Mmariangel
Lyrics 🎶
"Tearing me apart with
Words you wouldn't say
And Suddenly tomorrow's
A moment washed away
'Cause I don't have a reason
And you don't have the time
But we both keep on waiting
For something we won't find
The light on the horizon
Was brighter yesterday
With shadows floating over
The scars began to fade
We said it was forever
But then it slipped away
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
The final masquerade
All I ever wanted
The secrets that you keep
All you ever wanted
The truth I couldn't speak
'Cause I can't see forgiveness
And you can't see the crime
If we both keep on waiting
For what we left behind
The light on the horizon
Was brighter yesterday
With shadows floating over
The scars began to fade
We said it was forever
But then it slipped away
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
The final masquerade
The final masquerade
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
The light on the horizon
Was brighter yesterday
With shadows floating over
The scars begin to fade
We said it was forever
But then it slipped away
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
The final masquerade"
@konstantinosshinoda1008
Linkin Park views on YouTube;
Numb 596m
New Divide 311m
In the end 366m
What I've done 283m
Castle of Glass 240m
Crawling 177m
Burn it Down 151m
Faint 155m
The Catalyst 130m
Breaking the habit 137m
Waiting for the end 116m
Lost in the echo 100m
Somewhere I belong 100m
Papercut 85m
Iridescent 67m
Bleed it Out 67m
From the inside 67m
Final Masquerade 47m
Given Up 45m
Heavy 59m
Talking To Myself 43m
Leave out all the rest 55m
Burning in the skies 38m
One Step Closer 40m
Shadow of the Day 34m
Until it's Gone 24m
A light that never comes 22m
Guilty all the same 15m
Rebellion 10m
Kings
RIP Chester... The numbers have changed a lot
@Sunwon101
Tearing me apart with
Words you wouldn't say
And Suddenly tomorrow's
A moment washed away
'Cause I don't have a reason
And you don't have the time
But we both keep on waiting
For something we won't find
The light on the horizon
Was brighter yesterday
With shadows floating over
The scars began to fade
We said it was forever
But then it slipped away
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
The final masquerade
All I ever wanted
The secrets that you keep
All you ever wanted
The truth I couldn't speak
'Cause I can't see forgiveness
And you can't see the crime
If we both keep on waiting
For what we left behind
The light on the horizon
Was brighter yesterday
With shadows floating over
The scars began to fade
We said it was forever
But then it slipped away
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
The final masquerade
The final masquerade
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
The light on the horizon
Was brighter yesterday
With shadows floating over
The scars begin to fade
We said it was forever
But then it slipped away
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
The final masquerade
@xhampi8275
Tearing me apart
With words you wouldn't say
Suddenly tomorrow's
Moment washed away
'Cause I don't have a reason
And you don't have the time
We both keep on waiting
For something we won't find
The light on the horizon
Was brighter yesterday
Shadows floating over
Skies begin to fade
You said it was forever
But then it slipped away
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
All I ever wanted
Secrets that you keep
All you ever wanted
The truth I couldn't speak
'Cause I can't see forgiveness
And you can't see the crime
And we both keep on waiting
For what we left behind
The light on the horizon
Was brighter yesterday
Shadows floating over
Skies begin to fade
You said it was forever
But then it slipped away
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
Final masquerade
Standing at the end of the final masquerade
The light on the horizon
Was brighter yesterday
Shadows floating over
Skies begin to fade
You said it was forever
But then it slipped away
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
Standing at the end of
The final masquerade
@sholehmahfudin4408
"Final Masquerade"
Tearing me apart with the words you wouldn't say
And suddenly tomorrow's a moment washed away
'Cause I don't have a reason and you don't have the time
But we both keep on waiting for something we won't find
The light on the horizon was brighter yesterday
With shadows floating over, the scars began to fade
We said it was forever, but then it slipped away
Standing at the end of the final masquerade
The final masquerade
All I ever wanted, the secrets that you keep
All you ever wanted, the truth I couldn't speak
'Cause I can't see forgiveness and you can't see the crime
But we both keep on waiting, for what we left behind
The light on the horizon was brighter yesterday
With shadows floating over, the scars began to fade
We said it was forever, but then it slipped away
Standing at the end of the final masquerade
The final masquerade
The final masquerade
Standing at the end of the final masquerade
The light on the horizon was brighter yesterday
With shadows floating over, the scars began to fade
We said it was forever, but then it slipped away
Standing at the end of the final masquerade
Standing at the end of the final masquerade
Standing at the end of the final masquerade
The final masquerade
@Chaosflo44
Breathtaking. Love their "new style" ;)
@nikgaminglpniki6405
Chaosflo44 <3
@merirunmeri
me too :))
@nikgaminglpniki6405
Me too :* <3
@loithien8554
Linkin Park is the best, both old and new, they just got me
@renan36511
Sin Shock yes man
@miguel10kchallengewith0video
The more time passes, the greater the understanding for the message of this song and stronger it sounds
@DeoxysCh4nnel
This song is so strong
@usuadri25492
What is the message?
@DeoxysCh4nnel
@@usuadri25492 Talks about aliens that attack the earth in search of chocolate