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)
In The Memory
Linkin Park Lyrics
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Bottom to top I stop
At the core I’ve forgotten
In the middle of my thoughts
Taken far from my safety
The picture is there
The memory won’t escape me
But why should I care
There’s a place so dark you can’t see the end
Skies cock back and shock that which can’t defend
The rain then sends dripping / acidic question
Forcefully, the power of suggestion
Then with the eyes shut / looking thought the rust and rot
And dust / a small spot of light floods the floor
And pours over the rusted world of pretend
The eyes ease open and its dark again
[Chorus x1]
In the memory you’ll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up
Moving all around / screaming of the ups and downs
Pollution manifested in perpetual sound
The wheels go round and the sunset creeps behind
Street lamps, chain-link and concrete
A little piece of paper with a picture drawn floats
On down the street till the wind is gone
The memory now is like the picture was then
When the paper’s crumpled up it can’t be perfect again
[Chorus x2]
In the memory you’ll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up
Now you got me caught in the act
You bring the thought back
I’m telling you that
I see it right through you
[x7]
In the memory you’ll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up
[x2]
Linkin Park’s song In The Memory is a melancholic reflection on the struggles of remembering the past. The singer begins by describing how they are lost in thought, unable to remember the core of their memories. Despite this, the picture of what they cannot remember still haunts them. This suffering is further intensified as the singer describes a place that is so dark that they cannot see the end. They feel helpless in the face of an all-encompassing darkness that breaks down their defenses.
The singer then describes the pollution and chaos they see around them, in a world where things never seem to go right. The wheels go round and round, and the singer is left screaming about the ups and downs. Despite all the destruction, the singer still clings to memories of a time when things were better, represented by the small spot of light that floods the floor. The memory is like a crumpled piece of paper, a metaphor that shows how the memories are faded and imperfect. In the end, the singer accepts that they are trapped in the darkness, and that the only escape is to wait for the sun to rise again.
Line by Line Meaning
From the top to the bottom
Starting from the highest point and reaching the lowest
Bottom to top I stop
Moving back upwards, but pausing abruptly
At the core I’ve forgotten
Having lost something valuable, deep inside
In the middle of my thoughts
While contemplating and reflecting
Taken far from my safety
Taken outside my comfort zone, into danger
The picture is there
The image is imprinted in my mind
The memory won’t escape me
The recollection of it is still vivid and strong
But why should I care
However, there is no reason for me to worry about it
There’s a place so dark you can’t see the end
A very dark and endless place
Skies cock back and shock that which can’t defend
The inescapable fear that is overwhelming
The rain then sends dripping / acidic question
The rain implies something questioning and insidious
Forcefully, the power of suggestion
It imposes its power upon our mind
Then with the eyes shut / looking thought the rust and rot
Closing my eyes and visualising decay and corrosion
And dust / a small spot of light floods the floor
Amid the murky and dusty space, a glimmer of light illuminates the ground
And pours over the rusted world of pretend
It brightens up the worn-down, imaginary world
The eyes ease open and its dark again
After the light fades, everything returns to darkness
In the memory you’ll find me
Looking back to the time that I reminisce
Eyes burning up
With strong emotions that are overwhelming
The darkness holding me tightly
Feeling trapped and restricted by the darkness
Until the sun rises up
Hoping for a brighter future
Moving all around / screaming of the ups and downs
The turmoil and instability that surrounds us
Pollution manifested in perpetual sound
The constant noise that fills the air
The wheels go round and the sunset creeps behind
Time keeps moving on relentlessly
Street lamps, chain-link and concrete
The desolate, urban scenery that dominates
A little piece of paper with a picture drawn floats
A fragile piece of evidence of a past memory
On down the street till the wind is gone
It drifts away, erasing the remnants of the past
The memory now is like the picture was then
The memory has now become like the image itself
When the paper’s crumpled up it can’t be perfect again
Once a memory is damaged, it cannot be completely restored
Now you got me caught in the act
I am now exposed and vulnerable
You bring the thought back
Thinking about it again triggers memories
I’m telling you that
Revealing the truth
I see it right through you
I understand what you are really trying to do or say
Contributed by Samantha P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@eman5230
Love how the beginning gets straight to the point. Gets me freaking hyped.
@bryanreamy3214
Exactly. people don't understand why I'm already headbanging before the song starts playing.
@larsulcer7156
@@bryanreamy3214 That's because the song starts before you
@ddog2549
SAME
@VLNC_-ci8pf
samee
@tomgreenfan
Sky's cick back
@MattCantuMusic
2:18 is definitely my favorite part of the song. I love the “oooooooooOOooo”s that Chester is doing underneath mikes rapping. That chord progression just screams late 90’s - early 2000’s alternative. Then it blends right into that last chorus. Truly one of the greatest songs ever written and one of the reasons why Hybrid Theory is perfect
@hyakugame
is this a copypasta
@tyronelewis5110
@@hyakugame LMFAO i could definitely see this being a copypasta
@rezei
unironically i agree, i go back and play that part atleast 5 times after listening the first playthrough