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)
Now I See
Linkin Park Lyrics
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To the cold of the staticand put my cold feet on the floor
Forgot all about yesterday
Remembering Im pretending to be who Im not anymore
A little taste of hypocrisy
And Im left in the wake of the mistakeslow to react
So even though youre so close to me
Youre still so distantand I cant bring you back
Its true the way I feel
Was promised by your face
The sound of your voice
Painted on my memories
Even if youre not with me
Im with you
Younow I seekeeping everything inside
With you
Younow I seeeven when I close my eyes
I hit you and you hit me back
We fall to the floorthe rest of the day stands still
Fine line between this and that
When things go wrong I pretend the past isnt real
Now I'm trapped in this memory
And Im left in the wake of the mistakeslow to react
So Even though youre close to me
Youre still so distant that I cant bring you back
[Chorus]
With you
Younow I seekeeping everything inside
With you
Younow I seeeven when I close my eyes
No
No matter how far we've come
I can't wait to see tomorrow
No matter how far we've come I
I can't wait to see tomorrow
With You
Younow I seekeeping everything inside
With You
Younow I seeeven when I close my eyes (x2)
The lyrics of LINKIN PARK's song "Now I See" reflect the emotions and thoughts of someone who has experienced and is still going through a difficult situation or relationship. The song starts with the lines "woke up in a dream today, to the cold of the static and put my cold feet on the floor." The singer is detached from their reality, living in a dream-like state where everything feels cold and distant. The next lines "forgot all about yesterday, remembering I'm pretending to be who I'm not anymore" suggests that the singer is trying to move on from something that happened yesterday but still feels trapped in the past. They are aware that they are not being true to themselves, pretending to be someone they are not which adds to their sense of disconnect from the world around them.
The chorus of the song talks about the feelings the singer has towards the person they are singing about. They feel a sense of closeness that was promised by the other person's face, the sound of their voice, and memories. Even when the person is not around, they feel close to them. The line "keeping everything inside" suggests that the singer is not expressing their true emotions and feelings to the other person, which further creates a sense of distance and detachment.
The last verse of the song repeats the chorus but adds the lines "No matter how far we've come, I can't wait to see tomorrow." The singer still has hope for the future and wants to move forward from their past mistakes and difficulties. The song ends with the repetition of the lines "with you, now I see keeping everything inside, with you, now I see even when I close my eyes." The singer is still holding onto the connection they have with the other person, even if it's difficult and complicated.
Line by Line Meaning
woke up in a dream today
I woke up to the reality of my situation, but it feels like I'm still dreaming
To the cold of the static and put my cold feet on the floor
I'm facing the harsh reality of my situation, and it's uncomfortable and cold
Forgot all about yesterday
I'm trying to forget my past and move on
Remembering I'm pretending to be who I'm not anymore
I'm trying to be someone I'm not in order to keep up appearances
A little taste of hypocrisy
I'm being hypocritical by pretending to be someone I'm not
And I'm left in the wake of the mistakes slow to react
I'm struggling to deal with the consequences of my actions, and I'm slow to make changes
So even though you're so close to me You're still so distant and I can't bring you back
Even though I'm physically close to someone, I feel emotionally distant from them and I can't fix that
Chorus:
The following lines are the chorus of the song
It's true the way I feel Was promised by your face The sound of your voice Painted on my memories Even if you're not with me I'm with you
I still feel connected to someone even when they're not physically present, and their face and voice are etched in my memory
Now I see keeping everything inside With you Now I see even when I close my eyes
I'm starting to understand that I've been keeping my emotions and true self hidden, even from myself
I hit you and you hit me back We fall to the floor the rest of the day stands still
In moments of conflict, time seems to stand still as we both react to one another
Fine line between this and that When things go wrong I pretend the past isn't real
It's easy to blur the line between what's real and what's not when things get difficult, and I try to ignore my past mistakes
No matter how far we've come I can't wait to see tomorrow With You Now I see keeping everything inside With You Now I see even when I close my eyes
Despite everything, I have hope for the future and a desire to continue moving forward with the person I'm connected to
Contributed by Chase E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Yaiyen Creed
este tema me encanta, x siempre linkin park,
StaticLocs
Man this is one of their most underrated songs
Tio Joao
MUCH BETTER THAN NUMB AND WHAT IV DONE.
LeFraud James
damn, never did i think with you could get any heavier, and guess what, the version that didnt make the cut is the heaviest version. wtf lol
Stephanny Escalante
I love so much this song! LinkinPark the best rock band ever
Tio Joao
Rap Rock
Jorge Caimanque
I like the mix here more than the final, but I love both versions
Christopher Quaye
Waaaaayyyyyy more!!!!!!
Tormented
Even though I have very few songs I dislike from them, "With You" is like my all-time favorite Linkin Park song. It also has my favorite line ever put into any song; "When things go wrong, I pretend that the past isn't real."
The Silent Noob
When you listen to this it makes you just want to get up on a stage and try scream it, even though you know you will suck.