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)
P5hng Me A*wy
Linkin Park Lyrics
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There's nothing there to see
Nothing but my own mistakes
Staring back at me
Everything has to end, you'll soon find, we're outta time, left to watch it all unwhind
Everything falls apart, even the people who never frown eventually break down
Everything falls apart, even the people who never frown eventually break down
I've lied
To you
This is the last smile
That I'll fake for the sake of being with you
(Everything falls apart, even the people who never frown eventually break down)
(Everything has to end, you'll soon find, we're outta time, left to watch it all unwhind)
For sake of being with you
(Everything falls apart, even the people who never frown eventually break down)
The sacrifice is never knowing
Why I stayed with you
Just push away
No matter what you see
You're still so blind to me
I've tried
Like you
To do everything you wanted to
This is the last time
I'll take the blame for the sake of being with you
(Everything falls apart, even the people who never frown eventually break down)
The sacrifice of hiding in a lie
(Everything has to end, you'll soon find, we're outta time, left to watch it all unwind)
The sacrifice is never knowing
Why I stayed with you
Just push away
No matter what you see
You're still so blind to me
Reverse phsycology's failing miserably
It's so hard to be, left all alone
Telling you is the only chance for me
there's nothing left but, to turn and face you
When I look into your eyes, there's nothing there to see
Nothing but my own mistakes staring back at me
Asking why...
The sacrifice of hiding in a lie (why)
The sacrifice is never knowing
Why I stayed with you
Just push away
No matter what you see
You're still so blind to me
Why I stayed with you
Just push away
No matter what you see
You're still so blind to me
"P5hng Me A*wy" by Linkin Park is a song about the struggles of a failing relationship where the two people involved have grown apart from one another. The singer of the song is regretful and is self-reflective as he/she looks into the eyes of the other person and sees nothing but their own mistakes reflecting back. The lyrics indicate that they both know the relationship is coming to a close and they don't have much time left together. The song also explores the idea of sacrifice - of lying and pretending to be someone or something that they're not for the sake of the relationship.
In the chorus, the repeated lines "Everything has to end, you'll soon find, we're outta time, left to watch it all unwind, Everything falls apart, even the people who never frown eventually break down," emphasize the inevitability of the relationship coming to an end. The singer acknowledges that no matter how hard they try, the relationship is going to fall apart, and they can't stop it.
The verses reveal that the singer has been pretending to be someone they're not to keep the relationship alive, but now they can't do it anymore. The line "This is the last time, I'll take the blame for the sake of being with you" shows that they are done pretending, and they are willing to let the relationship end. The lines "The sacrifice of hiding in a lie, The sacrifice is never knowing why I stayed with you" indicate a sense of confusion and frustration with the relationship.
Overall, the song is heart-wrenching and emotional, conveying the struggle of letting go of a failing relationship, and realizing that it's time to move on.
Line by Line Meaning
When I look into your eyes
Realization that there is nothing left in the relationship
There's nothing there to see
There is no love left in the relationship
Nothing but my own mistakes
Regret for what the singer has done in the relationship
Staring back at me
Confronting and facing the mistakes
Everything has to end, you'll soon find, we're outta time, left to watch it all unwhind
Acceptance that the relationship has reached its limits
Everything falls apart, even the people who never frown eventually break down
Realization that all relationships eventually end with pain and heartbreak
I've lied
Confession about the lies that the singer has told
To you
The lies the singer has told are directed towards the listener
This is the last smile
The final attempts at pretending
That I'll fake for the sake of being with you
The sacrifice of pretending to keep the relationship going
For sake of being with you
Pretending to keep the relationship going is for the sake of the listener
The sacrifice is never knowing
The pain of not knowing the truth about the relationship
Why I stayed with you
The singer questions their reasons and actions in the relationship
Just push away
The necessity of breaking free from the relationship
No matter what you see
The listener is blinded by their emotions and cannot see the truth of the relationship
You're still so blind to me
The singer realizes that the listener will never truly understand their feelings
Reverse psychology's failing miserably
Attempts at manipulating the listener are not working
It's so hard to be, left all alone
The fear and pain of being alone
Telling you is the only chance for me
The need to confess the truth about the relationship
There's nothing left but, to turn and face you
The final confrontation and confession
Asking why...
Questions about the reasons for staying in the relationship
The sacrifice of hiding in a lie (why)
The pain of living in a false reality
Why I stayed with you
Continued questioning about the reasons for staying in the relationship
Just push away
The need to let go of the relationship
No matter what you see
The listener's blindness to the truth of the relationship
You're still so blind to me
The singer's realization that the listener will never fully understand their feelings
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BRAD DELSON, CHESTER CHARLES BENNINGTON, JOSEPH HAHN, MIKE SHINODA, ROBERT G. BOURDON
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@integralnol3689
When I look into your eyes there's nothing there to see
Nothing but my own mistakes staring back at me
[Backwards:]
Everything has to end
You'll soon find that we're out of time left to watch it all unwind
Everything falls apart
Even the people who never frown eventually break down
Everything has to end
You'll soon find that we're out of time left to watch in all unwind
Everything falls apart
Even the people who never frown eventually break down
I've lied to you
This is the last smile that I'll fake for the sake of being with you
Everything falls apart even
Even the people who never frown eventually break down
Everything has to end
You'll soon find we're out of time left to watch it all unwind
The sake of being with you
Everything falls apart
Even the people who never frown eventually break down
The sacrifice is never knowing
Why I stay
When you just push away
No matter what you see
You're still so blind to me
[Backwards:]
Even the people who never frown eventually break down
I've tried, like you, to do everything you wanted to
This is the last time
That I'll take the blame for the sake of being with you
Everything falls apart
Even the people who never frown eventually break down
The sacrifice of hiding in a lie
Everything has to end
You'll soon find we're out of time left to watch it all unwind
The sacrifice is never knowing
Why I stay
When you just push away
No matter what you see
You're still so blind to me
Reverse psychology is failing miserably
It's so hard to be left all alone
Telling you is the only chance for me
There is nothing left but to turn and face you
When I look into your eyes there's nothing there to see
Nothing but my own mistakes staring back at me
Asking why
The sacrifice of hiding in a lie
The sacrifice is never knowing
Why I stay
When you just push away
No matter what you see
You're still so blind to me
Why I stay
When you just push away
No matter what you see
You're still so blind to me
@urxntia
it’s sad that most people don’t even know this album exists
@pcarts232
I DO 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾
@isaaktriantou8230
Been listening to LP since my 11 (I'm 25 now) and I've heard many songs of this album before, I just never realized it's a legit album xD 14 years later I find out :)
@alexanderflores8532
Been listening since early 2000 35 now
@Knifymoloko
I remember going online as an 11 year old to the then linkin park official website and being captivated by the audio of this track. Reanimation was the catalyst for my musical taste today.
@4psilocybetribe20
I bought this album as soon as i saw it on the shelf years ago when it was a paper cover cd
@PrsnmanGaming
This is a grossly overlooked album. I'm not the biggest fan of remixes, but Reanimation is a perfect example of how to remix an album! This is also the first CD I've ever owned and these songs throw me so far back in time, it's unreal.
@tundetwasvordemk5345
amen
@YungDubee88
So true
@SouxVEVO
Our man Mike Shinoda did that, amazing, on Point, so ahead, just Big respect for LP