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)
Pts.Of Athrty
Linkin Park Lyrics
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Put your name to shame, cover up your face
You can't run the race, the pace is too fast, you just won't last
Won't last, won't last, won't last, won't last, won't last, won't last
Won't last, won't last, won't last, won't last, won't last, won't last
You love the way, I look at you
While taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through
My life, my pride is broken
You like to think you're never wrong
(You like to think you're never wrong)
You have to act like you're someone
(You have to act like you're someone)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You want someone to hurt like you)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)
You love the things, I say I do
The way I hurt myself again, just to get back at you
You take away, when I give in
My life, my pride is broken
You like to think you're never wrong
(You like to think you're never wrong)
You have to act like you're someone
(You have to act like you're someone)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You want someone to hurt like you)
You wanna' share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)
Yo, yo, forfeit the game, before somebody takes you out of the frame
Put your name to shame, cover up your face
You can't run the race, the pace is too fast, you just won't last
Forfeit the game, before somebody takes you out of the frame
Put your name to shame, cover up your face
You can't run the race, the pace is too fast, you just won't last
Won't last, won't last, won't last, won't last, won't last, won't last
You like to think you're never wrong
You have to act like you're someone
(You have to act like you're someone)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You want someone to hurt like you)
You want to share what you've been through
You like to think you're never wrong
(You like to think you're never wrong)
You have to act like you're someone
(You have to act like you're someone)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You want someone to hurt like you)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)
(Oh, oh)
The lyrics of Pts.OF.Athrty are laden with dark and powerful emotions that speak to the experience of an individual who feels trapped and exploited by a toxic relationship. The main message behind the lyrics is that the most practical thing to do when you find yourself in such a situation is to quit the game and let go of the relationship. The game here is a metaphor for a toxic relationship that brings nothing but pain, misery, and disillusionment. It's just not worth it, and if you don't forfeit the game, you'll pay the ultimate price in the end. The singer highlights how the pace of the game is too fast and how you just won't last, and so it's better to quit while you're still alive.
The singer emphasizes how the other character enjoys seeing them hurt and how they take pleasure in causing him pain. The character goes ahead to say they love the way the other person looks at them while causing them pain. The relationship is entirely one-sided, and the singer is left feeling broken, with no sense of pride or control. They realize that they have given too much of themselves to the relationship and been taken advantage of and they should have forfeited the game earlier.
Overall, Pts.OF.Athrty is an emotional and powerful song that speaks to anyone who has been in a toxic relationship. The lyrics are straightforward, and the message is clear: sometimes it's better to quit the game and move on.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo, yo, forfeit the game, before somebody takes you out of the frame
Give up before you get outplayed and lose all respect in the game.
Put your name to shame, cover up your face
You're so bad that you should hide yourself and change your identity.
You can't run the race, the pace is too fast, you just won't last
The competition is too intense for you to keep up, and you won't be able to endure it for long.
Won't last, won't last, won't last, won't last, won't last, won't last
Repeated warning that you're not going to be able to keep up.
You love the way, I look at you
You enjoy the attention, even if it's negative.
While taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through
You take joy in causing me pain and suffering.
You take away if I give in
My loss is your gain; you benefit from my weakness.
My life, my pride is broken
Your actions have caused me to lose everything I once held dear.
You like to think you're never wrong
You're convinced that you're always right.
(You have to act like you're someone)
You feel the need to pretend to be someone else to fit in.
You want someone to hurt like you
You desire that others suffer as you have.
(You want someone to hurt like you)
Reaffirming your desire to inflict your pain on others.
You wanna' share what you've been through
You want to share your misery with others to justify your actions.
(You live what you've learned)
You continue to repeat the cycle of suffering that you've experienced.
The way I hurt myself again, just to get back at you
I'm willing to harm myself further to seek vengeance against you.
Won't last, won't last, won't last, won't last, won't last, won't last
The warning is repeated again, emphasizing that you'll never be able to keep up.
(Oh, oh)
A final exclamation to the song.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Brad Delson, Chester Charles Bennington, Joseph Hahn, Mike Shinoda, Robert G. Bourdon
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@RafaelCarvalho-nj7lt
Forfeit the game before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame
And puts your name to shame
Cover up your face, you can't run the race
The pace is too fast, you just won't last
You love the way I look at you
While taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through
You take away if I give in
My life, my pride is broken
You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You wanna share what you have been through
(You live what you've learned)
You love the things I say I'll do
The way I hurt myself again just to get back at you
You take away when I give in
My life, my pride is broken
You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You wanna share what you have been through
(You live what you've learned)
Forfeit the game before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame
And puts your name to shame
Cover up your face, you can't run the race
The pace is too fast, you just won't last
Forfeit the game before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame
And puts your name to shame
Cover up your face, you can't run the race
The pace is too fast, you just won't last
You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You wanna share what you have been through
(You live what you've learned)
You like to think you're never wrong (forfeit the game)
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone (forfeit the game)
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you (forfeit the game)
(You live what you've learned)
You wanna share what you have been through
(You live what you've learned)
@TrapNation
"My life, my pride is broken" part is so epic, goosebumps everytime!
@sergiantniescciagaralera9748
WO WO WO WO WOOO!
@joelle_carrillo
Is cool how I come across lyrics in the comments right when it’s at that part of the song 😃
@squarerootofyggdrasil8576
Oh shiiiiii its Trap Nation :O
@djphantom9259
Wait trap nation listens to linkin park?
@newmusicgroup7948
Cuz linkin park likes too rap
@biltrex
I was one of the animators on this video back in 2002. It was a lot of fun to work on. Interesting fact: Most of the animators and effects artists who made Firefly worked on this video. In fact, we did the pilot for Firefly right before this, and then started on the series not long after it.
@crash6192
I really would be so interested to see how you guys made it. It looks so damn good. It still holds up well today.
@jeanlouis243
Damn how much did this project take it's really nice
@jeanlouis243
@@crash6192 indeed