New Divide
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I remembered black skies
The lightning all around me
I remembered each flash
As time began to blur
Like a startling sign
That fate had finally found me

And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve

So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes

Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect the space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide

There was nothing in sight
But memories left abandoned
There was nowhere to hide
The ashes fell like snow
And the ground caved in
Between where we were standing

And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve

So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes
Across this new divide

In every loss
In every lie
In every truth that you'd deny
And each regret
And each goodbye
Was a mistake to great to hide

And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve

So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes

Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect the space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide





Across this new divide
Across this new divide

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "New Divide" by Linkin Park seem to be a reflection of a tumultuous past and the desire to move forward. The opening lines suggest a memory of dark skies and lightning, perhaps serving as a metaphor for a period of emotional turmoil or difficulty in life. As time begins to blur, fate seems to intervene, forcing the singer to face the consequences of their actions. The lines "that I get what I deserve" suggest that the consequences are negative, leading to a feeling of helplessness.


However, the chorus provides hope for redemption. The singer asks for a reason to prove them wrong, to wash away the memories of the past and to connect with others. They want to fill the hole that has been created due to their actions and bridge the gap between themselves and others. The repetition of "give me reason" emphasizes the desire for transformation and renewal.


The final verse acknowledges the pain and regret that comes with mistakes, but suggests that they cannot be hidden or ignored. The singer yearns for the truth to be acknowledged and for a chance to make things right. The final chorus emphasizes the desire to move forward and to connect with others, even if it means crossing a new divide.


Line by Line Meaning

I remembered black skies
The singer recalls memories of dark times


The lightning all around me
The singer remembers a chaotic and tumultuous situation


I remembered each flash
The singer recalls the individual moments that made up that experience


As time began to blur
The memories are becoming hazy and unclear as they move further away in time


Like a startling sign
The events were so shocking that they are now deeply ingrained in the artist's memory


That fate had finally found me
The singer believed that destiny or karma had caught up with them


And your voice was all I heard
In the midst of chaos, the singer focused on one particular voice


That I get what I deserve
The artist feels that they are receiving the consequences of their actions


So give me reason
The artist is requesting an explanation


To prove me wrong
The artist is questioning their own beliefs and seeking a reason to change them


To wash this memory clean
The singer wants to forget about the past and start over


Let the floods cross
The idea of being overwhelmed by emotions is used metaphorically to represent cleansing


The distance in your eyes
The singer sees a divide between them and someone else


To fill this hole
The singer feels incomplete and wants something to fill the void


Connect the space between
The singer wants to bridge the gap that exists between them and another person


Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Once the divide is crossed and the gap is bridged, the artist hopes to uncover truth


There was nothing in sight
The artist describes a desolate and hopeless situation


But memories left abandoned
All that remains are memories that have been forgotten or ignored


There was nowhere to hide
The singer was in a vulnerable position with no escape


The ashes fell like snow
The situation was so severe that it left a heavy weight and lingering presence


And the ground caved in
The situation was so severe that it resulted in a complete collapse


Between where we were standing
The divide was physical and symbolic, creating a distance between people


In every loss
The singer reflects on the things they have lost


In every lie
The artist is aware of dishonesty in their life


In every truth that you'd deny
The singer recognizes that others may be unwilling to face reality


And each regret
The singer feels remorseful about their past actions


And each goodbye
The singer has experienced loss through separation


Was a mistake to great to hide
The artist understands that their errors were significant and noticeable


Across this new divide
The artist has a desire to cross over into a new phase of life




Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BRAD DELSON, CHESTER CHARLES BENNINGTON, DAVE FARRELL, JOSEPH HAHN, MIKE SHINODA, ROBERT G. BOURDON

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@sosukeaizen6889

Everyone who is still struggling to come to grips with Chester's death, I suggest you listen to Leave Out All The Rest, because it's the perfect last goodbye message from him. The guy had been struggling with depression for YEARS. He KNEW this was how he was going to go out.

"I dreamed I was missing
You were so scared
But no one would listen
Cause no one else cared
After my dreaming
I woke with this fear
What am I leaving
When I'm done here?"

He had been dreaming about suicidal thoughts and contemplated the repercussions of his actions, about what he would have been leaving behind had he decided to go through with this. He tried to convey these feelings to others and we hadn't noticed, we didn't care. The other verses and bridges talk about how he's not as strong as you think he is on the surface, that inside he's broken beyond repair and is just bottling it up until eventually, nobody can save him from taking his own life. But it's the CHORUS that should be the focus:

"When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
And don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory
Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest"

Suicide is a morally selfish act. When you're depressed as Chester was, you're so fixated on your own pain that you don't consider what putting it end to it means to the people around you who love you. You're passing on that same pain to your family, friends, fans to find relief. He even addressed that in the first verse when he questioned what he would be leaving if he decided to end is pain, what legacy or feelings or pain is he transferring. Some may see the selfish act and resent Chester out of grief for leaving his loved ones and putting them through so much, even hating him.

So when Chester is ready to finally end it all, he asks one last thing to his family, friends and people that have been affected by his music: forget about the selfish act that he's taken, to please not hate him, to keep his memory alive and to focus on the good things he did, things that he will be missed for. For all the people who have been through similar struggles, the people he helped through his music, when you feel like you've lost it all, when you feel like your childhood has died, when you feel this intense sorrow, or even when you feel like Chester did during his final moments, he asks you not to make the same mistakes he did, leave out all the bad things they've heard and to remember that Chester will never die so long as he exists in your memory so you don't have to feel so sad.

Sitting here feeling sorry for myself now that one more light in the night sky has petered out isn't going to bring Chester back nor is it honoring his memory. You honor his memory by remembering his best moments, by supporting Linkin Park, by listening to his songs, by making covers, by living not as Chester did, but as you. It doesn't mean that you're not allowed to be sad that he died, everyone is, but the point is don't let it consume you.

Thank you Chester.



@BoomHS1G

After today, Linkin Park won't be the same again.
My friend next door kept asking why I was staring at my screen blankly. When I told him what happened, I was told how it's just a band. Then I said how it's not just that.
How it is so much more. How I grew up on his music. How I did the countless assignments with his voice blaring through the earphones. How I planned to watch Linkin Park live, just once. And how I won't be able to do so, now.
Their music changed and took different shapes and forms, but I loved what they did. I loved the nostalgia associated with their music. I grew up listening to their music. Listening to Chester's voice.
From One Step Closer, his first official single for Linkin Park to the last track of One More Light, Sharp Edges.
We won't hear Chester's crooning again. Ever. Let that sink in. The guy who sang so many songs which hold a permanent spot in the playlist is gone. From Numb to Breaking The Habit to all the Transformer's tracks.
Watching Linkin Park live, watching Chester live, was one of the things I had on my bucket-list, and it makes me sad in the stomach that I won't be able to do it. Ever. I feel robbed of one of the once-in-a-lifetime things. As if someone snatched something from me.
I always waited for the credits to roll just to hear that one song by him. No Transformer movie will have his voice. Ever again.
Chester, we will miss you. I will miss you. I hope it's peaceful there, wherever that is.
Love,
One of the millions of Linkin Park fans whose love wasn't enough to make you stay.



@user-cj4jo5kk2f

Lyrics

I remember black skies
The lightning all around me
I remember each flash
As time began to blur
Like a startling sign
That fate had finally found me
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve

So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide

There was nothing inside
The memories left abandoned
There was nowhere to hide
The ashes fell like snow
And the ground caved in
Between where we were standing
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve

So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Across this new divide

In every loss in every lie
In every truth that you deny
And each regret and each goodbye
Was a mistake too great to hide
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve

So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide
Across this new divide
Across this new divide



@theRKB

I remember black skies
The lightning all around me
I remember each flash
As time began to blur
Like a startling sign
That fate had finally found me
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve

So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide

There was nothing inside
The memories left abandoned
There was nowhere to hide
The ashes fell like snow
And the ground caved in
Between where we were standing
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve


So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Across this new divide

In every loss in every lie
In every truth that you deny
And each regret and each goodbye
Was a mistake too great to hide
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve

So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide
Across this new divide
Across this new divide





PS: I wish you a good time ahead ๐Ÿค—



@Kusanagi0808

I remember black skies
The lightning all around me
I remember each flash
As time began to blur
Like a startling sign
That fate had finally found me
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve....


So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies

ยกยกAcross this new divide!!

There was nothing inside
The memories left abandoned
There was nowhere to hide
The ashes fell like snow
And the ground caved in
Between where we were standing
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve....

So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes

ยกยกAcross this new divide!!

In every loss in every lie
In every truth that you deny
And each regret and each goodbye
Was a mistake too great to hide
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
The distance in your eyes

Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect this space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies

ยกยกAcross this new divide!! x3


Best Song.. ๐Ÿ‘



@channelthename

ๆˆ‘่จ˜ๅพ—้ป‘่‰ฒ็š„ๅคฉ็ฉบ
I remembered black skies

้–ƒ้›ปๅœ็นž่‘—ๆˆ‘
The lightning all around me

ๆˆ‘่จ˜ๅพ—ๆฏไธ€ๅ€‹้–ƒๅ…‰
I remembered each flash

็•ถๆ™‚้–“้–‹ๅง‹่ฎŠๅพ—ๆจก็ณŠ
As time began to blur

ๅฐฑๅƒไธ€ๅ€‹ไปคไบบ้œ‡้ฉš็š„่ทก่ฑก
Like a startling sign

ๅ‘ฝ้‹็ต‚ๆ–ผๆ‰พๅˆฐไบ†ๆˆ‘
That fate had finally found me

ๆˆ‘่ฝๅˆฐ็š„ๅชๆœ‰ไฝ ็š„่ฒ้Ÿณ
And your voice was all I heard

ๆˆ‘ๅพ—ๅˆฐไบ†ๆˆ‘ๆ‡‰ๅพ—็š„
That I get what I deserve
ๆ‰€ไปฅ็ตฆๆˆ‘็†็”ฑ
So give me reason

็‚บไบ†่ญ‰ๆ˜Žๆˆ‘้Œฏไบ†
To prove me wrong

ๆŠŠ้€™ๆฎต่จ˜ๆ†ถๆด—ไนพๆทจ
To wash this memory clean

่ฎ“ๆดชๆฐดๆฉซๆธก
Let the floods cross

ไฝ ็œผไธญ็š„่ท้›ข
The distance in your eyes

็ตฆๆˆ‘ไธ€ๅ€‹ๅŽŸๅ› 
Give me reason

็‚บไบ†ๅกซ่ฃœ้€™ๅ€‹ๅ‘
To fill this hole

้€ฃ็ต้€™ๅ€‹็ฉบ้–“
Connect this space between

่ฎ“ๅฎƒ่ถณไปฅ่งธๅŠ่ฌŠ่จ€็š„็œŸ็›ธ
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies

่ทจ่ถŠ้€™ๆ–ฐ็š„้ดปๆบ
Across this new divide
็œผๅ‰ไป€้บผไนŸๆฒ’ๆœ‰
There was nothing in sight

ไฝ†่จ˜ๆ†ถๅป่ขซ้บๆฃ„
But memories left abandoned

็„ก่™•ๅฏ่—
There was nowhere to hide

็ฐ็‡ผๅฆ‚้›ช่ˆฌ่ฝไธ‹
The ashes fell like snow

ๅœฐ้ขๅกŒ้™ทไบ†
And the ground caved in

ๅœจๆˆ‘ๅ€‘็ซ™็ซ‹็š„ๅœฐๆ–นไน‹้–“
Between where we were standing

ๆˆ‘่ฝๅˆฐ็š„ๅชๆœ‰ไฝ ็š„่ฒ้Ÿณ
And your voice was all I heard

ๆˆ‘ๅพ—ๅˆฐไบ†ๆˆ‘ๆ‡‰ๅพ—็š„
That I get what I deserve
ๆ‰€ไปฅ็ตฆๆˆ‘็†็”ฑ
So give me reason

็‚บไบ†่ญ‰ๆ˜Žๆˆ‘้Œฏไบ†
To prove me wrong

ๆŠŠ้€™ๆฎต่จ˜ๆ†ถๆด—ไนพๆทจ
To wash this memory clean

่ฎ“ๆดชๆฐดๆฉซๆธก
Let the floods cross

ไฝ ็œผไธญ็š„่ท้›ข
The distance in your eyes

่ทจ่ถŠ้€™ๆ–ฐ็š„้ดปๆบ
Across this new divide
ๅœจๆฏไธ€ๆฌกๆๅคฑไธญ๏ผŒๅœจๆฏไธ€ๅ€‹่ฌŠ่จ€ไธญ
In every loss, in every lie

ๅœจไฝ ๅฆ่ช็š„ๆฏไธ€ๅ€‹็œŸ็†ไธญ
In every truth that you'd deny

ๆฏไธ€ๆฌก้บๆ†พ๏ผŒๆฏไธ€ๆฌกๅ‘Šๅˆฅ
And each regret, and each goodbye

้Œฏ่ชคๅคชๅคง่€Œ็„กๆณ•้šฑ่—
Was a mistake too great to hide

ๆˆ‘่ฝๅˆฐ็š„ๅชๆœ‰ไฝ ็š„่ฒ้Ÿณ
And your voice was all I heard

ๆˆ‘ๅพ—ๅˆฐไบ†ๆˆ‘ๆ‡‰ๅพ—็š„
That I get what I deserve
ๆ‰€ไปฅ็ตฆๆˆ‘็†็”ฑ
So give me reason

็‚บไบ†่ญ‰ๆ˜Žๆˆ‘้Œฏไบ†
To prove me wrong

ๆŠŠ้€™ๆฎต่จ˜ๆ†ถๆด—ไนพๆทจ
To wash this memory clean

่ฎ“ๆดชๆฐดๆฉซๆธก
Let the floods cross

ไฝ ็œผไธญ็š„่ท้›ข
The distance in your eyes
็ตฆๆˆ‘ไธ€ๅ€‹ๅŽŸๅ› 
Give me reason

็‚บไบ†ๅกซ่ฃœ้€™ๅ€‹ๅ‘
To fill this hole

้€ฃ็ต้€™ๅ€‹็ฉบ้–“
Connect this space between

่ฎ“ๅฎƒ่ถณไปฅ่งธๅŠ่ฌŠ่จ€็š„็œŸ็›ธ
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies

่ทจ่ถŠ้€™ๆ–ฐ็š„้ดปๆบ
Across this new divide

่ทจ่ถŠ้€™ๆ–ฐ็š„้ดปๆบ
Across this new divide

่ทจ่ถŠ้€™ๆ–ฐ็š„้ดปๆบ
Across this new divide



All comments from YouTube:

@fernandojesus4151

Numb = 1.4 B views โœ…
In The End = 1 B views โœ…
Castle Of Glass = 441 M views SOON
What I've Done = 465 M views SOON
New Divide = 435 M views SOON

@raffaeltadeoretsan-xips3875

Damn edited! I like your spirit.

@dwightschrute8927

Maaaaaaan

@user-ru7ky2ec7v

Too bad Chester wonโ€™t see it(

@josemanuel-og6ro

Numb

@adammauer4992

One would think crawling would have more than 235 million views still one of their best songs ever

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@Abe-do4wg

My name is Optimus Prime and I am sending this message to Chester Bennington. Wherever you are now, we will never forget you ... the legends never die

@benceszilagyi1290

Legend ๐Ÿ‘‘

@orishevach

โค

@darrylhughes2176

Damm dude, you brought a tear to my eyeโ€ฆ.

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