Linkin Park

Released: September 8, 2010

Songwriter: Rob Bourdon Dave Farrell Mr. Hahn Brad Delson Mike Shinoda Chester Bennington

Producer: Rick Rubin Mike Shinoda

[Intro: Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

[Verse 1: Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda]
You say you're not gonna fight
'Cause no one will fight for you
And you think there's not enough love
And no one to give it to
And you're sure you've hurt for so long
You've got nothing left to lose
So, you say you're not gonna fight
'Cause no one will fight for you

[Verse 2: Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda]
You say the weight of the world
Has kept you from letting go
And you think compassion's a flaw
And you'll never let it show
And you're sure you've hurt in a way
That no one will ever know
But someday, the weight of the world
Will give you the strength to go

[Bridge: Chester Bennington]
Whoa-oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh
Da-yeah-nah, no-ooh-oh
No, no

[Chorus: Chester Bennington with Mike Shinoda]
Hold on, the weight of the world (Na, no, no, no, no oh)
(Oh-ho, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Will give you the strength to go (Yeah, yeah, aah)
(Yeah, no)
So hold on, the weight of the world (Yeah-aah, yeah, yeah)
Will give you the strength to go (Nah, ha, ha, ha) (No-oh, no-oh)
(Ha ha ha ha, yah, yah, yah) (No-oh, no-oh)
(No-oh)
So hold on, the weight of the world (Ah, yeah)
Will give you the strength to go (Mah, mah, mah)

[Outro: Chester Bennington with Mike Shinoda]
(Oh God, oh God, oh God)
Just hold on, the weight of the world
Will give you the strength to go

Hybrid Theory isn’t just the title of Linkin Park’s chart-topping debut album, but a career mission statement.

From day one, the same six players (lead vocalist Chester Bennington, drummer/percussionist Rob Bourdon, guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave ‘Phoenix’ Farrell, DJ/Programmer Joe Hahn, and keyboardist, guitarist, and co-lead vocals Mike Shinoda) built the band by fusing all their favorite styles of music into one unmistakable signature sound. With each album, Linkin Park defiantly challenges themselves and their fans by blasting into new musical territory. After setting the template for rock that incorporated hip-hop influences with Hybrid Theory and Meteora, they shifted gears completely and defied expectations with the polychromatic Minutes to Midnight, and again with the esoteric A Thousand Suns, before melding a piece of them all into 2012’s LIVING THINGS. With their 2014 release and heaviest offering in years, The Hunting Party, Linkin Park manage to capture their ever-innovative spirit with a hunger seldom seen in bands on their seventh album. One More Light (2017) is an interesting personal album, filled with a lot of emotion.

Unfortunately, on July 20, 2017, Chester unexpectedly died by suicide, shocking and saddening both fans and his own band members alike.

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