Linkin Park

Released: August 17, 2007

Songwriter: Chester Bennington Mike Shinoda

Producer: Mike Shinoda

In this farewell, there's no blood, there's no alibi
'Cause I've drawn regret from the truth of a thousand lies

So let mercy come, and wash away what I've done
I'll face myself, to cross out what I've become
Erase myself, and let go of what I've done

Put to rest what you thought of me
While I clean this slate with the hands of uncertainty

So let mercy come, and wash away what I've done
I'll face myself, to cross out what I've become
Erase myself, and let go of what I've done

For what I've done, I'll start again, and whatever pain may come
Today, this ends, and forgiving what I've done
I'll face myself, to cross out what I've become
Erase myself, and let go of what I've done
(Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na)
What I've done
(Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na)
Forgiving what I've done
(Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na)

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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