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By_MyslfLinkin Park

Released: July 30, 2002

Featuring: Stephen Richards

Songwriter: Stephen Carpenter Josh Abraham Mr. Hahn Rob Bourdon Mike Shinoda Chester Bennington Brad Delson

Producer: Mike Shinoda Josh Abraham

[Intro: Chester Bennington]
Myself! Myself!

[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]
What do I do to ignore them behind me?
Do I follow my instincts blindly?
Do I hide my pride from these bad dreams
And give in to sad thoughts that are maddening?
Do I sit here and try to stand it?
Or do I try to catch them red-handed?
Do I trust some and get fooled by phoniness?
Or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness?
Because I can't hold on when I'm stretched so thin
I make the right moves, but I'm lost within
I put on my daily facade, but then
I just end up getting hurt again

[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
By myself (Myself), I ask why
But in my mind, I find I can't rely on myself
(Myself), I ask why
But in my mind, I find I can't rely on myself

[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
I can't look around, it's too much to take in
I can't hold on when I'm stretched so thin
I can't slow down, watching everything spin
I can't look back, starting over again

[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]
If I turn my back, I'm defenseless
And to go blindly seems senseless
If I hide my pride and let it all go on
Then they'll take from me 'til everything is gone
If I let them go, I'll be outdone
But if I try to catch them, I'll be outrun
If I'm killed by the questions like a cancer
Then I'll be buried in the silence of the answer

[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
By myself (Myself), I ask why
But in my mind, I find I can't rely on myself
(Myself), I ask why
But in my mind, I find I can't rely on myself

[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
I can't look around, it's too much to take in
I can't hold on when I'm stretched so thin
I can't slow down, watching everything spin
I can't look back, starting over again

[Interlude: Mike Shinoda]
Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you
Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you
Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you
Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you
Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you
Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you
Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you

[Outro: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
Know! I can't tell you how to make it
Go! No matter what I do, how hard I
Try! I can't seem to convince myself
Why! I'm stuck on the outside, don't you
Know! I can't tell you how to make it
Go! No matter what I do, how hard I
Try! I can't seem to convince myself
Why! I'm stuck on the outside, don't you
Know! I can't tell you how to make it
Go! No matter what I do, how hard I
Try! I can't seem to convince myself
Why! I'm stuck on the outside, don't you
Know! I can't tell you how to make it
Go! No matter what I do, how hard I
Try! I can't seem to convince myself
Why! I'm stuck on the outside, don't you
Know! I can't tell you how to make it
Go! No matter what I do, how hard I
Try! I can't seem to convince myself
Why! I'm stuck on the outside, don't you
Know! I can't tell you how to make it
Go! No matter what I do, how hard I
Try! I can't seem to convince myself
Why! I'm stuck on the outside

Linkin Park

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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