Songwriter: Mr. Hahn Mike Shinoda Mark Wakefield Brad Delson
Producer: Mike Shinoda
[Intro: Mark Wakefield, Mike Shinoda]
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core of the rotten (Stoppin' right when I thought)
But sun has escaped us (So I'm fightin' the sky)
And I'm far from my weightless (Thinkin', "why did I try?")
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core of the rotten (Stoppin' right when I thought)
But sun has escaped us (So I'm fightin' the sky)
And I'm far from my weightless (Thinkin', "why did I try?")
[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda, with Mark Wakefield]
From the thread to the needle, middle-to-end
When skies cock back and shock that which couldn't defend
The rain then sends dripping an acidic question
Forcefully, the power of suggestion
Then, with the eyes tightly shut
Lookin' through the rust, and rot and dust
A spot of light floods the floor
And pours itself upon the world of pretend
Then the eyes ease open, and it's dark again
[Pre-Chorus: Mark Wakefield, Mike Shinoda]
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core of the rotten (Stoppin' right when I thought)
But sun has escaped us (So I'm fightin' the sky)
And I'm far from my weightless (Thinkin', "why did I try?")
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core of the rotten (Stoppin' right when I thought)
But sun has escaped us (So I'm fightin' the sky)
And I'm far from my weightless (Thinkin', "why did I try?")
[Chorus: Mike Shinoda, with Mark Wakefield]
In a minute, you'll find me
Eyes burn me up
You say you'll never forget me
But the lies have piled up
[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]
Movin' all around, screamin' of the ups and downs
Pollution manifested in perpetual sound
And as the wheels go 'round, the sunset creeps
Past the street lamps, cars, chain-links, and concrete
A window then grows and captures the eye
And cries out yellow light as it passes it by
A small black figure sits in front of a box
Inside a box of rock with the needles on top
Nothin' stops in this land of the pain
The same lose, not knowin' they were part of the game
And then, the insides change, but the box stays the same
In shame, shovel up the pieces to the pain
You can try to hide yourself in the world of pretend
But when the paper's crumpled up, it can't be perfect again
[Pre-Chorus: Mark Wakefield, Mike Shinoda]
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core of the rotten (Stoppin' right when I thought)
But sun has escaped us (So I'm fightin' the sky)
And I'm far from my weightless (Thinkin', "why did I try?")
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core of the rotten (Stoppin' right when I thought)
But sun has escaped us (So I'm fightin' the sky)
And I'm far from my weightless (Thinkin', "why did I try?")
[Chorus: Mark Wakefield]
In a minute, you'll find me
Eyes burn me up
You say you'll never forget me
But the lies have piled up
[Bridge: Mike Shinoda, Mark Wakefield, both]
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back
Tellin' me that I'm seein' right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back
Tellin' me that I'm seein' right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back
Tellin' me that I'm seein' right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back
Tellin' me that I'm seein' right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back (Afraid of the end)
Tellin' me that I'm seein' right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back (Afraid of the end)
Tellin' me that I'm seein' right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back (Afraid of the end)
Tellin' me that I'm seein' right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back (Afraid of the end)
Tellin' me that I'm seein' right through you
[Chorus: Mark Wakefield]
In a minute, you'll find me
Eyes burn me up
You say you'll never forget me
But the lies have piled up
[Outro: Mark Wakefield]
In a minute, you'll find me
Eyes burn me up
You say you'll never forget me
But the lies keep piling up
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core of the rotten (Stoppin' right when I thought)
But sun has escaped us (So I'm fightin' the sky)
And I'm far from my weightless (Thinkin', "why did I try?")
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core of the rotten (Stoppin' right when I thought)
But sun has escaped us (So I'm fightin' the sky)
And I'm far from my weightless (Thinkin', "why did I try?")
[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda, with Mark Wakefield]
From the thread to the needle, middle-to-end
When skies cock back and shock that which couldn't defend
The rain then sends dripping an acidic question
Forcefully, the power of suggestion
Then, with the eyes tightly shut
Lookin' through the rust, and rot and dust
A spot of light floods the floor
And pours itself upon the world of pretend
Then the eyes ease open, and it's dark again
[Pre-Chorus: Mark Wakefield, Mike Shinoda]
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core of the rotten (Stoppin' right when I thought)
But sun has escaped us (So I'm fightin' the sky)
And I'm far from my weightless (Thinkin', "why did I try?")
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core of the rotten (Stoppin' right when I thought)
But sun has escaped us (So I'm fightin' the sky)
And I'm far from my weightless (Thinkin', "why did I try?")
[Chorus: Mike Shinoda, with Mark Wakefield]
In a minute, you'll find me
Eyes burn me up
You say you'll never forget me
But the lies have piled up
[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]
Movin' all around, screamin' of the ups and downs
Pollution manifested in perpetual sound
And as the wheels go 'round, the sunset creeps
Past the street lamps, cars, chain-links, and concrete
A window then grows and captures the eye
And cries out yellow light as it passes it by
A small black figure sits in front of a box
Inside a box of rock with the needles on top
Nothin' stops in this land of the pain
The same lose, not knowin' they were part of the game
And then, the insides change, but the box stays the same
In shame, shovel up the pieces to the pain
You can try to hide yourself in the world of pretend
But when the paper's crumpled up, it can't be perfect again
[Pre-Chorus: Mark Wakefield, Mike Shinoda]
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core of the rotten (Stoppin' right when I thought)
But sun has escaped us (So I'm fightin' the sky)
And I'm far from my weightless (Thinkin', "why did I try?")
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core of the rotten (Stoppin' right when I thought)
But sun has escaped us (So I'm fightin' the sky)
And I'm far from my weightless (Thinkin', "why did I try?")
[Chorus: Mark Wakefield]
In a minute, you'll find me
Eyes burn me up
You say you'll never forget me
But the lies have piled up
[Bridge: Mike Shinoda, Mark Wakefield, both]
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back
Tellin' me that I'm seein' right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back
Tellin' me that I'm seein' right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back
Tellin' me that I'm seein' right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back
Tellin' me that I'm seein' right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back (Afraid of the end)
Tellin' me that I'm seein' right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back (Afraid of the end)
Tellin' me that I'm seein' right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back (Afraid of the end)
Tellin' me that I'm seein' right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back (Afraid of the end)
Tellin' me that I'm seein' right through you
[Chorus: Mark Wakefield]
In a minute, you'll find me
Eyes burn me up
You say you'll never forget me
But the lies have piled up
[Outro: Mark Wakefield]
In a minute, you'll find me
Eyes burn me up
You say you'll never forget me
But the lies keep piling up
Hybrid Theory (20th Anniversary Edition)
- Step Up (1999 Demo)
- Points of Authority (Demo Version)
- With You (Live at Docklands Arena, London)
- Pictureboard
- Points of Authority (Demo)
- High Voltage
- Oh No (”Points of Authority” Demo)
- Coal (Unreleased Demo 1997)
- Opening
- Pts.Of.Athrty (Crystal Method Remix)
- Kyur4 th Ich
- Blue (1998 Unreleased Hybrid Theory Demo)
- MyᐸDsmbr
- Ntr\mssion
- [Riff Raff]
- Reading My Eyes (Xero Demo)
- High Voltage (Live at Docklands Arena, London)
- Slip (1998 Unreleased Hybrid Theory Demo)
- Sad (”By Myself” Demo 1999)
- Stick and Move (”Runaway” Demo 1998)
- SuperXero (”By Myself” Demo)
- Buy Myself (Marilyn Manson Remix)
- Papercut (Live at Docklands Arena, London)
- Points of Authority (Live at Docklands Arena, London)
- A Place for My Head (Live at Docklands Arena, London)
- Points of Authority (Live BBC Radio One)
- In the End (Live BBC Radio One)
- Papercut (Live from the BBC)
- One Step Closer (Rock Mix)
- Chair (1999 “Part of Me” Demo)
- Hurry (1999 Demo)
- Grr (1999 Demo)
- Esaul (Xero Demo)
- Carousel (Demo)
- Stick N Move
- Could Have Been
- Dialate (Xero Demo)
- Forgotten (Demo)
- And One
- [Stef]
- Esaul (”A Place for My Head” Demo)
- Forgotten
- A Place for My Head
- By Myself
- Crawling
- Points of Authority
- One Step Closer
- With You
- Papercut
- Runaway
- Dedicated (1999 Demo)
- In the End
- X-Ecutioner Style
- Step Up
- Ppr:kut
- H! Vltg3
- High Voltage (B-Side Rarities)
- Enth E Nd
- Cure for the Itch
- Pushing Me Away
- Part of Me
- By_Myslf
- Technique (Short)
- Carousel
- Krwlng
- Rnw@y
- WthᐳYou
- Plc.4 Mie Hæd
- P5hng Me A*wy
- [Chali]
- Pts.Of.Athrty
- Rhinestone (Xero Demo)
- Crawling (Demo)
- My December
- 1Stp Klosr
- So Far Away (Unreleased 1998)
- She Couldn’t
- In the End (Demo)
- Frgt/10
- In the End
- Heavy
- One More Light
- Numb
- Battle Symphony
- Crawling
- Good Goodbye
- Breaking the Habit
- Talking to Myself
- Nobody Can Save Me
- What I’ve Done
- CASTLE OF GLASS
- Somewhere I Belong
- Faint
- Leave Out All the Rest
- Papercut
- Bleed It Out
- Waiting for the End
- BURN IT DOWN
- LOST IN THE ECHO
- One Step Closer
- A Place for My Head
- Invisible
- Sharp Edges