Linkin Park

Released: October 1, 2010

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

Producer: Boreta Ooah edIT The Glitch Mob Rick Rubin Mike Shinoda

[Intro: Mike Shinoda]
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
Listen to the tone and the violent rhythm

This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
Listen to the tone and the violent rhythm

[Verse 1: Chester Bennington]
Waiting for the end to come
Wishing I had strength to stand
This is not what I had planned
It's out of my control

Flying at the speed of light
Thoughts were spinning in my head
So many things were left unsaid
It's hard to let you go

[Chorus: Mike]
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
Listen to the tone and the violent rhythm

This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
Listen to the tone and the violent rhythm

[Verse 2: Chester]
Waiting in an empty room
Trying to forget the past
This was never meant to last
I wish it wasn't so

I know what it takes to move on
I know how it feels to lie
All I want to do is trade this life for something new
Holding on to what I haven't got

[Chorus: Mike]
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
Listen to the tone and the violent rhythm

This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
Listen to the tone and the violent rhythm

The hardest part of ending is starting again

[Bridge: Mike]
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
Listen to the tone and the violent rhythm

This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
Listen to the tone and the violent rhythm

[Chorus: Mike]
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
Listen to the tone and the violent rhythm

This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
Listen to the tone and the violent rhythm

[Outro: Mike]
Listen to the tone and the violent rhythm
Listen to the tone and the violent rhythm

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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