Linkin Park

Released: November 17, 1998

Songwriter: Barry White Rob Bourdon Mr. Hahn Brad Delson Mike Shinoda Mark Wakefield

[Intro: Mark Wakefield]
I will be myself
Until it's time
For me to fly

[Chorus 1: Mark Wakefield]
And I will walk away
With this message on my board
And I will walk away…

[Pre-Chorus: Mark Wakefield]
You should be yourself
Until it's time
For us to fly

[Chorus 2: Mark Wakefield]
And I will walk away
With this message on my board
And I will walk away
With this message on my board

[Bridge: Mike Shinoda and Mark Wakefield]
The night in the corner in the back of the halls where we sit all alone and listen to the rainfall (And I will walk away)
Night in the corner in the back of the halls where we sit all alone and listen to the rainfall (With this message on my board)
Night in the corner in the back of the halls where we sit all alone and listen to the rainfall (And I will walk away)
Night in the corner in the back of the halls where we sit all alone and listen to the rainfall
Callin' from all sides, they surround all around
You can’t see a thing, but you can hear the sounds (Uhh)
Fallin' from the sky, upside-down
To the beat of heart as your whole head pounds (Uhh)
Callin' from all sides, they surround all around
You can’t see a thing, but you can hear the sounds (Uhh)
Fallin' from the sky, upside-down
To the beat of heart as your whole head pounds

[Interlude: Mark Wakefield]
I will be myself

[Chorus 2: Mark Wakefield]
And I will walk away
With this message on my board
And I will walk away
With this message on my board

[Outro: Mike Shinoda and Mark Wakefield]
The night in the corner in the back of the halls where we sit all alone and listen to the rainfall (And I will walk away)
The night in the corner in the back of the halls where we sit all alone and listen to the rainfall (With this message on my board)
The night in the corner in the back of the halls where we sit all alone and listen to the rainfall (And I will walk away)
The night in the corner in the back of the halls where we sit all alone and listen to the rainfall (With this message on my board)
The night in the corner in the back of the halls where we sit all alone and listen to the rainfall (And I will walk away) (Uhh)
The night in the corner in the back of the halls where we sit all alone and listen to the rainfall (With this message on my board)
The night in the corner in the back of the halls where we sit all alone and listen to the rainfall (And I will walk away) (Uhh)
The night in the corner in the back of the halls where we sit all alone and listen to the rainfall (Ahh)

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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