I'm with ya. I miss Chris too.. Losing both of them right after my brother caused a long grieving process. Listening to Chris' daughter sing makes me so sad but happy she absolutely blew everyone out of the water with her amazing performance and voice .
God, hearing all their songs now… and knowing what happens with Chester really makes you think deeply about his lyrics. You have to wonder how much of a scream for help music was for him. Almost like he sacrificed himself to help all of us!
After my marriage broke up i have discovered that I should be better men for my next true love/partner. My life collapsed in one second and then I realized that I can be still happy and live along.
Thank you for your comment. Now I have found my new brilliant and careful partner that I want to be that better men from my thoughts. I support her in everything and she is always there for me. Cheers!
Thanks for recognizing the raw truth that Chester spoke with every fiber of his being. Lots of viewers/listeners/consumers see the pain that Chester put on full display in nearly every performance, and seem to only now recognize that his pain was never fully resolved. Some of those consumers saw every lyric as his constant cry for help, and felt so powerless to HELP CHESTER. But ALL of us, felt his pain. And ALL of us relate in some way, to that pain, and through that learning, know that we are NOT ALONE in that pain/struggle.
Been listening to Linkin Park over the last 2 decades. And now, i can see that most of their lyrics are about Chester struggles, past life, and all the things he went though and that leaded him to try as hard as he could but couldn't find out the Truth and Light that really can led us to the very place we belong. Anyway, great analysis!
Numb was one of the songs that kept me going when I didn't have anything more to give. My therapist at the time told me that I have to do what ever I had to to keep going even if it was from one minute to the next. Instead of giving up I stayed in bed end just lay there listening to these songs on repeat until I had the strength to take the next step to keep going.
You guys need to check "Linkin park - crawling (one more light live)" That song/performance has literally saved my life... And "Given up" is a must to when we talk about LP.
Life isn't building a wall. It's about building a road. You have no way of knowing where it goes, but as long as you build your road, you are going somewhere.
It’s cool to see how you guys are reacting to music from a different lens and tapping into probably whole lot of us and I’m sure your movement is going to go and bring positive energy! Mad love
Man i love this channel❤ I hope you analyze more Linkin Park songs. A favourite of mine is "a place for my head" The song has really interesting lyrics and in my opinion is one of the best LP songs.
Hey there! First of all, LOVE what you're doing here. Helps me reflect on things from a different perspective (been looking back on previous videos for a while now). As a non-native English speaker while growing up on songs like this, I didn't fully realize the deeper meanings, but now that I go back to more and more songs from my early teens, with my knowledge and life experiences and your help, I see them in a different light and more meaningful. I think you know what I'm talking about. And what I'm trying to say is that you help me either validate what I've been already feeling, or pointing out what I've been missing. And this is a beautiful thing in my book and I applaude and thank you for that from the bottom of my heart! Truly! People like you guys are treasure in a world like this! All the hugs and love from Hungary for you and everyone who needs it! ❤❤❤❤
Linkin Park is what got me into rock music when i was in elementary school, and hybrid theory was the first album i ever bought. Linkin Park will always have a special place in my heart, and i just wish i had a chance to see them live 😢
Another great “reaction”. I’m so used to first ever reactions and clearly you two have heard this before, but looking at it from a different more in depth perspective adds a whole other level to the reaction genre of videos. Thank you both for the time you put into this for us.
Years ago when I lost my then girlfriend from bone cancer I fell into a deep hole where I got so depressed that I didn't even wanted too stay on this earth. But when I started too listen too bands like Linkin Park and Nightwish their music was sooo powerful that they just pulled out of the hole that I was in. And I will NEVER EVER forget that. So Chester thank you so much for touching sooo many lives and telling us that there is something too live for. RIP Chester we love you and we still miss you
I love your analysis of this song. There are few things I experience that give me ‘the feels’ and I guess this could be because I’m autistic however, pretty much every time I hear Chester’s voice I get goosebumps. I think because of this Linkin Park will always hold a place in my heart.
Number 8 (infinity) to like this video... thanks for your reactions, guys, you're really authentic - love it! On another note, high-expectations = high-disappointment... so, we can decide for lesser-levels of disappointment; through lowering expectations 🙏💛🙏💛🙏 all-the-while working on self-excellence... raising our own (internal) "game" in the stead of "worrying" so much about "the external". As well as Human-Doings, we're also Human-Beings... the balance/modulation between Being and Doing (doo-doo's) is on one's self - nobody else can do (or Be!) this for us (Still/Being) 🙏💛🙏
First of all - have enjoyed the reaction, thank you! I think that 99% of people understand lyrics strictly how they means (so in this case - i've tried so hard and got again a failiure) - but you are discussing this from the totally opposite side. But this is the main strength of this video - I've just learned again that we all shoud love the process and not to be so focused on the target, because it may change in time and be completly different than we expected and as a result - we may miss the moment when we have reached it. Greetings from Poland!
I was listening to this album when my Mom came in to tell me one of my friends had committed suicide. It's hard to believe that it's been almost 24 years. RIP Spencer. May your memory be eternal.
Video music is about end of the world we tought were in 2000 and the meaning is about not getting succes despite you give your best like Mike Shinoda felt
I use to listen this song on repeat when I was 13-14. I had been struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts since 11. I had yet to tell anyone. It helped me feel like I wasn’t alone.
The time itself that was lost can really mess with one's mind. I spent 13 years in a career that I loved but could no longer do. I lost a lot along the way to get there, and in the end that was all I had, and I lost that as well. I'm in my 40s and starting from scratch. I'll never get that time back.
From JBrach: @iesickboy The passing of time can really get to your head. Sometimes it feels so surreal when you look up and years and years have gone by. Spending 13 years sacrificing for a career that you now can't continue in would be so disappointing. Although you may not be able to get the time back, there is so much life ahead of you to explore other passions and interests. None of that time was wasted even though it feels like that effort amounted to nothing. If someone climbs a mountain and then falls off the top it doesnt take away the journey and all you gained along the way. You are so strong for choosing to start over and keep going even after these challenges and show so much strength!
From MBEdwards: @iesickboy That feeling of lost/wasted time can feel so defeating and really take the wind out of your sails of ambition in life, but please don't feel too discouraged friend! Although life's circumstances and situations can be unpredictable, you can still decide every day to give 100% of your time, energy, and effort to accomplishing your goals! I hope this doesn't come across as too cliché, but despite the fact that you lost this career that you loved the time itself was not wasted. Undoubtedly you had memorable experiences, learned valuable skills, and grew and developed as an individual. There are few better feelings in life than persevering and overcoming life's obstacles--hoping and praying for your success and strength to push through this!
From runner12: @iesickboy Thank you so much for reaching out and sharing your experience. I’m sorry you are feeling lost and that your time has been wasted. New beginnings and unknowns can definitely be scary. I can totally relate as I spent almost 20 years in a career and I’m now starting over. Sometimes it can feel overwhelming and I worry about the future and my capabilities. But then other times I am able to think of this as a brand new chapter where each day is a blank page that I get to choose what I write. Lessons from my past turn up that help me in surprising ways. As we get older we are wiser from all of our struggles. While it’s true we can’t get time back, we can try to move forward and make each subsequent day better. I truly believe that there is a purpose and plan for this phase of your life and I’m cheering you on! One day at a time, looking forward , you’ve got this!!
I worked 18 years job i tought i love but it made me miserable so much i could not make myself to wake up in the morning and got to that job. So like you , who ever you are i wish all the best comming your way, im in same shoes with 39 years starting from zero. Now im little bit of nervous bc i dont know what awaits me. Good luck
From DyllonKG: @iesickboy Hey my friend. Thank you so much for commenting on TH-cam, especially to this song. This song always takes me back to being 15 on my school bus with a walkman. It's always a track that forces me to sort of reflect by taking me back to a specific time and it seems like to some degree it does that for you. And Im grateful for the opportunity to reply to you. It sounds like you're having a rough time, you express how you've put so much of your life into a career - perhaps even making large sacrifices along the way. And now that the career has ended, you're left wondering what the whole point was. Why go through all of that just to be left all alone. I can only imagine that is a difficult feeling. Perhaps it feels empty, sort of nihilistic. Like nothing really matters because it ends. Or perhaps it just induces a fear of the future or a fear of starting anything new. Because perhaps it all just goes away again. I've lost a lot of time. About a decade worth. But from a different sort of angle than yourself. I've always lived with this sort of fear and for many years of my life, I didn't do much or try much because I was scared of wasting time. I dropped out of college despite being bright and capable. I never committed to many jobs or sought to do more with my life. All so i could protect myself from losing it all. Somebody once told me though - time's going to pass. So you might as well try things. If something ends, if times change, if a partner leaves or a career changes, at least you got those experiences. At least you put in an effort. At least you can say you did the thing. And that's given me some level of solace over the years. As I now turn to try and write a fantasy novel that I told myself for years was a complete waste of my time, i always have to remind myself that the time has been passing. That I might as well do things now that I love and enjoy. I lost 10 years of my life to fear. I dont want to do that again. Im appreciative of all the things I got to do, and all the people I've met. But i do genuinely want to live. Because I've seen it all go by in the blink of an eye. I know how fast it disappears. Similar to what you said - I'll never get that time back. Perhaps there were experiences, highlights, and moments that you're grateful for. Lessons that you learned. Things that have made you a better person. So that now you can continue on. I may be way off base. But i do appreciate having a moment to connect with you and talk. I hope there was something in this novel of a post that resonates with you. We appreciate you. Please take care of yourself my friend.
I was very lost when i was a teenager. I tried to fit in and find myself. I kept having nightmares of being chased. When i finally came out to myself as a lesbian and found my music taste through LP, my nightmares stopped completely. I've gone through a lot after with anxiety, sexual assault and tired to end my life a few times. In the end, I would always find peace and hope through LP. I've come out a lot better on the other side. I owe a lot to LP.
It's one and done, the mind does not give second chances. The fruit always rots and never comes back. Death is Death to the Human, you are not coming back to get it right. Not a blip. A finality.
The Nu Metal scene was amazing for finding emotionally relevant connection for each of us. Linkin Park specifically is the first band I can ever remember that gave me the feeling of shared experience. Just like you said, it felt like they were writing songs from my personal perspective; when emotional mirroring feel ubiquitous in their music its hard not to connect
In my experience, even harder than failing to achieve something that you've strived for is achieving that objective and only then realising that it doesn't really matter... which is how I interpret this song.
the it doesn't even matter how hard you tried hits home. when you improve and move forward dealing with things that held you back and finally get things together and moving forward and people or family throw back in your face how you were in the past and judge you on where you were and not where you are.
When I was like 7 years old I remember first hearing this song and listening to the lyrics and it became my anthem til I was probably about 15 and discovering heavier bands on my own for the first time. This song will always relate to the nihilist I was back then.
Linkin Park's first 2 albums are all-time classics. "Numb" is my favorite track by them but the entire Meteora album is just flat out incredible. Their music is my favorite music to work out to. It really exercises the demons. "Easier to Run" , "Faint" and "Crawling" are other favorites. "Crawling" is the song that hooked me. I bought this album that same week when I heard it on the radio. It resonates with me to this day. Chester's voice is soooo good!
I truly like your description of people either being outcome-based or process-based. I used to be outcome-based which led me down a dark road for a long time because I kept failing to achieve my outcomes. After attempting suicide 5 times in 2016, and doing a life review in 2017, I decided to go back to school. In the fall of 2019, I started my journey in the Victim Studies bachelor's program at Sam Houston State University. In December of 2020, I graduated with that degree. In the fall of 2021, I began my journey in the Experimental Psychology master's program at Sam Houston and graduated in August 2023 with that degree. I am still in amazement of how I did a bachelor's degree and master's degree in a 3-1/2 year span. Focus and motivation were a large part of that. I am close to my outcome (goal) of getting into the FBI. My view on this journey has changed from outcome-based to process-based by looking at it this way: Things happen when they're supposed to happen, how they're supposed to happen, and in the order they're supposed to happen. Now at the age of 40, I see that the process within this journey has saved my life and I'm in a very good place mentally. I am so glad I was not successful in 2016. But I'm not done with this journey. In the words of Thomas Aquinas, "If the highest aim of a captain is to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever." This means you have to be willing to take risks in order to gain something. Thank you both for this great breakdown of the late and great Chester's "In the End."
Guys, I am loving so much your videos. REALLY amazing. Taylor, your analysis provide really powerfull tools for sublimating many fellings, especially given the emotional space these musics occupy in our minds. Please, consider doing some Alice in Chains (MTV Unplugged) and also Sepultura (especially their album called roots). Regards from Brazil!
I know this isnt the intended message of the song but to me personally when this song came out my journey from suicide to faith was playing out. The 'I tried so hard and didn't even matter' was me trying so hard to be relevant, to try hard to be something and in the end I felt nothing was going to lose it all...then the lyrics 'I put my trust in you' is my step of faith towards God and 'you wouldn't even recognize me anymore' is my own transformation from who I was. Keep going people, this song still sings to us all.
Gotta react to Megadeth song In My Darkest Hour The music for this song was written by Dave Mustaine (original lead guitarist for Metallica) when he found out about Cliff Burton’s (Metallica bassist) death. The lyrics also written by Dave Mustaine were NOT about Burton’s death though
I love their music. Linkin park was the band that brought me into Nu metal and Metal core. Their song Numb was one of the songs I listened to that brought me through the darkest time in my life when I was at my lowest and on the verge of giving up. Would love to see a react video on Numb
Among all the great Linkin Park songs, definite songs to check out are Numb, What I've Done, Crawling, Runaway, Pushing Me Away, From The Inside, Figure.09, Breaking The Habit.
These kinda tracks are so damn beautiful exactly because they’re actually not relationship songs. In the end was written about existential crisis where you’re trying find your purpose and establish yourself as an individual but then when you think you finally found it, you can’t seem to be able to make it work feeling despondent about it all, realizing none of it might actually even matter in the end. So when they’re using the word “you” in the song, it’s directed to humanity and not an individual, where then in that heavy bridge he’s like abstractly talking to the universe(God) and not a person.
So true. I feel that way with a few things, but mostly with tango dancing. For 5 1/2 years, I have consistently went to classes. Many dances. A few two day weekend workshops. 3 four day Festivals. Practice 5 days a week in the morning and in the evening. And in the end, it does not even matter. It is taking me this long to be able to dance where most others it have learned it in one or two years and hearing them say,"If you put effort and your mind to it, you can do it!" They do notcrealize how worn out my leg joints are. A bit uncoordinated. Not as agile or mobile as they are. When it goes well and I have good rhythm, I enjoy dancing. But, does it even matter?
100%, One of the most important things I've learned is to focus on practise/effort rather than outcome. Eg. if you are a white belt in Karate, you could spend a year working on a round-house kick and never land one, then get extremely frustrated and feel like a failure, like it's all a waste of time. But if you focus on practising daily with no interest in results, and just take pride in showing up and practising daily, you already possess the sense of achievement and self-respect. The irony is, people who focus solely on practise not results, end up with the best results. Sure you can check-in time to time to see where you could be practising in a different way that's more likely to get you results and use results as a measurement, but the idea is to be a person who practises, and achievement is preferred but unimportant. I'm so much healthier as a result and I enjoy life now, even though little has changed. To quote Lenny of Motorhead, "you win some, lose some; it's all the same to me".
Linkin Park really helped me a lot. I was going through a rough marriage and this song was really relatable. Because I really felt like that. Like anything I did was never good enough for her. And in the end it didn't even matter. You should do the song heavy by them. The song definitely hits a lot different knowing that Chester took his life. Another suggestion for a song would be ghost by Bad flower.
Firstly... ...Taylor! Where have you been all my life?? I didnt know a complete stranger to me could feel like such a close friend! ❤️ Youre wonderful! I just feel your heart and enthusiasm and passion so strong! You're the best. Godbless you!!! Keep on! ........ Second... I've always loved this song... it just has so much feeling and passion aswell! .......And shout out to ABR! Meddler has always been one of my favorites.
In the end of the video we can see that there's an interesting change on the MV: they're on a statue, the vibe is sad, it's dark, cloudy, rainy/stormy... And everything was sad when the video started, the ground was dry, there were thorns... But as the perspective of the viewer changed after the emotional "explosion" on the bridge, and gets far from the band, we see that there's actually green, beauty, sun, clarity... that there's LIFE. In my opinion, this also means "healing". Like... It's not like it seemed to be. I felt like that meant that "it actually matter, 'cause you may not see it, but there's more than this". Be it about a relationship, about failing, whatever... I love it.
Watching the video again with them the lyrics and the conversation is around pushing so hard for this thing and at the end of the day your efforts didn't matter. The video setting at the beginning is very dry, barren, and doesn't have much life to it. Slowly overtime you start to see little patches of grass or life start to come up out of the ground and it starts pouring rain by the end of the song. When the video pans out at the end, the ground and area surrounding the statue they're on is covered with grass, greenery, flowers, color, and life. So it's almost like the when we're in those moments we think it doesn't matter, but something beautiful and alive can actually come from it without us even realizing it.
I love your energy to this song..I don't think I've ever watched anyone jam like you did 😮 Tesla and Linkin Park are my two favorite bands. I still can't believe that Chester is gone 😢 his voice was amazing. Can you please do a reaction to One More Light. That song to me is his best. Linkin Park just dropped another song that was recorded just before Chester took his life. I think it's called Friendly Fire.
One song from them that you really should listen to is "One More Light". I can not listen to that song with out balling my eyes out. It reminds me that there will always be at least one person that cares. That it isn't all hopeless. I truly miss Chester. He helped so many people.
Excellent. I strongly suggest checking out "Breaking the habit" live in japan in 2007, if you haven't already. So much better than the studio version. He's kind of a bit off-key at times in that one and it honestly just adds to the emotion. It was ten years before he decided he'd had enough and ended things.
When this came out I was in a relationship that was 100% the way the song describes “acting like I was part of your property”. I was blaming myself for the problems in the relationship, trying to fix the situation, and it was only several years after the relationship ended (although she was still stalking me) that I had a psychologist tell me that from my description of the behaviour of the girl in question, it was likely she had Borderline Personality Disorder and nothing I could have done would have changed the way that relationship played out.
If you want to get real emotional. Do LOST. It was an unreleased track in meteora project they finally released for its 20th anniversary. Listening to the song after his death puts you in chills
I find It hard not to be bitter even though I know there is no relief in bitterness. I guess having insight is a good first step but to actually get well/better is another. Maybe it's a different process when ur sick. I just feel like it's been a continued regression/degradation and I'm not seeing any progress. That is why this song resonate with me, in a nihilistic and frustrating way.
From Micro: @MrZiljon Resonating with this song in a more nihilistic/frustrating way really makes sense. It feels like a highlight of it is really when we're in this position of dedicating so much efforts to something in vain. When the results don't come, when you don't see the outcomes you were expecting, it makes you wonder what your efforts are worth in the first place. The repetition is draining too, making you start to think that *trying* is absolutely useless. And honestly, it makes sense: when you are in pain or in a position you don't want to be in anymore, the first thing you aspire to get is relief and peace - the possibility to breath again and feel differently. When a part of you craves for something so important, time almost feels like a burden. It becomes somehow a test of patience, which certainly feel like a punishment sometimes. What you share about bitterness also resonate a lot. You're right, there's no relief in bitterness somehow. Once you've explored it, you realize that it's not a place you can stay in forever. Like a room that has only one door to come in, but no different one to come out. Although it's definitely a valid emotion and one that can serve us in the long run. I personally like to challenge myself to remain curious with my emotions, even when I don't like/accept them, and to ask myself what it's going to say to me. Usually, I'll realize that there are needs behind that are expressed, and I am somehow challenged to find ways to access them beyond the bitterness. Anger - and emotions on the same spectrum - are usually the other side of sadness and pain. But unlike those it generates this strong energy within that canbe used at our own advantage and on our own journey. What it says is that you don't want to feel stuck anymore, you don't want to not see any progress - and that is a fuel that can help you move forward - either by changing your strategy or taking different steps. What if, for example, not seeing the progression is a matter of perception, and something that you have to learn to see? What if there *is* progress but there's a part of your mind that dismisses automatically any step you take because it estimates that it's not important or significant enough? What if celebrating yourself and being proud of what you do is something that feels uncomfortable and is rather avoided? What if what you see as regression *feels* like walking 10 steps backwards but in practice is entirely part of your journey and growth? As you said, it's true that there is a time when it feels like we can have insight about something and understand the theory, but finding it more difficult to apply. There's bridges that are challenging to create between what we know as true and actually feeling it in our life and through renewed experiences. That alone though is a sign of growth: maybe a while ago you were not aware of things you've now learned to integrate at least at a rational level. Maybe you were also not aware yet of the dichotomy between knowing and feeling. There is real strength in seeing yourself at this crossroads, even if it surely feels confusing at times. You can get through this rough patch, friend. There is a lot more strength and resources within you to be uncovered and revealed - both to yourself and to the world around you!
It would be cool to see you discuss a Soundgarden song, or maybe a handful of them. Some ideas: Fell on Black Days Blow Up the Outside World When I'm Down (just Chris Cornell, live at the Troubadour) The Day I Tried to Live Black Hole Sun
When Mike wrote this song, they were still assembling their debut album, and he was feeling like it wasn't going to work out. He'd worked for years to make this album happen and he was afraid it was all going to be for nothing. Chester didn't write these lyrics.
Hey Taylor i love what you’re doing and love watching your videos. I’m an EDM DJ for many years who struggles with mental health. I listen to metal as my favorite genre to help cope. I’d love to see you do Alpha&Omega by King 810
i have some suggestions to react to, all of these songs are by the band Get Scared! Hell Is Where The Heart Is, Suffer, Badly Broken, Under My Skin, and Give Up My Ghost. All of these songs have deep lyrics (or just for me personally), and I would really like to see you two analyze them! Of course, if you’re only reacting to songs with music videos, both Suffer and Badly Broken have music videos that you can react to. Suffer’s music video is deep, and it would again, be really interesting to watch you two react. :)
I just stumbled on this channel and subscribed. Linkin Park has numerous songs that would be great to analyze. Another suggestion would be my favorite, Stabbing Westward. Really depressed because of a relationship based songs. Shame What Do I Have to Do? Push Just to name a few songs! Now I am going to explore the Slipknot songs you covered.
Mike told what inspired him for the song. First of all its about hopeless. And then he told he was in this studio and all around him there were this shops with so many lives in it that are stucked in their world etc and it was some kind of hopeless. The story of breaking the habit is even more interesting because you would never think Mike wrote it about such a topic ( I would write in the comment of that reaction video) cuz all people thought it is about drugs
@@Meepie_Playz I dont know what SA'd means. Mike wrote the songs mainly on the first 2 albums. Sure the band shaped the details but the feeling and main meaning came from him.
LINKIN’ PARK - HEAVY!!!! “I'm holding on Why is everything so heavy? Holding on To so much more than I can carry I keep dragging around what's bringing me down If I just let go, I'd be set free Holding on Why is everything so heavy?”
Reminds me of relationships, I did so much for my ex. I busted my ass for her and she still broke up with me. It’s okay I found someone to make me feel better about myself and I love her.
linkin park rabbit hole? hopefully? papercut, one step closer, crawling, a place for my head, somewhere i belong, faint, breaking the habit, numb, given up, leave out all the rest, bleed it out, waiting for the end, blackout, the catalyst, lost in the echo, in my remains, lies greed misery, castle of glass, victimized, roads untraveled, skin to bone, until it breaks, a light that never comes, guilty all the same, new divide
Analyze "What it is - Jonathan Davis" (Korn's singer solo) "But it is what it is, you don't know how to feel with what it is, but I really am who I really am, if it's a son of a b*tch or a terrified kid, that's what it is"
I can't even listen to the first few notes of this song without feeling emotional these days, i miss Chester a lot.
Same. That piano is sad
Saaaaaaame😢
Ever watch the last video? Feel blessed if you can’t see it in his face.
I'm with ya. I miss Chris too.. Losing both of them right after my brother caused a long grieving process. Listening to Chris' daughter sing makes me so sad but happy she absolutely blew everyone out of the water with her amazing performance and voice
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Same :( Linkin Park was my childhood anthem through and through.
God, hearing all their songs now… and knowing what happens with Chester really makes you think deeply about his lyrics. You have to wonder how much of a scream for help music was for him. Almost like he sacrificed himself to help all of us!
We were young, I wish I actually heard the lyrics back then if you know what I mean. Would have understood Chester a lot more.
@565656gooner he understood us, and I'm eternally grateful for it. I just wish we could have returned the favor and saved him.
Some people say when Chester says “I’ve put my trust in you, pushed as far as I can go” it’s referring to his close friend who SA’d him
These aren't his lyrics. Mike wrote this song, and most LP songs.
After my marriage broke up i have discovered that I should be better men for my next true love/partner. My life collapsed in one second and then I realized that I can be still happy and live along.
I’m so there with. I broke my spine in three places in a work injury and would rather go thru that again than the heartbreak of losing her after 9.
Thank you for your comment. Now I have found my new brilliant and careful partner that I want to be that better men from my thoughts. I support her in everything and she is always there for me. Cheers!
You guys don't realize how many lives you save by these reactions! I am one of those lives! Thank You so much!
Hope you're doing good
Good job pal
Thank you for being here with us. ❤We are blessed by your presence.
- Marie-Anne (HS Staff)
Yes! Amen! 100%
Thanks for recognizing the raw truth that Chester spoke with every fiber of his being.
Lots of viewers/listeners/consumers see the pain that Chester put on full display in nearly every performance, and seem to only now recognize that his pain was never fully resolved.
Some of those consumers saw every lyric as his constant cry for help, and felt so powerless to HELP CHESTER.
But ALL of us, felt his pain. And ALL of us relate in some way, to that pain, and through that learning, know that we are NOT ALONE in that pain/struggle.
Chester wasn't the lyricist
Been listening to Linkin Park over the last 2 decades. And now, i can see that most of their lyrics are about Chester struggles, past life, and all the things he went though and that leaded him to try as hard as he could but couldn't find out the Truth and Light that really can led us to the very place we belong. Anyway, great analysis!
That's not true though. Mike wrote this song, and most LP songs.
Listen to this song back to back to back with Numb and What I've Done.
To me, this is chapter 1 to chapters 2 and 3.
Numb was one of the songs that kept me going when I didn't have anything more to give. My therapist at the time told me that I have to do what ever I had to to keep going even if it was from one minute to the next. Instead of giving up I stayed in bed end just lay there listening to these songs on repeat until I had the strength to take the next step to keep going.
I'm not even a Linkin Park fan but this song really spoke to me
It still hurts knowing Chester is gone❤
Linkin Park helped millions of their fans through the music they made but we couldn't help Chester
You guys need to check "Linkin park - crawling (one more light live)" That song/performance has literally saved my life...
And "Given up" is a must to when we talk about LP.
I agree, so did Numb and Runaway too
I cant even listen to some music without crying my eyes out
Chester could go man, his voice was like nothing else "one man can saves millions but millions couldn't save one man" RIP
Life isn't building a wall. It's about building a road. You have no way of knowing where it goes, but as long as you build your road, you are going somewhere.
I'm late but that's beautiful
It’s cool to see how you guys are reacting to music from a different lens and tapping into probably whole lot of us and I’m sure your movement is going to go and bring positive energy! Mad love
Man i love this channel❤
I hope you analyze more Linkin Park songs.
A favourite of mine is "a place for my head"
The song has really interesting lyrics and in my opinion is one of the best LP songs.
She has so much fun and joy, and really loves what she does. That's refreshing.
Hey there! First of all, LOVE what you're doing here. Helps me reflect on things from a different perspective (been looking back on previous videos for a while now).
As a non-native English speaker while growing up on songs like this, I didn't fully realize the deeper meanings, but now that I go back to more and more songs from my early teens, with my knowledge and life experiences and your help, I see them in a different light and more meaningful. I think you know what I'm talking about. And what I'm trying to say is that you help me either validate what I've been already feeling, or pointing out what I've been missing. And this is a beautiful thing in my book and I applaude and thank you for that from the bottom of my heart! Truly!
People like you guys are treasure in a world like this!
All the hugs and love from Hungary for you and everyone who needs it! ❤❤❤❤
Linkin Park is what got me into rock music when i was in elementary school, and hybrid theory was the first album i ever bought. Linkin Park will always have a special place in my heart, and i just wish i had a chance to see them live 😢
Another great “reaction”. I’m so used to first ever reactions and clearly you two have heard this before, but looking at it from a different more in depth perspective adds a whole other level to the reaction genre of videos. Thank you both for the time you put into this for us.
Years ago when I lost my then girlfriend from bone cancer I fell into a deep hole where I got so depressed that I didn't even wanted too stay on this earth. But when I started too listen too bands like Linkin Park and Nightwish their music was sooo powerful that they just pulled out of the hole that I was in. And I will NEVER EVER forget that. So Chester thank you so much for touching sooo many lives and telling us that there is something too live for. RIP Chester we love you and we still miss you
I'm so sorry for your loss. 💜
In The End is one of the songs that has helped me get through some really dark times.
I love your analysis of this song. There are few things I experience that give me ‘the feels’ and I guess this could be because I’m autistic however, pretty much every time I hear Chester’s voice I get goosebumps. I think because of this Linkin Park will always hold a place in my heart.
Number 8 (infinity) to like this video... thanks for your reactions, guys, you're really authentic - love it!
On another note, high-expectations = high-disappointment... so, we can decide for lesser-levels of disappointment; through lowering expectations 🙏💛🙏💛🙏 all-the-while working on self-excellence... raising our own (internal) "game" in the stead of "worrying" so much about "the external".
As well as Human-Doings, we're also Human-Beings... the balance/modulation between Being and Doing (doo-doo's) is on one's self - nobody else can do (or Be!) this for us (Still/Being) 🙏💛🙏
First of all - have enjoyed the reaction, thank you! I think that 99% of people understand lyrics strictly how they means (so in this case - i've tried so hard and got again a failiure) - but you are discussing this from the totally opposite side. But this is the main strength of this video - I've just learned again that we all shoud love the process and not to be so focused on the target, because it may change in time and be completly different than we expected and as a result - we may miss the moment when we have reached it. Greetings from Poland!
I was listening to this album when my Mom came in to tell me one of my friends had committed suicide. It's hard to believe that it's been almost 24 years. RIP Spencer. May your memory be eternal.
RIP Chester!
Bullying trauma is a hard demon to live with. A lot of us don't survive this in the end. Love and miss you, Chester, you were so loved.
Video music is about end of the world we tought were in 2000 and the meaning is about not getting succes despite you give your best like Mike Shinoda felt
I use to listen this song on repeat when I was 13-14. I had been struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts since 11. I had yet to tell anyone. It helped me feel like I wasn’t alone.
The time itself that was lost can really mess with one's mind. I spent 13 years in a career that I loved but could no longer do. I lost a lot along the way to get there, and in the end that was all I had, and I lost that as well. I'm in my 40s and starting from scratch. I'll never get that time back.
From JBrach: @iesickboy The passing of time can really get to your head. Sometimes it feels so surreal when you look up and years and years have gone by. Spending 13 years sacrificing for a career that you now can't continue in would be so disappointing. Although you may not be able to get the time back, there is so much life ahead of you to explore other passions and interests. None of that time was wasted even though it feels like that effort amounted to nothing. If someone climbs a mountain and then falls off the top it doesnt take away the journey and all you gained along the way. You are so strong for choosing to start over and keep going even after these challenges and show so much strength!
From MBEdwards: @iesickboy That feeling of lost/wasted time can feel so defeating and really take the wind out of your sails of ambition in life, but please don't feel too discouraged friend! Although life's circumstances and situations can be unpredictable, you can still decide every day to give 100% of your time, energy, and effort to accomplishing your goals!
I hope this doesn't come across as too cliché, but despite the fact that you lost this career that you loved the time itself was not wasted. Undoubtedly you had memorable experiences, learned valuable skills, and grew and developed as an individual. There are few better feelings in life than persevering and overcoming life's obstacles--hoping and praying for your success and strength to push through this!
From runner12: @iesickboy Thank you so much for reaching out and sharing your experience. I’m sorry you are feeling lost and that your time has been wasted. New beginnings and unknowns can definitely be scary. I can totally relate as I spent almost 20 years in a career and I’m now starting over. Sometimes it can feel overwhelming and I worry about the future and my capabilities. But then other times I am able to think of this as a brand new chapter where each day is a blank page that I get to choose what I write. Lessons from my past turn up that help me in surprising ways. As we get older we are wiser from all of our struggles. While it’s true we can’t get time back, we can try to move forward and make each subsequent day better. I truly believe that there is a purpose and plan for this phase of your life and I’m cheering you on! One day at a time, looking forward , you’ve got this!!
I worked 18 years job i tought i love but it made me miserable so much i could not make myself to wake up in the morning and got to that job. So like you , who ever you are i wish all the best comming your way, im in same shoes with 39 years starting from zero. Now im little bit of nervous bc i dont know what awaits me. Good luck
From DyllonKG: @iesickboy Hey my friend. Thank you so much for commenting on TH-cam, especially to this song. This song always takes me back to being 15 on my school bus with a walkman. It's always a track that forces me to sort of reflect by taking me back to a specific time and it seems like to some degree it does that for you. And Im grateful for the opportunity to reply to you.
It sounds like you're having a rough time, you express how you've put so much of your life into a career - perhaps even making large sacrifices along the way. And now that the career has ended, you're left wondering what the whole point was. Why go through all of that just to be left all alone.
I can only imagine that is a difficult feeling. Perhaps it feels empty, sort of nihilistic. Like nothing really matters because it ends. Or perhaps it just induces a fear of the future or a fear of starting anything new. Because perhaps it all just goes away again.
I've lost a lot of time. About a decade worth. But from a different sort of angle than yourself. I've always lived with this sort of fear and for many years of my life, I didn't do much or try much because I was scared of wasting time. I dropped out of college despite being bright and capable. I never committed to many jobs or sought to do more with my life.
All so i could protect myself from losing it all.
Somebody once told me though - time's going to pass. So you might as well try things. If something ends, if times change, if a partner leaves or a career changes, at least you got those experiences. At least you put in an effort. At least you can say you did the thing.
And that's given me some level of solace over the years. As I now turn to try and write a fantasy novel that I told myself for years was a complete waste of my time, i always have to remind myself that the time has been passing. That I might as well do things now that I love and enjoy. I lost 10 years of my life to fear. I dont want to do that again.
Im appreciative of all the things I got to do, and all the people I've met. But i do genuinely want to live. Because I've seen it all go by in the blink of an eye. I know how fast it disappears.
Similar to what you said - I'll never get that time back. Perhaps there were experiences, highlights, and moments that you're grateful for. Lessons that you learned. Things that have made you a better person. So that now you can continue on.
I may be way off base. But i do appreciate having a moment to connect with you and talk. I hope there was something in this novel of a post that resonates with you. We appreciate you. Please take care of yourself my friend.
Thank you for dissecting the lyrics of this song. Looking forward to more of your content.
I was very lost when i was a teenager. I tried to fit in and find myself. I kept having nightmares of being chased. When i finally came out to myself as a lesbian and found my music taste through LP, my nightmares stopped completely. I've gone through a lot after with anxiety, sexual assault and tired to end my life a few times. In the end, I would always find peace and hope through LP. I've come out a lot better on the other side. I owe a lot to LP.
9 years I gave her and she took everything from me, my house, my dogs, my kids. Seriously
Ha 4:11 to 5:30 It's the same as Mike Shinoda who wrote this song, described that situation of the songwriting progress in an interview.
It's one and done, the mind does not give second chances. The fruit always rots and never comes back. Death is Death to the Human, you are not coming back to get it right. Not a blip. A finality.
Process vs. Single Outcome was a great wisdom nugget for me to think on
Every step in a journey matters. Even when you slip and fall you learn where the slippery spot is. Peace/JT
Thanks Vsause! A lot of cool information as always!❤❤❤
The Nu Metal scene was amazing for finding emotionally relevant connection for each of us. Linkin Park specifically is the first band I can ever remember that gave me the feeling of shared experience. Just like you said, it felt like they were writing songs from my personal perspective; when emotional mirroring feel ubiquitous in their music its hard not to connect
In my experience, even harder than failing to achieve something that you've strived for is achieving that objective and only then realising that it doesn't really matter... which is how I interpret this song.
the it doesn't even matter how hard you tried hits home. when you improve and move forward dealing with things that held you back and finally get things together and moving forward and people or family throw back in your face how you were in the past and judge you on where you were and not where you are.
You must react to "Given Up."
Yes. Live In Clarkston
This is a mandatory listen. And it has to be the live version.
When I was like 7 years old I remember first hearing this song and listening to the lyrics and it became my anthem til I was probably about 15 and discovering heavier bands on my own for the first time. This song will always relate to the nihilist I was back then.
Linkin Park's first 2 albums are all-time classics. "Numb" is my favorite track by them but the entire Meteora album is just flat out incredible. Their music is my favorite music to work out to. It really exercises the demons. "Easier to Run" , "Faint" and "Crawling" are other favorites. "Crawling" is the song that hooked me. I bought this album that same week when I heard it on the radio. It resonates with me to this day. Chester's voice is soooo good!
I truly like your description of people either being outcome-based or process-based. I used to be outcome-based which led me down a dark road for a long time because I kept failing to achieve my outcomes. After attempting suicide 5 times in 2016, and doing a life review in 2017, I decided to go back to school. In the fall of 2019, I started my journey in the Victim Studies bachelor's program at Sam Houston State University. In December of 2020, I graduated with that degree. In the fall of 2021, I began my journey in the Experimental Psychology master's program at Sam Houston and graduated in August 2023 with that degree. I am still in amazement of how I did a bachelor's degree and master's degree in a 3-1/2 year span. Focus and motivation were a large part of that. I am close to my outcome (goal) of getting into the FBI. My view on this journey has changed from outcome-based to process-based by looking at it this way: Things happen when they're supposed to happen, how they're supposed to happen, and in the order they're supposed to happen. Now at the age of 40, I see that the process within this journey has saved my life and I'm in a very good place mentally. I am so glad I was not successful in 2016. But I'm not done with this journey. In the words of Thomas Aquinas, "If the highest aim of a captain is to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever." This means you have to be willing to take risks in order to gain something. Thank you both for this great breakdown of the late and great Chester's "In the End."
You need to listen to “one step closer”, “breaking the habit” and “given up”
In 2001 when it was released I didn't feel it right, because I was in it. Still not their biggest fan but I understand more now in my 40s.
The dude: 🗿
The girl: 💃🕺
Guys, I am loving so much your videos. REALLY amazing. Taylor, your analysis provide really powerfull tools for sublimating many fellings, especially given the emotional space these musics occupy in our minds.
Please, consider doing some Alice in Chains (MTV Unplugged) and also Sepultura (especially their album called roots).
Regards from Brazil!
I know this isnt the intended message of the song but to me personally when this song came out my journey from suicide to faith was playing out. The 'I tried so hard and didn't even matter' was me trying so hard to be relevant, to try hard to be something and in the end I felt nothing was going to lose it all...then the lyrics 'I put my trust in you' is my step of faith towards God and 'you wouldn't even recognize me anymore' is my own transformation from who I was. Keep going people, this song still sings to us all.
Gotta react to Megadeth song In My Darkest Hour
The music for this song was written by Dave Mustaine (original lead guitarist for Metallica) when he found out about Cliff Burton’s (Metallica bassist) death. The lyrics also written by Dave Mustaine were NOT about Burton’s death though
I love their music. Linkin park was the band that brought me into Nu metal and Metal core. Their song Numb was one of the songs I listened to that brought me through the darkest time in my life when I was at my lowest and on the verge of giving up. Would love to see a react video on Numb
Mountains and the Identity album are huge for me. Healing from some relationships, gaining additional perspective from when i went through a divorce.
Among all the great Linkin Park songs, definite songs to check out are Numb, What I've Done, Crawling, Runaway, Pushing Me Away, From The Inside, Figure.09, Breaking The Habit.
These kinda tracks are so damn beautiful exactly because they’re actually not relationship songs. In the end was written about existential crisis where you’re trying find your purpose and establish yourself as an individual but then when you think you finally found it, you can’t seem to be able to make it work feeling despondent about it all, realizing none of it might actually even matter in the end. So when they’re using the word “you” in the song, it’s directed to humanity and not an individual, where then in that heavy bridge he’s like abstractly talking to the universe(God) and not a person.
So true. I feel that way with a few things, but mostly with tango dancing. For 5 1/2 years, I have consistently went to classes. Many dances. A few two day weekend workshops. 3 four day Festivals. Practice 5 days a week in the morning and in the evening.
And in the end, it does not even matter.
It is taking me this long to be able to dance where most others it have learned it in one or two years and hearing them say,"If you put effort and your mind to it, you can do it!"
They do notcrealize how worn out my leg joints are. A bit uncoordinated. Not as agile or mobile as they are.
When it goes well and I have good rhythm, I enjoy dancing.
But, does it even matter?
100%, One of the most important things I've learned is to focus on practise/effort rather than outcome. Eg. if you are a white belt in Karate, you could spend a year working on a round-house kick and never land one, then get extremely frustrated and feel like a failure, like it's all a waste of time. But if you focus on practising daily with no interest in results, and just take pride in showing up and practising daily, you already possess the sense of achievement and self-respect. The irony is, people who focus solely on practise not results, end up with the best results. Sure you can check-in time to time to see where you could be practising in a different way that's more likely to get you results and use results as a measurement, but the idea is to be a person who practises, and achievement is preferred but unimportant. I'm so much healthier as a result and I enjoy life now, even though little has changed. To quote Lenny of Motorhead, "you win some, lose some; it's all the same to me".
ah the 90s i almost rember them here to hope.
Linkin Park really helped me a lot. I was going through a rough marriage and this song was really relatable. Because I really felt like that. Like anything I did was never good enough for her. And in the end it didn't even matter.
You should do the song heavy by them. The song definitely hits a lot different knowing that Chester took his life.
Another suggestion for a song would be ghost by Bad flower.
Firstly... ...Taylor! Where have you been all my life?? I didnt know a complete stranger to me could feel like such a close friend! ❤️ Youre wonderful! I just feel your heart and enthusiasm and passion so strong! You're the best. Godbless you!!! Keep on! ........ Second... I've always loved this song... it just has so much feeling and passion aswell! .......And shout out to ABR! Meddler has always been one of my favorites.
We are glad you are here and hope you keep coming back!
From all of us at HeartSupport. Thanks for the ABR love as well!
Hold Fast
In the end of the video we can see that there's an interesting change on the MV: they're on a statue, the vibe is sad, it's dark, cloudy, rainy/stormy... And everything was sad when the video started, the ground was dry, there were thorns... But as the perspective of the viewer changed after the emotional "explosion" on the bridge, and gets far from the band, we see that there's actually green, beauty, sun, clarity... that there's LIFE. In my opinion, this also means "healing". Like... It's not like it seemed to be. I felt like that meant that "it actually matter, 'cause you may not see it, but there's more than this". Be it about a relationship, about failing, whatever... I love it.
Watching the video again with them the lyrics and the conversation is around pushing so hard for this thing and at the end of the day your efforts didn't matter. The video setting at the beginning is very dry, barren, and doesn't have much life to it. Slowly overtime you start to see little patches of grass or life start to come up out of the ground and it starts pouring rain by the end of the song. When the video pans out at the end, the ground and area surrounding the statue they're on is covered with grass, greenery, flowers, color, and life. So it's almost like the when we're in those moments we think it doesn't matter, but something beautiful and alive can actually come from it without us even realizing it.
I love your energy to this song..I don't think I've ever watched anyone jam like you did 😮 Tesla and Linkin Park are my two favorite bands. I still can't believe that Chester is gone 😢 his voice was amazing. Can you please do a reaction to One More Light. That song to me is his best. Linkin Park just dropped another song that was recorded just before Chester took his life. I think it's called Friendly Fire.
One song from them that you really should listen to is "One More Light". I can not listen to that song with out balling my eyes out. It reminds me that there will always be at least one person that cares. That it isn't all hopeless. I truly miss Chester. He helped so many people.
Excellent.
I strongly suggest checking out "Breaking the habit" live in japan in 2007, if you haven't already.
So much better than the studio version.
He's kind of a bit off-key at times in that one and it honestly just adds to the emotion.
It was ten years before he decided he'd had enough and ended things.
When this came out I was in a relationship that was 100% the way the song describes “acting like I was part of your property”.
I was blaming myself for the problems in the relationship, trying to fix the situation, and it was only several years after the relationship ended (although she was still stalking me) that I had a psychologist tell me that from my description of the behaviour of the girl in question, it was likely she had Borderline Personality Disorder and nothing I could have done would have changed the way that relationship played out.
Absolute FACTS! You smashed that nail so hard!
You guys did a great job with this reaction
Linkin Park just released an unreleased song from the metora album sound called Lost and it will put you to tears
I love that jacket, it makes me happy.
I’m not famous, but oh my would I have so much fun reacting with Taylor.
Dropping a barrage of knowledge bombs! 💙
If you want to get real emotional. Do LOST. It was an unreleased track in meteora project they finally released for its 20th anniversary. Listening to the song after his death puts you in chills
I REALLY think you should react to "Lost" and "Given Up"! These are the Linkin Park songs that hits the most!
RIP Chester! You are missed dearly!
I find It hard not to be bitter even though I know there is no relief in bitterness. I guess having insight is a good first step but to actually get well/better is another. Maybe it's a different process when ur sick. I just feel like it's been a continued regression/degradation and I'm not seeing any progress. That is why this song resonate with me, in a nihilistic and frustrating way.
From Micro: @MrZiljon Resonating with this song in a more nihilistic/frustrating way really makes sense. It feels like a highlight of it is really when we're in this position of dedicating so much efforts to something in vain. When the results don't come, when you don't see the outcomes you were expecting, it makes you wonder what your efforts are worth in the first place. The repetition is draining too, making you start to think that *trying* is absolutely useless. And honestly, it makes sense: when you are in pain or in a position you don't want to be in anymore, the first thing you aspire to get is relief and peace - the possibility to breath again and feel differently. When a part of you craves for something so important, time almost feels like a burden. It becomes somehow a test of patience, which certainly feel like a punishment sometimes.
What you share about bitterness also resonate a lot. You're right, there's no relief in bitterness somehow. Once you've explored it, you realize that it's not a place you can stay in forever. Like a room that has only one door to come in, but no different one to come out. Although it's definitely a valid emotion and one that can serve us in the long run. I personally like to challenge myself to remain curious with my emotions, even when I don't like/accept them, and to ask myself what it's going to say to me. Usually, I'll realize that there are needs behind that are expressed, and I am somehow challenged to find ways to access them beyond the bitterness. Anger - and emotions on the same spectrum - are usually the other side of sadness and pain. But unlike those it generates this strong energy within that canbe used at our own advantage and on our own journey. What it says is that you don't want to feel stuck anymore, you don't want to not see any progress - and that is a fuel that can help you move forward - either by changing your strategy or taking different steps.
What if, for example, not seeing the progression is a matter of perception, and something that you have to learn to see? What if there *is* progress but there's a part of your mind that dismisses automatically any step you take because it estimates that it's not important or significant enough? What if celebrating yourself and being proud of what you do is something that feels uncomfortable and is rather avoided? What if what you see as regression *feels* like walking 10 steps backwards but in practice is entirely part of your journey and growth?
As you said, it's true that there is a time when it feels like we can have insight about something and understand the theory, but finding it more difficult to apply. There's bridges that are challenging to create between what we know as true and actually feeling it in our life and through renewed experiences. That alone though is a sign of growth: maybe a while ago you were not aware of things you've now learned to integrate at least at a rational level. Maybe you were also not aware yet of the dichotomy between knowing and feeling. There is real strength in seeing yourself at this crossroads, even if it surely feels confusing at times. You can get through this rough patch, friend. There is a lot more strength and resources within you to be uncovered and revealed - both to yourself and to the world around you!
It would be cool to see you discuss a Soundgarden song, or maybe a handful of them. Some ideas:
Fell on Black Days
Blow Up the Outside World
When I'm Down (just Chris Cornell, live at the Troubadour)
The Day I Tried to Live
Black Hole Sun
When Mike wrote this song, they were still assembling their debut album, and he was feeling like it wasn't going to work out. He'd worked for years to make this album happen and he was afraid it was all going to be for nothing.
Chester didn't write these lyrics.
Hey Taylor i love what you’re doing and love watching your videos. I’m an EDM DJ for many years who struggles with mental health. I listen to metal as my favorite genre to help cope. I’d love to see you do Alpha&Omega by King 810
i have some suggestions to react to, all of these songs are by the band Get Scared!
Hell Is Where The Heart Is, Suffer, Badly Broken, Under My Skin, and Give Up My Ghost. All of these songs have deep lyrics (or just for me personally), and I would really like to see you two analyze them! Of course, if you’re only reacting to songs with music videos, both Suffer and Badly Broken have music videos that you can react to. Suffer’s music video is deep, and it would again, be really interesting to watch you two react. :)
I'm gonna need to see a lot more Linkin Park on this channel
I just stumbled on this channel and subscribed. Linkin Park has numerous songs that would be great to analyze.
Another suggestion would be my favorite, Stabbing Westward. Really depressed because of a relationship based songs.
Shame
What Do I Have to Do?
Push
Just to name a few songs! Now I am going to explore the Slipknot songs you covered.
Mike told what inspired him for the song. First of all its about hopeless. And then he told he was in this studio and all around him there were this shops with so many lives in it that are stucked in their world etc and it was some kind of hopeless. The story of breaking the habit is even more interesting because you would never think Mike wrote it about such a topic ( I would write in the comment of that reaction video) cuz all people thought it is about drugs
Interesting Some people say when Chester says “I’ve put my trust in you, pushed as far as I can go” it’s referring to his close friend who SA’d him
@@Meepie_Playz I dont know what SA'd means. Mike wrote the songs mainly on the first 2 albums. Sure the band shaped the details but the feeling and main meaning came from him.
We miss you so much Chester
Do some Megadeath! Sweating Bullets, Tout le Monde or Family Tree perhaps!
LINKIN’ PARK - HEAVY!!!!
“I'm holding on
Why is everything so heavy?
Holding on
To so much more than I can carry
I keep dragging around what's bringing me down
If I just let go, I'd be set free
Holding on
Why is everything so heavy?”
Reminds me of relationships, I did so much for my ex. I busted my ass for her and she still broke up with me. It’s okay I found someone to make me feel better about myself and I love her.
linkin park rabbit hole? hopefully? papercut, one step closer, crawling, a place for my head, somewhere i belong, faint, breaking the habit, numb, given up, leave out all the rest, bleed it out, waiting for the end, blackout, the catalyst, lost in the echo, in my remains, lies greed misery, castle of glass, victimized, roads untraveled, skin to bone, until it breaks, a light that never comes, guilty all the same, new divide
I've always loved this song.
Who doesn't really?
You're so metalhead, respect!!
I think that in the end this song tells the story that in the end nothing really matters
Thanks you a lot! Its one of my favourite songs at all . Also try numb
Badfish by Sublime is another great one that helped me a ton!
Analyze "What it is - Jonathan Davis" (Korn's singer solo) "But it is what it is, you don't know how to feel with what it is, but I really am who I really am, if it's a son of a b*tch or a terrified kid, that's what it is"
You should react to breaking the habit, if you think this one is powerful, BTH will kick you right in the feels.
You two really should react to "teardrops" by BMTH! Such a poweful song and video!
That’s so cool you had jake on.
Happy BDay Chester
I really hope that you get to songs from this band like papercut or one step closer or even heavy
Totally relatable !
You really need to watch Linkin Park - Given Up Live In Clarkston