Chester's abuse as a child never left him. Looking back on all their music he was always singing about what was in his head. Their music hits harder now after he died.
@@aubieddeshazo9111 "they also left him alone on Chris Cornells bday" Get the fuck out of here... If you are trying to blame them... Grow up! They cant be on him like a hawk 24/7!
@@Heavymetal16 I am not blaming anyone at all but telling me I need to grow up because I wished somebody would have been there with him is a bit harsh. I don't think I deserve to be cussed at because of what I said which it was a fact. In fact if you look at everything I think he might have had a plan.
@@aubieddeshazo9111 hindsight is 20/20! And you didnt say you "wished" somebody would be there.. you typed out "They left him alone" Sounds like you are putting blame on them! And for somebody who is depressed, being around people at all times can be extremely draining! Im sure the people in his life knew all about his struggles and was helping him as much as they could! But people have lives, and we cant watch over somebody 24/7! Chest had millions and millions of fans! A good family and a bunch of good friends, yet he could not beat his depression... so there is nothingh anyone could have done..
@@Heavymetal16 I know that suffering from severe depression, anxiety and PTSD myself. Let me say I hate that he was alone. I am sure he talked to several people that day and night. It sucks. He was amazing and a funny man with a beautiful soul. But that Is usually the people who are most depressed they are funny on the outside and just hurting and feel helpless on the inside so yeah I know how it feels because I feel like that a lot from things I had done to me.
This is one of those bittersweet songs to listen to because the lyrics are right there but he showed the power of his voice, he screamed for 17 seconds straight.. not easy to do Chester was the man!
Funny thing is Mike actually wrote it, that 17 second scream wasn't a part of the song at all but Chester, not knowing how Mike had structured that part of the song, belted that scream out and Mike liked it so much he rewrote parts of the song to fit that scream in. Chester was in fact a legend!
Layne Staley, Chris Cornell, Scott Weiland, and Chester Bennington. I feel like I will never be able to listen to their music again without tears......RIP To all who have given up
Remember like Chester said keep me in your memory leave out all the rest so keep listening to Linkin park and let’s keep him alive he would want that, here for you my friend, I miss him so much to after being abused myself as a child I so can relate xxxx
LP's songs are actually an outlet for all those with pent-up anger and frustration, and screaming along to them helps in relieving the stress they feel inside. I know, because I was one of them. BTW, I sure appreciate how she paid attention to the lyrics.
Chester poured his heart and feelings into his lyrics. Yes, his wife and family DID try everything to help him. He talked about depression a lot, even in interviews. He was in therapy, etc. When he took his own life, his wife said he was in the best place he'd been in in a long time so it was even more of a devastation. He was on vacation with his family and flew back to do an interview and hung himself. I really feel that losing his best friend, Chris Cornell, was the final straw. Ironically, he took his life the same way that Chris did (and on what would've been Chris' birthday). Such a tremendous loss. I still sob while I'm screaming out all of his lyrics and head banging. I recommend From the Inside as well.
@6:49 as a person with mental depression this song makes me feel good and gives me a release from the thoughts in my head. It's a temporary release from my depression. As someone who feels the way 23 hours a day his songs help. Chronic pain is a son of a bitch.
Chester Poured all of his emotion into his lyrics, so many people could relate but didn’t know how to express it. His loss is devastating for so many reasons 💜
LP pulled me through my high school years. The reason they resonate with me (and I think a lot of people) is because the songs are completely relatable. When a person feels like they're at the brink, listening to them was a healthy way to release the feelings. Chester had a lot of demons and poured all his heart into his singing and the songwriting. Feeling like there was someone out there who could understand the pain is why I have always followed LP. Unfortunately, we weren't able to pay that back to Chester, but he will always be missed and loved.
Chester had another good ten to fifteen years after this song. Likely this was one of the things letting him vent and stay strong. Everyone's crises are personal, but having suffered from depression for all of my adult life, I can tell you you need these outlets, even if, ultimately, in Chester's case, in Cornell's, in Cobain's, you lose your battle in the end. Their music is a testament to how powerfully they fought and the music's longevity is proof of their sheer strength.
I was obsessed with Linkin Park as a child. I would watch their Live in Texas dvd concert every day as a young teen and eventually learned how to play drums by learning their songs. I never dove into lyrics because my main focus was on how the music in general made me feel. It's damn near IMPOSSIBLE to listen to them now and it feels like something so important to my childhood was ripped away from me with constant reminders anytime a song comes on.. He's resting easy now, free of all the pain he had to endure. On another note, I love your reactions and appreciate your words. Peace and Love \m/
It felt like you wrote about my teenager times. Spent my time in front of that dvd for weeks. Buying drumsticks just so I could imitate Rob. Learned how to play drums eventually. Now It hurts to go back to those songs.
Dear Asia, no, Chester was not feeling this out of emotion temporary. For somebody who has trauma, it’s not hard to listen to, it’s only relatable. Chester was singing out loud outta his soul.
Chester was the song writer for the majority of their songs. You can definitely hear that the songs lyrics were screams for help from those inner demons taking their toll. Voice of an angel, screams of a demon. This has to be the 1st time seeing a reaction video and the reactor(s) not even phased by that ICONIC 17SEC SCREAM!! I sat here waiting for that reaction and...…………… blank stare.
The writing was a collaboration between all 6 members of the group put Mike was definitely the one who usually wrote the lyrics out and set up the structure for the songs. I had always seen Mike as kind of the heart of the group, the one who kept everything going and Chester as the soul, the one who provided the emotional impact to what they were doing. Unfortunately, Linkin Park doesn’t work without either of those two which is why we probably will never get any new music from them as a group
He was very open and honest about his past traumas, mental state, and ongoing therapy and encouraged getting help. He wrote about what he felt, speaking for those who couldn't find their voice. Such a sincere and talented artist.
Watch out! This song can tear everything up, especially the soul and heart. In this song, we may encounter the real Chester. RIP Chester, we still love you
As far as I'm concerned, this is the heaviest song ever written. Literally the densest, more meaning and passion packed into each second, and more heavy emotional impact than any other song.
He takes alot about his depression and he did seek help but he could not get out of his dark thoughts. When he was busy he could put that in the back of his mind. When it quietened down is when he succumbed to his depression. RIP CHESTER
*🚨Chester's Depression* ate at him when he was alone with himself & in his head. This is true with most all who suffer from *Depression* don't let them isolate themselves & don't spend too much time by yourself if possible. Because being around others being active keeps your mind out of that dark place
I can confirm this. I suffer from bouts of depression for sure and spend most of my time alone. When I get low my thoughts can get dark pretty quickly, I’ve had moments where I’m just setting in my room crying and beating my self down about my past and my social anxiety and wondering why I have always felt a square peg trying to squeeze my self into a round hole. Luckily I have never been so down to where I have ever attempted suicide but those thoughts have definitely crossed my mind.
@@CyberNut930 same....i wakup everyday, wondering y...wondering if the Abyss wouldnt just b better...my psychiatrist wont even help me...i relate so much to this song...there's no escape....bout to take this all the way
@@GaParanormal there is escape. Beyond my own depression there are things that are worth going on for. For me it’s those in my family that still care about me despite my issues and the pain it would cause them. I don’t know your situation or the words to help you but please reach out to someone you trust before you make a decision that there is no coming back from. If I can tie this back to linkin park this song has always helped me when I’m at my lowest. th-cam.com/video/ec2RlGgNIUs/w-d-xo.html
For me there is no escape, I go out with my pals but even in a crowd of people I feel on my own. I think its the same way with a lot of people who suffer from various forms of depression. There is a stupid tired trope that gets on my nerves about men commit suicide in such high numbers because they keep it to themselves and men don't cry and for the most part that's nonsense. Chester had extensive counseling a supportive and loving wife he shared with, he talked openly about depression publicly had very supportive fans and band members. But when it comes down to it when it comes to depression in the end you are on your own and it can wear you down, you can have suicidal thoughts a 10 thousand times and beat them, but it only takes that once and it's over. My point being no matter who I talk to about it or how much help I get, the real battle is between me and my depression, and its the same for most people regardless of gender or age. I visualise it as my back to the wall fight ducking and dodging the big dark mass of depression, I gotta duck dodge and counterpunch everyday, but I will never truly defeat it just survive it, and never give up. RIP Chester. Ps The only way your own depression can kill you is by making you do it, you are in control of that nobody else. The thing that keeps me alive is anger, anger at the depression not other people or myself but the depression.
There is a difference between feeling bad, and being chronical ill with mental illness. Chronical mental illness is real, like cancer, and its fatal. Even if the illness does not push to a point of ending it, the toll it takes on your body, the medicine, the isolation the stress, all these things takes years of your life. And that is the meaning of a terminal illness. If you die before than you should as a result of your illness its terminal. And Chronical illness is not a choice, its not something you can treat away by talking, and often medicine does not cure you, just as it is with cancer. The difference is however, with cancer and things like it, you get to live a life, have a family, happiness, you get to live your life before it ends. With chronical illness you might be alive for longer, you might not, but you never really get to be alive, every day is a fight, love and happiness is something you only see in others, and then get more hurt over not being able to have, even if people try to give it to you. Chronical mental illness is not only a terminal illness, it also take away your ability to be alive while you are living.
I think that's why linkin park was so relatable for alot of people and why we love them. They wrote alot about real life situations, feelings, etc. When you listen to them it impacts you differently because you've been there. You've felt it.
Chester had help but his life had darkness that not many can relate to. A lot of their music was written by Mike as well. His death wasn’t about lack of help.
Heavy, castle of glass, faint, new divide, one step closer, waiting for the end, bleed it out and one more light are other ones I have repeat. Poor Chester. Having dealt with his sexual abuse as a kid and his addictions. May he RIP
Chester wore his lyrics on his sleeve. RIP to an absolute beacon of light and hope for a generation of kids. I attribute so much of my personal gains in getting through life’s problems from listening to this man’s voice. Thank you, Chester.
I 100% argee with Chester being a message. But kids are so stupid these days because they let there outsides. Influence them.. Now a days you can't voice your opinions or ask questions. He, gave in.. He was an animal. Helped me through dark times myself. We need to fix the real issues, not support the people who are a way because of unsettled issues
Mike wrote the majority of the songs for linkin park. Him and chester both. This particular song Chester did write himself. If you watch any of the making of any of their albums, even after mike or Chester writes a song the rest of the band will get together and if they dont like something in the song they will all change it together. So its s group process. But yes Chester was in a dark place when he wrote this song. He was in treatment so he was getting help he also had a wife and 6 kids who he lived very much. It's sad he was so talented and saved so many lives with his music and only if someone could of saved him. But mental health is a real challenge.
Chester had such an amazing voice and so much talent. "Cross Off" was the last released song that he collabed with Mark Morton. Mark is the lead guitarist for the Metal band Lamb of God. It's an amazing song. The video was shot after his death and the scenes of the band playing shows a mic and stand to pay their respects.
I'm 50 in a few months, I was strengthen by that song because he said some real shit. I am happy to be alive still and never in my wildest I even think Chester would out himself then, even though I heard the lyrics. It's so crazy. It was so obvious, but still I thought it was something else. I miss him so much, and I don't even have the right.
The song writing was mostly collaborative. All the guys would get together, chat about life and draw their inspiration from there. Chester had a very troubled life, his family, friends and band mates knew. He talked often about his struggles. It wasn't that no one was there for him, it's that no matter how supportive you are, you can't just cure someone. He once called his mind a bad neighbourhood that you shouldn't walk in alone. He fought it for so long and was so strong, it just caught up to him in the end. This song was incredibly cathartic for me. It's like someone was sitting with me in the darkness and understood.
I believe chester used his songs AS therapy. Talking about it can help but he shared it with the world. And because he was feeling it and was such an amazing vocalist he was able to put all of that emotion into the songs as well
I feel like I finally had a participation in someone choosing A song! Literally asked for this yesterday, such a good song but sad song in reality.. crying for help for years.. enjoy y’all listening to the variety y’all have been!
My dude, what do you mean "Why he look like that?" He's letting out a guttural scream from his diaphragm. Of COURSE he's going to look squished up in his face. He's screaming for 17 whole seconds.
It was a constant battle with Chester on and off. Sometimes a switch just gets triggered and you flip. Chester was just with family and friends laughing and having a good time just hours before he killed himself. Sometimes you never know when the depression and anger and sadness can kick in. Just sad. R.I.P. Chester🤘
All it takes is to hear this scream in this to know just how much pain Chester lived in in his head...I know it all too well, I'm a musician myself and my lyrics reflect my prison.
It is very sweet to know that there are people who understand the message of the song but who do not understand that everything the singer sang was real and he did give up ... Thank you very much for this
Mike wrote a lot of the songs, but Chester did a perfect job conveying the feelings. Mike even stayed with Chester for a few days after hearing him sing this because Mike could hear the pain in his voice and didn't want Chester to do something bad. And actually, I listen to songs like this when I'm in a bad place, which is a lot. These kind of songs can actually help me. They force me to get out some of the bottled up emotions and make me cry. I connect with Chester on many levels, having gone through a lot of the same things, minus the rockstar fame of course. Another great but emotional song from them is Leave Out All The Rest.
He became really heavy into drugs and alcohol and his band mates actually had to have an intervention with him because it was heavily affecting his friends and loved ones. He wrote this song when he was released from rehab. It’s a deep, sad and hard song. There music hits me deep and has helped me realize that I’m not the only one that has these feelings. RIP Chester! 🤘🏻
“If you’re in a bad place, don’t listen to ‘Given Up’.” I’ve listened to this song SOLEY when I’m in a bad place. I have severe depression and I’m autistic, and listening to it/screaming along to it in my car has helped me get those hard feelings out tremendously.
R.I.P. Chester!!!! Crazy 16 second screen. He touched alot of people's hearts and probably got alot of folks through depression. How knows how many lives he unknowingly saved while he went through the same thing
I've personally dealt with alot of things and Linkin Park was a band I picked up when I was in Highschool years ago, I related to alot of the lyrics and I think hearing someone was going through the same made me feel less alone, I still struggle but I feel like music in general allows for that feeling of comfort that there are other people out there. Chester was my favourite vocalist, still is and it was a shame when we lost him. I always appreciate when people take the time to learn about this band.
I honestly miss Chester daily. The dudes lyrics, and knowing he was experiencing similar things with depression was a light at the end of the tunnel. He is missed by so many people. Sings like an angel, and screams like a demon. The legendary 18+ second scream is a look into a depressed persons head.
I cry anytime I listen to Linkin Park. Been a fan since I was 8 and grew up with them. I was broken when I heard Chester passed. I've got tears in my eyes right now. My heart feels like it's being squeezed by sadness. 😢
The amount of lives saved by Linkin Park can't be measured. They knew of the troubles and did what they at the time thought the could but the music his so hard for us growing up at the time like someone finally understood us. He spoke for us. Rip Legend.
A lot of people look at rock and metal music as just noise and screaming. But a lot of it is a lot deeper than that. A lot focuses on the struggles of life, like this. For a lot of people, songs like this are comfort. You guys have listened to enough NF to understand that music about sad things does not have to make you sad. When you're dealing with those emotions every day, things like this can be your release and give you the strength to keep on keeping on. Of course, it isn't for everyone, everyone's brain works differently, and for someone else, perhaps this could take them somewhere they don't want to be, but there are many more for who music like this is the reason we're still alive. Chester and LP are one of the major reasons I'm still breathing, and until the last day I'm on this planet, it will hurt that he's gone. We knew that he had struggled his whole life, maybe we didn't understand enough, but he made his decision, and maybe we could have saved him, or maybe not, I guess we'll never know, but we still have the music to remember him by.
That scream is exactly how men feel when they try to reach out and nobody cares unless you pay them money. People act like we're a ticking time bomb when all we want is support.
Chester and Mike wrote their own songs. Mike wrote "Breaking the Habit" for Chester, w/out Chester knowing till he got to the studio to sing it and started crying... Love and Miss u Chester!
You guys should check out some of Mike Shinoda's solo stuff that he did right after Chester passed. The first half of the album is him grieving and going through it and it transitions through to at least feeling better and living life. It's a great project.
I think we, as humans, tend to think the person expressing these type of feelings is "getting it out" in their music? Like the common phrase "he uses his music as therapy?" I think it's in our nature to not wanna see reality even if it's in our face. A defencemechanism of sort. We simply don't wanna see it, or we're afraid to adress things cause we think it might get worse? Or we just lack the guts it takes to really really care when it gets down to it. I don't know.....
What's really sad is that a lot of his fans pushed him as well. After Meteora a lot of their fans talked very harsh trash about them. After his death, they came back to love them acting like they didn't have anything to do with his mental state. It's really disgusting but you won't ever find one of them feeling any sort of regret. Them and P!nk really helped me during my depression and anger from abuse at home at that time. I attempted suicide a couple times before I found their music and lyrics that helped me feel that others were feeling the same thing I was. It gave me a new outlet and release. I will forever be grateful to Chester and P!nk for that.
6:49 Given Up and the entirety of the LP discography has save so many lives including mine. I think the thing she doesn't understand is that LP gives an outlet of release. When you're angry, LP has songs. When you're sad, LP has songs. When you're lonely, LP has songs. LP is "emotion the band". but they never were an emo band interestingly enough.
Sometimes help doesn’t help if that makes sense. I’m one who fights with this days and weeks of depression yet we don’t know why. Talking about it don’t help and the way the world is now with everyone using it to get attention it makes a lot of people keep it quiet. Chester’s music helped me a lot as a kid and now I’ve got other artists now that he’s gone but I do circle back to the “oldies” to help myself.
You are absolutely right. He was giving all the signs, but liks he said in the song "Looking for help somehow somewhere and no one cares". It's really sad.
His lyrics helped a lot of people who didn't know how to express themselves and its nice knowing you're not the only one but even with his friends, family and fans there with him it was just to much for him I guess. Fame probably didn't help even though they have millions of fans there's a lot of pressure that comes with it and a lot of hate add that to the life he had growing up and his mental illness and you can start to understand why he did what he did
I think so many people who have been low love Chester and Linkin park because he was saying what we were all feeling. It was a release of the unspoken. Especially for kids growing up in that time. All of his lyrics were sad, and they all amped me up a d put a smile on my face. It is kind of odd isn't it?
Y'all are wrong about Chester. It's a rebellious, upbeat song. It shows he's conquered his demons. He wants to let others that suffered a terrible childhood they're not the only ones. Don't let it over come you. Yell, it out ,scream, clear your head through music. Own it, let it go.Thats why he's loved so much, he's saying it's ok, your not alone. Feel it now, and let it go, let it out. Heal yourself, love yourself,it's not your fault. Stomp on your past, be mad , but have hope
most of Linkin Park's music was written by Chester and Mike Shinoda (also in linkin park), But almost the whole band collaborated since if any member thought something sounded off they would change it around a little so everyone had something of input
When this song was written when Chester was going through a lot of problems. He tried all different types of therapy but in the end none of them helped. This song was written 10 years before he died. Chester dealt with a lot of mental health issues that stem from his childhood. He was sexually abused as a child by an older boy who was also being sexually abused. Then on top of that he was bullied at school which led to him starting drugs to numb the mental pain he felt.
Given up is a great song for me to listen to because I'm able to rage out all the shit that's in my head on my dark days.... think of it as a battle roar! We're going to yell to let out all our issues like fear, anxiety, and depression.
Everyone saw the signs he had help he was doing pretty well I believe but his close friend and another singer in a different band who was also struggling killed himself and he dealt with it for a bit but ultimately did it as well. Everyone knew we all got the signs everyone tried to help he got help but sometimes you just can't. The music was a sort of therapy for him, you ever just scream all your bad thoughts out as loud as possible? It's a release it stops the bottling up. Also this helped many people through rough patches me included, it gives a voice to the emotion, it makes you feel heard and it shows you ain't the only one
About not listening to this song if you're in a bad place, of course it differs from person to person, but I know for a fact that for some people, listening to songs like this when you're in a bad place can help you tremendously, I know songs like this have helped me and several people I know an awful lot over the years, it reminds you that you are not the only one struggling
I'm surprised you had to comment that, I'm sure they were... they were invested in the lyrics. If you actually LISTENED to the lyrics, it's depressing... and what happened to our vocal God- they were putting 2 and 2 together. It's a sad song man, that scream says a lot sure and it's damn phenomenal, it definitely shows a lot of emotion... but at the end of the day you need to put the lyrics to what made that scream. Ye dig?
I’m the opposite. The fact that they saw that scream as a cry for help, especially because of the lyric, is exactly the point of that scream. It wasn’t intended to be a Guinness world record. Chester could scream longer than that anyway if he wanted. The fact that you think the scream is the major interest of this song, even ‘technically’ as you say, is actually what’s disappointing in my view.
I couldn't listen to their music anymore for months after he passed. It was no secret that chester was going through it, but every single word just hit different after the fact. Rip chester
Lots of people say Linkin Park songs help them when they're depressed, so some people do just need the release. Their songs make my depression so much worse, though, so it's not good for everyone who has it. (My sister loved them as a teenager when they were just blowing up and always said that the release made her feel better, too.)
*I KNOW IM LATE BUT PLEASE DO NOBODY'S LISTENING, BLEED IT OUT, OR WHEN THEY COME FOR ME PLEASE PLEASE* I love LP with all my heart and love these reactions. Im binging them now. Love you guys. Keep on keepin on!
His pain is in the songs. This song hits hard. BUT Linkin park help so many people confront those demons and in some way give a release for those emotions. Love you guys are going through LPs amazing catalogue. Keep up the good work. 🔥
17 sec srea.. I've been listening to him since 1999. He's been in the best hospitals. But he is my favorite. It all around sucks!!! I cried for 3 days.
He talked about his mental health in interviews too... A lot. Did his wife notice there was a problem? Or his band members...managers? He was very vocal about it. He needed to be hospitalized quick.
Chester's abuse as a child never left him. Looking back on all their music he was always singing about what was in his head. Their music hits harder now after he died.
Totally agree look back at 2 of his interviews and he was also alone on Chris Cornells bday.
@@aubieddeshazo9111 "they also left him alone on Chris Cornells bday" Get the fuck out of here... If you are trying to blame them... Grow up! They cant be on him like a hawk 24/7!
@@Heavymetal16 I am not blaming anyone at all but telling me I need to grow up because I wished somebody would have been there with him is a bit harsh. I don't think I deserve to be cussed at because of what I said which it was a fact. In fact if you look at everything I think he might have had a plan.
@@aubieddeshazo9111 hindsight is 20/20! And you didnt say you "wished" somebody would be there.. you typed out "They left him alone" Sounds like you are putting blame on them! And for somebody who is depressed, being around people at all times can be extremely draining! Im sure the people in his life knew all about his struggles and was helping him as much as they could! But people have lives, and we cant watch over somebody 24/7! Chest had millions and millions of fans! A good family and a bunch of good friends, yet he could not beat his depression... so there is nothingh anyone could have done..
@@Heavymetal16 I know that suffering from severe depression, anxiety and PTSD myself. Let me say I hate that he was alone. I am sure he talked to several people that day and night. It sucks. He was amazing and a funny man with a beautiful soul. But that Is usually the people who are most depressed they are funny on the outside and just hurting and feel helpless on the inside so yeah I know how it feels because I feel like that a lot from things I had done to me.
This is one of those bittersweet songs to listen to because the lyrics are right there but he showed the power of his voice, he screamed for 17 seconds straight.. not easy to do Chester was the man!
Funny thing is Mike actually wrote it, that 17 second scream wasn't a part of the song at all but Chester, not knowing how Mike had structured that part of the song, belted that scream out and Mike liked it so much he rewrote parts of the song to fit that scream in. Chester was in fact a legend!
Chester was one of the best vocalist ever. RIP CHESTER
Layne Staley, Chris Cornell, Scott Weiland, and Chester Bennington. I feel like I will never be able to listen to their music again without tears......RIP To all who have given up
Remember like Chester said keep me in your memory leave out all the rest so keep listening to Linkin park and let’s keep him alive he would want that, here for you my friend, I miss him so much to after being abused myself as a child I so can relate xxxx
LP's songs are actually an outlet for all those with pent-up anger and frustration, and screaming along to them helps in relieving the stress they feel inside.
I know, because I was one of them.
BTW, I sure appreciate how she paid attention to the lyrics.
One More Light, specifically live on Jimmy Kimmel where he dedicates it to Chris Cornell
Please!!!
that's a sad one. chester is struggling stabling his notes because of the emotions he felt while singing that song.
They were working in the silent children that song was ment for that documentary
The music video is even better than the live version
That was so sad.. I cried
Chester poured his heart and feelings into his lyrics. Yes, his wife and family DID try everything to help him. He talked about depression a lot, even in interviews. He was in therapy, etc. When he took his own life, his wife said he was in the best place he'd been in in a long time so it was even more of a devastation. He was on vacation with his family and flew back to do an interview and hung himself. I really feel that losing his best friend, Chris Cornell, was the final straw. Ironically, he took his life the same way that Chris did (and on what would've been Chris' birthday).
Such a tremendous loss. I still sob while I'm screaming out all of his lyrics and head banging.
I recommend From the Inside as well.
I still cry about the loss of him and Chris. This world isn't the same without them. Hugs, my friend.
@@ms.gamerladyharlow6871 Same here. Hugs back to you.
@6:49 as a person with mental depression this song makes me feel good and gives me a release from the thoughts in my head. It's a temporary release from my depression. As someone who feels the way 23 hours a day his songs help. Chronic pain is a son of a bitch.
Chester Poured all of his emotion into his lyrics, so many people could relate but didn’t know how to express it. His loss is devastating for so many reasons 💜
It is actually Mike Shinoda's lyrics. But i hear u.
@@matheushenriquemartins5511 Given up is all Chesters lyrics.
@@ExcuseTheZeusHD not according to the wiki page
LP pulled me through my high school years. The reason they resonate with me (and I think a lot of people) is because the songs are completely relatable. When a person feels like they're at the brink, listening to them was a healthy way to release the feelings. Chester had a lot of demons and poured all his heart into his singing and the songwriting. Feeling like there was someone out there who could understand the pain is why I have always followed LP. Unfortunately, we weren't able to pay that back to Chester, but he will always be missed and loved.
Mike and Chester wrote LP songs.
Chester had another good ten to fifteen years after this song. Likely this was one of the things letting him vent and stay strong. Everyone's crises are personal, but having suffered from depression for all of my adult life, I can tell you you need these outlets, even if, ultimately, in Chester's case, in Cornell's, in Cobain's, you lose your battle in the end. Their music is a testament to how powerfully they fought and the music's longevity is proof of their sheer strength.
I was obsessed with Linkin Park as a child. I would watch their Live in Texas dvd concert every day as a young teen and eventually learned how to play drums by learning their songs. I never dove into lyrics because my main focus was on how the music in general made me feel. It's damn near IMPOSSIBLE to listen to them now and it feels like something so important to my childhood was ripped away from me with constant reminders anytime a song comes on.. He's resting easy now, free of all the pain he had to endure. On another note, I love your reactions and appreciate your words. Peace and Love \m/
It felt like you wrote about my teenager times. Spent my time in front of that dvd for weeks. Buying drumsticks just so I could imitate Rob. Learned how to play drums eventually. Now It hurts to go back to those songs.
agreed 100000%
Dear Asia, no, Chester was not feeling this out of emotion temporary. For somebody who has trauma, it’s not hard to listen to, it’s only relatable. Chester was singing out loud outta his soul.
The epic 17 second scream...Chester fought for years with his mental health...I'm still broken hearted...R.I.P Chester always
given up and one more light honestly just hit on a different level since his passing
its heart breaking
One more light?
Chester was the song writer for the majority of their songs. You can definitely hear that the songs lyrics were screams for help from those inner demons taking their toll. Voice of an angel, screams of a demon. This has to be the 1st time seeing a reaction video and the reactor(s) not even phased by that ICONIC 17SEC SCREAM!! I sat here waiting for that reaction and...…………… blank stare.
At the first albums the writing part was Mike's doing, I think.
Mike is actually the principal songwriter. But this song seems like it came straight from Chester.
Mike was the one writing the lyrics for all of their songs, and chester usually gave him ideas for lyrics
The writing was a collaboration between all 6 members of the group put Mike was definitely the one who usually wrote the lyrics out and set up the structure for the songs. I had always seen Mike as kind of the heart of the group, the one who kept everything going and Chester as the soul, the one who provided the emotional impact to what they were doing. Unfortunately, Linkin Park doesn’t work without either of those two which is why we probably will never get any new music from them as a group
Brad and Mike wrote alot with others outside the band. Chester was mainly the voice with certain input on select songs.
I swear Chester and Linkin Park has saved so many lives. If you're in a "bad place" songs like Given Up presents well needed catharsis.
He was very open and honest about his past traumas, mental state, and ongoing therapy and encouraged getting help. He wrote about what he felt, speaking for those who couldn't find their voice. Such a sincere and talented artist.
Chester was the voice for those that couldn't speak up or those that weren't ready to.
Watch out! This song can tear everything up, especially the soul and heart. In this song, we may encounter the real Chester. RIP Chester, we still love you
As far as I'm concerned, this is the heaviest song ever written. Literally the densest, more meaning and passion packed into each second, and more heavy emotional impact than any other song.
He takes alot about his depression and he did seek help but he could not get out of his dark thoughts. When he was busy he could put that in the back of his mind. When it quietened down is when he succumbed to his depression. RIP CHESTER
I wonder if his band mates were scared of what he'd do? That scream is gut wrenching. I think he was stating what he and a lot of people feel. RIP
*🚨Chester's Depression* ate at him when he was alone with himself & in his head. This is true with most all who suffer from *Depression* don't let them isolate themselves & don't spend too much time by yourself if possible. Because being around others being active keeps your mind out of that dark place
Never b anouther like him.......
I can confirm this. I suffer from bouts of depression for sure and spend most of my time alone. When I get low my thoughts can get dark pretty quickly, I’ve had moments where I’m just setting in my room crying and beating my self down about my past and my social anxiety and wondering why I have always felt a square peg trying to squeeze my self into a round hole. Luckily I have never been so down to where I have ever attempted suicide but those thoughts have definitely crossed my mind.
@@CyberNut930 same....i wakup everyday, wondering y...wondering if the Abyss wouldnt just b better...my psychiatrist wont even help me...i relate so much to this song...there's no escape....bout to take this all the way
@@GaParanormal there is escape. Beyond my own depression there are things that are worth going on for. For me it’s those in my family that still care about me despite my issues and the pain it would cause them. I don’t know your situation or the words to help you but please reach out to someone you trust before you make a decision that there is no coming back from. If I can tie this back to linkin park this song has always helped me when I’m at my lowest. th-cam.com/video/ec2RlGgNIUs/w-d-xo.html
For me there is no escape, I go out with my pals but even in a crowd of people I feel on my own. I think its the same way with a lot of people who suffer from various forms of depression. There is a stupid tired trope that gets on my nerves about men commit suicide in such high numbers because they keep it to themselves and men don't cry and for the most part that's nonsense. Chester had extensive counseling a supportive and loving wife he shared with, he talked openly about depression publicly had very supportive fans and band members. But when it comes down to it when it comes to depression in the end you are on your own and it can wear you down, you can have suicidal thoughts a 10 thousand times and beat them, but it only takes that once and it's over. My point being no matter who I talk to about it or how much help I get, the real battle is between me and my depression, and its the same for most people regardless of gender or age. I visualise it as my back to the wall fight ducking and dodging the big dark mass of depression, I gotta duck dodge and counterpunch everyday, but I will never truly defeat it just survive it, and never give up. RIP Chester.
Ps The only way your own depression can kill you is by making you do it, you are in control of that nobody else. The thing that keeps me alive is anger, anger at the depression not other people or myself but the depression.
There is a difference between feeling bad, and being chronical ill with mental illness.
Chronical mental illness is real, like cancer, and its fatal.
Even if the illness does not push to a point of ending it, the toll it takes on your body, the medicine, the isolation the stress, all these things takes years of your life.
And that is the meaning of a terminal illness. If you die before than you should as a result of your illness its terminal.
And Chronical illness is not a choice, its not something you can treat away by talking, and often medicine does not cure you, just as it is with cancer.
The difference is however, with cancer and things like it, you get to live a life, have a family, happiness, you get to live your life before it ends.
With chronical illness you might be alive for longer, you might not, but you never really get to be alive, every day is a fight, love and happiness is something you only see in others, and then get more hurt over not being able to have, even if people try to give it to you.
Chronical mental illness is not only a terminal illness, it also take away your ability to be alive while you are living.
After he passed was when fans and others realized that alot of his songs were like his way of crying for help.
I think that's why linkin park was so relatable for alot of people and why we love them. They wrote alot about real life situations, feelings, etc. When you listen to them it impacts you differently because you've been there. You've felt it.
Chester had help but his life had darkness that not many can relate to. A lot of their music was written by Mike as well.
His death wasn’t about lack of help.
Heavy, castle of glass, faint, new divide, one step closer, waiting for the end, bleed it out and one more light are other ones I have repeat.
Poor Chester. Having dealt with his sexual abuse as a kid and his addictions. May he RIP
Dude I sang with him b/c I felt the same damn thing. He was a voice that I didn't have when I didn't know. I love him now as an adult, and I miss him
Chester wore his lyrics on his sleeve. RIP to an absolute beacon of light and hope for a generation of kids. I attribute so much of my personal gains in getting through life’s problems from listening to this man’s voice. Thank you, Chester.
I 100% argee with Chester being a message. But kids are so stupid these days because they let there outsides. Influence them.. Now a days you can't voice your opinions or ask questions. He, gave in.. He was an animal. Helped me through dark times myself. We need to fix the real issues, not support the people who are a way because of unsettled issues
Mike wrote the majority of the songs for linkin park. Him and chester both. This particular song Chester did write himself. If you watch any of the making of any of their albums, even after mike or Chester writes a song the rest of the band will get together and if they dont like something in the song they will all change it together. So its s group process. But yes Chester was in a dark place when he wrote this song. He was in treatment so he was getting help he also had a wife and 6 kids who he lived very much. It's sad he was so talented and saved so many lives with his music and only if someone could of saved him. But mental health is a real challenge.
Chester had such an amazing voice and so much talent. "Cross Off" was the last released song that he collabed with Mark Morton. Mark is the lead guitarist for the Metal band Lamb of God. It's an amazing song. The video was shot after his death and the scenes of the band playing shows a mic and stand to pay their respects.
I literally got chills listening to Cross Off for the first time since his passing in 2017.
I'm 50 in a few months, I was strengthen by that song because he said some real shit. I am happy to be alive still and never in my wildest I even think Chester would out himself then, even though I heard the lyrics. It's so crazy. It was so obvious, but still I thought it was something else. I miss him so much, and I don't even have the right.
The song writing was mostly collaborative. All the guys would get together, chat about life and draw their inspiration from there.
Chester had a very troubled life, his family, friends and band mates knew. He talked often about his struggles. It wasn't that no one was there for him, it's that no matter how supportive you are, you can't just cure someone. He once called his mind a bad neighbourhood that you shouldn't walk in alone. He fought it for so long and was so strong, it just caught up to him in the end.
This song was incredibly cathartic for me. It's like someone was sitting with me in the darkness and understood.
I believe chester used his songs AS therapy. Talking about it can help but he shared it with the world. And because he was feeling it and was such an amazing vocalist he was able to put all of that emotion into the songs as well
You two are beautiful. Thanks
I feel like I finally had a participation in someone choosing A song! Literally asked for this yesterday, such a good song but sad song in reality.. crying for help for years.. enjoy y’all listening to the variety y’all have been!
My dude, what do you mean "Why he look like that?" He's letting out a guttural scream from his diaphragm. Of COURSE he's going to look squished up in his face. He's screaming for 17 whole seconds.
It was a constant battle with Chester on and off. Sometimes a switch just gets triggered and you flip. Chester was just with family and friends laughing and having a good time just hours before he killed himself. Sometimes you never know when the depression and anger and sadness can kick in. Just sad. R.I.P. Chester🤘
Its murder. He fight against pedophiles rings and They killed
i suffered from mental health his songs really helped me, i realised i wasnt alone in the way i felt .
All it takes is to hear this scream in this to know just how much pain Chester lived in in his head...I know it all too well, I'm a musician myself and my lyrics reflect my prison.
It is very sweet to know that there are people who understand the message of the song but who do not understand that everything the singer sang was real and he did give up ... Thank you very much for this
Mike wrote a lot of the songs, but Chester did a perfect job conveying the feelings. Mike even stayed with Chester for a few days after hearing him sing this because Mike could hear the pain in his voice and didn't want Chester to do something bad.
And actually, I listen to songs like this when I'm in a bad place, which is a lot. These kind of songs can actually help me. They force me to get out some of the bottled up emotions and make me cry. I connect with Chester on many levels, having gone through a lot of the same things, minus the rockstar fame of course.
Another great but emotional song from them is Leave Out All The Rest.
LP for life Soldier Proud 🤘🏽🎙 Fly High and Rest Easy Chester we miss and love you ❤️
U can tell she's the fan every lyric makes her frown like she just found words for it
He became really heavy into drugs and alcohol and his band mates actually had to have an intervention with him because it was heavily affecting his friends and loved ones. He wrote this song when he was released from rehab. It’s a deep, sad and hard song. There music hits me deep and has helped me realize that I’m not the only one that has these feelings. RIP Chester! 🤘🏻
“If you’re in a bad place, don’t listen to ‘Given Up’.”
I’ve listened to this song SOLEY when I’m in a bad place. I have severe depression and I’m autistic, and listening to it/screaming along to it in my car has helped me get those hard feelings out tremendously.
R.I.P. Chester!!!! Crazy 16 second screen. He touched alot of people's hearts and probably got alot of folks through depression. How knows how many lives he unknowingly saved while he went through the same thing
I've personally dealt with alot of things and Linkin Park was a band I picked up when I was in Highschool years ago, I related to alot of the lyrics and I think hearing someone was going through the same made me feel less alone, I still struggle but I feel like music in general allows for that feeling of comfort that there are other people out there. Chester was my favourite vocalist, still is and it was a shame when we lost him. I always appreciate when people take the time to learn about this band.
I honestly miss Chester daily. The dudes lyrics, and knowing he was experiencing similar things with depression was a light at the end of the tunnel. He is missed by so many people. Sings like an angel, and screams like a demon. The legendary 18+ second scream is a look into a depressed persons head.
I cry anytime I listen to Linkin Park. Been a fan since I was 8 and grew up with them. I was broken when I heard Chester passed. I've got tears in my eyes right now. My heart feels like it's being squeezed by sadness. 😢
The amount of lives saved by Linkin Park can't be measured. They knew of the troubles and did what they at the time thought the could but the music his so hard for us growing up at the time like someone finally understood us. He spoke for us. Rip Legend.
On the contrary I go to this song when I’m at my lowest the energy Chester put into the song can be felt through the video. It gives me strength
A lot of people look at rock and metal music as just noise and screaming. But a lot of it is a lot deeper than that. A lot focuses on the struggles of life, like this. For a lot of people, songs like this are comfort. You guys have listened to enough NF to understand that music about sad things does not have to make you sad. When you're dealing with those emotions every day, things like this can be your release and give you the strength to keep on keeping on. Of course, it isn't for everyone, everyone's brain works differently, and for someone else, perhaps this could take them somewhere they don't want to be, but there are many more for who music like this is the reason we're still alive. Chester and LP are one of the major reasons I'm still breathing, and until the last day I'm on this planet, it will hurt that he's gone. We knew that he had struggled his whole life, maybe we didn't understand enough, but he made his decision, and maybe we could have saved him, or maybe not, I guess we'll never know, but we still have the music to remember him by.
That scream is exactly how men feel when they try to reach out and nobody cares unless you pay them money. People act like we're a ticking time bomb when all we want is support.
Chester and Mike wrote a lot of it. Chester said he had to relive everything over and over again when singing these songs.
Knowing what we know now, this might be one of the most powerful songs ever.
Chester and Mike wrote their own songs. Mike wrote "Breaking the Habit" for Chester, w/out Chester knowing till he got to the studio to sing it and started crying...
Love and Miss u Chester!
You guys should check out some of Mike Shinoda's solo stuff that he did right after Chester passed. The first half of the album is him grieving and going through it and it transitions through to at least feeling better and living life. It's a great project.
He wrote this, and he had such a tough life. You can't recreate this kind of music without true pain in your soul ❤
I think we, as humans, tend to think the person expressing these type of feelings is "getting it out" in their music? Like the common phrase "he uses his music as therapy?" I think it's in our nature to not wanna see reality even if it's in our face. A defencemechanism of sort. We simply don't wanna see it, or we're afraid to adress things cause we think it might get worse? Or we just lack the guts it takes to really really care when it gets down to it. I don't know.....
Legendary 18 second scream by Chester rip
17**
What's really sad is that a lot of his fans pushed him as well. After Meteora a lot of their fans talked very harsh trash about them. After his death, they came back to love them acting like they didn't have anything to do with his mental state. It's really disgusting but you won't ever find one of them feeling any sort of regret. Them and P!nk really helped me during my depression and anger from abuse at home at that time. I attempted suicide a couple times before I found their music and lyrics that helped me feel that others were feeling the same thing I was. It gave me a new outlet and release. I will forever be grateful to Chester and P!nk for that.
6:49 Given Up and the entirety of the LP discography has save so many lives including mine. I think the thing she doesn't understand is that LP gives an outlet of release. When you're angry, LP has songs. When you're sad, LP has songs. When you're lonely, LP has songs. LP is "emotion the band". but they never were an emo band interestingly enough.
Sometimes help doesn’t help if that makes sense. I’m one who fights with this days and weeks of depression yet we don’t know why. Talking about it don’t help and the way the world is now with everyone using it to get attention it makes a lot of people keep it quiet. Chester’s music helped me a lot as a kid and now I’ve got other artists now that he’s gone but I do circle back to the “oldies” to help myself.
You are absolutely right. He was giving all the signs, but liks he said in the song "Looking for help somehow somewhere and no one cares". It's really sad.
His lyrics helped a lot of people who didn't know how to express themselves and its nice knowing you're not the only one but even with his friends, family and fans there with him it was just to much for him I guess. Fame probably didn't help even though they have millions of fans there's a lot of pressure that comes with it and a lot of hate add that to the life he had growing up and his mental illness and you can start to understand why he did what he did
I think so many people who have been low love Chester and Linkin park because he was saying what we were all feeling. It was a release of the unspoken. Especially for kids growing up in that time. All of his lyrics were sad, and they all amped me up a d put a smile on my face. It is kind of odd isn't it?
It's called a heartbreaking scream.
Y'all are wrong about Chester. It's a rebellious, upbeat song. It shows he's conquered his demons. He wants to let others that suffered a terrible childhood they're not the only ones. Don't let it over come you. Yell, it out ,scream, clear your head through music. Own it, let it go.Thats why he's loved so much, he's saying it's ok, your not alone. Feel it now, and let it go, let it out. Heal yourself, love yourself,it's not your fault. Stomp on your past, be mad , but have hope
He touched more than a million lives, he was able to save so many people, but we couldn’t save his. Such a tragedy
This song always gives me goosebumps. The pain in his voice is palpable. Thanks for reacting to this powerful song. Love you guys.
Breaking the Habit, was a song written by Mike for Chester... Great song!
The whole band always knew what chester was going tru since the beginning. They never ignore his suffering.
I agree,...he was definitely reaching out. Anyhoo,...did you hear that note he held for 17 sec!!! Holy smokes!!
most of Linkin Park's music was written by Chester and Mike Shinoda (also in linkin park), But almost the whole band collaborated since if any member thought something sounded off they would change it around a little so everyone had something of input
When this song was written when Chester was going through a lot of problems. He tried all different types of therapy but in the end none of them helped. This song was written 10 years before he died.
Chester dealt with a lot of mental health issues that stem from his childhood. He was sexually abused as a child by an older boy who was also being sexually abused. Then on top of that he was bullied at school which led to him starting drugs to numb the mental pain he felt.
Given up is a great song for me to listen to because I'm able to rage out all the shit that's in my head on my dark days.... think of it as a battle roar! We're going to yell to let out all our issues like fear, anxiety, and depression.
Everyone saw the signs he had help he was doing pretty well I believe but his close friend and another singer in a different band who was also struggling killed himself and he dealt with it for a bit but ultimately did it as well. Everyone knew we all got the signs everyone tried to help he got help but sometimes you just can't. The music was a sort of therapy for him, you ever just scream all your bad thoughts out as loud as possible? It's a release it stops the bottling up. Also this helped many people through rough patches me included, it gives a voice to the emotion, it makes you feel heard and it shows you ain't the only one
Damn, y'all punching me in the feels, today. ❤
Leave out all the rest would be the one to listen to. Always emotional to me.
About not listening to this song if you're in a bad place, of course it differs from person to person, but I know for a fact that for some people, listening to songs like this when you're in a bad place can help you tremendously, I know songs like this have helped me and several people I know an awful lot over the years, it reminds you that you are not the only one struggling
I'm disappointed you weren't impressed by that 17 second scream, which is the (technically speaking) major interest of this song !!
I'm surprised you had to comment that, I'm sure they were... they were invested in the lyrics. If you actually LISTENED to the lyrics, it's depressing... and what happened to our vocal God- they were putting 2 and 2 together. It's a sad song man, that scream says a lot sure and it's damn phenomenal, it definitely shows a lot of emotion... but at the end of the day you need to put the lyrics to what made that scream. Ye dig?
I'm actually impressed that they were more interested in the lyrics.
Preach
Honestly, from a purely technical point of view, his pitch change going into the chorus is the most impressive part of this song to me.
I’m the opposite. The fact that they saw that scream as a cry for help, especially because of the lyric, is exactly the point of that scream. It wasn’t intended to be a Guinness world record. Chester could scream longer than that anyway if he wanted. The fact that you think the scream is the major interest of this song, even ‘technically’ as you say, is actually what’s disappointing in my view.
What about that 18 Second note he's screaming though? lol
I couldn't listen to their music anymore for months after he passed. It was no secret that chester was going through it, but every single word just hit different after the fact. Rip chester
It’s cool to see someone with a similar reaction to mine. Sad. Especially when you know what it’s like. Great song and great reaction!
Lots of people say Linkin Park songs help them when they're depressed, so some people do just need the release. Their songs make my depression so much worse, though, so it's not good for everyone who has it. (My sister loved them as a teenager when they were just blowing up and always said that the release made her feel better, too.)
*I KNOW IM LATE BUT PLEASE DO NOBODY'S LISTENING, BLEED IT OUT, OR WHEN THEY COME FOR ME PLEASE PLEASE*
I love LP with all my heart and love these reactions. Im binging them now. Love you guys. Keep on keepin on!
Thanks for this reaction. That's my favourite Linkin Park song
His pain is in the songs. This song hits hard. BUT Linkin park help so many people confront those demons and in some way give a release for those emotions.
Love you guys are going through LPs amazing catalogue. Keep up the good work. 🔥
Check out Battle Symphony off of One more light. Thata pretty uplifting.
Y’all are two beautiful souls
I agree he gave so many hints. It’s super sad. Rest in peace buddy. 💔😫
This song came out in 2007, be died in 2017, he struggled a lot for a long time. RIP Chester
Asia you are completely right. He wanted help but nowbody cared aboit him. That was the song before he died
One more light. Lifelong fan of them and it's become my favorite song after Chester's death
The look on her face as she listened to last half of song kinda broke my heart
17 sec srea.. I've been listening to him since 1999. He's been in the best hospitals. But he is my favorite. It all around sucks!!! I cried for 3 days.
He talked about his mental health in interviews too... A lot. Did his wife notice there was a problem? Or his band members...managers? He was very vocal about it. He needed to be hospitalized quick.
We all knew, doesn’t mean you can help. He had all the support he could’ve had. Sometimes it just isn’t enough.