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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
LINKIN PARK
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Barry White
Songwriter
Brad Delson
Songwriter
Mike Shinoda
Songwriter
Joseph Hahn
Songwriter
MARK WAKEFIELD
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mike Shinoda
Producer
Brian Gardner
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core of the rotten (Stopping just what I thought)
But sun has escaped us (So, I'm fighting the sky)
And I'm far from my weightless (Thinking, "Why did I try?")
[Verse 2]
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core of the rotten (Stopping just what I thought)
But sun has escaped us (So, I'm fighting the sky)
And I'm far from my weightless (Thinking, "Why did I try?")
[Verse 3]
From the thread to the needle, middle-to-end
When skies cock back and shock that which couldn't defend
The rain then sends dripping an acidic question
Forcefully, the power of suggestion
Then, with the eyes tightly shut, looking through the rust
And rot and dust, a spot of light floods the floor
Pours itself upon the world of pretend
Then the eyes ease open and it's dark again
[Verse 4]
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core of the rotten (Stopping just what I thought)
But sun has escaped us (So, I'm fighting the sky)
And I'm far from my weightless (Thinking, "why did I try?")
[Verse 5]
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core of the rotten (Stopping just what I thought)
But sun has escaped us (So, I'm fighting the sky)
And I'm far from my weightless (Thinking, "why did I try?")
[Verse 6]
In a minute, you'll find me
Eyes burn me up
You say you'll never forget me
But the lies have piled up
[Verse 7]
Moving all around, screaming of the ups and downs
Pollution manifested in perpetual sound
And as the wheels go 'round, the sunset creeps
Past the street lamps, cars, chain-links, and concrete
A window then grows and captures the eye
And cries out yellow light as it passes it by
A small black figure sits in front of a box
Inside a box of rock with the needles on top
Nothing stops in this land of the pain
The sane lose, not knowing they were part of the game
And then the insides change, but the box stays the same
In shame, shovel up the pieces to the pain
You can try to hide yourself in this world of pretend
And the paper's crumpled up, it can't be perfect again
[Verse 8]
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core of the rotten (Stopping just what I thought)
But sun has escaped us (So, I'm fighting the sky)
And I'm far from my weightless (Thinking, "Why did I try?")
[Verse 9]
From the top to the bottom (Bottom to top, I stop)
At the core of the rotten (Stopping just what I thought)
But sun has escaped us (So, I'm fighting the sky)
And I'm far from my weightless (Thinking, "Why did I try?")
[Verse 10]
In a minute, you'll find me
Eyes burn me up
You say you'll never forget me
But the lies have piled up
[Verse 11]
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back
Telling me that I'm seeing right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back
Telling me that I'm seeing right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back
Telling me that I'm seeing right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back
Telling me that I'm seeing right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back
Telling me that I'm seeing right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back
Telling me that I'm seeing right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back
Telling me that I'm seeing right through you
Yeah, I got you caught in the act, you better step back
Telling me that I'm seeing right through you
[Verse 12]
In a minute, you'll find me
Eyes burn me up
You say you'll never forget me
But the lies have piled up
Written by: Barry White, Brad Delson, Joe Hahn, Mark Wakefield, Mike Shinoda