Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
LINKIN PARK
Performer
Brad Delson
Background Vocals
Chester Bennington
Lead Vocals
Mike Shinoda
MC
Rob Bourdon
Drums
Ian Hornbeck
Bass
Joseph Hahn
Sampler
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brad Delson
Songwriter
Chester Bennington
Songwriter
Dave Farrell
Songwriter
Mike Shinoda
Songwriter
Rob Bourdon
Songwriter
Joseph Hahn
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mike Shinoda
Engineer
John Ewing, Jr.
Additional Engineer
Brian Gardner
Mastering Engineer
Jeff Blue
Executive Producer
Andy Wallace
Mixing Engineer
Steve Sisco
Mixing Engineer
Don Gilmore
Producer
Matt Griffin
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Why does it feel like night today?
Something in here's not right today
Why am I so uptight today?
Paranoia's all I got left
I don't know what stressed me first
Or how the pressure was fed
But I know just what it feels like
To have a voice in the back of my head
It's like a face that I hold inside
A face that awakes when I close my eyes
A face that watches every time I lie
A face that laughs every time I fall (And watches everything)
So I know that when it's time to sink or swim
That the face inside is hearing me
Right underneath my skin
[Chorus]
It's like I'm paranoid, lookin' over my back
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
[Verse 2]
I know I've got a face in me
Points out all my mistakes to me
You've got a face on the inside too
And your paranoia's probably worse
I don't know what set me off first
But I know what I can't stand
Everybody acts like the fact of the matter is
I can't add up to what you can
But everybody has a face that they hold inside
A face that awakes when I close my eyes
A face that watches every time they lie
A face that laughs every time they fall (And watches everything)
So you know that when it's time to sink or swim
That the face inside is watching you too
Right inside your skin
[Chorus]
It's like I'm paranoid, lookin' over my back
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath the skin
[Chorus]
It's like I'm paranoid, lookin' over my back
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
[Bridge]
The face inside is right beneath your skin
The face inside is right beneath your skin
The face inside is right beneath your skin
[Bridge]
The sun goes down
I feel the light betray me
The sun goes down
I feel the light betray me (The sun)
[Chorus]
It's like I'm paranoid, lookin' over my back
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath the skin (I feel the light betray me)
[Outro]
It's like I'm paranoid, lookin' over my back (The sun)
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within (I feel the light betray me)
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
Written by: Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Joseph Hahn, Mike Shinoda