POWERLESS

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The song is very reminiscent of Chester’s side project, Dead By Sunrise. The song was written by co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda and producer Rick Rubin. This is the only… Read More

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POWERLESS Lyrics

[Verse 1: Chester Bennington]
You hid your skeletons when I had shown you mine
You woke the devil that I thought you'd left behind
I saw the evidence, the crimson soaking through
Ten thousand promises, ten thousand ways to lose

[Chorus]
And you held it all
But you were careless to let it fall
You held it all
And I was by your side, powerless

[Verse 2]
I watched you fall apart and chased you to the end
I'm left with emptiness that words cannot defend
You'll never know what I became because of you
Ten thousand promises, ten thousand ways to lose

[Chorus]
And you held it all
But you were careless to let it fall
You held it all
And I was by your side, powerless

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
And you held it all
But you were careless to let it fall
You held it all
And I was by your side, powerless

[Outro]
Powerless
Powerless

About

The song is very reminiscent of Chester’s side project, Dead By Sunrise. The song was written by co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda and producer Rick Rubin. This is the only Linkin Park song that is in the time signature of 7/8 (sans the chorus). Its working title was Tinfoil, which now serves as the intro to this song. The song’s lyrics detail a self-destructive friend or lover.