The Catalyst

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The 14th track and first single off the 2010 album A Thousand Suns, which is LP’s fourth album. As the climactic track of the album, it continues the heavy undertones of… Read More

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The Catalyst Lyrics

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda, Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
God bless us, everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought, it can't be outdone
It can't be outmatched, it can't be outrun, no!
God bless us, everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought, it can't be outdone
It can't be outmatched, it can't be outrun, no

[Chorus: Chester Bennington with Mike Shinoda]
And when I close my eyes tonight
To symphonies of blinding light
God bless us everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
Oh, like memories in cold decay
Transmissions echoing away
Far from the world of you and I
Where oceans bleed into the sky

[Verse 2: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
God save us, everyone
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns
For the sins of our hand, the sins of our tongue
The sins of our father, the sins of our young? No!
God save us, everyone
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns
For the sins of our hand, the sins of our tongue
The sins of our father, the sins of our young? No

[Outro: Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington, Both]
Loaded gun
And it can't be outfought, it can't be outdone (Lift me up, let me go)
It can't be outmatched, it can't be outrun, no!
God bless us, everyone (Lift me up, let me go)
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought, it can't be outdone
It can't be outmatched, it can't be outrun, no!
God bless us, everyone (Lift me up, let me go)
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought, it can't be outdone (Lift me up, let me go)
It can't be outmatched, it can't be outrun

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The 14th track and first single off the 2010 album A Thousand Suns, which is LP’s fourth album. As the climactic track of the album, it continues the heavy undertones of war present throughout the album and also features an apocalyptic heralding of humanity’s decline.

The song was featured prominently in the video games Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs., and the 2010 reboot of Medal of Honor.