But learn to respect it because you surely can't stop it like that. It's clearly, not surely. And you can run your mouth or you could try to fill my shoes. I believe it's like, not or.
Thank you for transcribing. I feel a little taken back though that my name wasn't added to the contributor's list. Even though official lyrics to the two songs I helped transcribe came out before this thread was made. No hard feelings though! I'm sure I will be using this thread very shortly.
LOST IN THE ECHO: You were that / foundation Never gonna be another one no I followed/ so taken So conditioned I could never let go Then sorrow / then sickness Then the shock when you flip it on me So hollow / so vicious So afraid I couldn't let myself see That I could never be held Back or up no / I hold myself Check the rep / yep you know my mine well Forget the rest / let them know my hell There and back / yet my soul ain't sell Kept respect up / The rest they fell Let the rest be the tale they tell That I was there saying... In these promises broken / Deep below Each word gets lost in the echo So one last lie / I can see through This time I finally let you Go Test my will / test my heart Let me tell you how the odds gonna stack up Y'all go hard / I go smart How's that working out for y'all in the back, huh? I've seen that frustration Been crossed and lost and told no And I've come back / unshaken Let down, and live and let go So you can let it be known I don't hold back I hold my own I can't be mapped / I can't be cloned I can't C-flat / it ain't my tone I can't fall back I came too far Hold myself up and love my scars Let the bells ring wherever they are 'Cause I was there saying NO / YOU CAN TELL 'EM ALL NOW I DON'T BACK UP / I DON'T BACK DOWN I DON'T FOLD UP AND I DON'T BOW I DON'T ROLL OVER / DON'T KNOW HOW I DON'T CARE WHERE THE ENEMIES ARE CAN'T BE STOPPED / ALL I KNOW / GO HARD WON'T FORGET HOW I GOT THIS FAR FOR EVERY TIME SAYING... In these promises broken / deep below Each word gets lost in the echo So one last lie / I can see through This time I finally let you Go IN MY REMAINS: Separate Sifting through the wreckage I can't concentrate Searching for a message in the fear and pain Broken down and waiting for a chance to feel alive Now in my remains Are promises that never came Set this silence free To wash away the worst of me Come apart Falling in the cracks of every broken heart Digging through the wreckage of your disregard Sinking down and waiting for a chance to feel alive Now in my remains Are promises that never came Set this silence free To wash away the worst of me Like an army Falling One by one by one BURN IT DOWN: The cycle repeated As explosions broke in the sky All that I needed Was the one thing I couldn't find And you were there at the turn Waiting to let me know We're building it up To break it back down We're building it up To burn it down We can't wait To burn it to the ground The colors conflicted As the flames climbed into the clouds I wanted to fix this But couldn't stop from tearing it down And you were there at the turn Caught in the burning glow And I was there at the turn Waiting to let you know You told me yes / You held me high And I believed when you told that lie I played soldier / You played king And struck me down when I kissed that ring You lost that right / to hold that crown I built you up but you let me down So when you fall / I'll take my turn And fan the flames as your blazes burn LIES GREED MISERY: Imma be that nail in your coffin Saying that I softened I was ducking down to reload So you can save your petty explanations I don't have the patience Before you even say it I know You let your pride or your ego Talk slick to me, no That is not the way I get down And look at how you lose your composure Now let me show ya Exactly how the breaking point sounds I WANT TO SEE YOU CHOKE ON YOUR LIES SWALLOW UP YOUR GREED SUFFER ALL ALONE IN YOUR MISERY What is it you want me to tell ya I am not the failure I would rather live and let be But you came with the right kind of threat to Push me to let you Know you can't intimidate me You disrespect me so clearly Now you better hear me That is not the way it goes down You did it to yourself and it's over Now let me show ya Exactly how the breaking point sounds I WANT TO SEE YOU CHOKE ON YOUR LIES SWALLOW UP YOUR GREED SUFFER ALL ALONE IN YOUR MISERY YOU DID IT TO YOURSELF I'LL BE GONE: Like shining oil this night is dripping down Stars are slipping down Glistening And I'm trying not to think what I'm leaving now No deceiving now It's time you let me know Let me know When the lights go out and we open our eyes Out there in the silence I'll be gone I'll be gone Let the sun fade out and another one rise Climbing through tomorrow I'll be gone I'll be gone This air between us is getting thinner now Into winter now Bittersweet And 'cross that horizon this sun is setting down You're forgetting now It's time you let me go Let me go And tell them I couldn't help myself And tell them I was alone Oh tell me I am the only one And there's nothing that can stop me When the lights go out and we open our eyes Out there in the silence I'll be gone I'll be gone Let the sun fade out and another one rise Climbing through tomorrow I'll be gone I'll be gone I'll be gone CASTLE OF GLASS: Take me down to the river bend Take me down to the fighting end Wash the poison from off my skin Show me how to be whole again Fly me up on a silver wing Past the black where the sirens sing Warm me up in a nova's glow And drop me down to the dream below 'Cause I'm only a crack In this castle of glass Hardly anything there for you to see For you to see Bring me home in a blinding dream Through the secrets that I have seen Wash the sorrow from off my skin And show me how to be whole again 'Cause I'm only a crack In this castle of glass Hardly anything there for you to see For you to see 'Cause I'm only a crack In this castle of glass Hardly anything else I need to be 'Cause I'm only a crack In this castle of glass Hardly anything there for you to see For you to see For you to see VICTIMIZED: No regret for the confidence betrayed No more hiding in shadow 'Cause I won't wait for the debt to be repaid Time has come for you VICTIMIZED VICTIMIZED NEVER AGAIN VICTIMIZED They're acting like they want a riot / it's a riot I'll give 'em As the siren climbs higher on this violent rhythm For you snakes in the grass / supplying the venom I ain't scared of your teeth / I admire what's in 'em You've been waiting in the shadows there Thinking you're hidden But the truth is you don't have the stomach to get 'em Go on already, hit 'em / yeah you've got to be kiddin Wanna talk about a victim / Imma put you there with 'em VICTIMIZED VICTIMIZED NEVER AGAIN VICTIMIZED ROADS UNTRAVELED: Weep not for roads untraveled Weep not for paths left alone 'Cause beyond every bend Is a long blinding end It's the worse kind of pain I've known Give up your heart left broken And let that mistake pass on 'Cause the love that you lost Wasn't worth what it cost And in time you'll be glad it's gone Weep not for roads untraveled Weep not for sights unseen May your love never end And if you need a friend There's a seat here alongside me SKIN TO BONE: Skin to bone / steel to rust Ash to ashes / dust to dust Let tomorrow have its way With the promises we made Skin to bone / steel to rust Ash to ashes / dust to dust Your deception / my disgust When your name is finally drawn I'll be happy that you're gone Ash to ashes / dust to dust ASH TO ASHES / DUST TO DUST SKIN TO BONE AND STEEL TO RUST Right to left / left to right Night to day and day to night As the starlight fades to grey I'll be marching far away Right to left and left to right ASH TO ASHES / DUST TO DUST SKIN TO BONE AND STEEL TO RUST Let tomorrow have its way With the promises betrayed Skin to bone and steel to rust Skin to bone and steel to rust Skin to bone and steel to rust UNTIL IT BREAKS: It's goes 1 2 3 I was born the hunger of a lion / the strength of a sun I don't need to sweat it when a competition come Original style like an 808 drum So I don't run the track, no / I make the track run My mama taught me words / my daddy built rockets I put 'em both together now tell me what I got It's a pretty smart weapon / I can shoot it, I can drop it But learn to respect it 'cause you clearly can't stop it Like that It ain't over 'cause the Shark's on the left side / the snake's on the right And anything you do they wanna get a little bite It really doesn't matter if you're wrong or if you're right 'Cause once you get the teeth in / nothing really fights And as for me, I do it like I got nothing to lose And you can run your mouth like You can try to fill my shoes, but Steady little solider, I ain't standing next to you I'd be laying on the ground before you're even in my view Like that Give me the strength of the rising sun Give me the truth of the words unsung And when the last bells ring The poor men sing "Bring me to kingdom come" It's something for ya people on the block to Black out and rock to Give you what you need like poppa, who shot ya "Separate the weak from the obsolete" You're meek / I creep hard on imposters And switch styles on the dime / quick witted Ya'll, quit trippin' I don't have time for your crying I grind tough / sucker, make your mind up Are you in the firing squad or are you in the lineup? Bang bang little monkey man Playing with the big guns will only get you slain, I ain't playing I'm just saying / you ain't got a sliver of a chance I get iller, I deliver while you quiver in your pants So shake shake down / money, here's the breakdown You can play the bank Imma play the bank takedown And no mistakes now / coming to get ya I'm just a Banksy/You're a Brainwash Get the picture It's like that We swim against the rising waves And crash against the shore The body bends until it breaks The early morning sings no more So rest your head it's time to sleep And dream of what's in store The body bends until it breaks And sings again no more 'Cause time has torn the flesh away The early morning sings no more TINFOIL: Instrumental POWERLESS: 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 And you held it all But you were careless to let it fall You held it all And I was by your side Powerless I watched you fall apart and chased you to the end I'm left with emptiness that words can not defend You'll never know what I became because of you Ten thousand promises Ten thousand ways to lose And you held it all But you were careless to let it fall You held it all And I was by your side Powerless
Can somebody explain to me the "I'm a Banksy, you're a brainwash" line in 'Until It Breaks'? I can't seem to figure out what Mike Shinoda is referencing there.
As far as I know, Banksy and Mr. Brainwash are artist and Mike's influences in art. I gotta say, Banksy is pretty sick...
It's from a documentary called Exit Through the Gift Shop. Banksy is a graffiti / street artist; one of the best in the world, actually. Mr.Brainwash is another artist that basically copies his style. Either go watch the movie itself, or just look up those two artists.
"Cause the love that you lost, wasn't worth what it cost, and in time you'll be glad it's gone" - is helping me getting thru some bad breakup right now...
^ That's a great line. I was able to really relate to it over summer, especially when the album first came out. Their lyrics are definitely at their best right now.