Don’t Stay Lyrics
Sometimes, I need to remember just to breathe
Sometimes, I need you to stay away from me
Sometimes, I'm in disbelief, I didn't know
Somehow, I need you to go
[Chorus: Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda & Both]
(Don't stay) Forget our memories, forget our possibilities
What you were changing me into
Just give me myself back and don't stay
Forget our memories, forget our possibilities
Take all your faithlessness with you
Just give me myself back and don't stay
[Verse 2: Chester Bennington]
Sometimes, I feel like I trusted you too well
Sometimes, I just feel like screaming at myself
Sometimes, I'm in disbelief, I didn't know
Somehow, I need to be alone
[Chorus: Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda & Both]
(Don't stay) Forget our memories, forget our possibilities
What you were changing me into
Just give me myself back and don't stay
Forget our memories, forget our possibilities
Take all your faithlessness with you
Just give me myself back and don't stay
I don't need you anymore
I don't want to be ignored
I don't need one more day
Of you wasting me away
I don't need you anymore
I don't want to be ignored
I don't need one more day
Of you wasting me away
(With no apologies)
[Chorus: Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda & Both]
(Don't stay) Forget our memories, forget our possibilities
What you were changing me into
Just give me myself back and don't stay
Forget our memories, forget our possibilities
Take all your faithlessness with you
Just give me myself back and don't stay
[Outro: Chester Bennington]
Don't stay
Don't stay
About
This track is a subliminal diss aimed at their old label management who tried to destroy them.
Some songs where Mike talks about this are: “Get Me Gone”, “High Road” and “Hit The Floor”. Their old label tried to tell Mike that he should not rap and should just play keyboard and then some guy at the label tried to claim he wrote all their songs.
Many of the tracks off this album are disses aimed at their label.
Q&A
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Mike and Brad’s original guitar parts for this song had a reggae-style vibe. After numerous transformations (probably five or six different guitar variations), Brad developed the final recorded version. Under the working title “Sick,” this song was one of the first tracks finished for this album… notable, Joe recorded the opening scratch solo on the first take.“
– Linkin Park (Meteroa Album Booklet)