Figure.09 Lyrics
Nothin' ever stops all these thoughts and the pain attached to them
Sometimes I wonder why this is happenin'
It's like nothin' I could do will distract me when
I think of how I shot myself in the back again
'Cause from the infinite words I could say
I put all the pain you gave to me on display
But didn't realize instead of settin' it free
I took what I hated and made it a part of me
[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda]
Never goes away
Never goes away
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
And now you've become a part of me (You'll always be right here)
You've become a part of me (You'll always be my fear)
I can't separate myself from what I've done
Giving up a part of me, I've let myself become you
[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]
Hearin' your name, the memories come back again
I remember when it started happenin'
I'd see you in every thought I had and then
The thoughts slowly found words attached to them
And I knew as they escaped away
I was committin' myself to 'em and every day
I regret sayin' those things 'cause now I see that I
Took what I hated and made it a part of me
Never goes away
Never goes away
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
And now you've become a part of me (You'll always be right here)
You've become a part of me (You'll always be my fear)
I can't separate myself from what I've done
Giving up a part of me, I've let myself become you
[Bridge: Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington, Both]
Never goes away
Never goes away
It never goes away
It never goes away (Get away from me)
Gimme my space back, you gotta just (Go)
Everything comes down to memories of (You)
I've kept it in, but now I'm lettin' you (Know)
I've let you go, so get away from me
Gimme my space back, you gotta just (Go)
Everything comes down to memories of (You)
I've kept it in, but now I'm lettin' you (Know)
I've let you go
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
And now you've become a part of me (You'll always be right here)
You've become a part of me (You'll always be my fear)
I can't separate myself from what I've done
Giving up a part of me, I've let myself become you
I've let myself become you
I've let myself become lost inside these thoughts of you
Giving up a part of me, I've let myself become you
About
“This song originally had rapping in the verses, then was re-written with singing verses during the the process at NRG The singing part remained until the recording process was finished. Then, while mixing, Brad, Mike, Chester, and Don swapped the rap verses back in, deciding that the rapping made the song more interesting. The rest of the band didn’t hear the final version of the song until the entire album was complete.” – Meteora booklet note for Figure.09
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“This song originally had rapping in the verses, then was re-written with singing verses during the the process at NRG The singing part remained until the recording process was finished. Then, while mixing, Brad, Mike, Chester, and Don swapped the rap verses back in, deciding that the rapping made the song more interesting. The rest of the band didn’t hear the final version of the song until the entire album was complete.”
– Linkin Park (Meteora Album Booklet)
- 1.Foreword
- 2.Don’t Stay
- 7.Faint
- 8.Figure.09
- 10.From the Inside
- 12.Session
- 13.Numb
