Sobre el álbum
"Living Things", de 2012, es un álbum que encuentra un punto de encuentro entre la experimentación electrónica y el sonido que los hizo famosos, y una obra de síntesis en la discografía de Linkin Park. Tras la densidad conceptual de su anterior trabajo, en este disco la banda busca crear una colección de canciones que funcionen de forma individual, pero que estén unidas por un sonido de rock electrónico.
Por esta razón, el sonido del álbum es una fusión de sus diferentes etapas. La producción combina la energía del rock de guitarras con potentes bases electrónicas y la característica dualidad vocal entre Chester Bennington y Mike Shinoda. De esta manera, el disco es a la vez innovador y reconocible para sus fans.
El álbum contiene el exitoso single "Burn It Down", un ejemplo perfecto de esta fusión de rock y dance. Asimismo, temas como "Lost in the Echo" o "Castle of Glass" se convirtieron en favoritos de sus seguidores. Ciertamente, el álbum fue un éxito comercial que demostró su habilidad para equilibrar la experimentación con la accesibilidad.
"Living Things" es un álbum de una gran calidad y coherencia. Es el sonido de una banda que ha asimilado todas sus influencias para crear un lenguaje propio, un trabajo que se erige como uno de los puntos álgidos de su etapa más reciente.
Listado de Canciones
- Lost In The Echo3:25
Letra
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 mine well Forget the rest Let them know my hell There and back Yet my soul ain’t sell Kept respect up The best they fell Let the rest be the tale they tell That I was there saying And 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 Go, 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 lived 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 And 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 Go, go 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 But every time saying And 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 Go, go - In My Remains3:20
Letra
Separate Sifting through the wreckage I can't concentrate Searching for a message In that fear and pain Broken down and waiting For the 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 the 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 Like an army falling One by one by one Like an army falling One by one by one Like an army falling One by one by one 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 Like an army falling One by one by one - Burn It Down3:50
Letra
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 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 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 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 When you fall I'll take my turn And fan the flames as your blazes burn We can't wait To burn it to the ground When you fall I'll take my turn And fan the flames as your blazes burn We can't wait To burn it to the ground - Lies Greed Misery2:27
Letra
I'ma 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 you Exactly how the breaking point sounds I wanna see you choke on your lies Swallow up your greed Suffer all alone in your misery 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 you Exactly how the breaking point sounds I wanna see you choke on your lies Swallow up your greed Suffer all alone in your misery Choke on your lies Swallow up your greed Suffer all alone in your misery You did it to yourself I wanna see you choke on your lies Swallow up your greed Suffer all alone in your misery Choke on your lies Swallow up your greed Suffer all alone in your misery - I´ll Be Gone3:31
- Castle Of Glass3:25
Letra
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 - Victimized1:46
Letra
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! Victimized! Victimized! Never again! Victimized They're acting like they want a riot/It's a riot I'll give 'em As a siren climbs higher on this violent rythm Threw your snakes in the grass/Supplyin' the venom I ain't scared of your teeth/I admire what's in 'em You've been waiting in the shadows/And thinkin' you're hidden But the truth is you will have a stumble to get 'em Lauryn already hit 'em/And you've gotta be kiddin' Wanna talk about a victim?/I'ma put you there with 'em Victimized! Victimized! Never again! Victimized! Victimized! Victimized! Never again! Victimized No!!!! - Roads Untraveled3:49
Letra
Weep not for roads untravelled Weep not for paths left alone 'Cause beyond every bend Is a long blinding end It's the worst 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 Woah-oo-oh-oh Woah-oo-ohh Woah-oo-oh-oh Woah-oo-ohh Weep not for roads untravelled Weep not for sights unseen May your love never end And if you need a friend There's a seat here alongside me Woah-oo-oh-oh Woah-oo-ohh Woah-oo-oh-oh Woah-oo-ohh - Skin To Bone2:48
Letra
Skin to bone/Steel to rust Ash to ashes/Dust to dust Let tomorrow have it's 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 Uh-uh-uh Ash to ashes/Dust to dust Uh-uh-uh Skin to bone and steel to rust Right to left/Left to right Night to day/And day to night As the skylight fades to gray I'll be marching far away Right to left/And left to right Uh-uh-uh Ash to ashes/Dust to dust Uh-uh-uh Skin to bone and steel to rust Let tomorrow have it's 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 Breaks3:43
Letra
It goes a one, two, three (I was born with) the hunger of a lion, the strength of a sun I don’t need to sweat it when the competition come Original style like an 808 drum So I don’t run the track No, I make the track run My mom taught me words, my dad 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 Yeah, it ain’t over, ’cause the sharks on the left side, the snakes 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 they get the teeth in, nothing really fights Except for me, I do it like I got nothing to lose And you can run your mouth like you could try to fill my shoes But steady little soldier, 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 large bells ring, the poor men sing "Bring me to kingdom come" This is something for your people on the block to black out and rock to Give you whatcha need like: "papa, 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 tripping 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 line-up? Bang bang/little monkey man playing With the big guns will only get you slain and I ain’t playing I’m just saying / you ain’t gotta sliver of a chance I get iller, I deliver/while you quiver in your pants So shake shake down/money, here’s the break down You can play the bank/I’ma play the bank take down And no mistakes now/I’m coming to getcha 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 Then sings again no more ’Cause time has torn the flesh away The early morning sings no more - Tinfoil1:11
Letra
Instrumental - Powerless3:44
Letra
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 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 And you held it all But you were careless to let it fall You held it all And I was by your side Powerless Powerless Powerless