Cuarto y último single de "Hybrid Theory" (2000), publicado en octubre de 2001. Es la canción más reconocible de Linkin Park y una de las que definió el nu metal de los 2000.
La base la compuso Mike Shinoda en su estudio casero, tan sencilla que ni siquiera tenía título: en los archivos de la banda figuraba como "Untitled". A Shinoda no acababa de convencerle, la encontraba demasiado suave y "pop" para un disco pensado como una descarga de energía. Fue el batería Rob Bourdon quien, al escucharla, se emocionó y dijo que era la canción más especial del álbum, lo que convenció al resto.
La letra nace de las vivencias de Chester Bennington en su adolescencia, marcada por el acoso y los problemas familiares. El riff de piano que abre y sostiene toda la canción también es de Shinoda, que además lleva el peso de las estrofas rapeadas antes de que entre la voz de Bennington en el estribillo.
El videoclip lo dirigieron Joe Hahn (el DJ de la banda) y Nathan "Karma" Cox. Aunque parece rodado en pleno desierto, en realidad la banda tocó sobre un plató en Los Ángeles con efectos CGI añadidos después; el fondo desértico se grabó aparte durante el Ozzfest de 2001. Al final del vídeo activaron tuberías de agua sobre el escenario para empapar al grupo. Hoy supera los 2.000 millones de visitas, una de las dos canciones de la banda en llegar a esa cifra.
Ganó el premio a Mejor Vídeo de Rock en los MTV Video Music Awards de 2002.
Vídeo oficial:
Letra:
It starts with one
One thing, I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme to explain in due time
All I know, time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day, the clock ticks life away
It's so unreal, didn't look out below
Watch the time go right out the window
Tryna hold on, d-didn't even know
I wasted it all just to watch you go
I kept everything inside
And even though I tried, it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when
I tried so hard, and got so far
But in the end, it doesn't even matter
I had to fall to lose it all
But in the end, it doesn't even matter
One thing, I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme to remind myself how I tried so hard
In spite of the way you were mockin' me, actin' like I was part of your property
Rememberin' all the times you fought with me
I'm surprised it got so far
Things aren't the way they were before
You wouldn't even recognize me anymore
Not that you knew me back then, but it all comes back to me in the end
You kept everything inside
And even though I tried, it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when
I tried so hard, and got so far
But in the end, it doesn't even matter
I had to fall to lose it all
But in the end, it doesn't even matter
I've put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
For all this, there's only one thing you should know
I've put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
For all this, there's only one thing you should know
I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end, it doesn't even matter
I had to fall to lose it all
But in the end, it doesn't even matter
