| Forgotten | |||||
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| Song by Linkin Park from Hybrid Theory | |||||
| Released | October 24, 2000 | ||||
| Format | CD, Vinyl | ||||
| Recorded | 1996 - 2000 | ||||
| Genre | Rap metal Rapcore | ||||
| Length | 3:14 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | ||||
| Writer | Linkin Park, Mark Wakefield | ||||
| Producer | Don Gilmore | ||||
| Hybrid Theory Chronology | |||||
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"Forgotten" is the tenth track on Linkin Park's debut album Hybrid Theory.
It is the most intense track in the album (at least commented by critics and listeners). Mike Shinoda raps the verses, the chorus consists of interplay between Shinoda rapping and Chester Bennington screaming and singing, similar to "By Myself".
The song was originally called "Rhinestone", being made when the band was called Xero with its original vocalist Mark Wakefield. It was reworked with Chester Bennington's vocals for inclusion on the final album.
Lyrics[]
From the top to the bottom
Bottom to top I stop
At the core I've forgotten
In the middle of my thoughts
Taken far from my safety
The picture is there
The memory won't escape me
But why should I care
From the top to the bottom
Bottom to top I stop
At the core I've forgotten
In the middle of my thoughts
Taken far from my safety
The picture is there
The memory won't escape me
But why should I care
There's a place so dark you can't see the end
[Skies cock back] and shock that which can't defend
The rain then sends dripping / an acidic question
Forcefully, the power of suggestion
Then with the eyes tightly shut / looking through the rust and rot
And dust / a spot of light floods the floor
And pours over the rusted world of pretend
The eyes ease open and it's dark again
From the top to the bottom
Bottom to top I stop
At the core I've forgotten
In the middle of my thoughts
Taken far from my safety
The picture is there
The memory won't escape me
But why should I care
In the memory you'll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up
Moving all around / screaming of the ups and downs
Pollution manifested in perpetual sound
The wheels go 'round and the sunset creeps past the
Street lamps, chain-link and concrete
A little piece of paper with a picture drawn floats
On down the street till the wind is gone
The memory now is like the picture was then
When the paper's crumpled up it can't be perfect again
From the top to the bottom
Bottom to top I stop
At the core I've forgotten
In the middle of my thoughts
Taken far from my safety
The picture is there
The memory won't escape me
But why should I care
In the memory you'll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up
Now you got me caught in the act
You bring the thought back
I'm telling you that
I see it right through you
Now you got me caught in the act
You bring the thought back (YOU BRING THE THOUGHT BACK!!!)
I'm telling you that
I see it right through you (I SEE IT RIGHT THROUGH YOU!!!)
Now you got me caught in the act
You bring the thought back (YOU BRING THE THOUGHT BACK!!!)
I'm telling you that
I see it right through you (I SEE IT RIGHT THROUGH YOU!!!)
Now you got me caught in the act
You bring the thought back
I'm telling you that
I see it right through you
Now you got me caught in the act
You bring the thought back
I'm telling you that
I see it right through you
Now you got me caught in the act
You bring the thought back
I'm telling you that
I see it right through you
Now you got me caught in the act
You bring the thought back
I'm telling you that
I see it right through you
In the memory you'll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up
In the memory you'll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up
Music video[]
| Linkin Park - Forgotten | |||
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| Publish date | 24 October 2000 | ||
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| Place shot | unknown | ||
| Views | 30,232,545 (as of 9 March 2025) | ||
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