"The Emptiness Machine" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released as the lead single from their eight studio album, From Zero in 5 September 2024.
It is the first single by the band to not feature former main vocalist Chester Bennington and percussionist Rob Bourdon after almost twenty four years of the band's debut.
The track has meant a commercial success around the world, charting at number one in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia, Luxembourg, Portugal, and Switzerland as well as the top 20 in Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Malaysia, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Commercial performance[]
The song debuted at number sixteen at Monitor Latino's Anglo Top 20 songs charts of Venezuela. It represents the band's second entry in Venezuelan charts this year, after "Friendly Fire" which debuted and peakes at number fourty one in March[1].
Lyrics[]
Your blades are sharpened with precision
Flashing your favorite point of view
I know you're waiting in the distance
Just like you always do, just like you always do
Already pulling me in
Already under my skin
And I know exactly how this ends, I..
Let you cut me open just to watch me bleed
Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be
Don't know why I'm hopin' for what I won't receive
Fallin' for the promise of the emptiness machine
The emptiness machine
Goin' around like a revolver
It's been decided how we lose
'Cause there's a fire under the altar
I keep on lyin' to
I keep on lyin' to
Already pulling me in
Already under my skin
And I know exactly how this ends, I
Let you cut me open just to watch me bleed
Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be
Don't know why I'm hopin' for what I won't receive
Fallin' for the promise of the emptiness machine
I only wanted to be part of something
I only wanted to be part of, part of
I only wanted to be part of something
I only wanted to be part of, part of
I only wanted to be part of something
I only wanted to be part
Let you cut me open just to watch me bleed
Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be
Don't know why I'm hopin' for what I won't receive
Fallin' for the promise of the emptiness machine
(I only wanted to be part of something)
The emptiness machine, oh
(I only wanted to be part of)
The emptiness machine
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