Wow, to be thought of like that: cheers Paul, love ya.
Lyrics in Full: Linkin Park
"Somewhere I Belong"
(When this began)
I had nothing to say
And I get lost in the nothingness inside of me
(I was confused)
And I let it all out to find
That Im not the only person with these things in mind
(Inside of me)
But all the vacancy the words revealed
Is the only real thing that Ive got left to feel
(Nothing to lose)
Just stuck/ hollow and alone
And the fault is my own, and the fault is my own
[Chorus]
I wanna heal, I wanna feel what I thought was never real
I wanna let go of the pain Ive held so long
(Erase all the pain till its gone)
I wanna heal, I wanna feel like Im close to something real
I wanna find something Ive wanted all along
Somewhere I belong
And Ive got nothing to say
I cant believe I didnt fall right down on my face
(I was confused)
Looking everywhere only to find
That its not the way I had imagined it all in my mind
(So what am I)
What do I have but negativity
Cause I cant justify the way, everyone is looking at me
(Nothing to lose)
Nothing to gain/ hollow and alone
And the fault is my own, and the fault is my own
[Repeat Chorus]
I will never know myself until I do this on my own
And I will never feel anything else, until my wounds are healed
I will never be anything till I break away from me
I will break away, I'll find myself today
[Repeat Chorus]
I wanna heal, I wanna feel like Im somewhere I belong
I wanna heal, I wanna feel like Im somewhere I belong
Somewhere I belong
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Yep, it says a lot: its one of those songs you don't just hear, you feel, y'know?
IN the early 90's, as a teen, I was into grunge mainly. The "ethic" of that form of music was very anti-social, very angry, very insular and concerned more with rejection of the world and normality than even a tacit acceptance of it. But it was all the things I was in person: I embodied the music and it fuelled me, @ the time.
Linkin Park arrived on the tail end of bands I loved like Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Hole, but they found my favour too eventually.
Having changed as a man over the years since, one might expect a different reaction listening back to those songs now, but I still find them cool-as-****.
Perhaps you're right Paul: maybe the answer for lost or lonely souls who are restless in whatever realms they find themselves from one life to the next, is to come to an understanding that somehow, someway we are ultimately where we are meant to be, right perfectly where we are meant to be, right now.
It mightn't seem that way, but the truth is underneath I guess.
Thank you very much for this thread, Paul. I suspect you might have gotten more replies if it had been addressed specifically to anyone and everyone, but for me this has been an honour.
