Linkin Park "Fighting Myself" Official Lyrics & Meaning | Verified

[@heitorfaria8061]

Shinoda's a genius.

[@EmperorNacht]

Facts

[@Darkex115]

Factos

[@mguti091]

Factores

[@richardjohansson2648]

Fakta

[@CarlJohnson-gq8hw]

Tények

[@wojan4664]

This is the closest to a live version we are going to get

[@poisonkinelle]

literally 😭

[@jenaybrown7244]

LMAO

[@isaiahmarker407]

Not necessarily

[@nintendopro0391]

Don’t bet on it, yet.

[@Lucrossing]

Maybe not, Mike could sing it live

[@ybbasasa]

Linkin Park. In 2023. On Genius. WHAT?

[@ajinfiniterizz422]

I know I was confused thought it was click bait

[@Xeroforte]

I mean, they're talking about a song they just put out on the 20th anniversary of Meteora that's really popular. Not sure how that's difficult to understand.

[@jariemonah]

@@XeroforteThe Meteora 20th anniversary boxset sold pretty well but I feel like even casuals who listened to "Lost" aren't aware of the other unreleased songs from the anniversary reissue.

[@jariemonah]

@@ajinfiniterizz422It's funny because Mike Shinoda appeared on this channel just 3 weeks ago to explain his new-ish solo song but I guess many people still don't "remember the name." Lol.

[@cihanalpaydn2027]

Interesting

[@EternityIl]

Linkin Park will always be one of my favorite bands growing up

[@jaden1706]

me too

[@aruruaurynwolferson9713]

I have a Linkin Park Symbol on my Stuffed Toy. Brings me luck🐺👍🏼 He is my mascot

[@camilloadrouw]

its my favorite band but thing is i was born in 2010

[@karenbonilla7869]

to think this was away for 20 years like damn.. they never miss. Lyrically they always deliver 110%

[@chandlerbraaten847]

For real. 20 years old and can still compete; and in a lot of cases, top songs that were produced last month.😂

[@larissamoura708]

Mike and Chester were the best combination in the music world (for me as a fan). I can't explain what I feel in those last moments of Fighting Myself when they sing together. It's a mix of emotions, I get goosebumps every time I hear it. I miss LP so much ❤

[@englewoodmusic]

The end is one of my favorite parts of any LP song forsure

[@epraimallan2742]

The are🙌

[@NaeroK87]

“I can’t see cause I’m focused on the past” this line alone is super powerful, dwelling on past mistakes can get really dark

[@guillermor9207]

Please do more Linkin Park. Hearing Mike speak on this stuff is like listening a scientist do research and explain it. So methodical, technical and logically correct. So smart, and he knows everything he’s singing about

[@jam3152]

He’s a musical genius

[@MinglingwithAI]

They heard you my friend

[@MC-poet]

Mike's ability to give voice to Chester's voice in his verses is brilliant. Not many vocalists have ever been able to collaborate so effectively. I've always struggled with mental health issues and I've been dealing with medical issues the last few months, and I've been listening to this song almost every day. Sometimes music isn't about making you feel better, it's about making you feel heard and understood. This song, like lots of Linkin Park songs, makes me feel heard and understood. Such a brilliant song that holds up so well, even 20 years later.

[@eagleking48]

Mike Shinoda is a gift to music and to humankind

[@hexxagrm]

best band to ever exist

[@TheLAGamer3811]

Facts 💙

[@martiananomaly]

Amen

[@immortalxd6190]

True

[@teejayisdead]

Yup

[@marsha4253]

Damn right

[@SUPAOTAKU]

Even though Chester's gone, he lives through the songs like he never left and I miss him. LOST is by far my favorite right now and FIGHTING MYSELF is my go to song when I want to jam I love LINKIN PARK Thank you sooo much❤❤❤❤

[@LogoMotive11]

I immediately knew this was my favorite track from the "new" stuff before even the first chorus came on. It hits so hard

[@kai_zs7574]

the same

[@Vexen-A077]

Massive is up there for me as well with this one

[@larissamoura708]

Fr!

[@poisonkinelle]

frrrr

[@JayKayX71]

Same, until I heard More the Victim, just wish it got as much love as Fighting Myself has

[@resurrectedagain]

Now watch closely kids, this is a REAL musician.

[@Xeroforte]

Sure, kid

[@JennBit]

​@@Xeroforte Gay nerds fighting

[@dambawwe]

@@JennBit :)) is that you ?

[@TheLAGamer3811]

This song has been the of the biggest things to save me form self harm. Thank you everyone in Linkin Park! RIP Chester. You saved me! 💙

[@jare114]

Hope you’re doing well ❤

[@nomeca961]

I’m proud of you!!

[@dishantdeepak6976]

Stay strong and stay well. More happiness to you!

[@vitturyyd]

Proud of you! Stay strong❤

[@TheLAGamer3811]

@@jare114 I am thank you bro! I hope you are as well! 🥰

[@postl3]

Shinoda is so down to earth man.

[@anarchist2398]

I love how Mike is being so real, something all of us deal with in everyday life, overthinking what you did or say, he’s literally a normal person like me and you.

[@ChairmanLor]

Even without base or music at all, Mike just rocks it out of the park, this man is a national treasure

[@gaminpark]

International treasure.

[@Iranoutofideassoyeah]

Pun intended or not rocks it out of the park

[@ChairmanLor]

@@Iranoutofideassoyeah Mike likes to play Zelda, mostly when Link is in the Park

[@luisdg6232]

To think a song that was just sitting there for 20 yrs is still much better than many songs that are released today is astounding. Linkin Park never disappoints. RIP Chester truly a legend 🙏🏻

[@derekrose3328]

Solidarity is the word I’ve used to describe Linkin Park for the longest time, and this Genius dissection from Mike Shinoda shows why: there’s an emotional intelligence in Linkin Park’s music. Beyond that, they include holding yourself accountable, and personal responsibility in their lyrics. That’s important whether it’s, “Fighting Myself,” off Meteora or, “Heavy,” off One More Light. There’s no finger pointing. Mike explained that he’s not writing about himself or Chester sometimes, and that he was observing other people he knew and their relationships, and then found the through line between those people or relationships. Sometimes that can be really zoomed out like how we, as a society, treat certain types of people (that’s what, ‘Burn It Down,’ is about, in part). Some of, “Burn It Down,” is about how we treat certain public figures or celebrities in a disposable way as they inevitably make mistakes, or over their old, ‘dirty laundry,’ and that we build them up only to tear them down. It’s also about how they saw the face change from President Bush to President Obama, yet President Obama was doing some of the very things they’d criticized Bush for. Hence that’s the line, “The cycle repeated as explosions broke in the sky.” And, the lyrics don’t solely fall on his or Chester’s shoulders. Dave aka ‘Phoenix’ (their bass player) is almost the in group philosopher and counselor. He’s actually got his bachelors degree in something related to giving sermons if I’m not mistaken. They’re quite the melting pot in that respect: Dave is very loosely Christian, Mike is Agnostic, Brad is Jewish. Shoot, 1/3 of the band is Asian. They’ve all got very unique perspectives that also overlap (they’re an excellent Venn Diagram). Brad has always helped with lyrics as well. He’s very analytical, and can get very bird’s eye. Mike asked for Brad’s input for the Fort Minor record for a reason. You can watch Brad doing that on the LPTV episode where they’re working on, ‘Until It’s Gone,’ off of The Hunting Party. Brad noticed Chester had started to get a little too poetic and flowery with his language, and it’d made the song deviate from the topic a little too far. He more or less said, “What you wrote sounds good, but it’s losing the original meaning… so what if instead the lyric was, “A fire needs a space to burn, a breath to build a glow. And I could finally see your light when I let go?” All of the guys are very emotionally intelligent, and they all bring something to the table. Also, as Rick Rubin aptly put it, “Linkin Park is a group of producers who work like a hip hop production team with an in group leader, and that being Mike Shinoda.” That’s to say all of them are capable with production to some extent. That’s important for getting, ‘seeds,’ or effective sketches of ideas, or variations on an existing idea everyone had been enjoying. So what Mike’s doing looking to external relationships, and looking for the through line? Any line of work benefits from that type of thinking whether you’re a mechanic, you write novels, you write lyrics, you’re an identity systems and graphic designer negotiating with clients, whatever you like. Looking for through lines and symmetry to the logic is very important quite honestly. EDIT: Ha! Too funny. I’d paused this dissection to type this, and hadn’t finished watching yet. Here I get to the end of the video, and Mike specifically cites emotional intelligence 🤣🤝

[@johnmichaeladelman4106]

Beautifully said💯👏🏼😯

[@cjd923]

Thank you! Great text!❤

[@noroyalbloodline3983]

The fact they made this 20 years ago and it sounds like it could be released today is amazing

[@Christopher_moltisanti123]

Rip Chester 🙏 🥺

[@recoveringintrovert717]

I love these guys. I cried in the staff bathroom at Mary Brown's after I heard about Chester. His voice and his talent is unparalleled, but also the goodness of his soul was so rare. I felt it when I listened to his singing. Love you forever, LP ❤

[@averageguy6872]

mike reading/rapping chesters made me shed a tear

[@philipg9614]

Linkin Park influenced my everyday life to be better because they sound so good and the message behind their songs really tell you that you aren't alone in this world of pain. This band really did it all very well.

[@kotrena]

I've been struggling with mental issues for ten years now, and Linkin Park songs are cure for me. It's like they are tapping me on the back saying, "You are not alone in this"

[@alaia-awakened]

Mike is one of my heroes, not just creatively but his character - he’s always positive and genuinly a good guy

[@LinklightGaming]

i love mike so much. i hope he makes another solo album sometime soon. post traumatic was so good

[@livtornes7148]

The “new” Meteora songs are absolutely amazing. Mike is such a visionary

[@perry3770]

Mike Shinoda was the brains behind Linkin Park all along.

[@jamesbellew1253]

Always has been

[@itsTonySaint]

And to think the record labels were trying to force Chester into going solo!! Smh

[@SlammedZero]

@@itsTonySaint Chester had a side group going on. Dead by Sunrise. It's an incredible album.

[@itsTonySaint]

@@SlammedZero Yooo I gotta hear it

[@TheGreenFire41]

The end of the verse leading in to the chorus is so melodically perfect and powerful, vintage Linkin Park. Crazy to think this was produced 20 years ago and didn't even make the album.

[@saintssinner5806]

So happy to see them still getting recognition in 2023! I love them

[@SUB_XERO]

Linkin Park has always created the best music!💙🙌🏼

[@klarathexplorer]

He seems so happy! Love to see it

[@madMonkey9895]

Thank you Mike, thank you Chester 🙏🏽

[@itsTonySaint]

Bro I’m so happy about this. I’ve always loved LP but I’ve been gettin into them way more recently. ❤ REST IN PEACE CHESTER WE MISS YOU.

[@INFJparadox]

LP always had powerful lyrics and Chester made it all come to life--which is evident by the collaboration with Mike. Been a fan since jump and it's still devasting losing Chester. Rest in peace sweet soul 💖💖💖

[@MuditVerma]

I listen to his track almost every day these days. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@marsha4253]

Immidiatly knew that this was my favorite new released demo, instantly felt connected to the lyrics

[@Rogue_Speed]

Really wish my cousin could’ve heard this track. He passed two weeks before this track released. Left the world by his own hand. Just heard it today. Now, can’t stop thinking about that day when everything came crashing down. It describes everything I was feeling. For weeks. I still fell like it every day no matter how much older I get. He loved the hell out of this band. I can see why. Miss you cous.

[@vincentvangogh5605]

More of these from Linkin Park, please! LP, thanks your everything

[@Eyephere]

mike shinoda solo episode dropped a couple weeks ago

[@TomMcMorrow]

Linkin Park were (if you'll pardon the pun) one of the most instrumental bands in my teen angst years. Looking back at the video for in the end, they look like absolute kids compared to the mature grown man I see here. I myself went from a rebellious teen to a settled adult. Good to see he's still doing what he loves! Digging the more mature vibe I get to see from him as I've grown up as well.

[@lewis5931]

In my eyes chester revolutionised men speaking out and seeking help if they are going through something.

[@deusvmachina]

Love Mike and would love to meet him. Such a talented and down to earth dude. This guy can do it all: sing, produce music, draw/paint, just to enumerate a few things.

[@liam4295]

They're songs have the most relatable lyrics of any band I've ever heard. We can all identify with their lyrics.

[@ianmiley7250]

Man I love how much thought Mike puts into every song. Everything is so relateable, but also insightful in surprising ways. Go LP.

[@pabloa6580]

Mike taught me the basics of rap back then. I fell in love with hip hop's energy thanks to his lyrics. That led me to study many rappers from way back then but it all started with Mike. Plus LP made me love music in a way that it became essential to me.

[@alekbauer4158]

Mike Shinoda is a Legend

[@vincentvangogh5605]

So insightful! Love to hear about their thoughts and process behind the songs and the stories that make those songs come to life!! RIP Chester

[@yemi28983]

1:53 "You good? Yeah I'm fine But you know he wasn't fine" Just as he said in the genius video for "Heavy" , Mike said the same thing but... Chester was there as well to confirm it

[@AnastasiaGer_russian_girl]

Майк лучший! Fighting Myself мой любимый трек из Метеоры20 💙 Обожаю слушать истории Майка, о том, как они с Честером писали песни не только о себе, но и об опыте других людей, о жизненном опыте друг друга, и при этом могли передать все эмоции так тонко, как будто они сами это испытали. Особенно, когда Майк писал строчки об историях Честера 💙

[@kaleorwhatever]

seeing mike on here without chester makes me want to cry 😢

[@Rusli1659LPSoldier]

same here. Compared to 6 years ago to this, look how the time flies.

[@renieldemesa2690]

The lyrics is so powerful and meaningful

[@cervandogarcia9801]

Linkin Park will live on forever! Chester you will Never ever be forgotten! You don’t understand how much times your music has helped me through my tuff times and on going One of the Most best bands without a single doubt 🤘💯

[@foxtrot2905]

Now this was and still is real music

[@flauitut]

Love his so much.Thank what invite Mike's!!

[@karetina21]

They are highly emotional intelligent, is like they could read our minds. I love them so much for this, I knew I wasn't alone!! ♥️

[@sneakybinders]

Finally, some quality content

[@MitchZro]

His descriptions remind me of Invisible from One More Light! Interesting to see what changed, but also what stayed the same!

[@apcf16]

I love "Fighting Myself" so much! The way Chester's voice is distorted in the beginning gives me chills and brings me to tears at the same time. And then hearing him in the background as Mike raps, hearing them two blended again, it's so nostalgic and heartbreaking at the same time. Today marks six years since we've lost Chester. Thank you, Mike, for releasing this treasure of a 20th Anniversary album. Meteora was a huge staple in my life and saved me.

[@JacksonSadinsky]

Mike Shinoda is the template for a whole generation of artists rn. Love.

[@ElNanoBoy]

I listen LP when I was 9 years old for the first time, now I have 33... For me is incredible that all the LPs lyrics have meaning right now, particularly this song, it fits so damn right with what I'm feeling right now.

[@vicarious8552]

man i miss linkin park

[@randomd9800]

Linkin park is eternal ❤

[@FlowerHaze]

I'd love to have Mike explain every Linkin Park song on here. Having him explain any LP song on Genius is something that has been long overdue.

[@DrRhyhm]

An artist that actually deserves to be on genius. Actual meaning behind the lyrics

[@vaneulloa9604]

wow this guy is too good at rapping that's why you're my favorite🔥🥰 Genius

[@teejayisdead]

I love this man, and everything he has created. Truly an inspiration.

[@machr01]

Great song, you really feel its typical LP in their first releases. I enjoy it so hard.

[@davidg8718]

Thank you for this. Love you always LINKIN PARK❤️

[@Missflygirl87]

Love Mike! He's so great as an artist, and as a person, too!

[@gachacaspa]

So cute when he says regrets 🤩😍 The lyrics in this song are some of my favourite especially the rap.

[@thelonelywolf88]

This song fits me so well, it's amazing. It's like they know me

[@immortalxd6190]

Same

[@jonathankadewoodson2622]

I enjoy this song more than Lost.

[@ferrdrumx]

Totally agreed!!

[@ehenricb]

Mike is a great musician. Genius!❤

[@BroskiPlays]

Perfect video. Mike is a treasure

[@rishishukla6339]

You are my light .. and I am Just your shadow... Thank you for being with me whenever i am low.. Thank you LP :)

[@albertovaldivia6132]

This lyric breakdown just makes me miss Chester Bennington even more, love you Mike love you Linkin Park🤘

[@martiananomaly]

Great song from the new releases along with Lost and More The Victim.

[@eternalflame4184]

Linkin park will remain forever as a greatest, popular and amazing Rock band ...

[@linkinsoldier7112]

So, this, kids, is why Shinoda is a genius ❤

[@deinemutter7472]

I LOVE IT WHEN NEW LINKIN PARK VIDEO COMES

[@Kang_Jek]

Linkin Park Is The Best 😍😍😍

[@itreallybelikethatdoe829]

mike shinoda a true living legend still but r.i.p. chester benington sad 2 not see him here in the vid with him

[@leisum7620]

Linkin Park ❤️💎❤️💎❤️

[@HK94]

It's awesome to see Mike in these episodes... RIP Chester

[@mexicanman6604]

Mike is such a genius (no pun intended). All of them in fact, geniuses. Especially after Mike explaining these lyrics? I don’t think I’ve ever had a song connect to me more than this one, especially after watching this video.

[@frostingizzy]

They're THE BEST.

[@jimmymasse3034]

I first heard the song “fighting myself” through visions (I grew up with psychic abilities). I don’t get a read on dates of the visions. So when I saw it on my screen for the first time I basically broke down crying. Seeing the pictures in my head come to real life time after time is all I ever wanted in life. I’m happier now

[@aldreiong7679]

I don't lose, I don't win, if I'm wrong, then I'm halfway right ❤

[@scrapdragon95]

What about the intro lyrics played backward??? I really want to know, what the voice is saying. This song hits right into the brain. This agressive back to the roots styled sound makes me feel looking back to the good old days. I'm glad this band has much more then everything we already know ❤

[@Raiun313]

I reversed it, it was nonsensical words, gibberish, maybe i did something wrong

[@DariPh]

Thank you for this fine video. Love and Respect to One and Only Mike Shinoda - The Legend!

[@rubynguyen0209]

I love to watch Mike whenever he tells about stories of LP or something else , he always has smile one his face- a person with a lot of positive energy definitely.

[@0_space_ghost_0]

I love Mike Shinoda

[@안돼-z2i]

you have no idea how much i love him 🥹💜

[@immortalxd6190]

Mike shinoda is my fav musician

[@Sorennn94]

This video is golden

[@little.3870]

Love you Mike! I'm glad you see you back around.

[@Transformers_nerd_stop_motions]

I love Linkin Park

[@Renaisance01990]

Appreciate you 🙏 Mike Shinoda cuz meaning behind is incredibly important 👌