Bleed It Out

here\'s an essay that I wrote about this song last year\n\n\nBleed It Out: emergency or emerging victorious?\n“YEAH, HERE WE GO FOR THE 100TH TIME, HAND GRENADE PINS IN EVERY LINE, THROW ‘EM UP AND LET\nSOMETHIN’ SHINE, GOIN’ OUT OF MY FUCKIN’ MIND, FILTHY MOUTH, NO EXCUSE, FIND A NEW PLACE TO\nHANG THIS NOOSE, STRING ME UP FROM ATOP THESE ROOFS, KNOT IT TIGHT SO I WON’T GET LOOSE,\nTRUTH IS YOU CAN STOP AND STARE, BLED MYSELF OUT AND NO ONE CARES, DUG A TRENCH OUT AND\nLAID DOWN THERE, WITH A SHOVEL UP OUT OF REACH SOMEWHERE, YEAH, SOMEONE POUR IT IN,\nMAKE IT A DIRT DANCE FLOOR AGAIN, SAY YOUR PRAYERS AND STOMP IT OUT WHEN THEY BRING THAT\nCHORUS IN…”\nBleed It Out is an angry and fight worthy song. The theme of the song is never back down in the\nface of an adversary. In the bridge of the song, the lyrics are, “I’ve opened up these scars!! I’ll\nmake you face this!! I pull myself so far!! I’ll make you face this now!!” It says that, no matter\nwhat someone says about you, you will rise up and face the adversary.\nBleed It Out is an inspiring song, despite the fact that the lyrics are of paranoia and despair.\nRising up to face an adversary isn’t always easy, but it can be done, no matter what others say.\nTo quote Chester Bennington (1976-2017), the lead singer of Linkin Park, “Just persevere,\nbelieve in yourselves, and one day you could be up here with us. Or Metallica. Or Limp Bizkit.\nDeftones, Mudvayne.”\nThe song starts with an aggressive guitar riff before Mike Shinoda jumps in with his aggressive\nrapping, “YEAH, HERE WE GO FOR THE 100TH TIME, HAND GRENADE PINS IN EVERY LINE, THROW ‘EM\nUP AND LET SOMETHIN’ SHINE, GOIN’ OUT OF MY FUCKIN’ MIND, FILTHY MOUTH, NO EXCUSE, FIND A\nNEW PLACE TO HANG THIS NOOSE, STRING ME UP FROM ATOP THESE ROOFS, KNOT IT TIGHT SO I\nWON’T GET LOOSE, TRUTH IS YOU CAN STOP AND STARE, BLED MYSELF OUT AND NO ONE CARES, DUG\nA TRENCH OUT AND LAID DOWN THERE, WITH A SHOVEL UP OUT OF REACH SOMEWHERE, YEAH,\nSOMEONE POUR IT IN, MAKE IT A DIRT DANCE FLOOR AGAIN, SAY YOUR PRAYERS AND STOMP IT OUT\nWHEN THEY BRING THAT CHORUS IN…” In a nutshell, this says, say whatever you want to. If no one\ncares that I gave my life, so be it.\nLiterary devices include rhyme, rhythm, and imagery, among others. This is why Bleed It Out is\nan amazing song. True strength comes from what\'s within, not what you look like. Even if no one\ncares about the sacrifices you’ve made, keep fighting and sacrificing. Mike raps in the song,\n“BLED MYSELF OUT AND NO ONE CARES…” It’s like saying that no one cares about the sacrifices\nI’ve made, but that won’t stop me.\nBleed It Out. Fight worthy? Yes. Angry? Without a doubt. Inspiring? You better believe it. Keep\nfighting and sacrificing, even if you’ve “Bled yourself out and no one cares.” The theme of the\nsong is never back down in the face of an adversary. Times will be tough, but so are you.