The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Yeah, yo
You were that foundation
Never gonna be another one, no
I followed, so taken
So conditioned, I could never let go
Then sorrow, then sickness
Then the shock when you flip it on me
So hollow, so vicious
So afraid, I couldn't let myself see
That I could never be held
Back or up, no, I'll hold myself
Check the rep, yep, you know mine well
Forget the rest let them know my hell
Damn, I'm back yep, my soul ain't sell
Kept respect up, the best they fell
Let the rest be the tale they tell
That I was there, saying
And these promises broken
Deep below
Each word gets lost in the echo
So one last lie I can see through
This time I finally let you
Go, go, go
Test my will, test my heart
Let me tell you how the odds gonna stack up
Y'all go hard, I go smart
How's that working out for y'all in the back, huh?
I've seen that frustration
Been crossed and lost and told no
And I've come back unshaken
Let down and lived and let go
So you can let it be known
I don't hold back, I hold my own
I can't be mapped, I can't be cloned
I can't C-flat, it ain't my tone
I can't fall back, I came too far
Hold myself up and love my scars
Let the bells ring wherever they are
'Cause I was there saying
In these promises broken
Deep below
Each word gets lost in the echo
So one last lie I can see through
This time I finally let you go
Go
Go
Go
Go
Go
No, you can tell 'em all now
I don't back up, I don't back down
I don't fold up, and I don't bow
I don't roll over, don't know how
I don't care where the enemies are
Can't be stopped, all I know, go hard
Won't forget how I got this far
For every time, saying
And these promises broken
Deep below
Each word gets lost in the echo
So one last lie I can see through
This time I finally let you
(Go) go
(Go) go
(Go) go
(Go) go
(Go) go
(Go) go
(Go) go
You were that foundation
Never gonna be another one, no
I followed, so taken
So conditioned, I could never let go
Then sorrow, then sickness
Then the shock when you flip it on me
So hollow, so vicious
So afraid, I couldn't let myself see
That I could never be held
Back or up, no, I'll hold myself
Check the rep, yep, you know mine well
Forget the rest let them know my hell
Damn, I'm back yep, my soul ain't sell
Kept respect up, the best they fell
Let the rest be the tale they tell
That I was there, saying
And these promises broken
Deep below
Each word gets lost in the echo
So one last lie I can see through
This time I finally let you
Go, go, go
Test my will, test my heart
Let me tell you how the odds gonna stack up
Y'all go hard, I go smart
How's that working out for y'all in the back, huh?
I've seen that frustration
Been crossed and lost and told no
And I've come back unshaken
Let down and lived and let go
So you can let it be known
I don't hold back, I hold my own
I can't be mapped, I can't be cloned
I can't C-flat, it ain't my tone
I can't fall back, I came too far
Hold myself up and love my scars
Let the bells ring wherever they are
'Cause I was there saying
In these promises broken
Deep below
Each word gets lost in the echo
So one last lie I can see through
This time I finally let you go
Go
Go
Go
Go
Go
No, you can tell 'em all now
I don't back up, I don't back down
I don't fold up, and I don't bow
I don't roll over, don't know how
I don't care where the enemies are
Can't be stopped, all I know, go hard
Won't forget how I got this far
For every time, saying
And these promises broken
Deep below
Each word gets lost in the echo
So one last lie I can see through
This time I finally let you
(Go) go
(Go) go
(Go) go
(Go) go
(Go) go
(Go) go
(Go) go
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Lost in the Echo Lyrics as written by Chester Charles Bennington Brad Delson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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You were that foundation Never gonna be another one, no I followed, so taken So conditioned I could never let go Then sorrow, then sickness then the shock when you flip it on me So hollow, so vicious So afraid I couldn't let myself see That I could never be held Back or up, no, I hold myself Check the rep, yep, you know mine well Forget the rest, let them know my hell There and back yet my soul ain't sell Kept respect up the best, they fell Let the rest be the tale they tell That I was there saying
In these promises broken deep below Each word gets lost in the echo So one last lie I can see through This time I finally let you Go
Test my will Test my heart Let me tell you how the odds gonna stack up Y'all go hard I go smart How's that working out for y'all in the back huh? I've seen that frustration Been crossed and lost, and told no And I've come back, unshaken Let down and lived and let go So you can let it be known I don't hold back I hold my own I can't be mapped I can't be cloned I can't C-flat It ain't my tone I can't fall back, I came too far Hold myself up and love my scars Let the bells ring wherever they are Cause I was there saying
No, you can tell 'em all now I don't back up I don't back down I don't fold up and I don't bow I don't roll over Don't know how I don't care where they enemies are Can't be stopped, all I know is go hard Won't forget how I got this far For every time I'm saying
People should check the official website before putting their lyrics in this website. The lyrics you put here are the correct ones; one can simply check Linkin Park's website to see that.<br /> For those who don't believe him and I, site.linkinpark.com/music/2012/living-things/ here's the link.