The microphone molester, machete undresser
"Stupid-dope-fresh" type shit resurrector
Top gun, Miramar best-of-the-best-er
The leave-an-MC-peace-in-rest-er
Skill tester, the flex-the-gunner
The make-funner, the adversary make runner
The make summer cold with rhymes I spit
Kick gift to lifted delinquent wit
I be the prophet, my hand top it? Stop it
Fly like rocket when I rock it
Lock it down with this perverse verse
Every fuckin' curse a burst of hurt
Move crowds, physical fitness rhymes
Coke heads couldn't do my lines
I'm decorated like Christmas pines
My battalion rocks
Mcs become silhouettes of chalk

Reading my eyes will say it in many ways
Losing my pride will save it in many days

Hit the dirt 'cause the words I spit will
Do more than just rip your shirt
I'll bitch slap your soul, contact the track control
You're coming at me? You can't hack it though
So ridiculous, watching my crew get sick with this
Wickedness, pitchin' this, lyrical viciousness
To crews and cliques, made of men and mistresses
This is my life, the twilight and the fight night
And trying to see nothing but the highlights when I write
These eyes on horizons, die for my song, cry rhymes in Krylon
Fire on, move men telekinetically
Esoterically beat-speaking with clarity
Feel my verities, heroism of heresy
And sever every MC I see with severity

Reading my eyes will say it in many ways
Losing my pride will save it in many days

Why not
What I came
Why not
What I came
Why not
What I came

Why not give me what I came to deserve?
Why not give me what I came to believe?

Why not give me what I came to deserve?
Why not give me what I came to believe?

Why?
Ah, ah, uh

Reading my eyes will say it in many ways
Losing my pride will save it in many days


Lyrics submitted by csreech

Reading My Eyes [Xero Demo] Lyrics as written by Mike Shinoda Mark Wakefield

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    General Comment

    Duuuude!!! u kick booty!! .. thanx for the extra songs

    NIKKIEon May 01, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i dont think this is really linkin park just some band that said they are to sell more

    blob11con June 11, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This was before Chester came along to the group. ;)

    anarki_lpon June 28, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    it kinda sounds like Chester is in it,but not really, so ya'll dont have to listen to me:)

    reanimation03on July 21, 2002   Link
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    i agree it does sound like chester in the chorus...this does show how mike's lyrics have evolved from a normal rap singer to a really talented song writer...u agree?

    SMUSER167088on July 22, 2002   Link
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    Xero is CHESTER-LESS plz

    Linkinlauraon August 27, 2002   Link
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    General Comment

    Xero included Rob Bourdan, Phoenix, Brad Delson, Joseph Hahn, Mark Wakefield (the dude that sounds like Chester) and Mike Shinoda. Chester didn't join till after Mark and Phoenix left and the other guys became Hybrid Theory. :D

    hybridon October 18, 2002   Link
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    interesting hybrid ..

    NIKKIEon April 11, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Mark does sound like Chester...but he's in another band now...

    sazzieon December 21, 2004   Link
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    this song is great, I love the rugged sound quality and the rapping is great. LP is not my favorite band, but some of the stuff they've done is brilliant, while other is utter teen angsty commercial crap imho. Least I bought into it when I was younger, then I pulled back out the Reanmiation album recently, and I gotta say that album really is amazing. The use of synths and turntables, just gives it a really original sound and shows how talented these guys can be when they're willing too. The new album isnt half bad either.

    Shogun87on June 06, 2007   Link

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