Personally, I feel that every word in this song simply screams 'poser'. And I think that's the meaning of this song.
The singer is singing about a person who's pretending to be part of the in crowd simply to gain the attention of those around him. He built up a false persona and, as the singer says, steals second after second of peoples attention only to lose it one day when he decides that he's not being himself and that his life's going nowhere. So, he does or says something that causes all of the people around him to reject him so that he can be alone.
To me, this is the meaning of the song and it's a damn fine meaning too -- easily my favorite Linkin Park song. :)
Personally, I feel that every word in this song simply screams 'poser'. And I think that's the meaning of this song.
The singer is singing about a person who's pretending to be part of the in crowd simply to gain the attention of those around him. He built up a false persona and, as the singer says, steals second after second of peoples attention only to lose it one day when he decides that he's not being himself and that his life's going nowhere. So, he does or says something that causes all of the people around him to reject him so that he can be alone. To me, this is the meaning of the song and it's a damn fine meaning too -- easily my favorite Linkin Park song. :)