The Catalyst Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Letmein 

Cover art for The Catalyst lyrics by Linkin Park

Seems to be about nuclear war.

"We're a broken people living under a loaded gun"

We have long since accepted the potential for nuclear holocaust so much that it's no longer even that much of a concern, and nuclear arsenals can't be fought or escaped from.

''And when I close my eyes tonight'' ''To symphonies of blinding light'' ''Like memories in cold decay'' ''Transmissions echoing away''

If we were annihilated by a nuclear exchange tonight, our old radio and television signals would be all that was left to say we were ever here. Which is of course an exaggeration.

''Far from the world of you and I'' ''Where oceans bleed into the sky''

The point where the oceans "bleed" into the sky is the horizon.

"God bless us everyone" and "Lift me up/Let me go" are requests for divine intervention.