2. Linkin park´s History
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills,
California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international
fame with their debut album Hybrid Theory, which was
certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum
in several other countries.
The members are: Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon,
Brad Delson, Dave Farrell, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda.
The genres that the band use are: Alternative rock, nu
metal, alternative metal and rap rock.
3. Numb Lyrics
Numb"
I'm tired of being what you want me to be
Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface
Don't know what you're expecting of me
Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes
(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)
Every step that I take is another mistake to you
(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)
[Chorus:]
I've become so numb, I can't feel you there
Become so tired, so much more aware
I'm becoming this, all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you
Can't you see that you're smothering me,
Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control?
'Cause everything that you thought I would be
Has fallen apart right in front of you.
(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)
Every step that I take is another mistake to you.
(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)
And every second I waste is more than I can take.
[Chorus:]
I've become so numb, I can't feel you there,
Become so tired, so much more aware
I'm becoming this, all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you.
And I know
I may end up failing too.
But I know
You were just like me with someone disappointed in
you.
[Chorus:]
I've become so numb, I can't feel you there,
Become so tired, so much more aware.
I'm becoming this, all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you.
[Chorus:]
I've become so numb, I can't feel you there.
(I'm tired of being what you want me to be)
I've become so numb, I can't feel you there.
(I'm tired of being what you want me to be)
5. Characteristics of the song and
meaning
Date and place of release: Nueva Orleans, 2003.
Theme: «Numb» speaks of someone who has lost
himself and forgets deal with the fact that others
pressure him to be what others want him to be.
The song is made for a teenager as the music
video shows several scenes around a teenage girl
and her mother.
" Numb " has been understand as how young
people (mostly teenagers) feel pressure to live up
to the expectations of many relatives ( most likely
parents). The letters' “All I want to do / Is be more
like me and be less like you "is a clear example.
