Waiting For The End – Bilingual Lyrics /English

• By: Linkin Park
• Album: From Zero (Deluxe Edition)

Lyrics & Translation

Explore Linkin Park's "Waiting for the End," a genre-blending song that delves into themes of transition and resilience. Discover how the band combines rock, rap, and reggae influences to convey a powerful message about overcoming life's challenges and finding hope in uncertain times.

[English]

Yeah

...

Yo

This is not the end, this is not the beginning

Just a voice like a riot shaking every revision

But you listen to the tone and the violent rhythm

And though the words sound steady, something's empty within them

We say, yeah, with fists raised high in the air

Like we're holding onto something that's not there

'Cause we're living at the mercy of pain and fear

Until we kill it, forget it, let it all disappear

Waiting for the end to come

Wishing I had the strength to stand

This is not what I had planned

It's out of my control

Flying at the speed of light

Thoughts were spinning in my head

So many things were left unsaid

It's hard to let you go

(Oh) I know what it takes to move on

(Oh) I know how it feels to lie

(Oh) all I want to do is trade this life for something new

(Oh) holding on to what I haven't got

Sitting in an empty room

Trying to forget the past

This was never meant to last

I wish it wasn't so

(Oh) I know what it takes to move on

(Oh) I know how it feels to lie

(Oh) all I want to do is trade this life for something new

(Oh) holding on to what I haven't got

Yo, yo

What was left when that fire was gone?

I thought it felt right, but that right was wrong

All caught up in the eye of the storm

And trying to figure out what it's like to move on

And I don't even know what kind of things I've said

My mouth kept moving, and my mind went dead

So, I'm picking up the pieces now, where to begin

The hardest part of ending is starting again

...

All I want to do is trade this life for something new

Holding on to what I haven't got

This is not the end, this is not the beginning

Just a voice like a riot shaking every revision

But you listen to the tone and the violent rhythm

Though the words sound steady, something's empty within them

We say, yeah, with fists raised high in the air

Like we're holding onto something that's not there

'Cause we're living at the mercy of pain and fear

Until we get it, forget it, let it all disappear

...

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Yeah

Yo

This is not the end, this is not the beginning

Just a voice like a riot rocking every revision

But you listen to the tone and the violent rhythm

And though the words sound steady, something's empty within 'em

We say, yeah, with fists flying up in the air

Like we're holding onto something that's invisible there

'Cause we're living at the mercy of the pain and fear

Until we dead it, forget it, let it all disappear

Waiting for the end to come

Wishing I had strength to stand

This is not what I had planned

It's out of my control

Flying at the speed of light

Thoughts were spinning in my head

So many things were left unsaid

It's hard to let you go

(Oh) I know what it takes to move on

(Oh) I know how it feels to lie

(Oh) all I wanna do is trade this life for something new

(Oh) holding on to what I haven't got

Sitting in an empty room

Trying to forget the past

This was never meant to last

I wish it wasn't so

(Oh) I know what it takes to move on

(Oh) I know how it feels to lie

(Oh) all I wanna do is trade this life for something new

(Oh) holding on to what I haven't got

Yo, yo

What was left when that fire was gone?

I thought it felt right, but that right was wrong

All caught up in the eye of the storm

And trying to figure out what it's like moving on

And I don't even know what kind of things I've said

My mouth kept moving, and my mind went dead

So, I'm picking up the pieces now where to begin

The hardest part of ending is starting again

All I wanna do is trade this life for something new

Holding on to what I haven't got

This is not the end, this is not the beginning

Just a voice like a riot rocking every revision

But you listen to the tone and the violent rhythm

Though the words sound steady, something empty's within them

We say, yeah, with fists flying up in the air

Like we're holding onto something that's invisible there

'Cause we're living at the mercy of the pain and the fear

Until we get it, forget it, let it all disappear