Forgotten – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Linkin Park's "Forgotten" to experience the raw intensity of nu-metal blended with deeply introspective lyrics. This powerful track, brimming with metaphors about memory, loss, and the struggle against inner demons, offers a unique opportunity to explore English vocabulary related to emotion, internal conflict, and vivid imagery, making it an engaging listen for language learners. You'll grasp how music can articulate complex human experiences with unflinching honesty.

[English]

from the top to the bottom bottom to top

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I stop at a core I forgot in the middle

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of my thoughts taking fire from my

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safety the pictures there the memory

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won't Escape me why should I C from the

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top to the bottom from the top I stop at

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the core I forgot in the middle of my

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taking from my safety pict there

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neverone Escape me why should I care

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there's a place so dark you can't see

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the end back shotg which can't

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defend the rain then send dripping a CED

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questions forcefully the power

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suggestion then with the eyes shut

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looking through the rust and rotten dust

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a small spot the light floods the floor

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and pours over the Rusted world to

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pretend and the eyes SE open and it's

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dark again from the top to the bottom

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the top I stop the core I forgotten in

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the middle of my thoughts taking fire

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from my safety the picture's there the

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memory won't Escape me why should I care

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and the memory you find

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me has

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burning the darkness holding me

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tightly until the sun Rises

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[Music]

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[Applause]

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up moving all around screaming of the

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ups and downs pollution manifested in

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Perpetual sound the wheels go round and

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the sunset creeps behind Street lamps

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chain link and concrete a little piece

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of paper with a picture drawn floats on

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down the street till the wind is gone

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and the memory now is like the picture

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was then when the paper's crumpled up it

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can't be perfect again from the top to

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the bottom bottom to top I shop at the

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core I forgotten in the middle of my

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thoughts taking fire from my safe the

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picture's there theem w't Escape me why

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should I care from the top to the bottom

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bottom the top I stop at the core I

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forgot in the middle of my thought

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taking far from my safety the picture's

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there from every want Escape me but why

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should I care in the memory you'll find

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me has burning

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up the darkness holding me

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tightly until the sun rises up

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now you got me caught in the act you

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bring the thought back telling you that

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I see it right through you now you got

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me caught in the out you bring the

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thought back telling you that I see it

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right through you now you got me caught

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in the out you bring the thought back

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telling you that I see it right through

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you now you got me caught in the a you

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bring the th back telling you that I see

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it right through you now you got me

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caught in the act you bring the thought

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back telling you that I see it right on

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you now you going to be C me act you

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bring the thought back telling you that

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I see it right through you now you got

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to be cut in the a you bring it th back

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telling you that I see it right through

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you in the memory you'll find

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me has burning

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up the darkness holding me

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tightly until the sun rises

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up in the

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memory you will find me as burning

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the darkness holding me

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tight until the sun rises up

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
memory /ˈmeməri/ B1	noun - the faculty of recalling past experiences
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A2	noun - combustion that produces heat and light verb - to set something ablaze
darkness /ˈdɑːrk.nəs/ B1	noun - the state of being without light
core /kɔːr/ B2	noun - the central or most important part
thought /θɔːt/ B1	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B2	verb - to break free from confinement or control
burning /ˈbɜːr.nɪŋ/ B2	adjective - on fire; producing intense heat verb - to be on fire
sunrise /ˈsʌnˌraɪz/ B2	noun - the appearance of the sun above the horizon
rust /rʌst/ B2	noun - the reddish-brown flaky coating formed on iron or steel by oxidation verb - to become corroded or covered with rust
picture /ˈpɪk.tʃər/ A2	noun - a visual representation created by drawing, painting, or photography
safety /ˈseɪf.ti/ B1	noun - the condition of being protected from danger or risk
holding /ˈhoʊl.dɪŋ/ B2	verb - grasping or keeping something in one's hands or control
perpetual /pərˈpɛtʃ.uəl/ C1	adjective - continuing forever or for a very long time
pollution /pəˈluːʃən/ B2	noun - the presence in or introduction of harmful substances into the environment
street /striːt/ A2	noun - a public road in a city or town
lamp /læmp/ A2	noun - a device that produces light, typically powered by electricity
concrete /ˈkɒŋ.kriːt/ B1	noun - a building material made from cement, water, and aggregate
rotten /ˈrɒt.ən/ B1	adjective - decomposed; decayed and no longer fresh

Key Grammar Structures

• from the top to the bottom bottom to top

  ➔ Prepositional phrases

  ➔ The phrases "from the top to the bottom" and "bottom to top" are prepositional phrases indicating direction and movement.

• I stop at a core I forgot in the middle

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The verb "stop" is in the present simple tense, indicating a habitual or general action.

• the memory won't Escape me

  ➔ Negative contraction

  ➔ The phrase "won't Escape" is a negative contraction of "will not escape", emphasizing the certainty of the action not happening.

• there's a place so dark you can't see

  ➔ Present simple with modal verb

  ➔ The phrase "you can't see" uses the modal verb "can" in the negative form to express inability.

• a small spot the light floods the floor

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement

  ➔ The verb "floods" agrees with the singular subject "light", demonstrating proper subject-verb agreement.

• and the eyes SE open and it's dark again

  ➔ Present simple with state verb

  ➔ The phrase "it's dark" uses the state verb "be" (contracted as "it's") to describe a condition.

• in the memory you'll find me has burning

  ➔ Future simple with modal verb

  ➔ The phrase "you'll find" uses the modal verb "will" to indicate a future action.

• now you got me caught in the act

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The verb "got" is in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action in the past.