Forgotten – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotional landscape of Linkin Park's 'Forgotten' from their iconic debut album, *Hybrid Theory*. Through its powerful blend of poignant English lyrics and signature nu-metal sound, this song offers a unique opportunity to explore themes of memory, loss, and internal conflict. Its expressive vocabulary and intense vocal delivery make it a compelling piece for language learners seeking to grasp authentic, impactful English expression.

[English]

from the top to the bottom bottom the

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top I stop that's a core I forgot in the

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middle of my thoughts taking fire from

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my safety the pictur there the memory

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won't Escape me why should I care from

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the top to the bottom from the top I

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stop at the core I forgot in the middle

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of my taking thought from my safety

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pictures there everyone Escape me why

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should I care there's a place so dark

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you can't see the end back shotg

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which can't defend the rain then sense

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dripping acidic questions forcefully the

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power suggestion then with the eyes shut

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looking through the rust and rotten dust

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a small spot of 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 thought that's a core I forgot

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in the middle of my thought taking from

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my safety the picture's there the memory

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will escape me why should I care in the

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memory you'll find

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me has burning

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out the darkness holding me

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tightly I'm till the sun rises

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[Music]

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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 in concrete a little piece of

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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 scumbled 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 stop at the

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core I forgotten in the middle of my

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taking from my safety the picture's

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there the memory won'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 thoughts

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taking far from my safety the picture's

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there the memory won't 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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out the darkness holding me

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tightly until the sun rising

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now you got me caught in the a you bring

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the thought 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 a you bring the 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 do back telling you that I see

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it right through you now you got me

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caught the back you bring the do 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 thought back telling you that

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I see it right do you now you got me

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caught in the a you bring the thought

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back telling you that I see it right

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through you now you going to be cut in

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the a you bring a th back telling you

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that I see it right through you and the

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M you'll find

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me has

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F 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 I as

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running the darkness holding me

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tight until the sun rises

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[Music]

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[Music]

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up

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no

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
forgot /fərˈɡɒt/ A2	verb - to fail to remember
memory /ˈmɛməri/ A2	noun - the faculty of the mind by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ A2	verb - to break free from confinement or control
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ A2	noun - the absence of light
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ A2	verb - to be on fire or to cause something to be on fire adjective - feeling intense heat or passion
holding /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/ A2	verb - to grasp or carry something in one's hands or arms
tightly /ˈtaɪtli/ A2	adverb - in a firm or secure manner
rising /ˈraɪzɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move upward
screaming /ˈskriːmɪŋ/ A2	verb - to utter a loud, sharp cry
pollution /pəˈluːʃən/ B1	noun - the presence or introduction of harmful substances into the environment
perpetual /pərˈpɛtʃuəl/ B2	adjective - never ending or changing
manifested /ˌmænɪˈfɛstɪd/ B2	verb - to show or demonstrate something clearly
rusted /ˈrʌstɪd/ B1	adjective - covered with rust
pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ A2	verb - to claim or behave as if something is true when it is not
caught /kɔːt/ A2	verb - to capture or trap something

Key Grammar Structures

• from the top to the bottom bottom the top I stop

  ➔ Prepositional phrases

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

• that's a core I forgot in the middle of my thoughts

  ➔ Relative pronoun (that's)

  ➔ "That's" is used as a relative pronoun to introduce a clause that describes the core.

• taking fire from my safety

  ➔ Gerund (taking)

  ➔ "Taking" is a gerund, functioning as a noun to describe an action.

• the memory won't Escape me

  ➔ Negative contraction (won't)

  ➔ "Won't" is a contraction of "will not," used to express negation in the future.

• a small spot of light floods the floor

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement

  ➔ The singular subject "spot" agrees with the singular verb "floods."

• and it's dark again

  ➔ Present tense for recurring actions

  ➔ The present tense "it's dark" is used to describe a recurring situation.

• holding me tightly until the sun rises

  ➔ Present participle (holding)

  ➔ "Holding" is a present participle, used to describe an ongoing action.

• now you got me caught in the a

  ➔ Colloquial expression

  ➔ "Got me caught" is a colloquial expression meaning to be trapped or ensnared.