Lost In The Echo – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park
• Album: Living Things

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the themes of betrayal, resilience, and letting go with Linkin Park's "Lost in the Echo". This hard-hitting track blends rock and electronic elements while teaching listeners how to confront and release their emotional baggage. Learn how the band bridged their classic sound with a new direction, making this song a defining moment in their discography.

[English]

Yeah, yo

You were that foundation

Never gonna be another one, no

I followed, so taken

So conditioned, I could never let go

Then sorrow, then sickness

Then the shock when you flip it on me

So hollow, so vicious

So afraid, I couldn't let myself see

That I could never be held

Back or up, no, I hold myself

Check the rep, yep, you know mine well

Forget the rest, let them know my hell

There and back, yet my soul ain't sell

Kept respect up, the best they fell

Let the rest be the tale they tell

That I was there, saying

In these promises broken, deep below

Each word gets lost in the echo

So, one last lie I can see through

This time, I finally let you go, go, go

Test my will, test my heart

Let me tell you how the odds gonna stack up

Y'all go hard, I go smart

How's that working out for y'all in the back, huh?

I've seen that, frustration

Been crossed and lost and told no

And I've come back, unshaken

Let down and lived and let go

So, you can let it be known

I don't hold back, I hold my own

I can't be mapped, I can't be cloned

I can't C-flat, it ain't my tone

I can't fall back, I came too far

Hold myself up and love my scars

Let the bells ring wherever they are

'Cause I was there, saying

In these promises broken, deep below

Each word gets lost in the echo

So, one last lie I can see through

This time, I finally let you go

...

No, you can tell 'em all now

I don't back up, I don't back down

I don't fold up, and I don't bow

I don't roll over, don't know how

I don't care where the enemies are

Can't be stopped, all I know, go hard

Won't forget how I got this far

For every time, saying

In these promises broken, deep below

Each word gets lost in the echo

So, one last lie I can see through

This time, I finally let you go (Go), go, (Go)

Go (Go), go (Go), go (Go), go (Go), go (Go)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; no longer possessed verb - past tense of lose; cease to have
echo /ˈek.əʊ/ B2	noun - a sound or sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener. verb - to repeat or reflect (sound) after the original sound has stopped
broken /ˈbrəʊ.kən/ A2	adjective - having been damaged or ceased to work verb - past participle of break; to separate into pieces
promises /ˈprɒm.ɪ.sɪz/ B1	noun - declarations assuring that one will do something
sorrow /ˈsɒr.əʊ/ B2	noun - a feeling of great sadness
sickness /ˈsɪk.nəs/ B1	noun - the state of being ill
shock /ʃɒk/ B1	noun - a sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience. verb - to surprise or upset (someone) greatly.
hollow /ˈhɒl.əʊ/ B2	adjective - having a large empty space inside
vicious /ˈvɪʃ.əs/ B2	adjective - deliberately cruel or violent
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety; frightened
soul /səʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal
respect /rɪˈspekt/ A2	noun - a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements. verb - to admire (someone or something) deeply as a result of their abilities, qualities, or achievements.
deep /diːp/ A2	adjective - extending far down from the top or surface
lie /laɪ/ A2	noun - an intentionally false statement verb - to speak falsely or deceptively
will /wɪl/ B1	noun - the faculty by which a person decides on and initiates action
heart /hɑːt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
scars /skɑːrz/ B1	noun - a mark left on the skin or within body tissue where a wound, burn, or sore has not completely healed and fibrous connective tissue has developed
enemies /ˈen.ə.mi/ B1	noun - a person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something

Key Grammar Structures

• I followed, so taken

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense to indicate actions that have already happened.

• I can't be mapped, I can't be cloned

  ➔ Modal verbs (can/can't)

  ➔ The use of 'can't' indicates inability or impossibility.

• Let the rest be the tale they tell

  ➔ Let + object + base form

  ➔ This structure is used to give permission or to allow something to happen.

• In these promises broken, deep below

  ➔ Prepositional phrases

  ➔ Prepositional phrases provide additional information about time, place, or direction.

• This time, I finally let you go

  ➔ Adverb of time (finally)

  ➔ The adverb 'finally' indicates that something has happened after a long time or after many attempts.

• I don't back up, I don't back down

  ➔ Negative form (don't)

  ➔ The negative form is used to express the opposite of an action or state.

• Can't be stopped, all I know, go hard

  ➔ Passive voice (be + past participle)

  ➔ The passive voice is used to emphasize the action rather than the subject performing the action.