New Divide – English Lyrics

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

Lyrics & Translation

Explore Linkin Park's iconic hit, "New Divide," and uncover the story behind its creation for the *Transformers* movie. Delve into the song's themes of emotional struggle and transformation, and discover how its powerful lyrics and unique sound made it a lasting anthem that blends the boundaries between music and film .

[English]

I remembered black skies

The lightning all around me

I remembered each flash

As time began to blur

Like a startling sign

That fate had finally found me

And your voice was all I heard

That I get what I deserve

So give me reason

To prove me wrong

To wash this memory clean

Let the floods cross

The distance in your eyes

Give me reason

To fill this hole

Connect this space between

Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies

Across this new divide

...

There was nothing in sight

But memories left abandoned

There was nowhere to hide

The ashes fell like snow

And the ground caved in

Between where we were standing

And your voice was all I heard

That I get what I deserve

So give me reason

To prove me wrong

To wash this memory clean

Let the floods cross

The distance in your eyes

Across this new divide

...

In every loss, in every lie

In every truth that you'd deny

And each regret, and each goodbye

Was a mistake too great to hide

And your voice was all I heard

That I get what I deserve

So give me reason

To prove me wrong

To wash this memory clean

Let the floods cross

The distance in your eyes

Give me reason

To fill this hole

Connect this space between

Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies

Across this new divide

Across this new divide

Across this new divide

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I remembered black skies

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ Used for completed past actions: "remembered" shows recalling past events

• That fate had finally found me

  ➔ Past Perfect Tense

  ➔ "had found" expresses an action completed before another past moment

• So give me reason

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ Direct command/request: "give" is an instruction to the listener

• To wash this memory clean

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ Shows intention: "To wash" explains why a reason is needed

• The distance in your eyes

  ➔ Possessive Adjective

  ➔ Shows ownership/connection: "your" modifies "eyes" to indicate belonging

• Apart from where we were standing

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ Descriptive clause starting with "where": adds detail about a place

• But memories left abandoned

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective

  ➔ "abandoned" describes "memories" showing a passive state

• That lies across this new divide

  ➔ Defining Relative Clause

  ➔ Essential clause starting with "that": specifies "truth" without commas

• In every loss, in every lie

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase Repetition

  ➔ Parallel structure using "in every..." for rhythmic emphasis

• And your voice was all I heard

  ➔ Subject-Verb-Object Complement

  ➔ Complex structure: "all I heard" acts as complement emphasizing exclusivity