Nobody's Listening – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park
• Album: Meteora

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Linkin Park's 'Nobody's Listening' to explore dynamic English rap-rock phrasing and emotional vocabulary of resilience and defiance. This track is special for its unique blend of hip-hop cadence and poetic expression, making it a fantastic piece to improve your understanding of rhythmic English lyrics and contemporary idiom.

[English]

Come, come, come, come, coming at you

Come, coming at you, come, coming at you

Yo, peep the style and the kids checking for it

The number one question is how could you ignore it?

We drop right back in the cut over basement tracks

With raps that got you backing this up like

Rewind that we're just rolling with the rhythm

Rise from the ashes of stylistic division

With these non-stop lyrics of life living

Not to be forgotten but still unforgiven

But in the meantime there are those who wanna talk this and that

So I suppose that it gets to a point where feelings gotta get hurt

And get dirty with the people spreading the dirt, it goes

Try to give you warning, but everyone ignores me

Told you everything loud and clear (but nobody's listening)

Call to you so clearly, but you don't want to hear me

Told you everything loud and clear (but nobody's listening)

I got a heart full of pain, head full of stress

Handful of anger held in my chest

And everything left's a waste of time

I hate my rhymes, but hate everyone else's more

I'm ridin' on the back of this pressure

Guessin' that it's better I can't keep myself together

Because all of this stress gave me somethin' to write on

The pain gave me somethin' I could set my sights on

You never forget the blood, sweat, and tears

The uphill struggle over years, the fear

And trash talkin' and the people it was to

And the people that started it, just like you

Try to give you warning, but everyone ignores me

Told you everything loud and clear (but nobody's listening)

Call to you so clearly, but you don't want to hear me

Told you everything loud and clear (but nobody's listening)

I got a heart full of pain, head full of stress

Handful of anger held in my chest

Uphill struggle, blood, sweat, and tears

Nothing to gain, everything to fear

Heart full of pain, head full of stress

Handful of anger held in my chest

Uphill struggle, blood, sweat, and tears

Nothing to gain, everything to fear

Heart full of pain

Try to give you warning, but everyone ignores me

Told you everything loud and clear (but nobody's listening)

Call to you so clearly, but you don't want to hear me

Told you everything loud and clear (but nobody's listening)

I got a heart full of pain, head full of stress (nobody's listening)

Handful of anger held in my chest (nobody's listening)

Uphill struggle, blood, sweat, and tears (nobody's listening)

Nothin' to gain, everything to fear (nobody's listening)

Come, come, come, come, coming at you

Come, coming, come, come, coming at you

Come, coming, come, come, coming at

Come, come, come, come, coming at you from every side

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ignore /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ B1	verb - refuse to take notice of or acknowledge
rhythm /ˈrɪðəm/ B2	noun - a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound
ashes /ˈæʃɪz/ B2	noun - the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance
division /dɪˈvɪʒən/ B2	noun - disagreement between two or more groups
unforgiven /ˌʌnfərˈɡɪvən/ C1	adjective - not forgiven; feeling resentment or lack of pardon
warning /ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/ A2	noun - a statement or event that indicates a possible danger
stress /strɛs/ B1	noun - a state of mental or emotional strain
anger /ˈæŋɡər/ A2	noun - a strong feeling of annoyance or hostility
pressure /ˈprɛʃər/ B1	noun - the use of persuasion or intimidation to make someone do something
uphill /ˈʌphɪl/ B2	adjective - difficult and demanding; strenuous
struggle /ˈstrʌɡəl/ B1	noun - a forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins
sweat /swɛt/ B1	noun - moisture exuded through the pores of the skin
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous
clearly /ˈklɪərli/ A2	adjective - in a clear manner