Somewhere I Belong – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the story and meaning behind Linkin Park's iconic anthem, "Somewhere I Belong". Delve into the song's themes of identity, belonging, and overcoming adversity, and learn how its blend of nu metal, rap metal, and alternative rock, combined with introspective lyrics, offers a powerful message about finding your place in the world. Explore the blend of English lyrics with the band's signature sound to understand emotions and experiences.

[English]

When this began

I had nothing to say

And I get lost in the nothingness inside of me

(I was confused)

And I let it all out to find

That I'm not the only person with these things in mind

(Inside of me)

But all that they can see the words revealed

Is the only real thing that I've got left to feel

(Nothing to lose)

Just stuck, hollow and alone

And the fault is my own, and the fault is my own

I wanna heal, I wanna feel what I thought was never real

I wanna let go of the pain I've felt so long

(Erase all the pain 'til it's gone)

I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I'm close to something real

I wanna find something I've wanted all along

Somewhere I belong

And I've got nothing to say

I can't believe I didn't fall right down on my face

(I was confused)

Looking everywhere only to find

That it's not the way I had imagined it all in my mind

(So what am I?)

What do I have but negativity

'Cause I can't justify the way, everyone is looking at me

(Nothing to lose)

Nothing to gain, hollow and alone

And the fault is my own, and the fault is my own

I wanna heal, I wanna feel what I thought was never real

I wanna let go of the pain I've felt so long

(Erase all the pain 'til it's gone)

I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I'm close to something real

I wanna find something I've wanted all along

Somewhere I belong

I will never know myself until I do this on my own

And I will never feel anything else, until my wounds are healed

I will never be anything 'til I break away from me

I will break away, I'll find myself today

...

I wanna heal, I wanna feel what I thought was never real

I wanna let go of the pain I've felt so long

(Erase all the pain 'til it's gone)

I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I'm close to something real

I wanna find something I've wanted all along

Somewhere I belong

(I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I'm)

Somewhere I belong

(I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I'm)

Somewhere I belong

Somewhere I belong

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; having disappeared or been taken away verb - past tense of lose, cease to have
confused /kənˈfjuːzd/ B1	adjective - unable to think clearly; bewildered
real /riːəl/ A2	adjective - actually existing or occurring; not imagined or false
stuck /stʌk/ B1	adjective - unable to move or be moved
hollow /ˈhɒləʊ/ B2	adjective - having a large empty space inside adjective - without real or sincere feeling
alone /əˈləʊn/ A2	adjective - having no one else present; solitary
fault /fɔːlt/ B1	noun - an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature; a defect or imperfection
heal /hiːl/ B1	verb - become sound or healthy again
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.
close /kləʊs/ A2	adjective - near in space or time
imagined /ɪˈmædʒɪnd/ B1	verb - Form a mental image or concept of.
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought
negativity /ˌnɛɡəˈtɪvɪti/ B2	noun - the expression of criticism of or pessimism about something
wounds /wuːndz/ B2	noun - injuries to the body, especially ones in which the skin is cut or broken
break /breɪk/ A1	verb - to separate into pieces or parts

Key Grammar Structures

• When this began, I had nothing to say

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ Use of the past simple tense to describe a completed action in the past: "began" and "had". This shows a starting point or initial state.

• And I get lost in the nothingness inside of me

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I get lost" uses the present simple tense to describe a recurring or habitual action. This reflects a constant state of feeling lost.

• That I'm not the only person with these things in mind

  ➔ Noun Clause introduced by 'that'

  ➔ The clause "that I'm not the only person with these things in mind" functions as a noun clause, acting as the object of the verb "find". The word "that" introduces the clause.

• Is the only real thing that I've got left to feel

  ➔ Relative Clause with reduced 'that'

  ➔ The clause "that I've got left to feel" is a relative clause modifying "the only real thing". The relative pronoun "that" (or "which") is omitted.

• And the fault is my own, and the fault is my own

  ➔ Possessive Adjective 'my'

  ➔ "My own" is used to emphasize that the fault belongs to the speaker. "My" indicates possession.

• I wanna heal, I wanna feel what I thought was never real

  ➔ Use of 'wanna' (want to) - informal contraction; Past Continuous (was never being)

  ➔ "Wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to". The phrase "what I thought was never real" includes a noun clause and uses past tense to refer back to previous thought. If we were to assume that we could rewite this to include a continuous aspect of the past it could be described as being : "What I thought was never being real" but this is less commonly used.

• I wanna find something I've wanted all along

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The use of the present perfect tense "I've wanted" indicates that the desire has been ongoing since the past and continues to the present.

• I will never know myself until I do this on my own

  ➔ Future Simple with 'until' clause

  ➔ The main clause "I will never know myself" is in the future simple, while the subordinate clause "until I do this on my own" uses the present simple. This is a common structure where 'until' introduces a time clause defining when the future action will be possible.