Forgotten (demo) – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with Linkin Park's "Forgotten (demo)," a raw and emotionally charged track that offers a unique window into the band's formative years. Learning the lyrics of this song can help you grasp authentic English expressions of frustration, introspection, and the struggle with past memories. Its blend of poetic verse and intense delivery makes it special, providing a rich context for understanding nuanced emotional language and metaphorical storytelling in English.

[English]

from the top to the bottom bottom

top in the middle

of f in the will escape me so why did I

try to the bottom bottom the top I stop

I in the middle of

my

f ESC me do I to the needle midd the end

when SK [ __ ] back and shot at which

couldn't defend the rain then send

dripping in a cic question forcefully

the power suggestion then with the eyes

tight and shut looking through the rust

and rotten dust the spot of light floods

the floor pours itself upon the world of

pretend then the eyes he open and it's

dark again to the bottom bottom the top

IOP iot in the middle of my my in the

son will escap me so why did I to to the

bottom bottom the top I I forgot in the

middle of my my fight in the sky the sun

will escape me so why do I try in a

minute you me

as me

up you say you'll never F

[Applause]

me around screaming up the ups and downs

pollution manifested in Perpetual sound

and as the wheels go round the sunset

creeps back the street L cars chain

links and concrete a window then grows

and captures the eye Cries Out yellow

light as a Passive by A small black

figure s in front of a box inside and

box to block with the needles on top

Nothing Stops in this land of the pain

the same lose not knowing they were part

of the game and then the inside

changeing the Box stays the same in

shame shovel up the pieces to the pain

you can try to hide yourself in this

world and pretend when the papers com up

it can't be perfect again from the top

to the bottom the top I stop I forgot in

the middle of my from the tight in the

the sun will escape me so why do I try

to the bottom bottom to top I the in the

middle of my

F in the the sun will escape me so why

do I try in a minute you

me as let me

up you say you'll never [ __ ]

me but the Liv have up

[Music]

now I got you better step

back you step back tell me that I'm see

right through you now I got you in the

ass you better back telling you that I'm

see right through you I got you got in

the ass you better

[Applause]

right through in AE you'll bend

me has B me

[Music]

up you say you'll never forget

me but the of car

[Music]

you say don't never I get me

[Music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ A2	verb - to break free from confinement or control
forgot /fəˈrɡɒt/ A1	verb - to fail to remember
pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ A2	verb - to claim or behave as if something is true when it is not
manifested /ˌmænɪˈfɛstɪd/ B2	verb - to show or demonstrate something clearly
perpetual /pərˈpɛtʃuəl/ B1	adjective - never ending or changing
pollution /pəˈluːʃən/ A2	noun - the presence of harmful substances in the environment
shovel /ˈʃʌvəl/ A1	noun - a tool with a broad blade and typically upturned edges, used for moving earth, snow, or other material verb - to move material with a shovel
pieces /ˈpiːsɪz/ A1	noun - a separate or limited portion of something
pain /peɪn/ A1	noun - a highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury
shame /ʃeɪm/ A1	noun - a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior
hide /haɪd/ A1	verb - to put or keep out of sight
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ A2	adjective - having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics
step /stɛp/ A1	noun - an act of lifting and moving one of the feet forward or in another direction verb - to move by lifting the foot and setting it down in a new position
back /bæk/ A1	noun - the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips adverb - towards the rear
through /θruː/ A1	preposition - from one side or end to the other of