Hit The Floor – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park
• Album: Meteora

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the high-octane world of Linkin Park with 'Hit The Floor'! This track is a perfect tool for learners to practice hearing rhythmic English delivery and intense emotional expression, making it a great way to connect with the raw energy of alternative rock vocabulary.

[English]

[Music]

There are just too many times people

have tried to look inside of me

wondering what I think of you when I

protect you out of courtesy. Too many

times that I've held on when I needed to

push away. Afraid to say it was on my

mind. Afraid to say what I need to say.

Too many things that you said about me

when I'm not around. You think having

the upper hand means you got to keep

putting me down. But I've had too many

is about as much as I can stand. So I'm

waiting until the other hand is

mine.

Listen just before you hit the floor.

It's a

lifestyle. You think you won and then

it's all

gone. So many like me put so much trust

in all your lies. So concerned what you

think to just say what we feel inside.

So many like me walk on eggshells all

day long. All I know is it all I want is

to feel like I'm not stepped on. There

are so many you say that make me feel

you cross the line. What goes up will

surely fall. And I'm counting down the

time cuz I've had so many head off. It's

about as much as I can stand. So I'm

waiting till the upper hand is

mine. You try making it just before you

hit the

floor.

[Music]

Mr. And then it's all

gone. And then it's all

gone. And then it's all gone.

And it is all

done. Now it's all gone. I know I'll

never trust a single thing you say. You

realize when you lie anyway. And all the

lies have got you floating up above us

all. The one goes up to one

minute just before you hit the

floor. Mr.

Sh and then it's all

gone. And then it's all

gone. And then it's

[Music]

all gone.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
protect /prəˈtɛkt/ B1	verb - To keep safe from harm
courtesy /ˈkɜːrtəsi/ C1	noun - Polite behavior or respect
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - Feeling fear or anxiety
lifestyle /ˈlaɪfstaɪl/ B2	noun - The way in which a person lives
concerned /kənˈsɜːrnd/ B1	adjective - Worried, troubled, or anxious
eggshells /ˈɛɡʃɛlz/ C2	noun - The brittle outer covering of an egg (metaphorical: walking on eggshells = being extremely cautious)
surely /ˈʃʊrli/ B2	adjective - Certainly or without doubt
floating /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/ B1	verb - To rest or move on the surface of a liquid or in the air
realize /ˈriːəlaɪz/ B2	verb - To become fully aware of something
upper /ˈʌpər/ A2	adjective - Higher in position
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - The end part of a person's arm
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - The lower surface of a room
stand /stænd/ A2	verb - To tolerate or endure
trust /trʌst/ B1	noun - Firm belief in the reliability or truth of someone
lies /laɪz/ A2	noun - False statements made with deliberate intent to deceive

Key Grammar Structures

• There are just too many times people have tried to look inside of me

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ Used "have tried" to describe actions that started in the past and continue to affect the present state.

• Too many times that I've held on when I needed to push away.

  ➔ Modal verb for past necessity (needed to)

  ➔ The phrase "needed to" expresses an obligation or internal necessity that existed in the past.

• You think having the upper hand means you got to keep putting me down.

  ➔ Gerund as subject

  ➔ "Having" acts as a noun (gerund) to represent the abstract state of control.

• So I'm waiting until the upper hand is mine.

  ➔ Conjunction of time (until)

  ➔ "Until" is used here to indicate the point in time at which the speaker's action will stop.

• You try making it just before you hit the floor.

  ➔ Phrasal verb

  ➔ "Hit the floor" is an idiomatic phrasal verb meaning to fail or fall from a position of power.

• What goes up will surely fall.

  ➔ Relative clause as subject

  ➔ The clause "What goes up" acts as the grammatical subject of the sentence.

• I'm counting down the time.

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ Used "am counting down" to emphasize an ongoing, active process of anticipation.

• I know I'll never trust a single thing you say.

  ➔ Future Simple (negative)

  ➔ "Will never" is used to express a strong, definitive future decision or state of mind.