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In its beginning stages, “A Place For My Head” was titled “Esaul”, which was the name of a friend of the band who they used to hang out with, and was written with Mark Wakefield when they were still called Xero. The song was later recorded and reworked with Chester Bennington. Jeff Blue describes it...
[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda, with Mark Wakefield]
Ridin' with a head full of buckets of red
And what I said still stuck in my head
A thoroughbred, thoroughly bled
And led to the land of the never-come-backs
Smaller than a thumbtack, coulda never run from that
Dark planetary signs risin' over the horizon
Smaller than a fly, I stand over lyrical land
The power of a gun in my cynical hand with a pen, once again
Swimmin' in the center of the hit or the miss
A list of the thoughts gettin' lost in the mist
Realize the one, not the size of the fist
And the killin' of the killer with thе flick of the wrist
[Chorus: Mark Wakefield & Mike Shinoda]
I wanna live in another place
No one'll say that I will live for them
Still, I see it's not meant to be for me
I wanna be with the energy, not with the enemy
A place for my head
[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda, with Mark Wakefield]
The second is gone, the weapon of time is stronger than a nuclear bomb
Eternity of half-life, somethin' that math can't write
You can't fight, nor flee
Still be around if it wasn't for me
Way that first whatever my friends
You can see the attraction of the payback
Don't mean to say that, playback the thing now
Gettin' lost in the chaos, tossin' it down
Singin' the din to myself, electric neck twitch
Hungry for a head full of hectics
Set this to the tempo to be on time
An addict to the panic in my confine
Singin' the din to myself, electric neck twitch
Hungry for a head full of hectics
Set this to the tempo to be on time
An addict to the panic in my confine
[Chorus: Mark Wakefield & Mike Shinoda]
I wanna live in another place
No one'll say that I will live for them
Still, I see it's not meant to be for me
I wanna be with the energy, not with the enemy
A place for my head
[Bridge: Mark Wakefield]
Soon, the Aztec moon will heat my room, heal my wounds
Soon, the Aztec moon will heat my room, heal my wounds
Soon, the Aztec moon will heat my room, heal my wounds
Soon, the Aztec moon will heat my room, heal my wounds
Soon, the Aztec moon will heat my room, heal my wounds
Soon, the Aztec moon will heat my room, heal my wounds
Soon, the Aztec moon will heat my room, heal my wounds
Soon, the Aztec moon will heat my room, heal my wounds
[Chorus: Mark Wakefield & Mike Shinoda]
I wanna live in another place
No one'll say that I will live for them
Still, I see it's not meant to be for me
I wanna be with the energy, not with the enemy
A place for my head
[Outro: Mike Shinoda]
Singin' the din to myself, electric neck twitch
Hungry for a head full of hectics
Set this to the tempo to be on time
An addict to the panic in my confine
Singin' the din to myself, electric neck twitch
Hungry for a head full of hectics
Set this to the tempo to be on time
An addict to the panic in my confine
Esaul (Xero Demo) was written by Dave Farrell & Brad Delson & Rob Bourdon & Mr. Hahn & Mike Shinoda & Mark Wakefield.
Esaul (Xero Demo) was produced by Mike Shinoda.
Linkin Park released Esaul (Xero Demo) on Fri Oct 09 2020.