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The unreleased demo was originally known as “Japan”. The song was first heard on the Making of Minutes to Midnight DVD before the album’s released. This naturally created a lot of fan demand for the song, but the band had struggled to come up with lyrics for it so a finished version was not released...
[Verse 1]
In this desert, in darkness
Lying with the gun across his chest
Pretending he's heartless
As the fire flashes in the sky
[Pre-Chorus]
He was fragile and frozen
When the bullet took away his friend
And now he's somehow more broken
[Chorus]
He's pulling his weapon to his side
Loading it full of his goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
He's pulling his weapon to his side
Loading it full of his goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
[Verse 2]
Sweating and shaking
Lying with her hands across her chest
She wakes with her cravings
As the fire flashes in her eye
[Pre-Chorus]
She was fragile and frozen
When the needle took away her friend
But now she's somehow more broken
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
She's pulling her weapon to her side
Loading it full of her goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
She's pulling her weapon to her side
Loading it full of her goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
[Bridge]
With every battle he's choosing
With every fight he's losing
His enemy's not far behind
With every promise she's broken
With every lie she's spoken
Her enemy's not far behind
It's your time
It's your time
It's your time
It's your time!
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
He's pulling his weapon to his side
Loading it full of his goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
She's pulling her weapon to her side
Loading it full of her goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
[Outro: Chester Bennington]
With every battle he's choosing
With every fight he's losing
His enemy's not far behind
With every promise she's broken
With every lie she's spoken
Her enemy's not far behind
Across the Line was written by Dave Farrell & Mr. Hahn & Rob Bourdon & Brad Delson & Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington.
Across the Line was produced by Mike Shinoda & Rick Rubin.
Linkin Park released Across the Line on Mon Nov 23 2009.