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Given Up was released as the 4th single to the 2007 album Minutes to Midnight. It is a unique song in various aspects. It is the heaviest song on the album with an amazing 17-second-long scream. It is the 1st song where Chester uses ‘fuck’ in a song and by extension contains the 2nd most profanity...
[Verse 1]
Wake in a sweat again
Another day's been laid to waste, in my disgrace
Stuck in my head again
Feels like I'll never leave this place, there's no escape
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm my own worst enemy
[Chorus]
I've given up, I'm sick of feelin'
Is there nothin' you can say?
Take this all away, I'm suffocatin'
Tell me what the fuck is wrong with me
[Verse 2]
I don't know what to take
Thought I was focused but I'm scared, I'm not prepared
I hyperventilate
Lookin' for help somehow, somewhere and no one cares
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm my own worst enemy
[Chorus]
I've given up, I'm sick of feelin'
Is there nothin' you can say?
Take this all away, I'm suffocatin'
Tell me what the fuck is wrong with me
[Breakdown]
God!
Put me out of my misery!
Put me out of my misery!
Put me out of my, put me out of my
Fucking misery!
[Chorus]
I've given up, I'm sick of feelin'
Is there nothin' you can say?
Take this all away, I'm suffocatin'
Tell me what the fuck is wrong with me
Given Up was written by Dave Farrell & Mr. Hahn & Rob Bourdon & Brad Delson & Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington.
Given Up was produced by Mike Shinoda & Rick Rubin.
Linkin Park released Given Up on Sun Feb 17 2008.
It is written in the album booklet about the song:
To add a unique twist on the punk/industrial theme of the guitar, Brad added the sounds on the intro of this song: multiple tracks of claps – and keys jingling.