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“Pushing Me Away” is the twelfth and closing track on Linkin Park’s debut album, Hybrid Theory and deals with strong themes of unbreakable relationships, and coming back to that one person even when it’s the wrong path to choose.
[Verse 1: Chester Bennington]
I've lied to you
The same way that I always do
This is the last smile
That I'll fake for the sake of being with you
[Pre-Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
Everything falls apart, even the people
Who never frown eventually break down
The sacrifice of hiding in a lie
(Everything has to end, you'll soon find
We're out of time left to watch it all unwind)
The sacrifice is never knowing
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
Why I never walked away, why I played myself this way
Now I see, you're testing me, pushes me away
Why I never walked away, why I played myself this way
Now I see, you're testing me, pushes me away
[Verse 2: Chester Bennington]
I've tried, like you
To do everything you wanted to
This is the last time
I'll take the blame for the sake of being with you
[Pre-Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
Everything falls apart, even the people
Who never frown eventually break down
The sacrifice of hiding in a lie
(Everything has to end, you'll soon find
We're out of time left to watch it all unwind)
The sacrifice is never knowing
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
Why I never walked away, why I played myself this way
Now I see, you're testing me, pushes me away
Why I never walked away, why I played myself this way
Now I see, you're testing me, pushes me away
[Bridge: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
We're all out of time
This is how we find how it all unwinds
The sacrifice of hiding in a lie
(We're all out of time
This is how we find how it all unwinds)
The sacrifice is never knowing
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
Why I never walked away, why I played myself this way
Now I see, you're testing me, pushes me away
Why I never walked away, why I played myself this way
Now I see, you're testing me, pushes me away
[Outro: Chester Bennington]
Pushes me away
Pushing Me Away was written by Rob Bourdon & Mike Shinoda & Mr. Hahn & Chester Bennington & Brad Delson.
Pushing Me Away was produced by Don Gilmore.
Linkin Park released Pushing Me Away on Tue Oct 24 2000.
In an interview with Kerrang! Magazine in celebration of Hybrid Theory’s 20th anniversary, Mike discusses the influence of Depeche Mode, Chester’s lyrics and more.
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