Bleed It Out

"Bleed It Out" is an alternative rock/rap rock song by American band Linkin Park. The song was released as the second single from their third studio album, Minutes to Midnight, on August 17, 2007. On July 30, 2007 the music video was shown on MTV Germany and MTV Asia and has premiered in Canada through the Muchmusic Countdown and their MuchAxs video streaming website. This song was #44 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. This song was also #83 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007. The song is featured in the main setlist for the rhythm video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. The song is written by Linkin Park and produced by Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin "Bleed It Out" is the first of two tracks on the album to contain rap vocals from Mike Shinoda, with the other being "Hands Held High". It is also the second track of the 3 songs in the album to contain profanity (aside from "Given Up" and "Hands Held High"). The structure of "Bleed It Out" is similar to that of the band's earlier hit, "Faint", in which both are fairly short songs, have rapped verses and a sung chorus and bridge, and are both about frustration. The main guitar riff of "Bleed It Out" which repeats throughout a majority of the song came as a result of guitarist Brad Delson playing a note incorrectly, thus explaining the song's working title of "Accident". In the album booklet, it says that the song was largely a product of the band simply "Enjoying the process" of making the album. Furthermore, Mike Shinoda stated that the lyrics to this track were difficult to perfect, as he re-wrote the lyrics to this song about a "hundred times" (referenced to in the first line of the song: "Here we go for the hundredth time") until the band was satisfied with them. The song is the shortest track on Minutes to Midnight, besides the instrumental intro, "Wake". However, in live performances the song's bridge is often extended to include a drum solo by Rob Bourdon. In Road to Revolution, the song also includes a "singing contest" led by Chester and Mike which is omitted in the CD version. In the A Thousand Suns World Tour, the drum solo was removed and pieces of "Burning in the Skies" and "A Place for My Head" were added to the song.

[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda] Yeah, here we go for the hundredth time Hand grenade pins in every line Throw 'em up and let something shine Going out of my fuckin' mind Filthy mouth, no excuse Find a new place to hang this noose String me up from atop these roofs Knot it tight so I won't get loose Truth is, you can stop and stare Bled myself out and no one cares Dug the trench out, laid down there With a shovel up out of reach somewhere Yeah, someone pour it in Make it a dirt dance floor again Say your prayers and stomp it out When they bring that chorus in [Chorus: Chester Bennington with Mike Shinoda] I bleed it out, diggin' deeper just to throw it away I bleed it out, diggin' deeper just to throw it away I bleed it out, diggin' deeper just to throw it away Just to throw it away, just to throw it away I bleed it out [Verse 2: Mike Shinoda] Go, stop the show Choppy words and a sloppy flow Shotgun opera, lock and load Cock it back and then watch it go Mama, help me, I've been cursed Death is rollin' in every verse Candy paint on his brand new hearse Can't contain him, he knows he works Fuck, this hurts, I won't lie Doesn't matter how hard I try Half the words don't mean a thing And I know that I won't be satisfied So why try ignorin' him? Make it a dirt dance floor again Say your prayers and stomp it out When they bring that chorus in [Chorus: Chester Bennington] I bleed it out, diggin' deeper just to throw it away I bleed it out, diggin' deeper just to throw it away I bleed it out, diggin' deeper just to throw it away Just to throw it away, just to throw it away I bleed it out [Bridge: Chester Bennington] I've opened up these scars I'll make you face this! I've pulled myself so far I'll make you face this now! [Chorus: Chester Bennington] I bleed it out, diggin' deeper just to throw it away I bleed it out, diggin' deeper just to throw it away I bleed it out, diggin' deeper just to throw it away Just to throw it away, just to throw it away I bleed it out, diggin' deeper just to throw it away I bleed it out, diggin' deeper just to throw it away I bleed it out, diggin' deeper just to throw it away Just to throw it away, just to throw it away I bleed it out [Outro: Chester Bennington] I bleed it out I bleed it out