Meaning of Bleed It Out?

[Crimson]

i love this song, and i have been trying to decide what the lyrics mean. it really sounds sorta emo, and i hope its not about suicide/cutting urself. thats not what i think lp is about. i still like the song and band despite whether its about that or not. here r some lyrics to help u understand what im saying.

fithy 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

dug the trench out lay it down there
with the shovel up out of reach somewhere
yeah, someone pour it in <---
make it a dirt dance floor again

i bleed it out digging deeper (digging what exactly?)
just to throw it away

mama help me i've been cursed
death is rolling in every verse <--

practice hurts i wont lie
doesn't matter how hard i try
half the words dont mean a thing
and i know that i wont be satisfied

[Sharkju]

Noose = Hanging

But thats all I can really clear up.

[California_Castaway]

I think its meaning is Mike having to keep writing this song.

In the description the guys gave Mike says he had to re-write this song like a hundred times, which shows its relationship with the 1st line "Here we go for the hundreth time"

The whole noose part is about the guys rejecting what he had written and is making him re-write it. Making him go crazy time after time.

And the bleed it out is him having to, figuratively, bleed out ideas to come up with a new version of the song.

This is all IMO. It'd be cool to see what other's still think though.

[TheGenie]

my dear retarded brother said. "Bleed what out?" which made me think of things...that have now ruined the song for me lol :p

[Noj]

I think its meaning is Mike having to keep writing this song.

In the description the guys gave Mike says he had to re-write this song like a hundred times, which shows its relationship with the 1st line "Here we go for the hundreth time"

The whole noose part is about the guys rejecting what he had written and is making him re-write it. Making him go crazy time after time.

And the bleed it out is him having to, figuratively, bleed out ideas to come up with a new version of the song.

This is all IMO. It'd be cool to see what other's still think though.
nice, works for me :D
I recall him saying he had to re-write one of the songs alot, if it was this song, then that all makes perfect scense

[3tphon3shom3]

my dear retarded brother said. "Bleed what out?" which made me think of things...that have now ruined the song for me lol :p

LOL.

In the second stanza you wrote, it talked about a trench and the shovel "out of reach somewhere". That sounds like a grave to me, especially when he says, "yeah, someone pour it in", which might be the dirt. Then he says "make it a dirt dance floor again" which probably means people will dance on his grave, and that's a huge insult, and since he says "again", it's not the first time.

Long story short, he's being buried alive.
But I'm just guessing.

[EmprrJesC]

on 1st listen, it does sound a bit emo
but lets hope its all figurative

[bruceleefan]

Suicide...but honestly I don't think it really means much. I just love the party feel to the song.

[Askand]

You can guess a lot of things. Since they words can get any meaning. If you hear the lyrics and match the songs animosity you will see that is not an emo song.
That he might use the words as a figure of speech or metaphor to show that this song make him bleed it out for a lot of ideas could be. Sometimes you can sense the theme of the song when you match the lyrics and the music. In this is like he is recounting the events that make this song. On the booklet that came with the album they said that this song is the song that help them to enjoy the making of this album. And I feel Mike is right. The tone set is one of making you go up and start dancing like crazy. Making you enjoy that special time with your friends.
At least this is my opinion.

[sibu]

I think its meaning is Mike having to keep writing this song.

In the description the guys gave Mike says he had to re-write this song like a hundred times, which shows its relationship with the 1st line "Here we go for the hundreth time"

The whole noose part is about the guys rejecting what he had written and is making him re-write it. Making him go crazy time after time.

And the bleed it out is him having to, figuratively, bleed out ideas to come up with a new version of the song.

This is all IMO. It'd be cool to see what other's still think though.


Yeah, that a very good interpretation of the song. At first I thought it´s about suicide and hurting yourself but I like this idea a lot better.

[Ant87]

If this song helped them enjoy the making of the album, maybe IT IS about the making of the album. Or maybe on the contrary, it's about some other album which they made the way they didn't want to (saw a post with smth like this)

[LinkinPete]

yeah, that grave thing sounded interesting..also about that chorus..when you think about rewriting the lyrics.."bleeding out" frmo the heart and "digging deeper just to throw it away"..like they wrote lyrics from their heart and dug deeper in their emotions and feelings, just to hear that they´d have to do it again "dig deeper"..and that "here we go for the hundreth time, hand granade pins in every line"..like they really wrote that song sooo many times, didn´t they? so those pins may indicate also to that..

but also somehow I thought about black humour in the song..dunno but it could well be about writing the album.., it´s great that these songs can be seen so differently.

but one thing´s for sure: it´s one hell of a party!!!I just watched the weenie roast performance..Chester said that that they had a party in the studio..and damn right they brought that party in there too!!!they were so excited and clapped they´re hands like crazy..the song starts and the next thing you know is you´re tapping your feet and hands and rapping along..:D :p

[Tripleh3lix]

Mike Shinoda stated on an article I dont have a source, but he called it a death-rap-party-hoedown! So its pretty much a hoedown.. which is why I dislike the song on the album and No Roads Left should've taken it's place :-)

[Crimson]

some of the stuff u guys said sounds a lot better then what it sounded like thx guys.

[kiamera]

well i think the bleed it out part and the digging deeper to throw it away has 2 meanings 1, mike rewritting so many times (digging) only to have the band say no ( just to throw it away) and the 2nd meaning i think is the bands old sound so they are digging and throwing away their old sound but that just my point of view

[Ant87]

I'm sorry, but don't you think it would be strange that Mike was writting a song, but it's Chester who sings "I bleed it out digging deeper..."

[LinkinPete]

I'm sorry, but don't you think it would be strange that Mike was writting a song, but it's Chester who sings "I bleed it out digging deeper..."

didn´t you know that they´re the same person, and each others alter egos?:D

I think that they both wrote somethig in the song and also we could say ,that the other guys "wrote" something too,´cause they said, what they liked and what needed to be changed.

oh, and what would that sound like if Mike would sing the chorus?I mean if he tried to sing/scream like Chester..dunno. and usually Chaz sings the choruses, wich sounds great when he does, like on this one.and when they sing the song, I think they kinda speak(sing) as a one person.

[Ant87]

You're quiet right, but anyway it could be different. You understimate Mike:)

[LinkinPete]

You're quiet right, but anyway it could be different. You understimate Mike:)


oh, nonononononononno, Mike is an amazing singer too8just istened MTM through, his voice is so warm..maby it´s still a little strange hearing him sing a whole song, but strange in a good way)..it´s just hard to imagine him doing the Chester voice, cause no-one else can do it..

AHHH, but I just remembered, that Mike actually DOES SING on the chorus-live!! and he also sings harmonies in the bridge, that´s also on the album, I think..

[Crimson]

wait so who wrote the song?

[b3ckham]

im not sure if they really intended a meaning for this song....i cant really think of any good ones

[mizike30]

THIS SONG CAN MEAN many different things to different people and im sure MIKE SHINODA has his meanings of it and LP.

HERE IS MINE...... TO me it can be about ur life, struggling to survive and work on the daily grind, for the hundredth time. And it can be about a good or bad relationship, working so hard to make it work, hand grenades all the arguments, eventually it shines and u make up, Cussing ur ass off , no excuse for the filthy mouth. Of course u go out of ur mind on the daily trying to survive. SOmetimes feel like u just want to hang urself and give up, dig ur own grave. U feel like ur cursed cant do nothing right, cant even dig ur own grave to die in. Death with the candypainted hurse, highlighting death and the prayers and finallity of it all. And of course it hurts. Were never satisfied and half the shit u say in life doesnt get heard or mean shit. And no matter how hard u try to make everything work and survive of course ur gonna take that final dirt nap and nothing will matter and u cant ignore that fact the fact of dying. . ANd of course the bleed it out, well thats just how life bleeds u dry or relationship, work whatever, or in his case writing lyrics and getttin thrown away, everything bleeds us out in the end. WELL Thats my thoughts on these following lyrics. LOL
Yea here we go for the hundredth time,
Hand grenade pins in every line,
Throw 'em up and let something shine.
Going out of my fucking 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 a trench out, laid down there
With a shovel up out to reach somewhere.
Yea someone pour it in,
Make it a dirt dance floor again.
Say your prayers and stomp it out,
When they bring that chorus in.


I bleed it out.
Go, stop the show.
Chop your words in 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 rolling in every verse.
Candypaint on his brand new hearse.
Can't contain him, he knows he works.
F*** 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 ignoring him.
Make your dirt dance floor again.
Say your prayers and stomp it out,
When they bring that chorus in

[mizike30]

WELLL gladdd thisss got readddd lol, bummmpppeedy bummpppeedy

[Crimson]

hey mizike, thats deep man, thats real deep. lol. and its practice hurts not f*** this hurts

[kadosho]

Re-written a couple times.. heh didnt see that coming.
But wouldnt be surprised if it was just a rehearsal track.
If there is a meaning, maybe someone had a bad day, and the lyrics just came up.

[mizike30]

F---k this hurts was from the lyrics page of the lP songs not from the actuall album cover lyrics so it was pretty dag on close lol, n the meaning is the same.

[LinkinPete]

"fuck" was also in the CD/DVD package booklet.

[NEDM_can_stop_us_now]

It's obvoious, isn't it? "half the words don't mean a thing" means you should cross out every other word. That may reveal some hidden meaning. Has anyone tried this? :rolleyes:

[Mazrocon]

This song to me was wrote so it could have many different meanings that sometimes have nothing to do with each other! the meaning kept on changing for me... like the chorus "I bleed it out digging deeper just to etc." means to me going to war and killing all you can, notice how the song mentions Hand Grenade Pins and Shotguns :eek: makes you think doesn't it??

[Shadow_of_A_Doubt]

Actually, the first thing I thought of was something political. I'm not going to get into it. But I was thinking about something along the lines of what Mazrocon just said.

[ChesterzMuse]

hey mizike, thats deep man, thats real deep. lol. and its practice hurts not f*** this hurts

It's definitely "fuck this hurts"
They don't have to bleep out the word "practice" on the radio.
"Fuck", on the other hand, just can't be said on the airwaves unless you get satellite radio.
Besides that, it's in the lyric book LP sent out, so I'm not sure where the heck you guys got "practice" hurts.

[tristyn]

lolz i always thought this song was about the frustration of him having to rewrite the thing a million times. hahaha

[NoFace]

How the fuck can BIO emo and about cutting whatever at all? Jesus, read the lyrics.

[Mazrocon]

where the heck you guys got "practice" hurts.

Well the first time I heard it I thought it was practice hurts but it wasn't until I heard the music video that they bleeped it out so I knew then what he said =P

[minuteman]

i always thought "bleed it out" and its lyrics presented a metaphor for linkin park and how they present their music ...

for instance, "and, here we go for the hundredth time!" refers to mike having to re-write the song's lyrics.

that's just my interpretation, i stand by it but it's not the only idea the song could present.

[Luisa_Rose]

{{Yeah, here we go for the hundredth time
Hand grenade pins in every line
Throw 'em up and let something shine
Goin' out of my fuckin' mind.}}

The first line is probably either about rewriting the song or maybe just performing, doing their thing.
The second line might be implying that they think the song could be controversial.
I have no idea about the third line, and the fourth is pretty simple...

{{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.}}

The first one's obvious - LP swears and isn't for little kids.
The next lines refers to hanging. I personally think he might be being sarcastic and saying he doesn't really care what people think. He could also be implying that the world's immediate reaction to things they don't like is to destroy them - saying that they would get rid of him possibly because of his "filthy mouth"...?

{{Truth is, you can stop and stare,
Bled myself out and no one cares.
Dug the trench out, laid down there,
With the shovel up out of reach somewhere.}}

Now he's saying that nobody thinks about him. He's saying that he could do whatever he wanted and nobody would pay attention. The next part of the verse talks about digging a grave, most likely. He's still saying that nobody cares what he does.

{{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.}}

This sounds, to me, like they're burying him. The part about "dirt dance floor" implies that they're dancing on his grave, which of course would be highly disrespectful. The next line, "Say your prayers and stomp it out", still sounds like dancing. Obviously, the fourth line is about the song.

[[I bleed it out
Digging deeper just to throw it away
I bleed it out
Digging deeper just to throw it away
I bleed it out
Digging deeper just to throw it away
Just to throw it away
Just to throw it away]]

This is a tough part. I'm pretty sure that it's speaking figuratively (as in, he's not talking about cutting himself). My best theory is that he's talking about trying to find something in himself, maybe some way to ignore the pain. He could be talking about how difficult it is to understand himself and then be saying that he's giving up on himself.

{{Go, stop this show
Choppy words in that sloppy flow
Shotgun opera, lock n' load
Cock it back and then watch it go.}}

Now it sounds like he's talking about performing, but I'm not sure whether he's talking about LP or not. He probably is... The shotgun opera part might be talking about how their music is loud and raucous...

{{Mama, help me, I've been cursed.
Death is rollin' in every verse.
Candypaint on his brand new hearse.
Can't contain him, he knows he works}}

I love this part of the song, but I have no clue what it means. o.O A hearse is a car that carries the body of the deceased to the funeral, so 'candypaint' on it... would be weird. Cryptic much?

{{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}}

This seems easier. Now he's saying how much it hurts and how frustrating it is to try and do your best. It also sounds like he's frustrated about the song (voila, the "half the words" part). He could be talking about perfectionism in the part about not being satisfied.

{{So why, try ignoring him?
Make your dirt dance floor again.
Say your prayers and stomp it out
When they bring that chorus in.}}

Sounds to me like he's giving in and just not caring anymore. There's the part about dancing again.

So, overall, it seems like he's saying people don't really care about what he does to himself and he's talking about how hard it is trying to understand himself or keep moving. At the end, it sounds like he's giving up on 'ignoring' people and just not caring anymore. And... that's it.

[ShadowerLiltani]

i love this song, and i have been trying to decide what the lyrics mean. it really sounds sorta emo, and i hope its not about suicide/cutting urself. thats not what i think lp is about. i still like the song and band despite whether its about that or not. here r some lyrics to help u understand what im saying.

fithy 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

dug the trench out lay it down there
with the shovel up out of reach somewhere
yeah, someone pour it in <---
make it a dirt dance floor again

i bleed it out digging deeper (digging what exactly?)
just to throw it away

mama help me i've been cursed
death is rolling in every verse <--

practice hurts i wont lie
doesn't matter how hard i try
half the words dont mean a thing
and i know that i wont be satisfied

The song sort of parodies itself... You're reading way to much into it. Mike raps about death in the first verse, then mentions in the second that "death is rolling in every verse". Just like the lines "going out of my fucking mind... filthy mouth, no excuse". The song is just about having a good time and a sense of humor about yourselves.

[tristyn]

{{Yeah, here we go for the hundredth time
Hand grenade pins in every line
Throw 'em up and let something shine
Goin' out of my fuckin' mind.}}

The first line is probably either about rewriting the song or maybe just performing, doing their thing.
The second line might be implying that they think the song could be controversial.
I have no idea about the third line, and the fourth is pretty simple...

{{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.}}

The first one's obvious - LP swears and isn't for little kids.
The next lines refers to hanging. I personally think he might be being sarcastic and saying he doesn't really care what people think. He could also be implying that the world's immediate reaction to things they don't like is to destroy them - saying that they would get rid of him possibly because of his "filthy mouth"...?

{{Truth is, you can stop and stare,
Bled myself out and no one cares.
Dug the trench out, laid down there,
With the shovel up out of reach somewhere.}}

Now he's saying that nobody thinks about him. He's saying that he could do whatever he wanted and nobody would pay attention. The next part of the verse talks about digging a grave, most likely. He's still saying that nobody cares what he does.

{{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.}}

This sounds, to me, like they're burying him. The part about "dirt dance floor" implies that they're dancing on his grave, which of course would be highly disrespectful. The next line, "Say your prayers and stomp it out", still sounds like dancing. Obviously, the fourth line is about the song.

[[I bleed it out
Digging deeper just to throw it away
I bleed it out
Digging deeper just to throw it away
I bleed it out
Digging deeper just to throw it away
Just to throw it away
Just to throw it away]]

This is a tough part. I'm pretty sure that it's speaking figuratively (as in, he's not talking about cutting himself). My best theory is that he's talking about trying to find something in himself, maybe some way to ignore the pain. He could be talking about how difficult it is to understand himself and then be saying that he's giving up on himself.

{{Go, stop this show
Choppy words in that sloppy flow
Shotgun opera, lock n' load
Cock it back and then watch it go.}}

Now it sounds like he's talking about performing, but I'm not sure whether he's talking about LP or not. He probably is... The shotgun opera part might be talking about how their music is loud and raucous...

{{Mama, help me, I've been cursed.
Death is rollin' in every verse.
Candypaint on his brand new hearse.
Can't contain him, he knows he works}}

I love this part of the song, but I have no clue what it means. o.O A hearse is a car that carries the body of the deceased to the funeral, so 'candypaint' on it... would be weird. Cryptic much?

{{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}}

This seems easier. Now he's saying how much it hurts and how frustrating it is to try and do your best. It also sounds like he's frustrated about the song (voila, the "half the words" part). He could be talking about perfectionism in the part about not being satisfied.

{{So why, try ignoring him?
Make your dirt dance floor again.
Say your prayers and stomp it out
When they bring that chorus in.}}

Sounds to me like he's giving in and just not caring anymore. There's the part about dancing again.

So, overall, it seems like he's saying people don't really care about what he does to himself and he's talking about how hard it is trying to understand himself or keep moving. At the end, it sounds like he's giving up on 'ignoring' people and just not caring anymore. And... that's it.

whoa. that's deep. 0.o

well actually basically

i think this song really is trying to reflect whole spirit of why they did minutes to midnight the way they did...

they're tired of doing what they've been doing and they wanna try something new even though they know at first people won't like it.

"I bleed it out digging deeper just to throw it away"

lol this part's not hard. he's trying so hard but it doesn't matter... pretty much. he's writing a song, but he's pissed cuz it's hard. =)


simply put xD

[mikesgreatestfan]

I think its meaning is Mike having to keep writing this song.

In the description the guys gave Mike says he had to re-write this song like a hundred times, which shows its relationship with the 1st line "Here we go for the hundreth time"

The whole noose part is about the guys rejecting what he had written and is making him re-write it. Making him go crazy time after time.

And the bleed it out is him having to, figuratively, bleed out ideas to come up with a new version of the song.

.

This is all IMO. It'd be cool to see what other's still think though.


This is exactly what i thought it means and i think the "dirt dance floor" refers to the critics sayin that the old lp is "dead" so to speak and dancin on the grave, which is the dirt dancefloor.also i think the "candycane on his brand new hurse" refers to this too as these magazines make it all look like amazin news that they have and then use the article to criticise and make up shit.

also with the "i know that i wont be satisfied" i think that refers to mike bein a perfectionist. and the "hand grenade pins in every line" refers to the critics findin something to criticise no matter what, and the findin a "new place to hang this noose" means that as soon as lp curse they critics will latch onto this to criticis.

i think the "throw em up and let something shine" refers to mike writing loads and loads of lyrics and hoping that the other band members will like some of them at least.

i think the "dig a trench out lay down there" bit is that no matter what they write the critics will criticise it so whatever you write its like diggin youre own grave with them, and then havin no control over what they think of it afterwards cos it says "shover up out of reach somewhere".

also the "choppy words and a sloppy flow" seems to be sayin what critics say about it. "the fuck this hurts, i wont lie is" sayin that it does annoy them when the critics dont like what they write no matter what, and also i know theres some people who dont like lp for no reason no matter what (idiots), cos they kind of think about them as emo or whatever shit.

and the "just to throw it away" bit i think means about all the songs they did loads of work on then deleted cos they didnt make it onto the album. also i think the "ive opened up these scars" bit means that theyve mentioned all the things that the critics have said, and that it wont stop them cos it says "ive pulled myself so far ill make you face us now".

o yea, and one other thing, i heard early versions of this song were called "fire in the city", but mike was the only one who liked it like that so they changed it, and mike said it was lie someone stealin your car and rippin out the stereo? also it says in the booklet that they had a lot of fun with this song

but this is just IMO lol :D

[CandyPaintHearse]

it's about how he had to write the song so many times.
and heres the proof. from the dvd, when mike talks about the song he had to write 5837487037 times.....he shows you how many times...and on the right.....is the song title.....see for yourself.

http://img213.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1wm0.png

[Neesha]

on 1st listen, it does sound a bit emo
but lets hope its all figurative
listen to it about a million times and it will still sound emo. LP are emo. ^.^

[Kimberlys]

listen to it about a million times and it will still sound emo. LP are emo. ^.^

no they arent o.o

[TS_AlLBANIA_ForgotteN]

no they arent o.o
I second that.they're not...

[Gan]

I think Bleed It Out doesn't really have a meaning. And if it does the meanings probally that they're going to still be around, even when people want them to die off. "Make it a dirt dance floor again, say your prayers and stomp them out when they bring that chorus in" there's a lot of people who do not like linkin park and it's like their saying "I've tried, you don't like me, I'm going to keep going no matter what"

[mikesgreatestfan]

I second that.they're not...

I third that they're not

[The_Dragon_of_Twilight]

LP are definitely not emo, form what I can see. If you see the comedic parts of LPTV, well, they don't appear emo there, don't they?

[Jbodine]

when i listen to the song it sounds like someone tormented against the world. it just seems like anyone who is fed up with their redudant lives, and i think there is no exception with lp. im sure sometimes they get tired and fed up with the lives behind the scenes and they get tired of conforming to the status "norm". i really love this song because when youre angry with your own life you can scream. it does not mean suicide. i think it is just let me scream. it is metaphoric.

[CaiCai718]

Now it may just be me, but doesn't it kind of sound like this song is about the pain of...well...writing music? This may of already been pointed out though...

Ex 1:Yeah here we go for the hundredth time
Hand grenade pins in every line

Ex 2:
Go stop the show
Choppy words and a sloppy flow

Ex 3:
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 wont be satisfied

And well...you get the idea. :]

That's just me though.
A friend of mine related it to gambling XD

[AshleyJaci]

Now it may just be me, but doesn't it kind of sound like this song is about the pain of...well...writing music? This may of already been pointed out though...

Ex 1:Yeah here we go for the hundredth time
Hand grenade pins in every line

Ex 2:
Go stop the show
Choppy words and a sloppy flow

Ex 3:
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 wont be satisfied

And well...you get the idea. :]

That's just me though.


I can see that. I have no idea what this song is about. Honestly, I'm the type of person who never really digs deeper into things when it comes to music. I mostly listen to the beat, the tune and the way the words sound layered on top of those, so I never really think about song meanings unless it's really in your face. I'm kind of shallow. Lol!

[linkingabor]

NOT emo, just wanted to make some money

[TS_AlLBANIA_ForgotteN]

I can see that. I have no idea what this song is about. Honestly, I'm the type of person who never really digs deeper into things when it comes to music. I mostly listen to the beat, the tune and the way the words sound layered on top of those, so I never really think about song meanings unless it's really in your face. I'm kind of shallow. Lol!
This song is mostly to rock up the crowd...but somehow the song is about the pain.Taking the pain away .Angry about the others who jusdge him because of something he couldn't do.And he want to face them...it can be taken in different meanings tho.

[Jbodine]

i just think to appreciate linkin park, you have to look into the lyrics. i really think they are so talented both lyrically and instrumentally. they rocked nashville last week. they seemed genuinely suprised when everyone knew all the words to all of their songs. it made me so suprised at their reactions because they are awesome and i never knew how controversial the new albumb was until last week.

[erasethepain]

it's about mike being frustrated writting the song over and over and the self-doubt that goes along with it.

[Newemb]

WTF? Emo thats not what LP sounds like, just becouse they use such words dosent mean they are emo :D

[sibu]

When MTM came out in May 2007 there were some speculations about tampons :p That ruined this song for me forever... no just kidding. ;)

[iloveCBnMS]

I think its meaning is Mike having to keep writing this song.

In the description the guys gave Mike says he had to re-write this song like a hundred times, which shows its relationship with the 1st line "Here we go for the hundreth time"

The whole noose part is about the guys rejecting what he had written and is making him re-write it. Making him go crazy time after time.

And the bleed it out is him having to, figuratively, bleed out ideas to come up with a new version of the song.

This is all IMO. It'd be cool to see what other's still think though.



this makes a lot of sense..especially when he says

"Fuck, this hurts. I won't lie.
Doesn't matter how hard you try.
Half the words don't mean a thing
And I know that I won't be satisfied"

i thouqht like it meant like suicide or somethinq but this really really made a lot of sense :p :)

[ShotgunOPERALockANDLoad]

K you guys are getting way into this meaning stuff.
but i've got shotgun opera lock and load, cock it back and then watch it go on my myspace..so i'm wondering if anyones got any meanings for that???

[LINKINPARKFAN2007]

THIS SONG CAN MEAN many different things to different people and im sure MIKE SHINODA has his meanings of it and LP.

HERE IS MINE...... TO me it can be about ur life, struggling to survive and work on the daily grind, for the hundredth time. And it can be about a good or bad relationship, working so hard to make it work, hand grenades all the arguments, eventually it shines and u make up, Cussing ur ass off , no excuse for the filthy mouth. Of course u go out of ur mind on the daily trying to survive. SOmetimes feel like u just want to hang urself and give up, dig ur own grave. U feel like ur cursed cant do nothing right, cant even dig ur own grave to die in. Death with the candypainted hurse, highlighting death and the prayers and finallity of it all. And of course it hurts. Were never satisfied and half the shit u say in life doesnt get heard or mean shit. And no matter how hard u try to make everything work and survive of course ur gonna take that final dirt nap and nothing will matter and u cant ignore that fact the fact of dying. . ANd of course the bleed it out, well thats just how life bleeds u dry or relationship, work whatever, or in his case writing lyrics and getttin thrown away, everything bleeds us out in the end. WELL Thats my thoughts on these following lyrics. LOL
Yea here we go for the hundredth time,
Hand grenade pins in every line,
Throw 'em up and let something shine.
Going out of my fucking 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 a trench out, laid down there
With a shovel up out to reach somewhere.
Yea someone pour it in,
Make it a dirt dance floor again.
Say your prayers and stomp it out,
When they bring that chorus in.


I bleed it out.
Go, stop the show.
Chop your words in 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 rolling in every verse.
Candypaint on his brand new hearse.
Can't contain him, he knows he works.
F*** 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 ignoring him.
Make your dirt dance floor again.
Say your prayers and stomp it out,
When they bring that chorus in

I have to agree with everything you said here.

[mau_mon_san]

i think bleed it out is has a more of a figurative meaning that really bleeding yourself to death..
i relate to it as kinda being fed up of the atrocities and the hypocritical people around

[_Naru_]

I guess it's something related to the deaths caused by wars the line

"Hand grenade pins in every line"
justifies it a bit!!!!!

[Doomed_Food]

I think without reading what you'ves said,
It has to with war, and how america should back out, becuase they rushed in, and blood is being put everywhere, and the PM isn't really doing anything, I think yous are getting a new on, I hope he/she is better ^^!

[Wello]

I believe the song is about getting rid of(bleeding) all the problems you hold on the inside. Somebody trying to hold you back(noose part) with different things(find a new place). Putting all your effort in(bled myself out) and nobody cares, so you bury youself with your work(trench part).

You have a hard time writing out of a certain style(death is rolling in every verse). You feel restrained and find yourself writing about the same things everytime (choppy words and a sloppy flow).

(Half of the words you write don't mean a thing) and are just there to fill the void in that part of the song. And so you bury yourself in your work and ignore what other tell you about how it doesn't work (dirt dance floor part).

When you release yourself(bleed out) of the burdens/pain you held inside even the painful memories you brought to the surface (opened up these scars). And now you're going to make people face the truth of what has happened(make you face this).



I think the meaning of the song is around these lines.

[x0LGASMx]

I think its meaning is Mike having to keep writing this song.

In the description the guys gave Mike says he had to re-write this song like a hundred times, which shows its relationship with the 1st line "Here we go for the hundreth time"

The whole noose part is about the guys rejecting what he had written and is making him re-write it. Making him go crazy time after time.

And the bleed it out is him having to, figuratively, bleed out ideas to come up with a new version of the song.

This is all IMO. It'd be cool to see what other's still think though.
Wow you totally cleared so much.


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[Doomed_Food]

I believe the song is about getting rid of(bleeding) all the problems you hold on the inside. Somebody trying to hold you back(noose part) with different things(find a new place). Putting all your effort in(bled myself out) and nobody cares, so you bury youself with your work(trench part).

You have a hard time writing out of a certain style(death is rolling in every verse). You feel restrained and find yourself writing about the same things everytime (choppy words and a sloppy flow).

(Half of the words you write don't mean a thing) and are just there to fill the void in that part of the song. And so you bury yourself in your work and ignore what other tell you about how it doesn't work (dirt dance floor part).

When you release yourself(bleed out) of the burdens/pain you held inside even the painful memories you brought to the surface (opened up these scars). And now you're going to make people face the truth of what has happened(make you face this).



I think the meaning of the song is around these lines.



Hmmm? sounds good^^!

[MissNatalie1984]

i agree with California_Castaway,

if you watch the making of M2M, you'll hear about how often Mike would have to re-write the songs and how frustrated it made him.

I agree with your interpretation of the song totally. :)

<3 Natalie

[Scorpion_2099]

i agree with California_Castaway,

if you watch the making of M2M, you'll hear about how often Mike would have to re-write the songs and how frustrated it made him.

I agree with your interpretation of the song totally. :)

<3 Natalie


Agrees and raises hand to explaination. Rick Ruben was hard on them in the writing process. It's good to have pressure in things though. It's the only way to truly succeed at something I find.

[I_B_Long]

LOL.

In the second stanza you wrote, it talked about a trench and the shovel "out of reach somewhere". That sounds like a grave to me, especially when he says, "yeah, someone pour it in", which might be the dirt. Then he says "make it a dirt dance floor again" which probably means people will dance on his grave, and that's a huge insult, and since he says "again", it's not the first time.

Long story short, he's being buried alive.
But I'm just guessing.



EXACTLY my thoughts on this.