Linkin Park - Easier to Run

[Chorus]
It's easier to run
Replacing this pain with something numb
It's so much easier to go
Than face all this pain here all alone

Something has been taken
From deep inside of me
A secret I've kept locked away
No one can ever see
Wounds so deep they never show
They never go away
Like moving pictures in my head
For years and years they've played

If I could change I would
Take back the pain I would
Retrace every wrong move that I made I would
If I could
Stand up and take the blame I would
If I could take all the shame to the grave I would

Sometimes I remember
The darkness of my past
Bringing back these memories I wish I didn't have
Sometimes I think of letting go
And never looking back
And never moving forward so
There would never be a past

Just washing it aside
All of the helplessness inside
Pretending I don't feel misplaced
Is so much simpler than change

[Chorus]

source: official website

Linkin Park - Given Up

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

I'm my own worst enemy

[Chorus]
I've given up, I'm sick of feeling
Is there nothing you can say?
Take this all away, I'm suffocating
Tell me what the fuck is wrong with me

I don't know what to take
Thought I was focused, but I'm scared
I'm not prepared
I hyperventilate
Looking for help, somehow, somewhere
And no one cares

I'm my own worst enemy

[Chorus]

Put me out of my misery!
Put me out of my misery!
Put me out of my
Put me out of my fucking misery!

source: official website
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Track #2 in Linkin Park's new album Minutes to Midnight. First time I've heard so much ballad in the band's album, first time they've used vulgarities in their songs. Some of the tracks are just plain boring, but some things stay the same. For one, Chester's screaming still leaves me wondering what his throat is made of. I don't agree with the saying that "he's getting old, so he can't scream anymore". Total bullcrap. Another thing, their songs' lyrics still remain as real as ever. Those words seriously ring true, man. And that's one of the reasons I love the band. My favourite song is Leave Out All The Rest, next is What I've Done, the first single.

Hmm. Why can't my voice go hoarse like Chester's? haha.

Anyway for What I've Done MV ---> click!
The MV really carries real meaning. =)

Good ol' music

Hey! I'm here to make some recommendations. Good things are to be shared, right?

First up-- DAUGHTRY! (the band's name is spelled in caps, for your info)

It's a rock band fronted by Chris Daughtry. I bought the album months ago because of him (long story), but the album itself is great. I love every track in the album, and that's not something I can say about many other albums I've heard. Most of the songs are rock, but they're not as uhm.. noisy as other rock songs may sound. It's kinda hard to pick a favourite, but if I have to, I'd say that I like "Home" the most. It's just a pity if you don't know of such a good band. So just give it a listen, it's really good. I can even send you the songs if you want. ^^

Some of their songs:
It's Not Over
Home
(they've only released 2 MVs so far)

And just in case you are interested in the lead singer, Chris, here is some of his good performances in American Idol last year:
Broken
Hemorrhage
Have You Ever Loved A Woman
I Walk The Line

Next! Nickelback. I love the lead singer's voice, whoever he is. It's hoarse and very very suitable for the genre. They're a rock band, but somehow other than maybe the music arrangement, their songs aren't exactly rock-ish. They sound more pop-ish, actually. But the songs will still be able to stay in your playlist for quite a while.

Some of their songs:
Savin' Me
Faraway
If Everyone Cared

Okay. That's all for now! I'll post more when I find more good stuff. xD