I don't know who to trust your surprise
(Everyone feels so far away from me)
Happy thoughts sift through dust and the lies
(Trying not to break but I'm so tired of this deceit)

(Every time I try to make myself get back up on my feet
(All I ever think about is this)
(All the tiring time between)
(And how trying to put my trust in you just takes so much out of me)

Take everything from the inside and throw it all away
'cause I swear for the last time I won't trust myself with you

Tension is building inside steadily
(Everyone feels so far away from me)
Happy thoughts forcing their way out of me
(Trying not to break but I'm so tired of this deceit)
(Every time I try to make myself get back up on my feet)
(All I ever think about is this)
(All the tiring time between)
(And how trying to put my trust in you just takes so much out of me)

Take everything from the inside and throw it all away
'Cause I swear for the last time I won't trust myself with you

I won't waste myself on you
You
You
Waste myself on you
You
You

I'll take everything from the inside and throw it all away
'Cause I swear for the last time I won't trust myself with you

Everything from the inside and just throw it all away
'Cause I swear for the last time I won't trust myself with you
You
You



Lyrics submitted by ChaoX

Track duration: 02:56

"From the Inside" as written by Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Chester Charles Bennington, Dave Farrell, Robert G. Bourdon, Joseph Hahn

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    General Comment:This pretty much sums up what the protagonist in a story I'm writing at the moment feels throughout the story.
    Flag crswritaon August 11, 2012   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:Reminds of the relationships that teach you how to control your feelings, and lower them for a girl/boy you find out is bad for you. Awesome song.
    Flag ryohazukion May 04, 2012   Link
  • -4
    Song Meaning:In my opinion the song is about takin' a dump on a girl, like in the chorus, "I'll take everything from the inside" like meaning poop. And the part "I won't waste myself on you" meaning he won't poop on her lmao jk lolz nice song.
    Flagged Danielz97on December 21, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:For me this song isn't about any relationships, like breaking up with boyfriends or girlfriends.
    This song is obviously about, his broken trust. To his parents, to the society. All those dreadful things, he has been through when he was a child (sexual abuse).
    That he doesn't want to commit the same faults again.(he has been addicted to alcohol as well)
    In my personaly opinion this song reminds me of a friend, who betrayed me, and how it really hurt me. That I can't trust her anymore. How I lost my faith to even trust anybody.

    Besides, I love when Chester screams; "I won't trust myself with you"
    Flag GhostsInTheSnow7on April 11, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:I listened to this song a lot when I broke up with my ex. Hah to that asshole.
    Flag BrokenHeartedVampon March 20, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:It’s about being screwed over by someone very close to you over and over again. He is done trying to make the relationship with this person work. Most likely about bf/gf breakup but like most LP songs it’s ambiguous enough to be tied in with anyone you are close to.
    Flag almosteasyon September 26, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Mike, combined with a less intelligent and less athletic version of my best friend.
    I don't belong anywhere, but when I listen to LP, particularly their older stuff, I feel like I belong...
    Flag EternalAgonyon September 02, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Some of my friends talk about me behind my back (or else I'm as paranoid as I think I am) but I keep coming back to them, so I can relate to this song. I'm the only emo/metalhead in my area so I always feel out of place, so I can relate to Somewhere I Belong. I used to try to get people to like me, so I can relate to In The End aswell. Linkin Park are not just the best band in the world, their songs perfectly portray the tortured soul of an artist. I look at myself as an inferior version of Chester and
    Flag EternalAgonyon September 02, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:shit! that^ was an accident!
    well...my explanation is kind of weird...this song kinda reminds me of the movie Scream...but read the explanation...i'll make it normal after saying it with scream
    SPOILER WARNING!!!!!


    i think it's about Stu's POV in Scream
    here:
    I don't know who to trust, no surprise
    ^he wants to trust billy and to kill with him, but knows it's wrong

    Everyone feels so far away from me
    ^he doesn't act normal, people notice that

    Heavy thoughts sift through dust and the lies
    ^he feels guilty for killing, but doesn't shows that

    Trying not to break
    But I'm so tired of this deceit
    Every time I try to make myself
    Get back up on my feet

    All I ever think about is this
    All the tiring time between
    And how trying to put my trust in you
    Just takes so much out of me
    ^he's trying to keep himself normal, but he's tired of all the deceit, and whenever he tries to do that he can't stop thinking about the murders he did, and that he is trying to trust billy, but it's hard for him

    Take everything from the inside
    And throw it all away
    ^that's how they kill people in the movie

    Cause I swear for the last time
    I won't trust myself with you
    ^he is ready to trust billy and kill with him

    Tension is building inside, steadily
    ^as far the movie goes, there is more tension, people start to suspect him

    END OF SPOILERS!!!

    now, if you change the killing with something else, and take the line:Take everything from the inside/And throw it all away metaphorically you get the meaning of the song.though i also like `Kris's meaning, that makes more sense that mine
    btw great song.no,it's not just great, it's amazing.
    Flag ScaryGirl666on July 23, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:well...my explanation is kind of weird...this song kinda reminds me of the movie Scream...but read the explanation...i'll make it normal after saying it with scream
    SPOILER WARNING!!!!!


    i think it's about Stu's POW in Scream
    here:
    I don't know who to trust, no surprise

    he thinks
    Flag ScaryGirl666on July 23, 2008   Link

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