Nothing ever stops all these thoughts and the pain attached to them
Sometimes I wonder why this is happenin'
It's like nothing I can do would distract me when
I think of how I shot myself in the back again
'cause from the infinite words I can say I
Put all pain you gave to me on display
But didn't realize instead of setting it free I
Took what I hated and made it a part of me

(Never goes away)
(Never goes away)

(And now)
(You've become a part of me)
(You'll always be right here)
(You've become a part of me)
(You'll always be my fear)
(I can't separate)
(Myself from what I've done)
(Giving up a part of me)
(I've let myself become you)

Hearing your name the memories come back again
I remember when it started happening
I see you n' every thought I had and then
The thoughts slowly found words attached to them
And I knew as they escaped away
I was committing myself to em n' everyday
I regret saying those things 'cause now I see that I
Took what I hated and made it a part of me

(Never goes away)
(Never goes away)

(And now)
(You've become a part of me)
(You'll always be right here)
(You've become a part of me)
(You'll always be my fear)
(I can't separate)
(Myself from what I've done)
(Giving up a part of me)
(I've let myself become you)

(Never goes away)
(Never goes away)
(Never goes away)
(Never goes away)

(Get away from me)
Give me my space back you gotta just
(Go)
Everything comes down the memories of
(You)
I kept it in without letting you
(Know)
I let you go so get away from
(Me)
Give me my space back you gotta just
(Go)
Everything comes down the memories of
(You)
I kept it in without letting you
(Know)
I let you go

(And then you've become a part of me)
(You'll always be right here)
(You've become a part of me)
(You'll always be my fear)
(I can't separate)
(Myself from what I've done)
(Giving up a part of me)
(I've let myself become you)
(I've let myself become you)
(I've let myself become)
(lost inside these thoughts of you)
(giving up a part of me)
(I've let myself become you)



Lyrics submitted by ruben, edited by FruitCakes

Track duration: 03:18

"Figure.09" as written by Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Chester Charles Bennington, Joseph Hahn, Robert G. Bourdon, Dave Farrell

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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  • +1
    General Comment:i found out some interpretations dudes,and this song is all about bullying
    Chester's Lyrical I suffered bullying and becomes a bullie and he hates becoming the monster that made
    him suffer

    Not about a chick dudes
    Flag PeDrAuMLPon January 03, 2012   Link
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    Memory:As someone else who I replied to said, I think it's about abuse, whether from a step-parent like me, parent, any relative or to a extent anyone. But this is my personal view...get ready it's LONG :P

    I link it to the abuse that I suffered over 10 years ago that lasted around 7 years give or take, it links to the anger, fear and lonliness I felt, how I always thought about it and all the pain it caused, I cudn't ever escape it, and it tore me apart. (Until recently, when I started fighting back.)

    "Nothing ever stops all these thoughts
    And the pain attached to them"

    This is basically what I was trying to say there, that I cudn't ever get over the pain of it.

    "Sometimes I wonder why this is happening
    Its like nothing I can do will distract me when"

    I cudn't ever figure it out, why was it happening, what had I done to deserve it, all that kinda stuff, and nothing could take my mind off it for long.

    "I think of how I shot myself in the back again
    'Cause from the infinite words I could say / I
    Put all the pain you gave to me on display / But didn't
    Realize / Instead of setting it free / I
    Took what I hated and made it a part of me
    (It never goes away)"

    This whole bit shows how when I tried to tell him, myself or anyone how I felt that I wasn't letting all the anger out like I thought I was, I was letting it take me over. The hate grew even stronger, and the desire and need for revenge did the same. I was making it a part of me, the hate and fear and rage was deciding who I was. (I've only recently started trying to change myself, after over 10 years, more than half my life)

    "And now
    You've become a part of me
    You'll always be right here
    You've become a part of me
    You'll always be my fear"

    This is all of what I said earlier, but shortened

    "I can't separate myself from what I've done"

    Again about the anger, fear and everything, I can't take the person I was away from what this has made me, the anger and everything has become a part of me...

    "I've given up a part of me
    I've let myself become you"

    ...which leads to this, the fact that a part of me was gone, and tainted by the anger and fear and emotions that I felt.

    "Hearing your name / The memories come back again"

    I always thought about it but never really spoke about it, once I heard his name it hit even harder, I hate it but not as much.

    "I remember when it started happening
    I'd see you in every thought I had and then"

    This bit I can't really explain, I always remembered what happened, but after he was gone I went numb, not thinking about anything, then one day it started, everything went back to him, why I'm so shy, why I am too protective if I let people close to me etc.

    "The thoughts slowly found words attached to them"

    I took these thoughts and linked them to my lonliness and fear and anger, so normal and even happy thoughts could hurt me.

    "And I knew as they escaped away I was
    Committing myself to them / And every day I
    Regret saying those things / 'Cause now I see / That I
    Took what I hated and made it a part of me
    (It never goes away)"

    This is the earlier points again, I have just started to regret everything I thought and said about him, it made the hold he had over me and my life stronger, even if he wasn't "there" anymore and didn't know. There's a strong chance he'll always be there, but I'm not letting the hate consume me, I'm gonna fight back and become myself again.

    "Get away from me
    Gimme my space back / You gotta just go"

    This is what I've just started to realize, he terrorized my life for long enough, it's time for me to get my life back.

    "Everything comes down to memories of you"

    As the rest of what I've said most likely shows my life comes down to the same memories of this one person, it holds me back on everything I love doing, whether it's football, letting people get close to me and trusting them with my emotions or even just talking to people.

    "I've kept it in but now I'm letting you know
    I've let you go"

    I've had enough, and I'm now fighting back...

    "GET AWAY FROM ME"

    ...You will NOT ruin my life any longer, you won't get the satisfation. Kthxbi...without the thanks, just f*** off

    I've let myself become you
    I've let myself become lost inside these
    Thoughts of you
    Giving up a part of me
    I've let myself become you

    But I think you can interpret this song in anyway, and in as a big a level as you can personally link it to that way. That's why I love it, it's one of them songs that even if you have as strong a view as I do about it. You can still see how it could be linked to other things, such as what other people here have said.

    If you read all that...WOW... have a internet cookie ^_^
    Flag TheJackel92on January 07, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:he talks about going back to them twice and getting hurt again and again..he regrets saying all of it because hes back where he started but this pewrson is part of him now in his heart for lif3e and he hates it..."it never goes away" he wants her out of his mind memory life for good
    Flag GD3on September 12, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I think it's about someone in your past who you despise but you look yourself beside and see that you are becoming the same as that person.Not wanting to become similar to anyone you hate.
    Flag Togomothon July 06, 2009   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning:Personally I think it could have to do with a girl. Like lets say you were raised in a bad household, and all the bad things that happened to you just built up inside and never got out (liking seeing a therapist or something) Than when your older you start doing those same bad things in your relationship and pushed the girl away, and you realize that the thing you hated the most in your bad household or whatever became you without you realizing it and it pushed the one you love away. If that makes any sense. Again of course this is only my opinion.
    Flag kailkatsaon June 30, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:"It's like nothin’ I can do would distract me when
    I think of how I shot myself in the back again
    ‘Cuz from the infinite words I can say I
    Put all pain you gave to me on display"

    These lines say it all.

    He can't distract his mind form the thought of the pain, and shooting himself in the back referrign to how he let's it happen again and again. The part about 'infinite words I can say' is just a filler, it has no real meaning other than what it says. 'Put all the pain on display' clearly meaning showing the anger that he kept inside that was given to him.


    In the chorus: "You've become a part of me
    You'll always be right here
    You've become a part of me
    You'll always be my fear"

    'always be right here' and 'always be my fear' point to abuse of some sort. The fear.

    Linking this song to girlfriend or boyfriend relationships makes no sense at all because he doesn't mention a single thing about 'love' between two people, or once loving a girl. It's just a song about hatred for becoming like somebody. And the only people who you can become like, are people you see as role models. Lol
    Flag DefineDeathon June 23, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:To be honest, every single song that has at least one word that has a small relation to a relationship status, I see every fucking comment saying: "OMG IT'S ABOUT A RELATIONSHIP! IT'S ABOUT A GUY AND A GIRL!"


    Somebody said it best before when they brought up the abuse situation. To me, the deeper meaning makes me think of kids who are beaten as children, and put down by their parents. They let that anger attach to them, and they hold it inside. They still hold resentment for their parents though.'

    A very childish song in it's own way, but hardcore enough to get by.
    Flag DefineDeathon June 23, 2009   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning:I can honestly say that this song hits hoem to me. For me, the meaning is quite clear and obvious. Whenever I hear this song,I am instantly reminded of a mere friend I met in life. although he was not like any ordinary person. He became MY LIFE. MY AIR. MY EVERYTHING. He was like a drug and I could never get enough of him. to this day, he has become a part of me. no matter how hard I try to shake away the feelings and thoughts I had towards him.
    Overall, the song's meaning is: someone is obsessed with another person, they cant control it, they realize they regret everything they chose to do and now they need their past obsession to just leave their life forever. But its almsot impossible. It's like a scar that will never go away.
    Flag iPodAddict27on March 15, 2009   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:i think it's about something like someone killed someone you love and then you revenge him/her by killing someone he/she loves.just change the killing with something else.
    great song
    Flag ScaryGirl666on July 19, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:this song seems to be about self harm, in the first chorus ;
    I
    Put all pain you gave to me on display
    But didn't realize instead of settin’ it free I
    Took what I hated and made it a part of me

    is a realy good metaphor for putting the mental pain out as physical pain, but instaid of releasing it, it becomes a constant reminder of what caused it.
    Flag Looknowon June 29, 2008   Link

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