In this desert, in darkness
Lying with the gun across his chest
Pretending his heartless
As the fire flashes in the sky
He was fragile and frozen
When the bullet took away his friend

His pulling his weapons to aside
Loading his bullet-kiss goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
His pulling his weapons to aside
Loading his bullet-kiss goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line

Sweating and shaking
Lying with her hands across her chest
She wakes with her cravings
As the fire flashes in her eye
She was fragile and frozen
When the needle took away her friend
But now she's somehow more broken

She's pulling her weapons to aside
Loading her bulletproof advise
Holding an enemy across the line
She's pulling her weapons to aside
Loading her bulletproof advise
Holding an enemy across the line

With every battle his choosing
With every bye his loosing
His enemy is not far behind
With every promise she's broken
With every lie she's spoken
Her enemy's not far behind

It's your time
It's your time
It's your time
It's your time

His pulling his weapons to aside
Loading his bullet-kiss goodbyes
Holding an enemy across the line
She's pulling her weapons to aside
Loading her bulletproof advise
Holding an enemy across the line

With every battle his choosing
With every bye his loosing
His enemy is not far behind
With every promise she's broken
With every lie she's spoken
Her enemy's not far behind



Lyrics submitted by MusicFREAK20

"Across the Line [Demo 2007] [#][Demo Version]" as written by Brad Delson, Dave Farrell, Joseph Hahn, Mike Shinoda, Chester Charles Bennington, Robert G. Bourdon

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    My Interpretation:This song tells the story of two people, a man at war and a women with drug issues. To both of them, the enemy is death; the man in battle and the women to her overdoses. Both repose their lives are coming to an end and they say their good-byes while holding their enemy, death, across the line from them. In the end, their time's up.
    Flagged LastShadow117on May 27, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This song reminds me of a significant moment in my life.
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    Flag tomxon February 10, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This is probably one of my favorite Linkin Park songs because of the personal meaning to me. It reminds me of a very traumatic experience that me and four of my friends went through...
    Flag PiccoloPrincess101on December 08, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:It sounds like the song is talking about people in general who've been through trauma and are trying their best to keep sane, and possibly from killing themselves.
    Flag latinkid2592on August 19, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Woaw, I haven't heard this yet! o0

    The lyrics seem cool enough. Anyone got a link to where I can cownload that? The "Send [Song name] Ringtone to your Cell" link doesn't work - atleast the site it links to has issues involving the varyfication code... -_-
    Flag Riddleon July 03, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:This song is so awesome. linkin park can always make a great song to completely change ur day for the better.
    Flag xxlessthanjakexxon March 11, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:ceases to amaze i meant...lol im stupid. and yeah...songs can have lots of different meanings. take it however you want. thats awesome.
    Flag josh154675on January 06, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I disagree, josh154675...
    This "enemy" is probably from an internal struggle... It could be talking about how they're "loading it full of their goodbyes", meaning goodbyes to their families and friends, about to take their own lives... some people might not get that. I admit I didn't take it that way the first time...
    Flag halodudesixon December 13, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:ive listened to it like 100 times already.
    Flag josh154675on December 07, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i think this song is pretty obvious for its meaning... freakin amazing song though. linkin park never ceases to disappoint.
    Flag josh154675on December 07, 2009   Link

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