Music Monday - Linkin Park

Linkin Park - Shadow Of The Day

Linkin Park is an eclectic mixture of hip hop and rock musicians. They were formed back in 1996 and their sound has been liked by the public ever since. Their distinctive sounds has let to such hits as Bleed it Out, In the End, One Step Closer, and Numb are just a few of their hits.

Shadow of the Day is a song about death and more likely suicide. Like most songs, the meaning of the vocals is the last I like about a particular song. The parts of the song that I like about this song or most songs is the fact that unusual instruments are used. As guitarist Brad Delson in Kerrang! magazine stated that "this was probably the most difficult arrangement to nail. It sounded very derivative at first but then we kept replacing different elements on it. We put an acoustic guitar on it, then an electric banjo and then a marimba. It's definitely one of the best songs we've written."




I close both locks below the window
I close both blinds and turn away

Sometimes solutions aren't so simple
Sometimes good bye's the only away

[Chorus]
And the sun will set for you
The sun will set for you

And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey

And the sun will set for you
[End Chorus]

And cards and flowers on your window
Your friends all plead for you to stay

Sometimes beginnings aren't so simple
Sometimes good bye's the only way

[Chorus]
And the sun will set for you
The sun will set for you

And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey

And the sun will set for you
And the shadow of the day

Will embrace the world in grey
And the sun will set for you

And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey

And the sun will set for you
[End Chorus]