Was originally done for Meteora but they thought it was too similar to Numb. His voice still gets to my heart ❤️

"But I'm tired" from 20 years ago. He was so tired of fighting back then. Yet he fought on as long and as hard as he could. His loss is hard to handle even 5 years later.

One of the biggest reasons this hits so hard, is that this song was fully recorded, mixed, and produced for the Meteora album. It was a last minute decision not to release it at the time, because the band deemed that it was way too similar to numb; so the file was just saved somewhere. It was for the 20th anniversary of Meteora, and the band going through old Hard Drives n such, that they discovered this song again, and decided to release it. That's why this song feels so fresh, and full Linkin Park. It's not like, the situation A7X found themselves in, in which they only had the voice samples and lyrics, and had to piece it together. This was 100% fully recorded and done by the late Chester Bennington. Honestly, this fact just mentioned, and the fact that we all know what happened to Chester down the road, just makes the lyrics and the song itself so much more... Painful. It was a scream for help and we failed to notice. Cheers man; love your content!

That awkward moment when LP releases a 20 year old song and its still one of the best songs to ever be released. A straight BANGER

When I was in high school my best female friend committed suicide because she couldn’t deal with her stepfather’s abuse and her mom’s alcoholism. We where very close and did everything together, loosing her was like I lost my other half. The week before she took her life she had bought tickets to see Linkin Park live, I took her brother with me to the concert and on our way home we ugly cried the entire way. Sadly her brother also took his life a few months after that. Hearing Chester’s voice in this song almost broke me.

Legends never die. We miss you, Chester. Love your reaction, Ken! Thanks for that.

So their second release called *Fighting Myself* Mike Shinoda said that they had found it in their archive and they all thought that it was just Mike’s vocals on it until they listened to it. None of them knew that Chester had recorded his vocals on that, so they were all surprised and amazed whoever they found it and listened to it. Pretty amazing!

It was real footage, some of it from "Live in Texas". I think anyone who was a deep fan of Linkin Park and Chester Bennington felt the emotional attachment to the song. It's hard not to separate the message of this song from what we now know. But that makes the song even more powerful! RIP Chester....and thank you...

I'm writing this 30 seconds in, because so far I haven't seen a comment mentioning this. "Lost" hasn't been touched since it was dug up from the archives. What you listened to is exactly how they intended it to be on the album. Mike considered touching it up but left it like this for authenticity.

Appreciate how you actually listen to the lyrics and process them instead of just reacting to them. One of the most genuine reactions out there

This why linkin park has so many fans still because of his sound.

This was released for the 20th anniversary of Meteora- it was recorded for that album but was sidelined in favour of Numb. Not going to lie it took a few days after it released before I could bring myself to listen to it- but it is just so very that era of LP. That voice... thanks for doing this one.

So sorry, but his voice is like a comfort blanket that we xennials needed, especially now. #1983baby ❤

I love this reaction, it's so beautiful when someone feels and hears the exact same and see their expressions. I'm not a vocal expert but this cuts deep. The build ups are great, the song puts its back in time. Masterpiece. LP 🖤

Thank you so much for giving this voice another chance on your channel ❤️

Another great reaction video and fantastic song/voice❣

Oh also, they did animate over real footage; those clips of the band are from their Live in Texas concert film :)

Loved this video, thanks Ken!! Chester will always be in my heart ❤️

Kudos to Chester, to you, and to the vocal engineers for working their magic. What an amazing sound that was able to be produced, Truly stunning.

I LOVE your reaction channel, btw. I've missed some, but I'm catching up. ❤

It was recorded in early 2002 after they ended their project revolution tour and early February they went right into the studio to work on the album meteora

I hear these music it's coming in his deepest heart,cold and warmer, he's getting old but he's voice is still young angelic that God given to him is that's precious and he made treasure of journey having his beloved Linkin Park band❤❤❤❤❤

It was released from the vault with original vocals from Chester. Another vault release is Fight Myself, this week. Meteora 20th is being released on April 7th. Mike Shinoda says there are more to come! To keep Chester's memory alive. #HisLegacy #MakeChesterProud❤

When I heard this. I thought. Awesome, a new LP song with Chester recorded some 20 years ago.. So cool. But when the moment came and he started to sing, it just hit so differently than I expected. I can listen to there old music just fine. But for some reason a new song with him just hit so differently than I thought. His voice just made me shiver right away, I did not expect it to hit in that way.. And the fact it was so unexpected make it so much more. And the moment he sings. " I am tired " there is a break in his voice, its like its pulled out. its just. Amazing song. and I can't put words on it, but what ever I am feeling, I really did not think I would feel listening to this song when I heard it the first time. You had sort of just accepted never to hear something new from LP and Chester again, so when it came. It just hit. They have released one more song since Lost called Fighting myself. Bands always have song they record but do not put on albums. Meaning there might actually be a cd's worth of "new" Chester songs out there. An other things after hearing it many times now. When the " I tried to keep this pain inside, but I will never be alright " Looking back there are many of the things he sung where people say, well he was telling us. But those lines are not like that, it was more a. He feared this, and it turned out to be true. Suffering from chronical mental illness is something you fight your entire life, and the best you can do is fight so it does not effect others. But you know inside you will never get to be alright. All the things others live for, is something you can never have, and there is not anything you can do about it. When you live it, that thought is the most heavy thing you carry. No matter what, your life will always be that, I will never be alright. Nothing can change it, no amount of love, wealth, power. I can have everything I ever desired, and I will still not be alright. Linkin Park always meant a lot to me, I was a teenager when they made it big. And they made so many amazing songs. And the influence they had on music is almost unrivaled, so many modern bands was and is influences by LP.. I do have an emotional favorite song though. I have "some" tattoos, and I have designed them myself, with the old Norse way of being used to tell my own story with them. So I do not have things from songs, or poems, or pictures whatever. Other than one thing. LP have a song called " This is my December " Not one of there most known, but I listened to it a lot. And I have in my tattoo the " This is my December " as a ode to LP. the only connection I have to any lyrics or band, so it means something. It also made sense because I am born in December, so it still tells that story. plus other connections to December. But for that reason I would say that is the most important LP song for me, can't say if its my favorite.

Honestly, I think I've been putting off listening to this song- I don't know why. I don't know how to describe it. But this is the first time I've heard it, and it's got me in tears- the lyrics especially. They hit hard- so much pain for him. Thank you, Ken. You are always so insightful. I love your videos. I was thinking just the other day, I'd love to see/hear your reaction to a very specific performance of Chris Cornell's- from his live album, 'Songbook' - he does a phenomenal version of 'As Hope and Promise Fade' (which I think has been referred to a '2 drink minimum' at other times). I really want to know what you think of this performance- I think you'll be stunned. :) Anyway, love ya, Ken. From Melbourne, Australia.

I'm just crying into the intro 😢

2024 still my first band ever in my playlist, crying as hell right now

This recording is early 2000's, as the Meteora album for which this is a b-side was released in 2003. It was the second Linkin Park album, which might contribute to the youthful voice

This song is fully real to me im an ex army medic I've wrote songs for my PTSD i Suffered from in the iraq war i got the lyrics which are pure my feelings but im not the best at adding music to it im looking for someone to help get these songs out for those who feel the same

I love that they put the other vocals on whisper in the background, letting Chester have the spotlight. I don't know if that was a conscious decision, done recently before release, or if it was originally mixed that way. But I love it for this song.

Hi Ken! I like the song, and i definitely agree with the character using to make the video; but the only problem i have with it is there's no beginning and it's like an eternal repetition with no end if you see what I mean. Any way it's not REAL. But much respect, much appreciation, much love for the one who have make all.

I would love to see Linkin Park- Faint (live Rock AM ring 2007)- its amazing and has a lot to dive into

Please react to more of their unreleased tracks. They are great. So far my favourite are Lost and More the victim.

The only bad thing about this song? Its to short. No but for real, first time hearing this… its the same thing then hearing it now for idk 100 times. You get this feeling you got 20 years ago. After a few seconds you just know its LP. And then Chester starts singing and within just a few moments, it hits you so fucking hard in the face that he isn‘t around anymore. And thats something, that somehow never going to be easier or better. It still hurts the same it did in 2017.. maybe even more.

This song is perfect! LP the best band of the world! Chester love you forever 😍

Entire song was recorded, mixed, mastered for the 2003 album but ultimately shelved. Hope this answered your question! LP is known for keeping a large back-catalog of demos and B-sides they periodically release to their fan club and in other releases.

You should do their most recent "new" release called Fighting Myself.

To me this sounds like classic Linkin Park, a type of vintage quality- the songwriting, the arrangements, the vocals and instrumentation are all in top form. There’s just one thing, though… now that Chester is gone, and given the way he passed on… all of these lyrics hit harder than ever before.

The cry at the start of i believe it was the second verse. "But I'm Tired..." It's heartbreaking.

5:29 I know man, I always have a lump in my throat when I get to this part

nice one. how about a reaction to the fantastic susanne sundfor? when the lord, or undercover or the brothel live at cigalle?

Hope Chester and Chris Cornell are making great music together still

Would love to see you react to Rainbow - Stargazer! :)

They released another one Fighting Myself.

Please do tom Ball-sounds of silence!! Would love to have your take on that!

If you want to hear a different side to Chester then listen to the song System from the Queen of the Damned soundtrack. Jonathan Davis wrote the song for Queen of the Damned movie and soundtrack but couldn't record the song on the soundtrack at that time because of his record label. It is a darker sound from Chester that he doesn't do on any other song again. Chester also had his own band separate from Linkin Park called Dead By Sunrise. It was his other outlet for his songs that he wrote that wouldn't work for Linkin Park. When Chester embarked on the side band his bandmates from Linkin Park told him if it doesn't work out they figure out a way to release the album under Linkin Park's name. In 2018 Mike Shinoda released a solo album under his own name called Post Traumatic. It is Mike's journey through his grief of Chester passing as well as his journey of finding himself again through his music. Mike recorded parts of the album in his home studio and even recorded 3 of the music videos in his home studio showing people his grief.

Рыдаю,слушая эту песню...

We are Linkin Park 🖤🤘

You need to react to Given up from linkin park. I love the way he screams in this song 🙏

The animation was created over Live from Texas. 😂one of Chester's most favorite shows.

KL + LP = 😊 I’m curious if you’ve listened to much LP outside what you have reacted to. If not, you’ve barely scratched the surface of Chester’s talent.

they actually didn't remix or remaster it. Mike found it among some old files. this is the first time it's been released.

It's heartbreaking to listen to. I'm not speaking of the lyrics. Just his voice. That it no longer exists but in recordings.

After seeing a live performance of Chester on KZfaq, I felt so sad ...do you think it's possible that all the screaming he had to do for hours at a time during performances for years was taking a toll on him? I can definitely see how the pressure to continue performing like that would start to weigh him down, especially when as you age, your voice gets weaker. I have been thinking that his dark past, his addictions, fame, and the constant pressure to perform at the level he could when he was young would completely break him down. It makes me very sad for him. ☹️

Честер!!! Да простит господь твою душу и примет в царствие своё 😢Я люблю тебя мой ангел 🙏 никогда тебя не забуду

Chester called it scringing. Scream singing

To answer you, as many others probably already have - Chester recorded this back in 2003. It just wasn't included on the album.

Please react to santiano wellerman.

Why his sound is young, because it is AN ORIGINAL SONG. Not some remixed or remastered. Check Mike’s interview

The video was done with AI trained on their library of music videos and works by an artist.

Oh my god this dude looks and sounds like paul rudd

yes, they used real footage and AI generated it. there are parts from live performances, albumcovers, parts of music videos etc

Its about he’s addiction and fighting the voices sad how people try to make it seem like it’s a cry for help

You look exactly like lindsay Buckingham 😅

I guess the video is AI generated. But yes it is powerful and it sounds like the good old linkin park sound ❤️

youve only listened to rolling in the deep now this..try anything else

He committed SUICIDE! He clearly didn’t care about his family or fans. Decided to be selfish and take his own life. I don’t listen to that coward anymore…

We are Linkin Park 🖤🤘