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Lyrics of Papercut by Linkin Park
verse
Why does it feel like night today?
Something in here′s not right today
Why am I so uptight today?
Paranoia's all I got left
I don′t know what stressed me first
Or how the pressure was fed
But I know just what it feels like
To have a voice in the back of my head
pre-chorus
Like a face that I hold inside
A face that awakes when I close my eyes
A face that watches every time I lie
A face that laughs every time I fall (and watches everything)
So I know that when it's time to sink or swim
That the face inside is here in me, right underneath my skin
chorus
It's like, I′m paranoid, lookin′ over my back
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It′s like, I can't stop what I′m hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
verse
I know I′ve got a face in me
Points out all my mistakes to me
You've got a face on the inside too
And your paranoia's probably worse
I don′t know what set me off first
But I know what I can′t stand
Everybody acts like the fact of the matter is
I can't add up to what you can
pre-chorus
But everybody has a face that they hold inside
A face that awakes when I close my eyes
A face that watches every time they lie
A face that laughs every time they fall (and watches everything)
So you know that when it′s time to sink or swim
That the face inside is watching you too, right inside your skin
chorus
It's like, I′m paranoid, lookin' over my back
It′s like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like, I can't stop what I′m hearing within
It′s like the face inside is right beneath the skin
It's like, I′m paranoid, lookin' over my back
It′s like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like, I can′t stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
hook
The face inside is right beneath your skin
The face inside is right beneath your skin
The face inside is right beneath your skin
bridge
The sun goes down
I feel the light betray me
The sun goes down
I feel the light betray me
chorus
(The sun) it′s like, I′m paranoid, lookin' over my back
It′s like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like, I can′t stop what I'm hearing within
It′s like the face inside is right beneath the skin (I feel the light betray me)
outro
(The sun) it's like, I'm paranoid, lookin′ over my back
It′s like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like, I can′t stop what I'm hearing within
It′s like, I can't stop what I′m hearing within (I feel the light betray me)
It's like, I can't stop what I′m hearing within (ah)
It′s like the face inside is right beneath my skin
Writer(s): Joseph Hahn, Chester Charles Bennington, Brad Delson, Mike Shinoda, Robert G. Bourdon
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The song 'Papercut' by Linkin Park delves into the feeling of paranoia and inner turmoil, symbolized by a face inside that critiques and mocks the person. The lyrics depict a constant battle with self-doubt and the struggle to cope with the overwhelming pressure and scrutiny, represented by the face beneath the skin.
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Themes
Internal struggle and paranoia
• It's like, I'm paranoid, lookin' over my back
• It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
• Paranoia's all I got left
• Why does it feel like night today?
Self-identity and self-criticism
• But I know just what it feels like to have a voice in the back of my head
• Points out all my mistakes to me
• I know I've got a face in me
Pressure and expectations
• Everybody acts like the fact of the matter is I can't add up to what you can
• I don't know what stressed me first
• But I know what I can't stand
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Moods
Angst, reflection, despair, anger, solitude
Rating: PG-13
Lyrics may be unsuitable for younger ears
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