Mike Shinoda wrote this and Chester resonated with the song so much that it brought him to tears. It was such a relatable song for him which is why it seems like the lyrics were about him.

@dephii6908

Жыл бұрын

Depression and addiction look so similar. The torment, the shame and the pain sounds just alike. I've struggled with both and have resonated with these lyrics in both phases of my life. I miss this man tremendously. If he didn't make it out, what fucking chance do I have, someone who's father and brother ended the way he did?! UGH.

@cynthiastanley35

Жыл бұрын

@@dephii6908 Please don't give up. I know all about deep dark depression, being abused as a young child and the mental and physical pain. Your life is worth living. You more than likely don't know why but God has a purpose for you to still be here. You are worthy to carry on. It took me years to realize why but He did for me. Just take every day one day at a time. I'll pray for you.

@1khelad

Жыл бұрын

@@dephii6908 chester held his hand into my depression and helped me make my way out i always thought it was a shame that he didnt make it out himself. but there is always hope. straighten your back lift up your chin. there is always hope. you can beat depression i promise, i did it myself.

@rastaryan7838

Жыл бұрын

You know, I agree with you. Everytime somebody tells me: It will get better... I just... I mostly get angry. Does it? How do you know? When? How long does the suffering needs to continue? Do I need to struggle thru a live of pain for the hope that someday it might be better? I can only tell you what's holding my head above water....kinda... It's the fact that I would cause pain and maybe even depression to people I genuinely care for. I wish I would live and decide for myself.... But man, the thought of just not having that pain anymore truly seems like a gift.

@sixphilly1841

7 ай бұрын

@@dephii6908 I hear ya, these songs used to put me in a great mood, but knowing how it ended the songs kind of scare me about the future

I always heard this song as a tragedy. Given the final words of the bridge "I'll never fight again, and this how it ends" along with the overall hopeless feeling throughout the song, I took breaking the habit to be not breaking the habit that's causing my pain, but breaking the habit of trying to fight it. Powerful song and tremendous vocals. RIP Chester

@irollerblade13

Жыл бұрын

You can feel the realness of the lyrics thru chester.

@TresTrefusis

Жыл бұрын

@@irollerblade13 Yeah you can, in every song.

@littlewigglemonster7691

Жыл бұрын

Can relate so heavily with those lyrics

This song is about hating yourself for not being able to forgive yourself... But he's trying to "Break the Habit" of that... What a treasure we lost in Chester... Another poet who weaved such beautiful art out of such profound tragedy!! I am still moved to tears by this song, so many years later... RIP

Chester did take his own life in the end, and this live version, along with the album cut, really shows his personal pain, especially in hindsight. R.I.P. Chester

@brandondillman5841

Жыл бұрын

It is quite chilling to really feel the emotion and pain in the lyrics and his delivery in retrospect. This man was in absolute agony. Ironically, his expression of the mental anguish he was battling is the only reason we were blessed with his music. RIP Chester

@BlaireSnorlax

Жыл бұрын

Hindsight is the most painful thing, sometimes.

@Unfinishe

Жыл бұрын

Think more

@justinbowen1183

Жыл бұрын

I call bullshit dude. How the hell do you hang yourself with broken ribs? If you have ever had broken ribs you know it's pretty much impossible to raise your hands over your chest let alone hang yourself...

@elisteele9625

Жыл бұрын

@@saritaaa_p agree it was very off glad someone else sees

5 years already, RIP Chester :(

@Avrysatos

Жыл бұрын

It feels like yesterday..

I had never heard this version, and I have goosebumps and tears.... I get so into it that I want to see them in concert again... RIP Chester

@dodgers0n842

Жыл бұрын

I was never able to see them live.. I was waiting very impatiently for their "Blinkin Park" tour with Blink 182 that was announced.

Glad you chose this version rather than the studio. Really lets his voice shine through. RIP Chester ❤️

@nathanclarke2777

Жыл бұрын

Rip my heart out version it is!

@Jabokrazy

Жыл бұрын

Disagree, the studio version is the vision for the song. That's why studio versions are the way they are.

@chrisklema9992

Жыл бұрын

@@Jabokrazy I think both are great but I've noticed MrLboyd has chosen live versions quite often. Maybe it's to avoid claims, maybe to get a better feel for their live talent. Either way I'm super happy to see it.

@kyleb5169

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisklema9992 He chooses live versions because you can hear the singers actual voice rather than just the studio adjusted voice.

@DylanMurray360

Жыл бұрын

usually I wish he would react to the studio version but this intro, plus the fact that he started over from the top once the instrumental dropped, that was perfect

When I was in middle school this band legitimately kept me going when I didn't see a point in being alive and the world is worse off for the lose of Chester

@alexiscausleywaabagiizhigo8606

Жыл бұрын

It's good you had them. I had a different Era, but also, a band that spoke to how I felt. It helped. I didn't have supports. Music is Art 💗🔥✊️

@heresheis2063

Жыл бұрын

Agree with you. In a letter Chester wrote to Chris Cornell, he said he can't imagine a world without Chris in it. Well I can't nor want to imagine a world Chester in it. May they both rest in Paradise.

I've always taken it as breaking a cycle of abuse and negative selfish behavior... take the bands whole early body of work... it was very much, my parents berate me bc their parents berated them... one reason I felt listening to them was personal... I've found a way to break the habit, break the cycle.. I'm a proud father of 4 kids and lucky enough to have a beautiful loving wife... I've broken my own cycle

Chester has such powerful voice! I fell in love with LP as a teen. RIP CHESTER 💙

Thank you for doing this on this day, 5 yrs later! RIP Chester Be! Always a legend! We miss you! 🖤♥️💙

I wish you had seen the official video of this one. It’s a whole anime and it’s brilliantly done. Highly recommend checking that out.

Pure poetry. R.I.P. Chester

Linkin Park is Nu Metal and Nu Metal is a style derived from a combination of Punk, R&B and Metal, it was huge in the 2000s and both Linkin Park and Slipknot were leading the charge in that new genre, along with Korn and Limp Biskit, all bands that you have been introduced to.

@UltimateGamerCC

Жыл бұрын

@@PenneySounds alt hiphop my ass, you wish.

@rucksackninja6725

Жыл бұрын

Korn was the father of NM.... they literally coined the name. LP is not NM, Slipknot is not NM commenting straight from Taylor " We are metal metal" also coining the phrase as true metal.

@UltimateGamerCC

Жыл бұрын

@@rucksackninja6725 they can comment what they want, but Slipknot has been sorted into that genre.

@rucksackninja6725

Жыл бұрын

@@UltimateGamerCC hey, you can label them as whatever you want lol just saying Nu Metal is not respected in the Metal community. Is Lamb of God NM? By you saying they are labeled as such puts them in with bands like System of Down and limp bizkit. I am not arguing you are correct but I will never say LoG or SK is Nu metal... fucking POD🤣🤣🤣

@UltimateGamerCC

Жыл бұрын

@@rucksackninja6725 metal is metal, anyone hating on it is nothing more than elitist trash.

The habit wasn’t able to be broken. He killed himself in July 2017. The saddest part is he gave a voice and purpose to so many others who suffered and he helped pull us out of our despair. He’ll never live to see how much he meant to the world and how many of us were saved from ourselves because of him and his beautiful voice. You covering this means a lot. It’s hard to explain how impactful his music was, but it means the world to see others listening to it and honoring it. Thank you so much 🙏🏻

Chester's voice was always incredible. It's so sad that we lost him so early in life. This song is definitely about addiction, I felt those vibes the very first time I heard this song, when Meteora was first released.

You’re bang on. He was an addict before LP and this was his way of celebrating his breakaway from it. There are so many emotional versions of this where he breaks down because he’s struggled with it eternally and ended up losing his fight with depression, likely caused partly by his damage from the strain his past life put on him.

Thank you for doing an LP song today... rip Chester we love and miss youu..💔

It´s been 5 years already, still hurts

I’m so thankful I got to see them play live twice! Their shows were amazing, they all had their own specialties that complimented each other so well, and seemed like they genuinely enjoyed putting on a good show! My mom actually worked security at the amphitheater where they had their shows, she said she had a conversation with Chester when she saw him walking his dog before one the show.

I’ve never picked up on it before, but this song has some “He Stopped Loving Her Today” vibes. I love Linkin Park’s ability to take extremely heavy content and convey related emotions, while making surprisingly catchy music.

This is my favourite LP song 💜

One of my favorite songs

5 years since we lost this legend. Its heart warming to see the comments and knowing how many fans keep his voice as parts of their life. Hope he knows how much hes loved and how much he was loved in life

"Linkin park - Given Up" live version is a must watch, heavy song and heavy lyrics

I know it's belated but R.I.P Chester. As always since I listened to them when I was younger, FLAWLESS Vocals.

Will forever be my favorite song of theirs

This is one of their best songs and one of my top favorites of them. Hope you do "Little Things Give It Away" or "Shadow of the Day" next.

Rest in Paradise Chester….

Man i miss his scream, it's fucking beautiful

I miss Chester so much… RIP. My heart breaks every time I hear his voice now.

Rest peacefully in the afterlife we know as Heaven. Fly high Chester! 🕊🕊🕊🕊 Today makes five years since his passing. 🥺

RIP Chester

Damn man I just found your channel but you have to most “radio” voice I’ve ever heard. Your speaking voice is incredible.

Chester was physically abused growing up and he used substances to deal with the issues he talks about it and interviews one in particular he said I don't want to feel feelings anymore the thoughts that go through my head nobody needs to be in my head

@England91

2 ай бұрын

The music video very much shows this and sort of shows how ended up killing himself

Good day to react to linkin park. R.I.P. Chester 💔

Breaking the habit, breaking generational curses.

Chester is forever alive in our hearts

I am so jealous of you for hearing this song for a first time, I wish to go back in a time

One of my favorite Linkin Park songs of all time.

Man you turned a Linkin Park fan. Your reactions are authentic 👍🏻👍🏻 🇧🇷🇧🇷

I feel like this song is about ending substance abuse and breaking the cycle of abuse. I cried when I found out he took his life, his music as a teen helped me with my depression.

incredible song and amazing performance. I've seen them live twice and this song live always brings me to tears. incredibly personal song to Chester and he couldn't even finish it in the studio as he would get too emotional and it took a while to get it done. he's emotions really come through in his singing especially live. my first time hearing this live I got chills. RIP Chester. you saved my life.

Years in hindsight listening I still have the same feeling. This song wasn't about drugs. It was still about being damaged and not fitting in. I'm sure you can attribute it to drugs, however during that time and age I feel it was more the voice of an unaccepted teen or pre-teen. Personally in that Era I was a preteen/teen. And I was weird and angry. I didn't know why I was made fun of and hurt, and my family didn't care. So I turned to music and this song encapsulated my feelings perfectly.i felt alone and misunderstood. Then I heard this song from Mike and Chester and I realized I wasn't alone. So I did what the song said and I broke the habit. I chose life over meaningless death. Although the song and lyrics sound opposite it actually inspired me to live. For the first time in my life I knew someone had felt my pain and they survived. So I broke the habit and I survived. And in breaking that habit of wanting to give up I now have a happy life. If I didn't have Chester and Mike to relate to I would have given up. Rip Chester ( I don't think you took your own life(( Rip Chris I also don't think you took your own life.)) Thank you both for showing me I'm not the only one who hurts, and thank you Mike. Thank you Mike for being the heart beat of Likin Park.

I think you'll be hard-pressed to find any linkin park song that wasn't made with a deep passion or meaning, it's just who they were. Rest in piece Chester

This CD is still one of my favorites

probably one of the first songs that ever got labeled a favorite of mine, this song is so nostalgic and cuts deep

@zahir12344

Жыл бұрын

the video is so incredible too. i rate it one of the greatest of all time honestly.

The music video for this song hits so much harder with the various mental health visuals.

His lyrics are so haunting. I miss him

Chester also admitted that Breaking the Habit was his 2nd favorite Linkin Park song. Papercut is his overall favorite.

This song hits deep because my older sister is a drug addict who has had several toxic relationships that dragged her down to being an addict

Mr LBoyd, i think you nailed your analysis of the song regarding addiction, chester was addicted to many things but the song also relates to self harm, and as a recovering alcoholic, this song is an anthem, breaking the habit is more than just giving up drugs or alcohol, its about the craziness of addiction and what it can make you do, even when you want to live, it can take you away. the line I don't know what's worth fighting for, is in my view waving the white flag and giving up the addiction and accepting help.

For a sec I thought I hear "I dont want to be the one Thanos always choose" lol

I come from a similar background that the song describes, in a way. The confusion that comes from mental illness, and the addiction to self-harm in any form, drug abuse or more physical forms. That alongside the defeated feeling that I'm trapped inside this cycle that never ends really gets to you. You get tired of feeling sick of yourself, tired of fighting for happiness that you feel won't ever really arrive. Coupled with the explosive temper described with, "I don't know why I instigate, and say what I don't mean," it becomes lethal. You give up, you quit. You decide to allow yourself to die because living is unbearable at this point with the sadness and rage that's built up inside. The line, "I'll paint it on the walls," likely refers to suicide by gun. "Painting the walls with my brains," is a common way to refer to it. The next line, "'Cause I'm the one at fault," describes how they know their actions are affecting the people around them negatively, that they're disgusted by the things they say when they can't control what's going on inside their mind and accept the blame fully with their act of penance. I barely survived. Seeking help is just the start on a long, long road. Don't let yourself die like I almost did. Don't take your life from a world that could benefit from your brilliance. Live.

This is the first song that I ever heard on KZread. I used to sing it in my backyard while pretending fallen tree branches were swords in my hands. I had to ask my mom what "instigate" meant, because I'd never heard it before. My favorite part was: "But now I have some clarity... to show you what I mean." That fact hits me in the gut sometimes. So much is different now. Time marches on.

With the retrospect of his death, this song feels more like him dealing with his fight against depression. And with TresTrefusis commentary it makes more sense.

Yes Mr. L Boyd, he did extinguish his own life, sadly five years ago. He lost his battle with depression. R.I.P. Chester. Great reaction 🙋🏻‍♀️👍🏼👏🏼👌🏼💜🇨🇦

You need to react to them covering Adele rolling in the deep. Really shows how unbelievable Chester’s voice was.

@lauradru102

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes, this cover is just incredible

Just discovered you a few days ago and easily have to be one of my favorite reactors to music i've seen. you really seem to grasp the meaning behind songs and appreciate the artistry and storytelling behind the beats, behind the words, etc. so for that sir, thank you and especially thank you to the love you show to Linkin Park, been my favorite band since they came out. all that said i wanted to know if you could possibly react to some songs from Mike Shinoda's other group Fort Minor as well, mainly "Remember The Name" "Kenji" and "Red to Black"

I've always heard this song with an intentional double meaning. Depending on the moment and where you are when hearing it, it could be either meaning. This song was brilliantly written that it wasn't one or the other, but rather, this song is always both, and only has definitive meaning in the mind of the hearer.

@betaripoff

Жыл бұрын

Either you fight hard against the very specific thing holding you down, or you let it consume the last of what’s left of you.

Seen them perform in person about 16 years ago. The voice is insane in person.

This one surely deserves a Videoclip reaction, such a masterpiece

I've never heard this live version before. This is a much more restrained version of Chester, as opposed to the studio version.

You have a nice radio voice! 🎤🎙🤩

5 years already?!? Wow I didn’t realise it had been that long😳 R.I.P Chester! You were one of my biggest musical influences growing up!

Y'know, I always interpreted this song WAY more positively than others. The declaration that he'll never fight again is indicative that he DID break the habit (he was a Meth head in high school iirc). He doesn't fight with it anymore because he beat it-it has no hold on him anymore to fight with him.

Great choice my man I got to look a little bit deeper in your catalog to see if you went into the Jay z Linkin Park collision course album

I love that you can make it relate to yourself in various ways. For me, the "habit" is negative self talk, anxiety and healing from past traumas.

The habit was indeed not broken 💔

what makes this hurt more is the fact that this reaction was posted on the day that marked 5 years without chester

Love this

Yesterday was the 5th anniversary of Chester’s death 💔

RIP Chester~~

Me encantaba desde que soy adolescente Chester me parecia un ser especial,que pena su muerte tan prematura

It's about internal battles, You could relate if u struggle with addictions, narcotics, or just the inside demons

A lot of songs like these are very difficult to listen to these days. Still amazing, but after everything with Chester, man….it’s just a bit tough.

I love this song and the raw passion that is carried in every word. I always interpreted it to be someone who has reached their breaking point (I thought an abusive relationship), and has decided enough is enough and breaking the cycle of abuse through their own efforts, 'never fight again'. The phrase 'this is how it ends' I always took to mean a decision that the behaviour will never happen again. Sounds like I was mistaken, that would be too bad. My interpretation is more of someone taking their life back. RIP Chester.

May his soul rest in peace

Chested had both the voice of an Angel and the groul of a demon

keep grindin bro!

One of my all time favorite tracks by them ❤🙌

Truly a powerful song and in my opinion one of the best songs not only in LP but of all time. Please react to Qwerty summer sonic Tokyo LIVE next. Shows off more of Chester's insane vocals

The music video blows this out of the water.

linkin park is a legend

Wild that you reviewed this on the anniversary of Chester's passing.

Grey Daze is a must listen to! Chester's original band from his teen years. That's where he's at his purest.

so sad that he died 5 years ago , he was such a great guy

Gotta get that original "one step closer" video.

To me, it's about who I am versus who I want to be. So I'm breaking the habit of who I am to make way for who I want to be. Chester was gifted. If I was asked today who would you like to meet, first is Carl Sagan, Chris Cornell, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chester Bennington. Only one of them is alive today, wish all were, so much knowlege to be absorbed.

Original version was the song that turned me into the underground metal head i am now. Seeing the music video at 13 in summer of 04...this changed everything

React to Cure for the Itch by Linkin Park. One of their lesser known great tunes.

I miss you bro I guess God needed an angel that can sing ....CHESTER

Why is life worth fighting for?Asking from the POV of someone who is tired of fighting, and loosing most the time anyway.

Linkin Park es mi primer grupo favorito, me acompaño en mi adolescencia y hasta hoy los sigo escuchando. Chester esta en el cielo cantando con los angeles. Breaking The Habit fue una cancion, que siempre fue dificil cantar para chester ya que, Mike la hizo para ayudar a Chester a salir de situaciones de Drogas que tenia muy fuertes en su momento.

You should also check out the live version of The Little Things Give You Away and One More Light. There emotions in his voice when he sings these is so heartfelt. It's so sad that we lost him for such a sad reason and that we will never be able to experience these full effect of his amazing talent.

Rip chester!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mike wrote this song for his friend and for Chester. Chester cried when they recorded this song, but it was this song that changed his life

if you want to hear a better example of sounding like someone gave up you should hear given up by them... historic vocals in it

Seeing them live with Chester was just… different

🔥🔥🔥.