Across the Line
| Title | Across the Line |
|---|---|
| Artist | Linkin Park |
| Album | Minutes to Midnight |
| Release Date | 2009-11-23 |
| Description | The unreleased demo was originally known as “Japan”. The song was first heard on the Making of Minutes to Midnight DVD before the album’s released. This naturally created a lot of fan demand for the song, but the band had struggled to come up with lyrics for it so a finished version was not released. It was eventually included on Underground 9: Demos |
| Lyrics | [Verse 1: Chester Bennington] In this desert, in darkness Lying with the gun across his chest Pretending he's heartless As the fire flashes in the sky He was fragile and frozen When the bullet took away his friend And now he's somehow more broken [Chorus: Chester Bennington] He's pulling his weapon to his side Loading it full of his goodbyes Holding an enemy across the line He's pulling his weapon to his side Loading it full of his goodbyes Holding an enemy across the line [Verse 2: Chester Bennington] 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 [Chorus: Chester Bennington] She's pulling her weapon to her side Loading it full of her goodbyes Holding an enemy across the line She's pulling her weapon to her side Loading it full of her goodbyes Holding an enemy across the line [Post-Chorus: Chester Bennington] With every battle he's chosing With every fight he's losing His enemy's not far behind You might also likeWith every promise she's broken With every lie she's spoken Her enemy's not far behind [Bridge: Chester Bennington] It's your time It's your time It's your time It's your time! [Chorus: Chester Bennington] He's pulling his weapon to his side Loading it full of his goodbyes Holding an enemy across the line She's pulling her weapon to her side Loading it full of her goodbyes Holding an enemy across the line [Outro: Chester Bennington] With every battle he's chosing With every fight he's losing His enemy's not far behind With every promise she's broken With every lie she's spoken Her enemy's not far behind |