Linkin Park - Reading My Eyes Lyrics






[Mike Shinoda:]
The microphone molester, machete undresser
"Stupid-dope-fresh" type shit resurrector
Top gun, Miramar best-of-the-best-er
The leave-an-MC-peace-in-rest-er
Skill tester, the flex-the-gunner
The make-funner, the adversary make runner
The make summer cold with rhymes I spit
Kick gift to lifted delinquent wit
I be prophet, my hand—top it? Stop it
Fly like rocket when I rock it
Lock it down with this perverse verse
Every fuckin' curse a burst of hurt
Move crowds: physical fitness rhymes
Coke heads couldn't do my lines
I'm decorated like Christmas pines
My battalion rocks
MCs become silhouettes of chalk

[Mark Wakefield:]
Reading my eyes will say it in many ways
Losing my pride will save it in many days

[Mike Shinoda:]
Hit the dirt 'cause the words I spit will
Do more than just rip your shirt
I'll bitch slap your soul, contact the track control
You're coming at me? You can't hack it though
So ridiculous, watching my crew get sick with this
Wickedness, pitchin' this, lyrical viciousness
To crews and cliques, made of men and mistresses
This is my life: the twilight and the fight night
And trying to see nothing but the highlights when I write
These eyes on horizons, die for my song, cry rhymes in Krylon
Fire on, move men telekinetically
Esoterically beat-speaking with clarity
Feel my verities, heroism of heresy
And sever every MC I see with severity

[Mark Wakefield:]
Reading my eyes will say it in many ways
Losing my pride will save it in many days

[Mark Wakefield:]
Why not... what I came... Why not... what I came...

[2x]
Why not give me what I came to deserve?
Why not give me what I came to believe?

Why?
Ah! Ah! Uh!

[Mark Wakefield:]
Reading my eyes will say it in many ways
Losing my pride will save it in many days





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  1. D.... ....

    This is live, and you can't even tell, other than some of the sounds from the crowd.

  2. T.... A....

    Que fodaaaaa

  3. H.... S....

    This was a live in Chiba,Japan Summer Sonic 2006

  4. M.... B....

    Mike shinoda é foda

  5. J.... F....

    2019 ♥️ sempre aqui

  6. t.... d....

    Better than their last 3 album

  7. C.... w....

    Linkin Park 4 ever

  8. f.... 2....

    The Microphone Molesta'
    Machete undresser
    Stupid dope fresh tight sh*t resurrector
    Top gun yeah mon best of the besta'
    The living MC peace and resta'
    Successa, the flexa gunna'
    The make funna the adversary make runna'
    Make summa cold with rhymes that spit
    Kickin' gifted, lifted, delinquent 'wit
    I be the prophet, my hand
    Top it, stop it, felt like rockin when I rock it
    Locked it down with this perverse verse
    Every f*ckin' curse I burst to hurt
    Move crowds physical fitness rhymes
    Coke heads couldn't do my lines
    Decorated like Christmas pines, my battalion rocks
    Emcees become silhouettes of shock

    Reading my eyes will say it in many ways
    Losing my pride will save it in many days

    Hit the dirt
    Because the words I spit will do more than just rip your shirt
    I'll b*tch slap your soul
    Get back the track control
    You coming at me?
    You can't hack it though
    So ridiculous
    Watching my crew get sick with this
    Wickedness
    Pitchin' this
    Lyrical viciousness
    To crews and cliques
    Maiden, men, and mistresses
    This is my life
    The twilight, the fight night
    And trying to see nothing but the highlights
    When I write
    These eyes on horizons
    Die for my son, cry wrongs and Krylon
    Fire on, rude men telekinetically
    Esoterically beats become a clarity
    Feel verities, heroism, and heresy
    And sever every Emcee I see with severity

    Reading my eyes will say it in many ways
    Losing my pride will save it in many days

    Why not...
    What I keep...
    Why not...
    What I keep...
    Why not...
    What I keep...

    Why not give me what I came to deserve
    Why not give me what I came to believe
    Why not give me what I came to deserve
    Why not give me what I came to believe

    Reading my eyes will say it in many ways
    Losing my pride will save it in many days.

  9. I.... M....

    12 years and I'm still here
    Who's still here with me?

  10. B.... ....

    Wish they did a re-recording of the Xero demo tape.

  11. K.... H....

    Such a sick LP song! Damn

  12. L.... ....

    The Microphone Molesta'
    Machete undresser
    Stupid dope fresh tight sh*t resurrector
    Top gun yeah mon best of the besta'
    The living MC peace and resta'
    Successa, the flexa gunna'
    The make funna the adversary make runna'
    Make summa cold with rhymes that spit
    Kickin' gifted, lifted, delinquent 'wit
    I be the prophet, my hand
    Top it, stop it, felt like rockin when I rock it
    Locked it down with this perverse verse
    Every f*ckin' curse I burst to hurt
    Move crowds physical fitness rhymes
    Coke heads couldn't do my lines
    Decorated like Christmas pines, my battalion rocks
    Emcees become silhouettes of shock

    Reading my eyes will say it in many ways
    Losing my pride will save it in many days

    Hit the dirt
    Because the words I spit will do more than just rip your shirt
    I'll b*tch slap your soul
    Get back the track control
    You coming at me?
    You can't hack it though
    So ridiculous
    Watching my crew get sick with this
    Wickedness
    Pitchin' this
    Lyrical viciousness
    To crews and cliques
    Maiden, men, and mistresses
    This is my life
    The twilight, the fight night
    And trying to see nothing but the highlights
    When I write
    These eyes on horizons
    Die for my son, cry wrongs and Krylon
    Fire on, rude men telekinetically
    Esoterically beats become a clarity
    Feel verities, heroism, and heresy
    And sever every Emcee I see with severity

    Reading my eyes will say it in many ways
    Losing my pride will save it in many days

    Why not...
    What I keep...
    Why not...
    What I keep...
    Why not...
    What I keep...

    Why not give me what I came to deserve
    Why not give me what I came to believe
    Why not give me what I came to deserve
    Why not give me what I came to believe

    Reading my eyes will say it in many ways
    Losing my pride will save it in many days.

  13. R.... L....

    Twighlight Sparkle and Lady RaRa will be pleased ponies.

  14. B.... G....

    chester te amo

  15. T.... V....

    I thinking that's the Xero version so the original




    (Sorry for bad English)

  16. W.... M....

    all these demos are better than the songs that made the album

  17. T.... B....

    now its Chester instead of mark wakefield singing this

  18. P.... R....

    2019??????????

  19. N.... T....

    Mike spitting bars 🔥

  20. C.... H....

    “Coke heads couldn’t do my lines”
    Mike is so clever with his words👏

  21. F.... E....

    Rest in peace

  22. A.... S....

    La primera vez que escucho esta canción de Linkin Park .... Esta genial

  23. W.... C....

    The people who watched or are watching
    Please watch
    The most underrated linkin park song "war"

  24. C.... T....

    😈🎸

  25. j.... f....

    LP died with Chester.

  26. I.... P....

    Rest in peace! Chez=(

  27. r.... o....

    11 years still my honest <3

  28. A.... J....

    put on subtitles using the youtube setting on the video, laugh

    You're welcome

  29. S.... i....

    chester sung this better than mark

  30. N.... W....

    OMG that fucking scream.

  31. I.... D....

    2:25
    *Starts to tap leg*
    2:27
    *Gets up*
    2:28
    *Hands on knees, half sit and puts head forewards in a position to headbang*
    2:30
    *Throws phone away*

    I.... D....

    I felt this comment in multiple emotions rn~

  32. S.... ....

    11 years checking in

  33. D.... ....

    It's been 11 years, still here.

  34. S.... C....

    This was recorded at Summer Sonic 2006 but was unfortunately emitted from the available ProShot from the TV Special. If you want to check out this audio over the only available fan recordings of the performance, I made this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7kiX7zLcNk

  35. L.... ....

    Lyrics
    [Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]
    The microphone molester (Lesta!), machete undresser
    "Stupid-dope-fresh" type shit resurrector
    Top gun, miramar, best-of-the-best-er
    The leave-an-emcee-peace-in-rest-er (Rester!)
    The skill tester, the flex-the-gunner
    The make-funner, the adversary make runner
    The make summer cold with rhymes I spit
    Kick gift to lifted delinquent wit
    I be prophet, my hand—top it? Stop it
    Fly like rocket when I rock it
    Lock it down with this perverse verse
    Every fucking curse a burst of hurt
    Move crowds; Physical fitness rhymes
    Coke heads couldn't do my lines
    I'm decorated like Christmas pines
    My battalion rocks
    Emcees become silhouettes of chalk

    [Chorus: chester bennington]
    Reading My Eyes will say it in many ways
    Losing my pride will save it in many days

    [Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]
    Hit the dirt 'cause the words I spit
    Will do more than just rip your shirt
    I'll bitch slap your soul
    Contact the track control
    You're coming at me? You can't hack it though!
    So ridiculous, watching my crew get sick with this
    Wickedness, pitching this, lyrical viciousness
    To crews and cliques, made of men and mistresses
    This is my life
    The twilight in the fight night
    And trying to see nothing but the highlights when I write
    These eyes on horizons, die for my song, cry rhymes in krylon
    Fire on, move men telekinetically
    Esoterically beat-speaking with clarity
    Feel my verities, heroism of heresy
    And sever every emcee I see with severity!

    [Chorus: chester bennington]
    Reading My Eyes will say it in many ways
    Losing my pride will save it in many days

    [Bridge: chester bennington]
    Why not… What I came… (3×)
    Why not give me what I came to deserve?
    Why not give me what I came to believe? (2×)

    [Chorus: chester bennington]
    Reading My Eyes will say it in many ways
    Losing my pride will save it in many days

  36. r.... l....

    Rip chester

  37. A.... G....

    pure gold.. rip chester :(

  38. L.... F....

    Canciones como esta cambian vidas

  39. g.... c....

    SIGN UP



    Reading My Eyes

    LINKIN PARK

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    READING MY EYES LYRICS

    [Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]
    The microphone molester (Lesta!), machete undresser
    "Stupid-dope-fresh" type shit resurrector
    Top gun, miramar, best-of-the-best-er
    The leave-an-emcee-peace-in-rest-er (Rester!)
    The skill tester, the flex-the-gunner
    The make-funner, the adversary make runner
    The make summer cold with rhymes I spit
    Kick gift to lifted delinquent wit
    I be prophet, my hand—top it? Stop it
    Fly like rocket when I rock it
    Lock it down with this perverse verse
    Every fucking curse a burst of hurt
    Move crowds; Physical fitness rhymes
    Coke heads couldn't do my lines
    I'm decorated like Christmas pines
    My battalion rocks
    Emcees become silhouettes of chalk

    [Chorus: Mark Wakefield]
    Reading My Eyes will say it in many ways
    Losing my pride will save it in many days

    [Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]
    Hit the dirt 'cause the words I spit
    Will do more than just rip your shirt
    I'll bitch slap your soul
    Contact the track control
    You're coming at me? You can't hack it though!
    So ridiculous, watching my crew get sick with this
    Wickedness, pitching this, lyrical viciousness
    To crews and cliques, made of men and mistresses
    This is my life
    The twilight in the fight night
    And trying to see nothing but the highlights when I write
    These eyes on horizons, die for my song, cry rhymes in krylon
    Fire on, move men telekinetically
    Esoterically beat-speaking with clarity
    Feel my verities, heroism of heresy
    And sever every emcee I see with severity!

  40. T.... N....

    Never forget

  41. A.... C....

    2018 anyone?

  42. M.... ....

    [Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]
    The microphone molester (Lesta!), machete undresser
    "Stupid-dope-fresh" type shit resurrector
    Top gun, miramar, best-of-the-best-er
    The leave-an-emcee-peace-in-rest-er (Rester!)
    The skill tester, the flex-the-gunner
    The make-funner, the adversary make runner
    The make summer cold with rhymes I spit
    Kick gift to lifted delinquent wit
    I be prophet, my hand—top it? Stop it
    Fly like rocket when I rock it
    Lock it down with this perverse verse
    Every fucking curse a burst of hurt
    Move crowds; Physical fitness rhymes
    Coke heads couldn't do my lines
    I'm decorated like Christmas pines
    My battalion rocks
    Emcees become silhouettes of chalk

    [Chorus: Chester Bennigton <3]
    Reading My Eyes will say it in many ways
    Losing my pride will save it in many days

    [Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]
    Hit the dirt 'cause the words I spit
    Will do more than just rip your shirt
    I'll bitch slap your soul
    Contact the track control
    You're coming at me? You can't hack it though!
    So ridiculous, watching my crew get sick with this
    Wickedness, pitching this, lyrical viciousness
    To crews and cliques, made of men and mistresses
    This is my life
    The twilight in the fight night
    And trying to see nothing but the highlights when I write
    These eyes on horizons, die for my song, cry rhymes in krylon
    Fire on, move men telekinetically
    Esoterically beat-speaking with clarity
    Feel my verities, heroism of heresy
    And sever every emcee I see with severity!

    [Chorus: Chester Bennigton]
    Reading My Eyes will say it in many ways
    Losing my pride will save it in many days

    [Bridge:Chester Bennigton]
    Why not… What I came… (3×)
    Why not give me what I came to deserve?
    Why not give me what I came to believe? (2×)
    Why?
    Aah! (2×)
    Uh!

    [Chorus: Chester Bennigton]
    Reading My Eyes will say it in many ways
    Losing my pride will save it in many days

  43. d.... m....

    Rest in peace Chester 😔❤❤

  44. m.... ....

    HEY Siiim1 GO FUCK YOUR SELF!

  45. 1.... 0....

    "I'll bitch slap your soul" XD

    1.... 0....

    Yep, Mike's lyrics are incredibly raw in this song. His rap verses in this song alone puts a lot of today's emcee's to shame. I wish he would do this raw xero style again because he's such a great but underrated rapper. A of lot people tend to underestimate him due to the bias behind the nu-metal era.

  46. S.... ....

    Only mark can sing This song well (besides mikes parts obviously), Chesters voice doesn't belong in this song

    S.... ....

    I disagree, considering that Chester overall has a more powerful and versatile vocal range then Mark does. If anything, I think Mark doesn't fit the song very well but maybe it's because the Xero album had bad sound quality. Anyway, with Chester's passing, it would be interesting to see what Mark has been up to and I think it would be a great chance for a Xero reunion, remastered Xero songs, or back to roots kind of thing.

    S.... ....

    i understand, but i personally love the xero sampler tape, i guess i might be the only one but i love marks voice. i just think marks voice fits this song better than chesters. XD

    S.... ....

    ShooThemLlamas: Who knows? Maybe they might have Mark back in the band. It would be interesting to see what he could do now.

    S.... ....

    Evan Urena agreed

  47. R.... M....

    Mike was always sick,if he would have went solo he would have put any mainstream rapper in the dirt

    R.... M....

    Yep, he was on different sick kind of level. If he would have went solo, I would love to see his Reanimation/Hybrid Theory spirit of rap rock go into play considering that would make him stand out amongst the closed-minded hip-hop purists. I wonder what it would feel like if a half white half Asian rocker like Mike put these hip-hop elitists to shame. It would be like 8 mile all over again but nu-metal style. I know he would get points from legends like Cypress Hill.

    R.... M....

    He did go solo (Fort Minor)

  48. J.... C....

    Rip Chester :(

  49. P.... B....

    What year is this?

  50. M.... ....

    2017 Im Still here!

  51. J.... G....

    Rest in Peace Chester Bennington

  52. S.... M....

    Chester :'(

  53. N.... M....

    this song was everything rip chester

  54. E.... D....

    RIP Chester

  55. d.... ....

    RIP Chester [*]

  56. M.... P....

    descansa en paz chester!!! te vanos a extrañar!!!

    M.... P....

    Manuel Princigalli l

  57. L.... ....

    Rest in peace, Chester. :(

  58. R.... S....

    R.I.P Chester.....

  59. A.... B....

    R.I.P Chester.

  60. T.... M....

    RIP Chester

  61. V.... P....

    Chester will always have one of the best voices in music history.

    V.... P....

    Got that right. 🤘

  62. B.... m....

    Rest In Peace Chester

  63. T.... B....

    you are a monster of a vocalist chester RIP

  64. H.... P....

    I think the old linking park is very unique

  65. Z.... ....

    Milan IDays Festival 2017 brought me here! Nice comeback, Mike!

    Z.... ....

    Giò samee

  66. E.... U....

    How the heck does this song have 4 million views yet only about 9,000 likes. It's funny how a lot of their best songs are the most underrated ones.

  67. M.... ....

    I am agree with some of the comments, their roots were way much better than the pop-rock they doing nowadays...

  68. B.... G....

    Guys, ya got to check out the OG Xero version! It is like 10,000 times better!

  69. M.... G....

    linkin park ist die coolste Band

  70. T.... 2....

    I think that they should just take all of the songs that don't belong in albums and put them together into an album and release it

  71. J.... ....

    LP fans, we can survive to One More Light!!!

  72. P.... S....

    I hate you all!

  73. U.... H....

    if they arent doing tours anymore then they should :D

  74. U.... H....

    when is linkin park doing another tour in australia

  75. S.... S....

    do you know similar bands?:)

  76. E.... ....

    HOLY CRAP IVE BEEN LISTENING TO ALL OF THE LPU ALBUMS THROUGH AGAIN, FUCKING ARREST ME NOW, BECAUSE ITS SUCH A CRIME THAT I HAVENT LISTENED TO THIS BEFORE!! Seriously though, this sounds fucking AWESOME!

  77. Z.... ....

    wtf i thought i know all lp songs and now suddenly this appears in up next, why have i never heard it before??

  78. J.... K....

    I Feel like I've heard this on the radio when I was a kid hmm wonder why?

  79. H.... ....

    OMG I honestly haven't heard this song in like 10 years

  80. J.... A....

    Esta Cancion Fue En (Live Summer Sonic 2006) Tokio

  81. M.... T....

    I know every linkin park song and I've never heard this before. I guess i don't know every song lol

    M.... T....

    They have released a lot of songs with LP underground. For me too, ve a lot a song I've never knew before

    M.... T....

    me too lol

    M.... T....

    Matt Taur same

  82. R.... ....

    why so many down votes?

    R.... ....

    REMINISC3NT because of the 3 minutes of dead silence at the end

  83. A.... M....

    Eu queria muito poder achar o video desse show

  84. K.... ....

    dat tempo

  85. A.... G....

    esos screams de chester que te hacen emocionar al punto de hacerte llorar 😂😂😂

    A.... G....

    jajajajaja el mejor scream cuando era joven xD

    A.... G....

    en realidad es pq el hacer screams desgasta con el tiempo la voz y por ende el cambio :c

  86. I.... D....

    what CD is this from Underground 5??

    I.... D....

    Underground 6

  87. T.... T....

    This could be used for an anime video or something

  88. a.... ....

    Anyone here the girl screaming at the end?

  89. T.... ....

    been here for years. never gets old

  90. S.... S....

    u r real shit, not LP LP is best in the buisness

    S.... S....

    +Saurabh Sharma its for u siiim1

  91. z.... ....

    9 years, and im still here.

    z.... ....

    It's like yesterday

    z.... ....

    +Kira Vu Hell yeah

    z.... ....

    zadark HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!! A comment like that?!?!? Never seen that before!!! You're so special, original and creative!!!! I wanna be just like you when i grow up!!!!!!

    z.... ....

    still here 11 years?

    z.... ....

    how are you doing?

  92. G.... L....

    Wow...Chester beats Mark's ass off...

    G.... L....

    Shinobi Xero: Sorry, but I still believe that Chester definitely surpasses Mark on every xero song and singing in general. Mark is a good singer but Chester is on a whole other level. Just compare their screaming techniques, sound quality, and vocal range then you can see the difference. No one has convinced me otherwise.

    G.... L....

    just to be a little bit fair with mark, you are comparing a version that was recorded live with professional equipment and later went to post production for distribution, and on the other hand you have a version was recorded as a demo, with a 4 track cassette recorder with no production at all....technique definitely goes to chester, but quality cant really be part of the equation, if they would have made a fully produced version with mark on vocals, then it be a fair fight of who did it better

    G.... L....

    theres a version of rhinestone(forgotten) recorded studio quality. listen to it. its good. but its nothing compared to Chester in my opinion

    G.... L....

    Ved Potdar Is it the one from a tv series episode?

    G.... L....

    Ryanz yes.

  93. G.... G....

    Why can't Linkin Park go back to it's roots and make music like this again.

    G.... G....

    Also Hunting Party.

    G.... G....

    Gustavo Guillen I wish, I have been hoping for a Xero reuion for the past five five years.

    G.... G....

    joey green: It's probably more possible now then ever given the fact that they lost Chester. They might get Mark back in the band.

    G.... G....

    Gustavo Guillen But in the end, it doesn't even matter because and the moment, you can't think about doing new music... 😭😢

    G.... G....

    Evan Urena No, they wouldn't, because Mark Wakefield left the band, because he didn't like performing anymore. Do you think he changed with his opinion after years?

  94. T.... S....

    I LOVE U TOO!

  95. D.... W....

    This shit is a good jam!!

  96. A.... M....

    They were amazing, smart, with a unique rock style ... unlike today.

    A.... M....

    No it's true man. Their recent songs are like a copy from other pop/heavy rock bands, unlike the old songs.

    A.... M....

    The Hunting Party is more of being inspired than copying other bands. Sure, they were inspired by other bands, from the 80s and 90s tho, and they were trying to make classic heavy rock mainstream again, that's basically what the purpose of this album was. Also, they got older, their music tastes change, and they can't make angsty lyrics anymore. They can't make their old style of music, and they won't. Back then, they were unique. MTM came, they started moving away from nu metal, not as unique anymore. ATS was completely different. LT was basically all their albums, I thought that was unique. THP is not unique when compared to music of all time, but as I've said before, the purpose was to make the classic heavy rock sound mainstream again. I thought it was unique enough for present day, because no one makes that sound anymore.

    A.... M....

    no videos at all(yet): Angsty lyrics are not directed correlated with sound so you don't have to be angsty lyrically to do Nu-metal music. In other words, you don't have to change your sound in order to be lyrically mature. In fact, their newer material is not that much lyrically mature then their older material and there are even a great number of songs in the newer material that are lyrically less mature then some of their older songs like Papercut, a lyrically intense song about paranoia. P.O.D, a Christian nu-metal band, is a great counterexample of generic angsty nu-metal music like Limp Bizkit and all of their songs are about religion and much more lyrically mature then any of Linkin Park's material. So that's merely more of an excuse to change format for the sake of following trends or worrying about what other people label you as rather than doing the more unique thing by blending in old original sounds with newer sounds, just like what Reanimation did.

    A.... M....

    @Evan Urena I am aware, but IMO, the lyrics had something to do with making to music good. I am perfectly aware you don't need angsty lyrics to make nu metal.

    "Worrying about what what other people label." Nope, they actually don't care about what people think. Their music tastes change, therefore the music will be different.

    Anyway, you are aware that they're in the process of making a new album right? Hopefully it will be more unique.

    A.... M....

    Evan Urena Holy shit have you actually fucking listened to any of Living Things?

  97. M.... ....

    Awesome

  98. N.... ....

    LOVE YOU ALL