Linkin Park 'Hit The Floor' Lyrics

05 - Hit The Floor - 2:44
Written by M. Shinoda, J. Hahn, B. Delson, C. Bennington, R. Bourdon and D. Farrell
Produced by Don Gilmore
Taken from the album 'Meteora'

HIT THE FLOOR
There are just
Too many
Times that people
Have tried to look inside of me
Wondering what I think of you
And I protect you out of courtesy
Too many
Times that I’ve
Held on what I needed to push away
Afraid to say what was on my mind
Afraid to say what I need to say
Too many
Things that you said about me
When I’m not around
You think having the upper hand
Means you gotta keep putting me down
But I’ve had
Too many standoffs with you
It’s about as much as I can stand
So I’m waiting until the upper hand is mine

One minute you're on top
The next you're not
Watch it drop
Making your heart stop
Just before you hit the floor
One minute you're on top
The next you're not
Missed your shot
Making your heart stop
You think you've won
And then it's all gone

So many
People like me
Put so much trust in all your lies
So concerned with what you think
To just say what we feel inside
So many
People like me
Walk on eggshells all day long
All I know is that all I want
Is to feel like I’m not stepped on
There are
So many things you say
That make me feel you crossed the line
What goes up will surely fall
And I’m counting down the time
'Cause I’ve had
So many standoffs with you
It’s about as much as I can stand
So I’m waiting until the upper hand is mine

I know I’ll never trust a single thing you say
You knew your lies would divide us but you lied anyway
And all the lies have got you floating up above us all
But what goes up has got to fall