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Heavy Lyrics

“Heavy” centers around the emotional weight of fixating on oneself. It is the first single from Linkin Park’s seventh studio album. Chester Bennington said in an interview with 102.7 KIIS FM, that “Heavy” is… Read More [Verse 1: Chester Bennington]I don't like my mind right nowStacking up problems that are so unnecessaryWish that I could slow things downI wanna let go but there's comfort in the panicAnd I drive myself crazyThinking everything's about meYeah, I drive myself crazy'Cause I can't escape the gravity[Chorus: Chester Bennington & Kiiara]I'm holding onWhy is everything so heavy?Holding onTo so much more than I can carryI keep dragging around what's bringing me downIf I just let go, I'd be set freeHolding onWhy is everything so heavy?[Verse 2: Kiiara]You say that I'm paranoidBut I'm pretty sure the world is out to get meIt's not like I make the choiceTo let my mind stay so fucking messyI know I'm not the center of the universeBut you keep spinning 'round me just the sameI know I'm not the center of the universeBut you keep spinning 'round me just the sameSee Linkin Park LiveGet tickets as low as $96You might also like[Chorus: Kiiara]I'm holding onWhy is everything so heavy?Holding onTo so much more than I can carryI keep dragging around what's bringing me downIf I just let go, I'd be set freeHolding onWhy is everything so heavy?[Bridge: Chester Bennington, Kiiara & Both]I know I'm not the center of the universeBut you keep spinning 'round me just the sameI know I'm not the center of the universeBut you keep spinning 'round me just the sameAnd I drive myself crazyThinking everything's about me[Chorus: Chester Bennington & Kiiara]Holding onWhy is everything so heavy?Holding onTo so much more than I can carryI keep dragging around what's bringing me downIf I just let go, I'd be set freeHolding onWhy is everything so heavy?[Outro: Chester Bennington]Why is everything so heavy?Why is everything so heavy?154EmbedCancel

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“Heavy” centers around the emotional weight of fixating on oneself. It is the first single from Linkin Park’s seventh studio album.

Chester Bennington said in an interview with 102.7 KIIS FM, that “Heavy” is a song of enlightenment, where a person takes a step back and realizes that a great deal of emotional strain is self-inflicted.

The band tweeted out a clip titled “Lyrics,” which was released as the third link in the chain of videos that they posted during the build up to the single’s release date. In the video, you can see a female part of the lyrical discussion firstly at the 3-second mark, and then towards the end where she can be heard vocalizing with Chester at around the 1:10 mark. As confirmed by Genius, the contributor is none other than Kiiara who had previously pointed out that she had been in the studio with the band.

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Ask a questionWhat did Linkin Park say about "Heavy"?Genius Answer2 contributors

Starting from the 4th of February, the band started releasing short snippets of themselves discussing the record and its subject matter on their website.

In the third clip titled “Lyrics,” which was released on the 9th, Mike and Chester discuss the topic of this song. The song is about something that you are holding on to but is dragging you down.

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+3How did this song come together?Verified CommentaryMike ShinodaGenius Answer1 contributor

Up until this record, we always wrote our own stuff. And on this album, it occurred to me that there are all these songwriters out there that people work with. All they do is write a song. I wasn’t really interested in somebody writing a song for us, but I just know that there is all these different people with all these different ideas and honestly, different approaches. So on this album, for the first time, we opened the door and let other people come in the studio. We thought if it doesn’t work, we’ll just go back to the way we’re doing it, but it turned out that we worked with a couple people that we really liked. Justin Tranter and Julia Michael, are most known for their pop stuff with Justin Bieber or Britney Spears, but they’re actually versatile artists. They can really write a catchy corny pop song, but they can also write a deep and meaningful, you know, something of another genre. And when we sat with them, it was me and Chester and Brad, from our band, and then Julia and Justin. And I remember we came in and everyone was like “Oh, how’s your day going,” or whatever, and he goes, “Oh, fine,” and there was kind of a beat. And were just like, “OK,” and we just started talking. And a few minutes later he was like, “You know what? No, I’m not fine. Let me tell you what’s going on in my life.” And he just unloaded on us.

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1. 1. Nobody Can Save Me
2. 2. Good Goodbye
3. 3. Talking to Myself
4. 4. Battle Symphony
5. 5. Invisible
6. 6. Heavy
7. 7. Sorry For Now
8. 8. Halfway Right
9. 9. One More Light
10. 10. Sharp Edges

NOW That’s What I Call Music! 63 [US] (2017)NOW That’s What I Call Music!MegaHits - Sommer 2017 (2017)MegaHitsExpand CreditsFeaturingKiiaraProducersMike Shinoda & Brad DelsonWritersJustin Tranter, Julia Michaels, Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon, Dave Farrell & Mr. HahnMastered AtSterling SoundMixed AtMixStar Studios & Larrabee Sound StudiosPublisherBig Bad Mr. Hahn Music, Chesterchaz Publishing, Justin’s School For Girls, Kenji Kobayashi Music, Nondisclosure Agreement Music, Pancakey Cakes Music, Rob Bourdon Music, Universal Music Group, Thanks For The Songs Richard & Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.Copyright ©Warner Music GroupPhonographic Copyright ℗Warner Music GroupMixing EngineerȘerban GheneaVocal ProducerEmily Wright & Andrew BolookiLabelWarner Music Group & Machine Shop RecordsBackground VocalsJulia Michaels & Mike ShinodaVocalsKiiara & Chester BenningtonRecorded AtThe Pool Recording Studio, London, UK; Sphere Studios, North Hollywood, California & The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaReleased onFebruary 16, 2017Heavy CoversHeavy/Papercut (Linkin Park Mashup) by From Ashes to New, Heavy by CHANYEOL, Heavy by First to Eleven, Heavy by Andy Cizek & Nik Nocturnal, Heavy by Youth Never Dies (Ft. INAKI 🇫🇷 & ONLAP Official & Onlap), Heavy by Brighter Than A Thousand Suns, Heavy (Rock Version) by Phedora, Heavy by Vitamin String Quartet, Heavy by Neoni, Heavy by Fame on Fire (Ft. Rain Paris), Heavy by From Inside, Heavy by Our Last Night (Ft. Living in Fiction) & Heavy by BloodywoodHeavy RemixesHeavy (Nicky Romero Remix) by Linkin Park (Ft. Kiiara) & Holding On by IsosineHeavy Live PerformancesHeavy (One More Light Live) by Linkin Park & Heavy (Live 2017) by Linkin Park (Ft. Julia Michaels & Kiiara)Heavy TranslationsLinkin Park - Heavy ft. Kiiara (Türkçe Çeviri) by Genius Türkçe Çeviriler, Linkin Park - Heavy ft. Kiiara (Deutsche Übersetzung) by Genius Deutsche Übersetzungen & Linkin Park - Heavy Ft. Kiiara (Traducción al Español) by Genius Traducciones al EspañolView Heavy samplesTagsRockR&BPopIn EnglishUSASynth-PopPop RockAlternative PopContemporary R&BElectropopExpand CommentsAdd a commentSign Up And Drop Knowledge 🤓Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love.Sign Up