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When They Come for Me Lyrics

On “When They Come For Me”, Mike Shinoda brings that classic addressing the haters flow, while proclaiming that they are no longer the same band that made Hybrid Theory. It is worth noting that this song… Read More [Instrumental Intro][Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]YeahI am not a pattern to be followedThe pill that I'm on is a tough one to swallowI'm not a criminal, not a role modelNot a born leader, I'm a tough act to followI am not the fortune and the fameNor the same person tellin' you to forfeit the gameI came in the ring like a dog on a chainAnd I found out the underbelly's sicker than it seemsAnd it seems ugly, but it can get worse'Cause even a blueprint is a gift and a curse'Cause once you got a theory of how the thing worksEverybody wants the next thing to be just like the firstAnd I'm not a robot, I'm not a monkeyI will not dance even if the beat's funkyOpposite of lazy, far from a punkY'all oughta stop talkin', start tryin' to catch up, motherfucker[Chorus: Mike Shinoda]And all the people sayAh, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ahAh, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahTry to catch up, motherfuckerAh, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ahAh, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahSee Linkin Park LiveGet tickets as low as $91You might also like[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]Lauryn said, "Money change a situation"Big said, "It increase the complication"Kane said, "Don't step, I ain't the one"Chuck said, "That Uzi weigh a motherfuckin' ton"And I'm just a student of the game that they taught meRockin' every stage in every place that it brought meI'm awfully underrated, but came here to correct itAnd so it ain't mistaken, I'ma state it for the recordI am the opposite of wack, opposite of weak, opposite of slackSynonym of heat, synonym of crackClosest to a peak, far from a punkY'all oughta stop talkin', start tryin' to catch up, motherfucker[Chorus: Mike Shinoda]And all the people sayAh, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ahAh, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahTry to catch up, motherfuckerAh, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ahAh, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah[Bridge: Chester Bennington]Oh, when they come for me, come for me, I'll be goneOh, when they come for me, come for me, I'll be goneOh, when they come for me, come for me, I'll be gone[Chorus: Mike Shinoda]And all the people sayAh, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ahAh, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahTry to catch up, motherfuckerAh, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ahAh, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahAnd all the people sayAh, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ahAh, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ahTry to catch up, motherfuckerWoah-oh, oh, woah-oh, oh[Outro: Brad Delson & Chester Bennington]Escuchénme, preste atenciónEscuchénme ahora, escuchénme ahoraEscuchénme todosToda la gente, preste atenciónEscuchénme ahora mismoEh, eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh-ehEh, eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh-ehEh, eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh-ehEh, eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh-ehEh, eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh-ehEh, eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh-eh16EmbedCancel

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On “When They Come For Me”, Mike Shinoda brings that classic addressing the haters flow, while proclaiming that they are no longer the same band that made Hybrid Theory. It is worth noting that this song contains the highest amount of profanity in any Linkin Park song to date.

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1. 1. Papercut
2. 2. One Step Closer
3. 3. With You
4. 4. Points of Authority
5. 5. Crawling
6. 6. Runaway
7. 7. By Myself
8. 8. In the End
9. 9. A Place for My Head
10. 10. Forgotten
11. 11. Cure for the Itch
12. 12. Pushing Me Away
13. 13. Foreword
14. 14. Don’t Stay
15. 15. Somewhere I Belong
16. 16. Lying from You
17. 17. Hit the Floor
18. 18. Easier to Run
19. 19. Faint
20. 20. Figure.09
21. 21. Breaking the Habit
22. 22. From the Inside
23. 23. Nobody’s Listening
24. 24. Session
25. 25. Numb
26. 26. Opening
27. 27. Pts.Of.Athrty
28. 28. Enth E Nd
29. 29. [Chali]
30. 30. Frgt/10
31. 31. P5hng Me A*wy
32. 32. Plc.4 Mie Hæd
33. 33. X-Ecutioner Style
34. 34. H! Vltg3
35. 35. [Riff Raff]
36. 36. WthᐳYou
37. 37. Ntr\mssion
38. 38. Ppr:kut
39. 39. Rnw@y
40. 40. MyᐸDsmbr
41. 41. [Stef]
42. 42. By_Myslf
43. 43. Kyur4 th Ich
44. 44. 1Stp Klosr
45. 45. Krwlng
46. 46. Wake
47. 47. Given Up
48. 48. Leave Out All the Rest
49. 49. Bleed It Out
50. 50. Shadow of the Day
51. 51. What I’ve Done
52. 52. Hands Held High
53. 53. No More Sorrow
54. 54. Valentine’s Day
55. 55. In Between
56. 56. In Pieces
57. 57. The Little Things Give You Away
58. 58. The Requiem
59. 59. The Radiance
60. 60. Burning in the Skies
61. 61. Empty Spaces
62. 62. When They Come for Me
63. 63. Robot Boy
64. 64. Jornada del Muerto
65. 65. Waiting for the End
66. 66. Blackout
67. 67. Wretches and Kings
68. 68. Wisdom, Justice, and Love
69. 69. Iridescent
70. 70. Fallout
71. 71. The Catalyst
72. 72. The Messenger
73. 73. LOST IN THE ECHO
74. 74. IN MY REMAINS
75. 75. BURN IT DOWN
76. 76. LIES GREED MISERY
77. 77. I’LL BE GONE
78. 78. CASTLE OF GLASS
79. 79. VICTIMIZED
80. 80. ROADS UNTRAVELED
81. 81. SKIN TO BONE
82. 82. UNTIL IT BREAKS
83. 83. TINFOIL
84. 84. POWERLESS

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