Life is an endless search. For security. For happiness. For love. Life is an endless quest on a road with infinite ramifications and possibilities. But sometimes, rarely, sometimes, paths cross and you come face to face with yourself. Like looking through a mirror into the past. Going full circle and coming back at square one only to exchange a smile with mini-me. Listening to this song makes me feel like I've stumbled upon an old friend that I though lost forever. Either I've changed or Linkin Park went back on their creative steps, or we're both meeting half way, but somehow I feel like I'm 14 again. And it feels great!

1000 Suns beats 100 Suns

Ok do this little exercise and tell me if you notice anything.

First listen to The Catalyst by Linkin Park

Then listen to The Requiem also by Linkin Park



Now listen to This is War by 30 Seconds to Mars

Finally, listen to 100 Suns by the same fabulous 30 Seconds to Mars



I know right? Plus, ironically, Linkin Park's new album is called A Thousand Suns. I mean, don't get me wrong! I love both bands and I'm not pointing fingers, but this is waaaay too obvious to not be noticed. Unless, duets like these and mentions of the solar system are the newest fad in music, I don't know how else it could be explained (of course the blame would fall on Linkin Park since their album came out later....but even then, considering how much time they take to make an album, such a thing doesn't mean much).

And if I may give my personal opinion, Linkin Park did it better...

Firsts

God bless us everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought
It can't be outdone
It can't outmatched
It can't be outrun
No

God bless us everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought
It can't be outdone
It can't outmatched
It can't be outrun
No

And when I close my eyes tonight
To symphonies of blinding light
(God bless us everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
Oh)
Like memories in cold decay
Transmissions echoing away
Far from the world of you and I
Where oceans bleed into the sky

God save us everyone,
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns?
For the sins of our hand
The sins of our tongue
The sins of our father
The sins of our young
No

God save us everyone,
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns?
For the sins of our hand
The sins of our tongue
The sins of our father
The sins of our young
No

And when I close my eyes tonight
To symphonies of blinding light
(God save us everyone,
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns?
Oh)
Like memories in cold decay
Transmissions echoing away
Far from the world of you and I
Where oceans bleed into the sky

Like memories in cold decay
Transmissions echoing away
Far from the world of you and I
Where oceans bleed into the sky


Lift me up
Let me go (x10)

God bless us everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought
It can't be outdone
It can't outmatched
It can't be outrun
No

God bless us everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought
It can't be outdone
It can't outmatched
It can't be outrun



Funny story. I heard this song on the radio about two months ago and I fell in love with it. But afterward, even thought I looked desperately for it, I couldn't find it cause I didn't know who sang it. And today, a friend tells me he bought the latest Linkin Park album and makes me listen to their new single. At first I didn't recongnize it, but while relistening to it at home i had a revelation! IT WAS LINKIN PARK!! God it doesn't sound like Linkin Park hahaha!

But what amazes me most of all is the fact that no matter how much this band changed over time, it still remains special to me. I don't know how to explain it, but there is a first for everything and, most importantly, there's a person with whom you experience it. Fist kiss, fist love, first friend, first book, first boyfriend, etc. And well, Linkin Park was my first when it comes to rock music (though after listening to this song you wouldn't believe it, but it's true....I guess you could *emphasis on the could* compare them with Metallica, in the sense that they softened up over time). And for that reason, they will always remain special...as will all my firsts.