WE ALL NEEDED THIS | Linkin Park - "Fighting Myself" | FIRST TIME REACTION

It's like Mike knew that we were all still reeling from Lost and wanted to give us something to lift us up. Even though the song is dark, all of them are, it's like they wanted to give us a gift. The gift of the sound and feel that got us all into Linkin Park in the first place.

"Everything i have learned to hate come out for you to see" ... What a line

Hearing Mike's vocals and Chester's vocals, bouncing back and forth, are like the thoughts in our heads, and the words we could've say. That's why I connected with LP. We are not alone in our struggles.

LP songs gives me chills. Messages in the lyrics that are so crucial for mental health.

LP always helped me when I was younger and I'm glad the discussion around mental health has gotten so serious. I thank you and everyone else for the support, we might not be here without it.

This song is a link between Hybrid Theory and Meteora sonically... What a gem to be dropping on us like this. I wish Chester could know how much we all miss him still.

Before interpreting Linkin Park lyrics as a "cry for help", keep in mind that the vast majority of the lyrics were written by Mike, not Chester.

Chester's voice will always be remembered. ❤

Mike is doing the intro singing and verses but in reverse. Mike said that he was originally looking for this song to release first but instead found Lost which he had forgotten about. He also thought that the demos only had his rapping and there was no copy with Chester. But someone found Chester's singing for the song but it was only 90% done. Mike just worked with it this is what we got. So we don't have the full lyrics but like Mike said it still feels like a complete song. This song was heard for the first time back in 2003 in a video that featured Mike recording the riff for the song. Chester was sitting by his side in the video. Chester didn't really write any of the songs. Mike did all that. But....both would get together and go through them and do some rearranging of lyrics in order to get the songs to sound right. Mike and Chester would talk about things they were going through. Mike would then write these things in songs/lyrics and present them to Chester. they would go through the songs first then present them to the rest of the band and from there work on the music more. From what I heard, Chester didn't write anything for the early albums. some of the last albums had some songs he did write though. You can tell just from the songs he did write, that there was something going on and they have more emotion coming out of him.

Please don't take this wrong in anyway. We can't say the songs were cries for help but we can say the songs are about real feelings. The multiple attempts of suicide was a cry for help. Those close to Chester knew his battles. We are all just fans with real feelings. Posting the Hotline number is a Great thing. some feelings shouldn't become real. The numbers do help. Love the reaction video. im going down my own rabbit hole today. Lost and Fighting Myself all in one day for me. I needed to hear these songs today. What a roller coaster ride.

“ I can’t run with this weight on my back , I can’t see cause I’m focus in the past “ this one … im crying

Welcome back. Thank you for another raw, honest, open reaction 😢😢😢 please keep inspiring and aiding others in their struggles. You were OUTSTANDING once again 👏!!!

Chester’s singing and harmonies are literally tearjerking. 😭

If I remember correctly Mike wrote most of these songs as an outlet for Chester to deal with his demons and struggles mentally. They were a way for Chester to say the things he went through and was feeling so as to not bottle his emotions/issues.

I've been thinking about this song for ten days and decided to deliver my story about Linkin Park that I had. When it comes to Linkin Park I believe I heard them first in 2005. At that time I experienced many different things for the first time: like anime called Naruto and I was very much into AMV's, and during one I heard "Somewhere I Belong" by Linkin Park. Since then it was the song that slowly became my favorite from Linkin Park. I enjoyed the sound of it more than any other and when I started to understand English language it resonated with me on a deeper level. Just like Chester I needed "to find something I wanted all along. Somewhere I belong.". I already found many people that I can call as my greatest friends and I still have my family that I deeply love. ❤Still this song "Fighting Myself" starts to resonates with me more than even that "Somewhere I Belong". When I think about it I remember every moment when I kept some secrets from my mom. I just didn't wanted to be "another source of problems for her". This is the lesson that I learned the hard way and I want other people to know it. It's important to adress the issues, that You are dealing with to people, that You can trust. Otherwise You will be overwhelmed with those problems, explode with "anger that is constantly inside" You and still become "another source of problems for the closest ones" , and feel like: "It would be better if I would adress those problems way earlier" (just like me). That's a long story I know. But I think I needed to get it off from my chest. 😂Great reaction! 😃

LP is, was, and will forever be the reason why I am still alive. When I was younger I had to deal with the death of many friends and family at a fairly rapid pace between middle school and the beginning of high school. I can't even begin to fathom the amount of times that I've contemplated ending it all because I just couldn't take getting my life getting ripped to shreds anymore. It was when I had first started listening to Linkin Park and hearing their music and how it spoke to my soul and everything I was going through, I broke down completely and let all that pain out. I got myself into therapy and started finding ways to express my pain, anger, etc. So yeah LP is legitimately the reason I am still walking around 20+ years later, I just wish I could ever show my gratitude for their music, their meanings, everything.

Chester expressing the emotions we felt from the afterlife.🤘❤️

Even though a lot of your arguments are absolutely right, all of us Linkin Park fans somehow seem to forget how much of the influence with Melodies AND Lyrics actually are from Mike rather than from any of the others. Mike is/was the crazy mind behind all of this throughout the entirety and listening to the Demos now you really understand how much he influenced our entire thinking about their songs. Chester gave a voice to it and it is truly sad he passed away, but without Mike we would have never heard any of these songs... and he even wrote how Chester had to sing the lines with him singing the Demos himself.

Linkin park was the tharapi that we 90s kids had. Mental illness was never something that we today taking open about. I feeling exactly like you do, it's bittersweet but such a blessing to hear his voice again ❤ And this 2 song is the therapy I really need now. Linkin parks music really have a big place in my ❤ Thank you for sharing your reaction.❤ Sending you lots of love from Sweden 🇸🇪 ❤️

What i love about this song the most, not even Mike Shinoda originally knew that Chester sang for this track.. it feels like a gift from Chester for us