Lirik Lagu "The Emptiness Machine" by Linkin Park

Saya termasuk generasi yang tumbuh 

dewasa ditemani lagu-lagu Linkin Park. Sedih banget rasanya ketika pada tahun 2017 lalu Chester Bennington, vokalis band ini, ended his own life. Saya benar-benar shock waktu itu. Tak pernah terbayangkan sosok penyanyi favorit saya akan mengakhiri hidupnya seperti itu. Saya yakin band Linkin Park amat sangat berduka dan kehilangan, sampai akhirnya baru tahun ini, 2024, 7 tahun setelah meninggalnya Chester, mereka baru kembali ke panggung.

Ya, mereka kembali dengan vokalis yang baru, yaitu Emily Armstrong, dan juga drummer baru, Colin Brittain. Bahagia banget dong saya menyambut mereka kembali, meskipun hanya bisa menyaksikan konser mereka lewat livestreaming youtube 🤣. Lagu terbaru mereka berjudul The Emptiness Machine. Artinya mungkin "mesin kekosongan". Lagu ini benar-benar khas Linkin Park banget. Kalau dilihat dari liriknya, lagu ini juga masih bertema tentang pencarian jati diri dan pengenalan emosi jiwa, seperti kebanyakan lagu-lagu Linkin Park yang lain. 

Beginilah liriknya.

The Emptiness Machine

Your blades are sharpened with precision
Flashing your favorite point of view
I know you’re waiting in the distance
Just like you always do
Just like you always do

Already pulling me in
Already under my skin
And I know exactly how this ends, I

Let you cut me open just to watch me bleed
Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be
Don't know why I'm hopin' for what I won't receive
Fallin' for the promise of the emptiness machine
The emptiness machine

Goin' around like a revolver
It's been decided how we lose
'Cause there's a fire under the altar
I keep on lyin' to, I keep on lyin' to

I only wanted to be part of something
I only wanted to be part of, part of
I only wanted to be part of something
I only wanted to be part of, part of
I only wanted to be part of something
I only wanted to be part

I let you cut me open just to watch me bleed
Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be
Don't know why I'm hopin', so fuckin' naive
Fallin' for the promise of the emptiness machine
The emptiness machine

(I only wanted to be part of something)
The emptiness machine, oh
(I only wanted to be part of)
The emptiness machine

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Official Music Video The Emptiness Machine by Linkin Park

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