Yeah, thats soooo true! Since he is gone, the LP Army isnt just a big fanbase anymore… its like we all are one big family. There is so much love and carring for each other, in every comment section, under ever LP video. Chaz would be proud…
I wish chester just knew how much we knew he wasn’t k but we loved him for him look he did lot for me through then days of me being bullied he he and my best friend saved my life when he died a big piece of me died
My 15 year old son was a huge Linkin Park; when he died by suicide in 2005, Chester and Linkin Park saved my life many times. I would listen to their music and scream the lyrics, hoping that the anguish I felt would lessen. Thank you to Chester and Linkin Park for saving this bereaved mother's life with your music.
That man…. That band helped me going through the most darkest times in my life. Now I do what I can to help people through theirs. Thank you Chester, Mike, Rob, Phoenix, Joe, and Brad!R.I.P. Chester!!!!!
Chester saved my life with his music. knowing he went through somewhat of what ive been through. made me feel better and stopped me from killing myself multiple times rest in piece legend
Dude same. I still have horrible scars on my wrists from deep depression. But after a few attempts, i was also saved by him. And now i have a beautiful little girl that is my world. I would never have thought i could have joy again. Rip legend
@@Theorcman2008 I always listened because I felt the same way he did when I was a child. Somehow I made it this far at 32 without ending it all and Chester is one of the many voices that saved my life.
This music video was made after Chester died, it was made from thousands of fan videos that the band asked to be submitted to create this video, all made out of love from the fans for him. It is a perfect tribute to his legacy and how much he meant to so many people even though he will never know this...
How u doing a month later bro? Lost my dad 2.5 years ago and it still sucks. You will never get over it, but learn to live with it. Nothing I type will help you on those dark days or sleepless nights. Just go live your life and make her proud.
@JoawMebs-im6ix I'm doing OK. Thankyou. I, too, died twice at the end of 2022. I had to be resuscitated twice. I spent 3 months in a coma and 8 months in hospital. I got hot by 2 cars doing 70mph. I was a pedestrian. Thankyou for the thoughts
So many songs that Linkin Park had that are like this, it seems that Chester was calling out in pain and also for help. Too bad he couldn't be saved. RIP Chester.
This video is a brilliant tribute to Chester and I'm bawling through every frame, but you also owe it to yourself to see their live version that they tributed to Chris Cornel. Its even more emotional than you could imagine, being shortly after the passing of Chester's friend and prior to his own passing. RIP Chester, Chris and all the beautiful souls that left us too soon. Let us all try to be the positivity that helps keep other lights from going out.
The song was written about soneone who worked for the record label that was close to the band who died from cancer And now its basically about Chris Cornell and Chester as well Heartbreaking
Not gonna lie, first time i heard this track i only made it through the first chorus and had to step away, came back to it a few days later and listened to the rest of it. It's a beautiful bitter sweet song, and if you aren't ready for it then it'll knock you down, but also pick right back up on your feet. Very therapeutic too.
I don't think I'm ever going to be able to listen to this song without crying. I saw him in concert a few weeks before he passed, it was the best day of my life. It really is true what people say, he helped them through their darkest times. I will forever be grateful for this band, I don't think I'd still be here without them. R.I.P Chester, we love you ❤
Chester saved so many of us with his music. He brought us to our highest highs but he also was there for us when we were at our lowest, carrying us through tough times and gave us the feeling that we are not alone. Yet we couldnt do the same for him. Rest easy Chester, I hope you found your peace. You will always be in our hearts
For yourself, you have to watch the live version of this song that Chester sang on Jimmy Kimmel. While the song was originally about losing a friend to cancer, Chester dedicated the song to Chris Cornell when he committed suicide. Chester and Chris were incredibly close and the loss hit him extremely hard. And sadly, Chester committed suicide only a month later, in the exact same manner that Chris had. A tragic loss for their families, and for the world at large. But the live performance is raw. Chester breaks down part way through. But the big difference is the second bridge. On the studio version, or the version you reacted too, the scream of "I DO!!!!" is low in the mix. Most people don't even notice it. But in the live version, Chester belts it, screaming at the top of his lungs, and the pain and anger and longing in his voice for his lost friend, shatters my heart every time I hear it. It's probably the most moving musical moment I've ever seen in all my years. ua-cam.com/video/RfuzFRsE4qU/v-deo.html
My son is called Chester and my first was always going to be called that even before Chesters passing, he has inspired me throughout my life since I can remember! My first boy was born on the 21st of july which is the day after his anniversary but I'm from the UK and the time difference would of made his death on the 21st in the UK. He was even 8 days late which is my favourite number and the first number my son ever said was 8, he couldn't stop saying it! To anyone else out there who is struggling please reach out, it doesn't matter who you reach out to but please get the help you need! No one should ever fight mental health alone, we have to stick together like how linkin parks song bought their amazing fan base behind them
Oh my god, I loved your reaction so much. I almost cried my eyes out the first time I heard this song. Normally I don't really listen much to their more quiet songs, but this one really does hit hard.
When he sang this live, the “I do” scream between the second and third chorus was so insanely powerful and full of emotion. Such an incredible talent we lost way too soon
I just can’t hear this song without crying. It’s so emotional and has such a big impact to me cause I heard it a lot when parts of my family have been gone. #wemissyouchester
Chester had one of the greatest voices. So many people still look up to him even to this day and I just love how he interacted with people. R.I.P to one of the greats❤
The video of the live recital where he dedicates it to his best friend Chris Cornel, may he also rest in passing, is so emotional because he sings it completely from the heart. I've known Linkin Park practically since their first album. I think the first song with which I felt identified was "A Place for My Head"
The day Chester died I was inconsolable. Just didn’t know what to do with myself. So I retreated into the music on my phone, and I put it on shuffle. And this song came on about 3 or 4 songs in. And I finally lost it and started bawling my eyes out like I hadn’t done since family members funerals. This song is incredible
I grew up on Linkin Park pretty much since I was a baby, and around the time I was 12 and starting to get depressed not really wanting to live anymore I remember listening to Linkin Park and for whatever reason I hadn't paid much attention to the lyrics before but I remember watching lyric videos one day and just feeling like I wasn't alone like I wasn't some kind of freak for not wanting to keep on going and with every song they'd give me the hope to go on knowing if they can keep on fighting then just maybe so could I?
As someone who has been a fan of Linkin Park since the very beginning this video makes me smile and cry all at the same time xo I smile because of how much I love Chester and the joy he brought me but then I’m shattered all over again reminded he’s not with us . I will forever do what I can to make Chester proud .. we can always take care of our people and ourselves ! Forever will be a proud linkin park fan and keep Chester’s legacy alive xo
Really appreciate your honesty and true emotions in your video. I’ve heard this song so many times and it hits me in different ways depending on my mood. I, too, have lost loved ones at this time of the year and I feel the same way- it feels like I am being heard. RIP Chester.
I lost my mom and younger brother back in 2021 36 hours apart from each other. This song hits home so hard. Especially the line about having one more chair than you need... I've related to so many of their songs over the past two decades but this one definitely takes the cake...
I spent a lot of time within myself and emotionally locked away, unwilling to open up and put my vulnerability on display. I felt like no one would be able to help me, I didn't know how they could. But there in sound waves in air, a voice that understood. His words broke down my walls with every note he'd sing. He touched my very core and made me feel that I've been seen. Thank you Chester for all you've done, for showing me the way. Its because of you that i made it through and am still living to this day. RIP
I genuinely don't know how he held together. He messed up the lyrics at one point, but that's all. He had every right to just sit in a corner and weep and not go on stage at all. Nobody would have thought any less of him for it.
@@PenneySounds hell, I can't even watch him without tears rolling down my cheeks. Then he sang hallelujah at Chris's funeral too. I couldn't do either one
@@PenneySounds I just hope both of them know that the pain and suffering they went thru here became the hope and salvation for so many of us. So many times I have been lost not knowing where to turn and just knowing that I wasn't alone was a blessing.
@@toddrotton218 Well, we have to remember that we have something Chester never had. We have Chester Bennington's voice in our ear telling us that we can make it.
There's a live performance of this he did not long after his friend killed himself and in it chester breaks down and the vocal he delivers in that moment hits so hard. You feel everything he's feeling. It breaks me everytime
Brings me to tear's whenever I listen to it. We will always miss you Chester. We all have our Demons and I hope everyone finds their help and peace, myself included. Really happy for Mike and them now that it looks like they are having fun again and not in a "Dark Place" themselves. I am sure Chester is looking down and smiling and wanting us to love everyone like he asked us to do.
Chester Bennington’s and Tim Bergling (Avicii)’s death affected me sm. The saddest part is, in the same year too, not even a year apart. They were both struggling sm. They were the only thing getting me through when I was 12 until now. My best friend committed suicide at 13 (I was still 12) and I was struggling majorly ever since. The only reason I didn’t jump off a bridge when I ran away for 5 hours was because an Avicii song came on, specifically ‘Hey Brother’ and the one that came out after that was ‘Somewhere I Belong’ by Linkin Park.
I grew up listening to Chester and Linkin Park. I've been fortunate enough not to lose any friends or family to suicide. But I have lost both of my parents to cancer... and I can relate to the lyric about empty seats around the table... it does hit hard. And... there haven't been many famous people who I've cried/mourned the loss of... Robin Williams... Chester Bennington. Two souls who have left the world worse off with their departure. I tear up every time I hear this song. Absolutely beautiful... RIP Chester. We miss you brother.
I hate that music like this allowed so many of us to continue on to live, but yet the creator of the music wasn't able to find that same inspiration. Thank you to every artist that helps the rest of us survive even if you are at the end of what you can tolerate in this life.
I'm just happy that this "taboo" around mental health/depression is now more open and much more negotiable then ever before. I've been through a lot in the past 15yrs. From having leukemia, losing my friends, relationship, work because of my disease, to being diagnosed with Graft Versus Host Disease and ending up in a wheelchair, living with pain 24/7. And honestly, it was hard but i was doing fine because my mom was always there for me. Yes, "was." She passed away 5yrs. ago after only 1yr. of retirement. She was diagnosed with cervical cancer stage 4. And i was always asking myself, what was it all for? My mom being hurt because of my illness. She took care of me and left everything aside for that. Me and my mom, we enjoyed the holidays, especially Christmas. Last year, i decided that it will be the last year i will be having a Christmas tree. It's just not the same anymore. I'm alone anyway now. I'm happy that my sister sometimes comes by. And i'm very lucky that she helps me out with my food. After my mom passed in October of 2018. A little bit more than a year. Covid came around and of course, in the summer of 2021, i was diagnosed with Covid-19. They induced me in to a coma, which i stayed in for about 2 weeks. While in coma, doctors saw that i had something on one of my hearts valve's. Which last year, they did an urgent open-heart surgery for. Anyway, music has always been my drive to keep going. It's not easy. Every day is different. But i try. I love this song a lot. I know my comment is a bit all over but my English isn't the best. Thanks for your reaction!
"In the kitchen one more chair than you need." That's a potent line everyone has relatives who reach an old age and pass away eventually. Through time, we lose people and slowly we see less and less of our relatives due to them passing leaving more and more empty spaces around the table.
Miss Lilly, your loved ones never left you. They just changed form and dimensions. Trust me they are ever present in your life. I truly wish I could have been there to help Chester understand this prior to him doing anything final. I love him, as so many others still do. We need him now more than ever but it's in the realm of understanding why he did what he did to himself. We are ALL ONE!!! We as a whole need to push understanding and wisdom upon our brethren. It's gonna get harder not easier until we act as ONE. One Love
This one and Ren's "Suicide" have done a lot of heavy lifting for me and my mortality. They are among a handful of anchors that have kept me from taking my final steps. But, the first 'one song' from LP that got me was "Iridescent" off of A Thousand Suns. I'd been listening to them from their first break out, but never quite got it until my own depression came on. On that note, you should also check out Mike's solo piece "What The Words Meant", written in the aftermath of Chester's passing
Knowing how touching and beautiful this song is, I tried to play it for someone once. But they actually couldn’t listen to it. They turned it off. Because they lost a sibling to cancer. And it hit their heart too hard.
You are a light. And you are guiding someone. You don’t even know it. But you are their light. You have to keep burning. You have to keep going. If not for yourself, for them.
I knew I was a fan of Linkin park when the only song I had heard was One Step Closer, because it was the first single to make it to the radio. It was my "favourite" for the simple reason of "I haven't heard anything else yet" but I had a feeling it wouldn't remain my favourite once I'd heard the album - and I was right. The song that made me realise I'd be a lifelong fan of the band was With You, but there were several others I liked more than that first single as well.
The first time I heard Linken Park it was the Hybrid Theory album and the somg In the End really connected with me. Now two and a half decades later this song has more meaning for me. Thankyou for your explanation of this song, it gave me a new light on how I was feeling 🙂
The live version of this hits different. I downloaded as my preferred version of the song. He does this very emotional scream that is intense and really screams his pain at the loss of his friend. So much so that it even causes him to pause at the very end before finishing the song. It's worth a reaction video in my opinion
Just 3 days before 2024, the first Brazilian UA-camr I've followed for 13 years passed away in the exact same way as Chester, after a massive cancelation campaign against him. He was also a huge Linkin Park fan and was involved in anti-suicide mental health campaigns. His passing is even more heartbreaking because of this context. I just can't listen to this song anymore without crying my eyes out. It feels like in this battle, depression is winning big time.
I agree with you and keep thinking and talking passing not because is the common term in English but more as believing and or hoping is just that, pass to another place in universe where we all meet again. Makes this heavy life but easier to go though.
You are loved Lilly! This came out 10 years after my big brother took his life and the song had me pouring... again 2 years ago when a best friend for 30+ years took her life, yet I went almost immediately to this song. Possibly to "allow" myself to cry (macho "man" baggage). Missed you this year, Joey, and we'll miss you every year... that empty chair FUKING sucks!
Haven't even watched yet. First time I listened to this song I cried, I remember it was one of the last songs he sang and I understood his struggles. What a beautiful song this is.
For me, other than "One More Light," I would say "Not Alone" and "The Messenger" are quite remarkable songs that hold every reason to be replayed and appreciated each time. "A Place For My Head" and "Easier to Run" I find are so symmetrical to certain obstacles, only thing I can say is that I'm glad those songs exist
I listen to this song every single day.. lost almost all my family.. the ones that was the glue the ones that was always there when you wanna talk and give out your feelings and emotions and just talk to them how you feeling and so on.. my family so close.. I'm married but still losing grandparents especially when they help you grow up and has always been around you.. I listen to linkin park all the time I grew up listening to them. my one song i go to really to be honest all there songs is my go to. this band has helped me get through everything.. I'm still devastated about Chester broke down when I heard bad news about what happen to him..
One of them songs where you can really listen to the lyrics not just the music. Telling us to "care for every light", he himself is one of those lights and sings this song in a very selfless, caring way. RIP Chester
Even if you haven’t lost someone to suicide this song still hits hard. For the people you know are struggling that you want to be there for (and know you can’t always be there with them). And for those you’ve lost for different reasons. Anyone who has passed on, this song still has a lot of meaning as a tribute to them, especially once you get to the chorus and second verse. I lost my mom in May due to some health issues. The first time I heard this song after that, it hit me 10x harder than it ever had. Even though she wasn’t lost to suicide, I still felt it was a good tribute to her and I incorporated it into the little slideshow of pictures and memories that we shared with our friends and family that week. I love you and miss you Mom.
The song wasn't about suicide, but was something Mike wrote in memory of a friend of the band who worked at their record label for basically the whole time they were with the label, but she unexpectedly died after a very short battle with cancer. Mike felt compelled to write a song about mourning loss. Brad was actually at her funeral while Mike was writing the song. They even played the song for the other employees at the label and left everyone in tears. The song didn't become associated with suicide specifically until Chris Cornell's death. The band was supposed to play Heavy on stage that day, but they decided to play One More Light instead when they heard that Cornell died. Chester was close with him, nd he was barely able to hold his composure through the song. And then on Cornell's birthday, suicide took Chester too. So the song was about death in general, inspired by a death by illness, but later events made it seem retroactively like a song about suicide.
It’s 5 am, I can’t fall asleep. Just one of those nights stuck in my own head. Miss you Chester. You got me through so many hard times as a kid. The past 7 years without your voice has been harder than it should be.
I cant express how much I needed to hear what you said at the end of this video by someone who truly understands so Lilly Jane I want to say thank you from the bottom of what’s left of my heart
I just miss him. One less person who understands... And to anwser your question, the first LP song that hit me was Crawling. And it's still close to my hearth...
We put my dad to rest on valentine's day this year this was my first Christmas without him so I definitely know how you feel and I resonate with this song so much. r.i.p. Chester, you helped me through all the hard times in my life and your ingrained into my soul bro.
i’ve come to notice that most people don’t notice a small, but very important line in this song. when he says, “In the kitchen. One more chair than you need”, to me at least, hints that while someone is setting the table for their family, they go based off of instinct and set up a seat for someone who has presumably ended their own life. hence the one more chair than you need
For me, the song was "Numb"! Our hopes, dreams and ambitions are so centered around the people whose opinions are so valued about ourselves : our parents!!! As children, we view these people almost god-like, and we spend a lifetime trying to prove our lives and self-worth meets their standards and approval. Yet, so often, our parents have had their own failings in life, and those failures get pushed into our goals in life. They try to live vicariously through what is suppose to be our youth, and we end up failing to meet each others' expectations!!! Our dreams should be our dreams, and our parents' dreams should be their.
No matter how many times you hear this song, it hits the heartstrings harder. #LinkinPark we are with you still. Chester lives in our hearts. Keep pushing through this dark time, hold one another closer, and be there for one another.
I think the first song that actually resonated with me on a personal level was "Somewhere I Belong" For the first 2/3 of my life I didn't really feel like I belonged anywhere.
I loved the first song that put them on the map "One Step Closer," it was and is great and opened up a galaxy of incredible hits from that group. Chester, I hope you and Chris are at peace. And I want you reunited with all those you loved on this plane to be with you when it all ends.
Linkin Park’s music always saved my life in dark times and this is amazing because without that my life be now so much much worse and it's a pity that he's gone, it's a shame.😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔
I've always taken this as Chester's last instruction to us as fans: care for every light, it's our responsibility to care even when no one else does
Yeah, thats soooo true!
Since he is gone, the LP Army isnt just a big fanbase anymore… its like we all are one big family.
There is so much love and carring for each other, in every comment section, under ever LP video.
Chaz would be proud…
I cry every time I listen to this song.
Braking the habit
I think your not wrong given that it is too on the nose and also the only last recent song i got to hear before his untimley death😢
Good comment. I hadn’t been able to articulate the thought, but you nailed it. I believe it’s what he would have wanted.
We still miss you Chester 💔
You saved so many of us but we couldn't save you 😭
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Say thank you to the stinking haters, they were the last straw
That was my first thought when the music video started. "Oh, Chester."
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I wish chester just knew how much we knew he wasn’t k but we loved him for him look he did lot for me through then days of me being bullied he he and my best friend saved my life when he died a big piece of me died
My 15 year old son was a huge Linkin Park; when he died by suicide in 2005, Chester and Linkin Park saved my life many times. I would listen to their music and scream the lyrics, hoping that the anguish I felt would lessen. Thank you to Chester and Linkin Park for saving this bereaved mother's life with your music.
Heartbreaking fr I’m sorry your family had to go through that and your son as well
2005?
It was 2017
@@InfferreiI was referring to my son's death in 2005
Bless you 🙏
I cannot listen to this song without crying. OG Linkin Park fan, miss you Chester
Right here with you 😢
Every time i have tears ❤
That man…. That band helped me going through the most darkest times in my life. Now I do what I can to help people through theirs. Thank you Chester, Mike, Rob, Phoenix, Joe, and Brad!R.I.P. Chester!!!!!
here here
Same. I thought I was over it but here I am crying again haha. What a crazy song.
Chester saved my life with his music. knowing he went through somewhat of what ive been through. made me feel better and stopped me from killing myself multiple times rest in piece legend
Dude same. I still have horrible scars on my wrists from deep depression. But after a few attempts, i was also saved by him. And now i have a beautiful little girl that is my world. I would never have thought i could have joy again. Rip legend
Please stay strong, and keep speaking out loud how you really feel, its ok bro
ever since chester passed all of linkin parks songs hit differently now. u can feel his pain.
I think you meant to say murdered**
And yet no one seen the signs. He needed help.
@@stoneyp3748 suicide is not murder
me and Chester both hung our selves for him he passed away I do wish it was me not him
One of the most influential LP songs IMO. Chester was a light extinguished way to soon. Their music is amazing. Merry Christmas.
He gave so many hints in his songs that we only understood after it was too late.
That's because most of us heard his music but didn't listen......@@erroristmusic
@@Theorcman2008 I always listened because I felt the same way he did when I was a child. Somehow I made it this far at 32 without ending it all and Chester is one of the many voices that saved my life.
@@boston_nsca I was there at the very beginning. I'm almost 40.
He wasn't just a light, he was the one true light taken from us too soon😢
This music video was made after Chester died, it was made from thousands of fan videos that the band asked to be submitted to create this video, all made out of love from the fans for him. It is a perfect tribute to his legacy and how much he meant to so many people even though he will never know this...
Check the facts again
No this wasn’t made by fans. It’s a nice thought though
My mum passed today
This song sent shivers through me.
May she be a star for you for the rest
Bro I'm sorry. May she fly free.
So sorry Kevin, heartfelt condolences - a month later❤
How u doing a month later bro? Lost my dad 2.5 years ago and it still sucks. You will never get over it, but learn to live with it. Nothing I type will help you on those dark days or sleepless nights. Just go live your life and make her proud.
@JoawMebs-im6ix I'm doing OK. Thankyou.
I, too, died twice at the end of 2022. I had to be resuscitated twice. I spent 3 months in a coma and 8 months in hospital. I got hot by 2 cars doing 70mph. I was a pedestrian.
Thankyou for the thoughts
So many songs that Linkin Park had that are like this, it seems that Chester was calling out in pain and also for help. Too bad he couldn't be saved. RIP Chester.
Instead, he chose to give a voice to all the people who feel the same pain as him. That was his gift to the world. Rest in peace.
This video is a brilliant tribute to Chester and I'm bawling through every frame, but you also owe it to yourself to see their live version that they tributed to Chris Cornel. Its even more emotional than you could imagine, being shortly after the passing of Chester's friend and prior to his own passing. RIP Chester, Chris and all the beautiful souls that left us too soon. Let us all try to be the positivity that helps keep other lights from going out.
THANKYOU SO✝️😭💔😭 Beautifully Said
The song was written about soneone who worked for the record label that was close to the band who died from cancer
And now its basically about Chris Cornell and Chester as well
Heartbreaking
Not gonna lie, first time i heard this track i only made it through the first chorus and had to step away, came back to it a few days later and listened to the rest of it.
It's a beautiful bitter sweet song, and if you aren't ready for it then it'll knock you down, but also pick right back up on your feet.
Very therapeutic too.
I don't think I'm ever going to be able to listen to this song without crying. I saw him in concert a few weeks before he passed, it was the best day of my life. It really is true what people say, he helped them through their darkest times. I will forever be grateful for this band, I don't think I'd still be here without them. R.I.P Chester, we love you ❤
Chester saved so many of us with his music. He brought us to our highest highs but he also was there for us when we were at our lowest, carrying us through tough times and gave us the feeling that we are not alone. Yet we couldnt do the same for him.
Rest easy Chester, I hope you found your peace. You will always be in our hearts
For yourself, you have to watch the live version of this song that Chester sang on Jimmy Kimmel. While the song was originally about losing a friend to cancer, Chester dedicated the song to Chris Cornell when he committed suicide. Chester and Chris were incredibly close and the loss hit him extremely hard. And sadly, Chester committed suicide only a month later, in the exact same manner that Chris had. A tragic loss for their families, and for the world at large.
But the live performance is raw. Chester breaks down part way through. But the big difference is the second bridge. On the studio version, or the version you reacted too, the scream of "I DO!!!!" is low in the mix. Most people don't even notice it. But in the live version, Chester belts it, screaming at the top of his lungs, and the pain and anger and longing in his voice for his lost friend, shatters my heart every time I hear it. It's probably the most moving musical moment I've ever seen in all my years.
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Chris n Chester we’re murdered
@@jeremylatham1160 what are you talking about... they were depressive... and this disease kill them
Very solid recommendation. The way Chester lets out that emotional scream is such a raw, powerful moment of expression.
I just mentioned this, that scream was brutally emotional. It came from a part so deep, not many people could even imagine.
@jeremylatham1160 No they weren't
Chester may be gone, but his voice and soul lives through us all.
Linkin Park Forever!!!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
You’re never alone with a song like this, his voice and lyrics saved a lot of us.
My son is called Chester and my first was always going to be called that even before Chesters passing, he has inspired me throughout my life since I can remember! My first boy was born on the 21st of july which is the day after his anniversary but I'm from the UK and the time difference would of made his death on the 21st in the UK. He was even 8 days late which is my favourite number and the first number my son ever said was 8, he couldn't stop saying it! To anyone else out there who is struggling please reach out, it doesn't matter who you reach out to but please get the help you need! No one should ever fight mental health alone, we have to stick together like how linkin parks song bought their amazing fan base behind them
Oh my god, I loved your reaction so much. I almost cried my eyes out the first time I heard this song. Normally I don't really listen much to their more quiet songs, but this one really does hit hard.
When he sang this live, the “I do” scream between the second and third chorus was so insanely powerful and full of emotion. Such an incredible talent we lost way too soon
I just can’t hear this song without crying. It’s so emotional and has such a big impact to me cause I heard it a lot when parts of my family have been gone.
#wemissyouchester
Chester had one of the greatest voices. So many people still look up to him even to this day and I just love how he interacted with people. R.I.P to one of the greats❤
This was my late mum's funeral song so has a lot of meaning to me . Lilly Jane keep doing your thing x
I played it at my son’s funeral. It meant a lot to him, and therefore it means a lot to me.
The video of the live recital where he dedicates it to his best friend Chris Cornel, may he also rest in passing, is so emotional because he sings it completely from the heart. I've known Linkin Park practically since their first album. I think the first song with which I felt identified was "A Place for My Head"
The day Chester died I was inconsolable. Just didn’t know what to do with myself. So I retreated into the music on my phone, and I put it on shuffle. And this song came on about 3 or 4 songs in. And I finally lost it and started bawling my eyes out like I hadn’t done since family members funerals. This song is incredible
I grew up on Linkin Park pretty much since I was a baby, and around the time I was 12 and starting to get depressed not really wanting to live anymore I remember listening to Linkin Park and for whatever reason I hadn't paid much attention to the lyrics before but I remember watching lyric videos one day and just feeling like I wasn't alone like I wasn't some kind of freak for not wanting to keep on going and with every song they'd give me the hope to go on knowing if they can keep on fighting then just maybe so could I?
As someone who has been a fan of Linkin Park since the very beginning this video makes me smile and cry all at the same time xo I smile because of how much I love Chester and the joy he brought me but then I’m shattered all over again reminded he’s not with us . I will forever do what I can to make Chester proud .. we can always take care of our people and ourselves ! Forever will be a proud linkin park fan and keep Chester’s legacy alive xo
Really appreciate your honesty and true emotions in your video. I’ve heard this song so many times and it hits me in different ways depending on my mood. I, too, have lost loved ones at this time of the year and I feel the same way- it feels like I am being heard. RIP Chester.
I was taken aback you haven't heard this song… what a lifetime masterpiece. Glad you found it.
I lost my mom and younger brother back in 2021 36 hours apart from each other. This song hits home so hard. Especially the line about having one more chair than you need...
I've related to so many of their songs over the past two decades but this one definitely takes the cake...
i feel bad for you
7 years later the song hurts more than ever knowing how much time has passed since Chester's Death and how far we have come.
The live version is the best, him screaming "I DO" with so much passion. Chester is/was absolutely phenomenal. They are my band I listen to regularly.
As a 56 year old man... I still walk the earth. I'm glad I'm still here... life is precious.
Thank you for this honest reaction!!! I loved seeing that your reactions to this song are just like mine ❤️
I spent a lot of time within myself and emotionally locked away, unwilling to open up and put my vulnerability on display. I felt like no one would be able to help me, I didn't know how they could. But there in sound waves in air, a voice that understood. His words broke down my walls with every note he'd sing. He touched my very core and made me feel that I've been seen. Thank you Chester for all you've done, for showing me the way. Its because of you that i made it through and am still living to this day. RIP
You have to check out the version where he sings it live for Chris Cornell the day after Chris died. Emotion from Chester is unbelievable
I genuinely don't know how he held together. He messed up the lyrics at one point, but that's all. He had every right to just sit in a corner and weep and not go on stage at all. Nobody would have thought any less of him for it.
@@PenneySounds hell, I can't even watch him without tears rolling down my cheeks. Then he sang hallelujah at Chris's funeral too. I couldn't do either one
@@PenneySounds I just hope both of them know that the pain and suffering they went thru here became the hope and salvation for so many of us. So many times I have been lost not knowing where to turn and just knowing that I wasn't alone was a blessing.
@@toddrotton218 Well, we have to remember that we have something Chester never had.
We have Chester Bennington's voice in our ear telling us that we can make it.
The one more chair than you need line always hits me... I miss you Dad. ❤🩹
There's a live performance of this he did not long after his friend killed himself and in it chester breaks down and the vocal he delivers in that moment hits so hard. You feel everything he's feeling. It breaks me everytime
Brings me to tear's whenever I listen to it. We will always miss you Chester. We all have our Demons and I hope everyone finds their help and peace, myself included. Really happy for Mike and them now that it looks like they are having fun again and not in a "Dark Place" themselves. I am sure Chester is looking down and smiling and wanting us to love everyone like he asked us to do.
Chester Bennington’s and Tim Bergling (Avicii)’s death affected me sm. The saddest part is, in the same year too, not even a year apart. They were both struggling sm. They were the only thing getting me through when I was 12 until now. My best friend committed suicide at 13 (I was still 12) and I was struggling majorly ever since.
The only reason I didn’t jump off a bridge when I ran away for 5 hours was because an Avicii song came on, specifically ‘Hey Brother’ and the one that came out after that was ‘Somewhere I Belong’ by Linkin Park.
Very powerful lyrics that hits me hard everytime I hear this song. Don't be ashamed to cry at this song.
I grew up listening to Chester and Linkin Park. I've been fortunate enough not to lose any friends or family to suicide. But I have lost both of my parents to cancer... and I can relate to the lyric about empty seats around the table... it does hit hard. And... there haven't been many famous people who I've cried/mourned the loss of... Robin Williams... Chester Bennington. Two souls who have left the world worse off with their departure. I tear up every time I hear this song. Absolutely beautiful... RIP Chester. We miss you brother.
I hate that music like this allowed so many of us to continue on to live, but yet the creator of the music wasn't able to find that same inspiration. Thank you to every artist that helps the rest of us survive even if you are at the end of what you can tolerate in this life.
I'm just happy that this "taboo" around mental health/depression is now more open and much more negotiable then ever before. I've been through a lot in the past 15yrs. From having leukemia, losing my friends, relationship, work because of my disease, to being diagnosed with Graft Versus Host Disease and ending up in a wheelchair, living with pain 24/7. And honestly, it was hard but i was doing fine because my mom was always there for me. Yes, "was." She passed away 5yrs. ago after only 1yr. of retirement. She was diagnosed with cervical cancer stage 4. And i was always asking myself, what was it all for? My mom being hurt because of my illness. She took care of me and left everything aside for that. Me and my mom, we enjoyed the holidays, especially Christmas. Last year, i decided that it will be the last year i will be having a Christmas tree. It's just not the same anymore. I'm alone anyway now. I'm happy that my sister sometimes comes by. And i'm very lucky that she helps me out with my food. After my mom passed in October of 2018. A little bit more than a year. Covid came around and of course, in the summer of 2021, i was diagnosed with Covid-19. They induced me in to a coma, which i stayed in for about 2 weeks. While in coma, doctors saw that i had something on one of my hearts valve's. Which last year, they did an urgent open-heart surgery for.
Anyway, music has always been my drive to keep going. It's not easy. Every day is different. But i try. I love this song a lot.
I know my comment is a bit all over but my English isn't the best. Thanks for your reaction!
"In the kitchen one more chair than you need." That's a potent line everyone has relatives who reach an old age and pass away eventually. Through time, we lose people and slowly we see less and less of our relatives due to them passing leaving more and more empty spaces around the table.
Miss Lilly, your loved ones never left you. They just changed form and dimensions. Trust me they are ever present in your life. I truly wish I could have been there to help Chester understand this prior to him doing anything final. I love him, as so many others still do. We need him now more than ever but it's in the realm of understanding why he did what he did to himself. We are ALL ONE!!! We as a whole need to push understanding and wisdom upon our brethren. It's gonna get harder not easier until we act as ONE. One Love
This one and Ren's "Suicide" have done a lot of heavy lifting for me and my mortality. They are among a handful of anchors that have kept me from taking my final steps. But, the first 'one song' from LP that got me was "Iridescent" off of A Thousand Suns. I'd been listening to them from their first break out, but never quite got it until my own depression came on. On that note, you should also check out Mike's solo piece "What The Words Meant", written in the aftermath of Chester's passing
Knowing how touching and beautiful this song is, I tried to play it for someone once. But they actually couldn’t listen to it. They turned it off. Because they lost a sibling to cancer. And it hit their heart too hard.
You are a light. And you are guiding someone. You don’t even know it. But you are their light. You have to keep burning. You have to keep going. If not for yourself, for them.
we all miss Chester Bennington's voice ❤
My absolute favorite Linkin Park song is "Waiting For The End". I get excited EVERY TIME I hear it.
I knew I was a fan of Linkin park when the only song I had heard was One Step Closer, because it was the first single to make it to the radio. It was my "favourite" for the simple reason of "I haven't heard anything else yet" but I had a feeling it wouldn't remain my favourite once I'd heard the album - and I was right. The song that made me realise I'd be a lifelong fan of the band was With You, but there were several others I liked more than that first single as well.
The first time I heard Linken Park it was the Hybrid Theory album and the somg In the End really connected with me. Now two and a half decades later this song has more meaning for me. Thankyou for your explanation of this song, it gave me a new light on how I was feeling 🙂
The live version of this hits different. I downloaded as my preferred version of the song. He does this very emotional scream that is intense and really screams his pain at the loss of his friend. So much so that it even causes him to pause at the very end before finishing the song. It's worth a reaction video in my opinion
Someone said, "One man can help millions but millions can't help just one man" RIP Chester 🙏🕊💔
You really need to watch the live performance after Chris Cornell's death. His scream of "I DO" will rip out your soul.
1:47 I failed to tears.
Just 3 days before 2024, the first Brazilian UA-camr I've followed for 13 years passed away in the exact same way as Chester, after a massive cancelation campaign against him. He was also a huge Linkin Park fan and was involved in anti-suicide mental health campaigns. His passing is even more heartbreaking because of this context. I just can't listen to this song anymore without crying my eyes out. It feels like in this battle, depression is winning big time.
I agree with you and keep thinking and talking passing not because is the common term in English but more as believing and or hoping is just that, pass to another place in universe where we all meet again. Makes this heavy life but easier to go though.
You are loved Lilly! This came out 10 years after my big brother took his life and the song had me pouring... again 2 years ago when a best friend for 30+ years took her life, yet I went almost immediately to this song. Possibly to "allow" myself to cry (macho "man" baggage). Missed you this year, Joey, and we'll miss you every year... that empty chair FUKING sucks!
You can hear his pain in this song. Beautiful melody but such a sad and powerful emotion through the lyrics. Just amazing
What an amazing song I love Chester’s voice in every song but especially this song he was amazing
"in the kitchen, one more chair than you need" those words haunt me to this day 😢
I also hung my self in the kitchen with a chair 🪑 can you please help me
do you know what those words mean
This damn song gets me everytime.......RIP Chester
Haven't even watched yet. First time I listened to this song I cried, I remember it was one of the last songs he sang and I understood his struggles. What a beautiful song this is.
A place for my head definitely resonates the most with me
For me, other than "One More Light," I would say "Not Alone" and "The Messenger" are quite remarkable songs that hold every reason to be replayed and appreciated each time. "A Place For My Head" and "Easier to Run" I find are so symmetrical to certain obstacles, only thing I can say is that I'm glad those songs exist
Great reaction, thanks for doing this. Happy holidays!
As a combat medic, I have encountered several situations like this, and I always say: I'm here to help you
I've seen Linkin Park live in Nuremberg (Germany) some years ago - was an amazing experience!
chester said he cared about us! that single star that's flickering! rip chester we love u!!
Watch the fan lyric video of this song. Its a really beautifully done tribute. I am going to watch it after this.
No matter how many time you hear this it always hits hard, I can't hear this song without tearing up
I am watching now, just crying.31 years old man😢
This song breaks my heart every time I hear it. It hits everyone hard. RIP Chester and Chris
I listen to this song every single day.. lost almost all my family.. the ones that was the glue the ones that was always there when you wanna talk and give out your feelings and emotions and just talk to them how you feeling and so on.. my family so close.. I'm married but still losing grandparents especially when they help you grow up and has always been around you.. I listen to linkin park all the time I grew up listening to them. my one song i go to really to be honest all there songs is my go to. this band has helped me get through everything.. I'm still devastated about Chester broke down when I heard bad news about what happen to him..
You heard the first time one more light and younhabe tears in your eyes. Thas the magic of Linkin Park❤
We love you chester, we miss you chester, never forgotten. Heroes are remembered, but a legend never dies.
One of them songs where you can really listen to the lyrics not just the music. Telling us to "care for every light", he himself is one of those lights and sings this song in a very selfless, caring way. RIP Chester
Even if you haven’t lost someone to suicide this song still hits hard. For the people you know are struggling that you want to be there for (and know you can’t always be there with them).
And for those you’ve lost for different reasons. Anyone who has passed on, this song still has a lot of meaning as a tribute to them, especially once you get to the chorus and second verse.
I lost my mom in May due to some health issues. The first time I heard this song after that, it hit me 10x harder than it ever had. Even though she wasn’t lost to suicide, I still felt it was a good tribute to her and I incorporated it into the little slideshow of pictures and memories that we shared with our friends and family that week. I love you and miss you Mom.
The song wasn't about suicide, but was something Mike wrote in memory of a friend of the band who worked at their record label for basically the whole time they were with the label, but she unexpectedly died after a very short battle with cancer. Mike felt compelled to write a song about mourning loss. Brad was actually at her funeral while Mike was writing the song. They even played the song for the other employees at the label and left everyone in tears.
The song didn't become associated with suicide specifically until Chris Cornell's death. The band was supposed to play Heavy on stage that day, but they decided to play One More Light instead when they heard that Cornell died. Chester was close with him, nd he was barely able to hold his composure through the song. And then on Cornell's birthday, suicide took Chester too.
So the song was about death in general, inspired by a death by illness, but later events made it seem retroactively like a song about suicide.
It’s 5 am, I can’t fall asleep. Just one of those nights stuck in my own head. Miss you Chester. You got me through so many hard times as a kid. The past 7 years without your voice has been harder than it should be.
I cant express how much I needed to hear what you said at the end of this video by someone who truly understands so Lilly Jane I want to say thank you from the bottom of what’s left of my heart
R.I.P. Chester you are still one of the greatest
Thank you for your honesty and for your sharing. I hope you're doiung good now.
im glad someone else found this song! I used to listen to it on blast and sing untl my throat hurt over and over
I just miss him. One less person who understands... And to anwser your question, the first LP song that hit me was Crawling. And it's still close to my hearth...
How can it be possible to someone still have the chance to here it for the first time in 2023? lucky you! lol
We put my dad to rest on valentine's day this year this was my first Christmas without him so I definitely know how you feel and I resonate with this song so much. r.i.p. Chester, you helped me through all the hard times in my life and your ingrained into my soul bro.
pure emotion from a beautiful soul. thx!
i’ve come to notice that most people don’t notice a small, but very important line in this song. when he says, “In the kitchen. One more chair than you need”, to me at least, hints that while someone is setting the table for their family, they go based off of instinct and set up a seat for someone who has presumably ended their own life. hence the one more chair than you need
For me, the song was "Numb"! Our hopes, dreams and ambitions are so centered around the people whose opinions are so valued about ourselves : our parents!!! As children, we view these people almost god-like, and we spend a lifetime trying to prove our lives and self-worth meets their standards and approval. Yet, so often, our parents have had their own failings in life, and those failures get pushed into our goals in life. They try to live vicariously through what is suppose to be our youth, and we end up failing to meet each others' expectations!!! Our dreams should be our dreams, and our parents' dreams should be their.
No matter how many times you hear this song, it hits the heartstrings harder. #LinkinPark we are with you still. Chester lives in our hearts. Keep pushing through this dark time, hold one another closer, and be there for one another.
I think the first song that actually resonated with me on a personal level was "Somewhere I Belong"
For the first 2/3 of my life I didn't really feel like I belonged anywhere.
I loved the first song that put them on the map "One Step Closer," it was and is great and opened up a galaxy of incredible hits from that group. Chester, I hope you and Chris are at peace. And I want you reunited with all those you loved on this plane to be with you when it all ends.
I don't Cry usually, like really really rare for me to cry but this song always gets me.
As 34 year old man who never thought id make it to 25 i can't tell you how many times music especially Linkin park has saved me
it will never get easier to listen to this song btw
and in a weird way, thats what makes it great in a different way
Linkin Park’s music always saved my life in dark times and this is amazing because without that my life be now so much much worse and it's a pity that he's gone, it's a shame.😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔
Runaway is the song that hit me hard back in the Old Days.. teenage years.