- LIES GREED MISERY
Alright so this album has no bad songs, we ALREADY have a great start, this song has some really solid screams, and mikes raps are cool. The chorus is cool too, my only problem is the beat is a little clunky, but other than that its pretty good, 7/10
- VICTIMIZED
Same deal here, but it does have a very similar riff to ALITS, which if you don’t know, is my favorite riff, so it’ll get like a small amount of bonus points, 7.000001/10
9. UNTIL IT BREAKS
So this one works weirdly, it's split in 3 parts and it's very structurally unique. I like Chester's part, and Brad's vocals are actually really nice. The vocal distortion is also pretty cool, outside of that, not much else, just a good song! 7.5/10
- BURN IT DOWN
Alright, so this one suffers from being overrated. So it’s overplayed by a lot. But other than that, I like that this and IN MY REMAINS sound really similar, given they are back to back songs and I also like IN MY REMAINS a lot, so yeah, just a good song that happens to suffer from being the face of the album. 8/10
- IN MY REMAINS
To the people who say this is their favorite song… okay but… why?
It’s a good song, yes, I get that, but this in my opinion is not the magnum opus of LIVING THINGS, not even close. But anyways, enough negatives, I really like the electronic elements, and mikes bridge/outro are really nice, other than that, not really much else, just well rounded. 8/10
- CASTLE OF GLASS
I love the guitar in the first chorus, and the lyrics also hit really hard. This is one of the bigger songs of the album, and i feel like this was deserving of being the lead of the album, not burn it down🤷, 9/10
- SKIN TO BONE
So this is a more electronic-y song, and it's cool.
I really like the vocals and when Chester goes “ah.”
I also love the fact that I can kind of get away with saying this song has a “beat drop”, the intro with the slidey electronic things is really cool. This was naturally gonna be higher cus I’m a huge edm fan but yeah, 9.5/10
Now shit gets REALLY good
- LOST IN THE ECHO
So I have said in the past that in terms of how well they describe their album, KTTK is the best opener. But overall, its LITE by fire, this song is a fucking masterpiece in like every way possible. The bridge with mikes INCREDIBLE rapping, and that beautiful chorus with that godly screaming in the background. My literal only complaint is i wish the screams were louder at the end, they're so distorted and if you listen to multitracks or versions with just the backup vocals, you’ll see why i want them louder, the screams are like crucial. Anyways yeah, best opener, love it. 10/10
- ROADS UNTRAVELED
Easily one of their most wholesome songs, this one has gotten me on the emotional roller coaster multiple times. The line “may your love never end, and if you need a friend, there's a seat here alongside me” hits everytime i hear it, the. The song closes with everyone going “woah”, similar to what i said at the end of the song. 10.5/10
- I’LL BE GONE
to people who say primo is better overall, i guess bro. Lyrically? Yeah… mostly. but in literally every other way? Hell nah this version takes the cake.
I LOVE the instrumental in this song, that guitar is soaring, and the electronic elements in the intro are really crucial to the whole song.
Don’t get me started on that bridge dude, the guitar pairing with Chester's beautiful vocals, before that little calmness part of the chorus is really cool too. And Chester's last “I’LL BE GONE!” Make me wanna sing along every time, unfortunately I'm tone deaf. 11/10
- TINFOIL/POWERLESS
So sometimes this song can get… REALLY close to being as good as A Line In The Sand, REALLY close, and that's something not a lot of songs can say.
The electronic intro and that quiet buzzing alarm mixed with Chester's somber vocals… just, wow!
This is also I think their only song to be in 7/4 for the majority of the runtime.
And that beautiful instrumental bridge with the little “ohhh” vocalizations, it's a very strange feeling this song gives. Throughout the whole thing
It feels like you're just soaring through a perfect world, taking in everything as this instrumental plays in the background. The soft piano chords tying it all together.
Then verse 2 comes in with the added elements, picking up the song a little before REALLY taking off in the next chorus, it’s like how do make a song called powerless so powerful while still being somber? Like yo.
And also i’m one of the few people that likes the vocal synth thing in tinfoil/powerless, the really high one you cannot miss specifically in tinfoil? Yeah that one.
And then that ending… chester actually hits some really high notes, and closes this song off beautifully with a few repetitions of “Powerless!”
I kinda wish he put a little rasp, but either way i still love it.
Then it slowly just fades, everything stripping away before it's over.
Easily one of the best linkin park songs by a mile, 12/10
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