Place To Start

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"Place To Start" is the first song on Mike Shinoda's debut EP Post Traumatic.

Background

"Place To Start" is the only song on the Post Traumatic EP not to be performed entirely by Mike Shinoda as Rob Bourdon provided percussion on the song. He said, "I made the music / track of “Place To Start” while we were working on the OML album. Rob did brushes and crashes on it back then."[1]

The track also features voicemails from Mark Fiore, Ted Stryker, Phoenix and others who were all checking on Mike following Chester Bennington's death.

Music Video

The music videos on the Post Traumatic EP are described as "cinéma vérité", shot in a way that doesn't obscure the fact that they're real life.[2] Mike says he wanted to shoot a video while feeling something.[3] He explained, "Grief is so personal, and I thought that a D.I.Y., autobiographical format made the most sense. So I shot & edited everything in the videos myself. I‘m planning to continue doing it this way until it doesn’t feel right anymore, or until the work becomes too much."[4]

Versions

Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
Place To Start Post Traumatic EP 2:13 2017 January 25, 2018
Place To Start (Instrumental) (105 BPM) Post Traumatic EP - Acapellas & Instrumentals 1:37 2017 February 15, 2018
Place To Start (Acapella) Post Traumatic EP - Acapellas & Instrumentals 2:16 2017 February 15, 2018

Personnel

  • Written and produced by Mike Shinoda
  • Vocals by Mike Shinoda
  • Percussion on "Place To Start" by Rob Bourdon
  • Mixed by Mike Shinoda
  • Mastered by Michelle Mancini

Lyrics

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I don't have a leg to stand on
Spinning like a whirlwind nothing to land on
Came so far never thought it'd be done now
Stuck in a holding pattern waiting to come down
Did somebody else define me
Can I put the past behind me
Do I even have a decision
Feeling like I'm living in a story already written
Am I part of a vision / made by somebody else
Pointing fingers at villains but I’m the villain myself
Or am I out of conviction with no wind in the sail
Too focused on the end and simply ready to fail
Cause I’m tired of the fear that I can’t control this
I’m tired of feeling like every next step’s hopeless
I’m tired of being scared what I build might break apart
I don’t want to know the end, all I want is a place to start (Ooooh)
I don’t want to know the end, all I want is a place to start (Ooooh)

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External Links

  • Place To Start (Official Video): YouTube

References