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{{Infobox single
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| Name         = Nothing Makes Sense Anymore
| Name=Nothing Makes Sense Anymore
| Cover         = Single-Crossing_A_Line-Nothing_Makes_Sense_Anymore.jpg
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| Artist=Mike Shinoda
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| Release=[[Post Traumatic]]
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| Recorded=2017-2018
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| Released=March 29, 2018
| Recorded     = 2017-2018
| Format=Digital
| Released     = March 29, 2018
| Length=3:33
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| Label=Warner Bros. Records
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| Writer=Mike Shinoda
| Label         = Warner Bros. Records
| Producer=Mike Shinoda
| Writer       = Mike Shinoda
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| Producer     = Mike Shinoda
| This=''Crossing A Line/ Nothing Makes Sense Anymore''<br>(2018)
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# [[Place To Start]]
| Misc      = {{Extra track listing
# [[Over Again]]
| Album  = [[Post Traumatic]]
# [[Watching As I Fall]]
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# [[Nothing Makes Sense Anymore]]
| Tracks    =
# [[About You]] (feat. Blackbear)
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# [[Brooding]]
# [[Promises I Can't Keep]]
# [[Crossing A Line]]
# [[Hold It Together]]
# [[Ghosts]]
# [[Make It Up As I Go]] (feat. K.Flay)
# [[Lift Off]] (feat. Chino Moreno & Machine Gun Kelly)
# [[I.O.U]]
# [[Running From My Shadow]] (feat. grandson)
# [[World's On Fire]]
# [[Can't Hear You Now]]
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"Nothing Makes Sense" was released as a pre-order track off of ''[[Post Traumatic]]'' by Mike Shinoda. <ref name="K&BTwitter">[https://twitter.com/thekevinryder/status/979038430779686912 Kevin Ryder on Twitter: &quot;Tomorrow @kevinandbean Tix in the Goodie Bag Section for April Foolishness, @drdrew, are you a loser if you go to the movies by yourself?, and @mikeshinoda w new solo music at 7 AM PT!… https://t.co/pBeMmhRKem&quot; .], March 28, 2018</ref> It was released as a double single with "[[Crossing A Line]]".
"Nothing Makes Sense" is the fourth song on ''[[Post Traumatic]]'' by Mike Shinoda. It was released as a pre-order track for the album.<ref name="K&BTwitter">[https://twitter.com/thekevinryder/status/979038430779686912 Kevin Ryder on Twitter: &quot;Tomorrow @kevinandbean Tix in the Goodie Bag Section for April Foolishness, @drdrew, are you a loser if you go to the movies by yourself?, and @mikeshinoda w new solo music at 7 AM PT!… https://t.co/pBeMmhRKem&quot; .], March 28, 2018</ref> It was also released as a double single with "[[Crossing A Line]]".


==Background==
==Background==
"Nothing Makes Sense Anymore" is a song that is filled with metaphors that relate back to how Mike saw the world after Chester Bennington's passing.
Mike told Genius about the first verse, ''"There was a time (maybe around our album [[A Thousand Suns]]?) when I thought I used too many water metaphors, so I had to stop. It'’s been a little while since then, so I thought it was OK to put this one in the song. When a loved one passes away, many people, myself included, describe the feeling as "being lost at sea." There's a feeling of lack of direction and lack of control. Part of making the Post Traumatic album was an attempt to find direction and regain control of my creative and personal life."''<ref>https://genius.com/14241428 Genius: "Nothing Makes Sense Anymore" Lyrics</ref>
About the chorus, ''"One of my favorite albums growing up was The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails. I think this song has some inspiration from the thousands of times I listened to that album."''
About the second verse, ''"This verse was inspired by the delicate nature of art, and how sometimes things happen that can't be undone. On a bit lighter note, I went to college for art; some of our projects lasted weeks, even months. But sometimes, things went wrong. One time, I had a project painted with gouache, which is like watercolor but with a powdery pigment look to it. If you were supposed to paint a flat square with it, any moisture, oil, or water that got sprayed on top would ruin it, leaving spots. I had probably put in 10 hours on a color theory project where I was supposed to paint perfect, flat colored squares... and I sneezed. I had to totally start over."''
About the bridge, ''"When I’m writing "singing" lyrics, I'm looking for things that sing well, and sum up a core truth about my song subject. There’s a futility in this bridge that seemed to "complete the song," for me."''


==Tracklist==
==Tracklist==
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==Music Video==
==Music Video==
On February 8th, Mike tweeted, ''"Friends in LA: can anyone give me a live video YOU SHOT (and own) of the Skirball fire? Must be a vid of the fire, not of a TV / news / etc (they own that footage). I want to use it for something I'm making. Use #FireVideoForMike to show me."'' and ''"Ask your friends for me. I need a video someone took in person, of the Getty Center / Skirball Fire. #FireVideoForMike"''
On February 8th, Mike tweeted, ''"Friends in LA: can anyone give me a live video YOU SHOT (and own) of the Skirball fire? Must be a vid of the fire, not of a TV / news / etc (they own that footage). I want to use it for something I'm making. Use #FireVideoForMike to show me."''<ref>[https://twitter.com/mikeshinoda/status/961660853685649408 Mike Shinoda no Twitter: &quot;Friends in LA: can anyone give me a live video YOU SHOT (and own) of the Skirball fire? Must be a vid of the fire, not of a TV / news / etc (they own that footage). I want to use it for something I’m making. Use #FireVideoForMike to show me.&quot; .], February 08, 2018</ref> and ''"Ask your friends for me. I need a video someone took in person, of the Getty Center / Skirball Fire. #FireVideoForMike"''<ref>[https://twitter.com/mikeshinoda/status/961662938879700995 Mike Shinoda on Twitter: &quot;Ask your friends for me. I need a video someone took in person, of the Getty Center / Skirball Fire. #FireVideoForMike 🔥🙏🏽&quot; .], February 08, 2018</ref>


This footage was used in the music video, released on March 29th. The video featured footage of the LA fire and Mike walking through the LA nature and the burned terrain while singing the song.
This footage was used in the music video, released on March 29th. The video featured footage of the LA fire and Mike walking through the LA nature and the burned terrain while singing the song.
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==Live==
Though the song was never played live, on December 26, 2019, Mike posted a picture on Instagram of a part of his live rig used to trigger pieces of songs, and one of the labeled buttons was for "NMSA", indicating he considered playing it live at some point, but chose not to.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B6kDu7XAvFr/ Instagram]</ref>


==Promotion==
==Promotion==
==Personnel==
==Personnel==
==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
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I used to know where the bottom was
I used to know where the bottom was
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Nothing makes sense anymore, anymore
Nothing makes sense anymore, anymore
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Nothing makes sense anymore, anymore</poem>
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==References==
==References==
*https://twitter.com/mikeshinoda/status/961660853685649408
*https://twitter.com/mikeshinoda/status/961662938879700995


[[Category:Mike Shinoda Discography]][[Category:Mike Shinoda Songs]][[Category:Mike Shinoda Music Videos]]
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Latest revision as of 08:22, 21 February 2024

"Nothing Makes Sense Anymore"
Single by Mike Shinoda
from the album Post Traumatic
Recorded:2017-2018
Released:March 29, 2018
Format:Digital
Length:3:33
Time signature:4/4
Tempo:120
Writer:Mike Shinoda
Producer:Mike Shinoda
Label:Warner Bros. Records
Post Traumatic tracklist
  1. Place To Start
  2. Over Again
  3. Watching As I Fall
  4. Nothing Makes Sense Anymore
  5. About You (feat. Blackbear)
  6. Brooding
  7. Promises I Can't Keep
  8. Crossing A Line
  9. Hold It Together
  10. Ghosts
  11. Make It Up As I Go (feat. K.Flay)
  12. Lift Off (feat. Chino Moreno & Machine Gun Kelly)
  13. I.O.U
  14. Running From My Shadow (feat. grandson)
  15. World's On Fire
  16. Can't Hear You Now

"Nothing Makes Sense" is the fourth song on Post Traumatic by Mike Shinoda. It was released as a pre-order track for the album.[1] It was also released as a double single with "Crossing A Line".

Background

"Nothing Makes Sense Anymore" is a song that is filled with metaphors that relate back to how Mike saw the world after Chester Bennington's passing.

Mike told Genius about the first verse, "There was a time (maybe around our album A Thousand Suns?) when I thought I used too many water metaphors, so I had to stop. It'’s been a little while since then, so I thought it was OK to put this one in the song. When a loved one passes away, many people, myself included, describe the feeling as "being lost at sea." There's a feeling of lack of direction and lack of control. Part of making the Post Traumatic album was an attempt to find direction and regain control of my creative and personal life."[2]

About the chorus, "One of my favorite albums growing up was The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails. I think this song has some inspiration from the thousands of times I listened to that album."

About the second verse, "This verse was inspired by the delicate nature of art, and how sometimes things happen that can't be undone. On a bit lighter note, I went to college for art; some of our projects lasted weeks, even months. But sometimes, things went wrong. One time, I had a project painted with gouache, which is like watercolor but with a powdery pigment look to it. If you were supposed to paint a flat square with it, any moisture, oil, or water that got sprayed on top would ruin it, leaving spots. I had probably put in 10 hours on a color theory project where I was supposed to paint perfect, flat colored squares... and I sneezed. I had to totally start over."

About the bridge, "When I’m writing "singing" lyrics, I'm looking for things that sing well, and sum up a core truth about my song subject. There’s a futility in this bridge that seemed to "complete the song," for me."

Tracklist

Digital Single

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1 Crossing A Line Mike Shinoda 4:02
2 Nothing Makes Sense Anymore Shinoda 3:33

Music Video

On February 8th, Mike tweeted, "Friends in LA: can anyone give me a live video YOU SHOT (and own) of the Skirball fire? Must be a vid of the fire, not of a TV / news / etc (they own that footage). I want to use it for something I'm making. Use #FireVideoForMike to show me."[3] and "Ask your friends for me. I need a video someone took in person, of the Getty Center / Skirball Fire. #FireVideoForMike"[4]

This footage was used in the music video, released on March 29th. The video featured footage of the LA fire and Mike walking through the LA nature and the burned terrain while singing the song.

Versions

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

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
Nothing Makes Sense Anymore Crossing A Line / Nothing Makes Sense Anymore

Post Traumatic

3:33 2017-2018 March 29, 2018
Nothing Makes Sense Anymore Post Traumatic - Instrumentals 3:33 2017-2018
  • Official instrumental version.

Live

Though the song was never played live, on December 26, 2019, Mike posted a picture on Instagram of a part of his live rig used to trigger pieces of songs, and one of the labeled buttons was for "NMSA", indicating he considered playing it live at some point, but chose not to.[5]

Promotion

Personnel

Lyrics

Album Version

I used to know where the bottom was
Somewhere far under the ocean waves
Up on a ledge I was looking down
It was far enough to keep me safe
But the ground was cracked open
Threw me in the ocean
Cast me out away at sea
And the waves are still breaking
Now that I awaken
No one’s left to answer me

My inside’s out, my left is right
My upside’s down, my black is white
I hold my breath and close my eyes
And wait for dawn but there’s no light
Nothing makes sense anymore, anymore
Nothing makes sense anymore, anymore
Nothing makes sense anymore, anymore
Nothing makes sense anymore, anymore

I used to sleep without waking up
In a dream I made from painted walls
I was a moment away from done
When the black spilled out across it all
And my eyes were made sober
World was turned over
Washing out the lines I’d seen
And my heart is still breaking
Now that I awaken
No one’s left to answer me

My inside’s out, my left is right
My upside’s down, my black is white
I hold my breath and close my eyes
And wait for dawn but there’s no light

I’m a call without an answer
I’m a shadow in the dark
Trying to put it back together
As I watch it fall apart
I’m a call without an answer
I’m a shadow in the dark
Trying to put it back together
As I watch it fall apart

My inside’s out, my left is right
My upside’s down, my black is white
I hold my breath and close my eyes
And wait for dawn but there’s no light
Nothing makes sense anymore, anymore
Nothing makes sense anymore, anymore
Nothing makes sense anymore, anymore
Nothing makes sense anymore, anymore

Gallery

External Links

  • Nothing Makes Sense Anymore (Music Video): YouTube

References