Debris

Debris
by Linkin Park
from the album LP Underground 12
Working title:	Debris
Released:	November 16, 2012
Time signature:	4/4
Tempo:	95
Writer:	Linkin Park
Label:	Machine Shop Records
LP Underground 12 tracklist
Homecoming (Minutes To Midnight Demo) Points Of Authority (Demo) Clarity (Minutes To Midnight Demo) Asbestos (Minutes To Midnight Demo) Bunker (Minutes To Midnight Demo) So Far Away (Unreleased 1998) Pepper (Meteora Demo) Debris (Minutes To Midnight Demo) Ominous (Meteora Demo) Forgotten (Demo)

Background

"Debris" was a demo started during the Minutes To Midnight sessions. It was eventually revisited during the A Thousand Suns sessions and a part of it can be heard during the Meeting Of A Thousand Suns documentary.

"Debris" was released on November 16, 2012 on the LP Underground 12 CD. This version, however, was labeled as a "Minutes To Midnight Demo". On the booklet of the CD, Brad Delson wrote: "This demo thrived on the strength of the beat. Comes in demanding attention. The chorus here probably would've been better as a bridge. The demo bridge has a nice chord progression - might've worked as a chorus."

On a Twitch stream in July 2020, Mike was asked why "Debris" wasn't ever finished and released. He said, "I always liked "Debris." It is a good demo. I tried to play with it, I got as far as the demo that you've heard that's on the LPU release. I got that far with it, and I submitted it to the band. We had our Monday Meetings, like here are demos, here are demos. I submitted it to the band a few times and I was like, "I like this track" and nobody else liked it. And I just didn't finish it, because nobody was into it. It is what it is. And that's sometimes how it works guys"

Versions

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

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Debris (Minutes To Midnight Demo)	LP Underground 12	3:23		November 16, 2012	This song can be heard during the Meeting Of A Thousand Suns DVD.

Lyrics

Album Version

Listen
My blood feels like it's sitting still in my veins
My motivation was gone before it even came
Today and yesterday, they both seem the same
And no matter how I try I just can't change
Give me one reason I should go outside
Everything will be the same no matter what I try
Some people will live and some people will die
Some people will build their whole life on a lie
I used to blame you for the things that I thought you'd say
So now I can't blame you for going away
Cause these memories are the blood beating under my skin
Repeating the same thoughts again and again

Again and again
(You said we couldn't last long enough or be strong enough)
Again and again
(You said our voices weren't loud enough but we've had enough because)
We want our future back
We want our own mistakes
To take our own path
We wanna do it again

Again and again
(You said we couldn't last long enough or be strong enough)
Again and again
(You said our voices weren't loud enough but we've had enough because)
We want our future back
We want our own mistakes
To take our own path
We wanna do it again

Again and again
(You said we couldn't last long enough or be strong enough)
Again and again
(You said our voices weren't loud enough but we've had enough because)
We want our future back
We want our own mistakes
To take our own path
We wanna do it again and again
(You said we couldn't last long enough or be strong enough)
Again and again
(You said our voices weren't loud enough but we've had enough because)
We want our future back
We want our own mistakes
To take our own path
We wanna do it again