Slip

"Slip"
Song by Linkin Park
from the album LP Underground Eleven
Recorded:	1999
Released:	November 15, 2011
Writer:	Brad Delson, Rob Bourdon, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington, Mark Wakefield, Dave Farrell
LP Underground Eleven tracklist
YO (MTM Demo) Slip (1998 Unreleased Hybrid Theory Demo) Soundtrack (Meteora Demo) In The End (Demo) Program (Meteora Demo) Bang Three (What I've Done Original Demo) Robot Boy (Test Mix, Optional Vocal Take) Broken Foot (Meteora Demo) Esaul (A Place For My Head Demo) Blue (1998 Unreleased Hybrid Theory Demo)

"Slip" is the second track on LP Underground Eleven. The song is one of Mike Shinoda's favorite Hybrid Theory demos.

Background

"Slip" was written when Linkin Park was still called "Xero" and had Mark Wakefield on vocals. The song was later recorded and reworked with Chester Bennington.

On the booklet of the LP Underground Eleven CD, Mike Shinoda wrote: "We did various versions of this song, but never felt compelled to release the song. It has never been released until now. It was in the first batch of songs (with "Blue") that we worked on together when Chester joined the band."

Although the track title says "1998", the version on the LPU CD features Chester on vocals, meaning it was recorded after 1998.

In Jeff Blue's book "One Step Closer: From Xero to #1: Becoming Linkin Park", he explained that recording for Hybrid Theory began on March 7, 2000 at NRG Studios. Rob's drum tracking began on March 14 and he tracked drums for "Slip" on March 16.

Versions

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

Studio

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Slip (1998 Unreleased Hybrid Theory Demo)	LP Underground Eleven Hybrid Theory (20th Anniversary Edition)	3:30	1999	November 15, 2011

Live

Hybrid Theory can be seen rehearsing a version of the song in a studio in Hollywood Blvd. & Ivar with bassist Scott Koziol during the episodes "jammin with linkin park" and "DJ Joe of Linkin Park" of Marc Ostrick's webseries Lockout, recorded on February 24, 2000. The guitar riff heard on the video at the beginning of the song is in the bridge of the LPU 11 demo. Rob's drum part is more complex in the video version too.

Lyrics

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In the center of the silence, violent thoughts are thrown through The thick smoke and flickering lights that brighten the room All the things that you wanted to say Get lost and thrown away You can fade and hesitate to speak your mind Can't turn back when you cross the line Sometimes it's someone you know who just doesn't care Has to see you go to know you were there This is the sun behind the rain Even though sometimes I feel I can't stand another minute May've begun to run an endless race But I never looked back When I begin it Know that this is the sun behind the rain Even though sometimes I feel I can't stand another minute May've begun to run an endless race But I never looked back When I begin it I know all of this will soon be gone You don't really have to prove them wrong Sometimes you've got no control of where you go Taking you down a road you don't know And you feel so lost that you wanna hide your face You don't recognize the place you're in Sometimes the sun doesn't shine your way Sometimes the night doesn't turn to day Sometimes the light's so bright it burns through the night and keeps the darkness at bay (Run away) This is the sun behind the rain Even though sometimes I feel I can't stand another minute May've begun to run an endless race But I never looked back When I begin it Know that this is the sun behind the rain Even though sometimes I feel I can't stand another minute May've begun to run an endless race But I never looked back When I begin it I know all of this will soon be gone You don't really have to prove them wrong I know soon enough you'll make them see You'll be far away from them with me Follow the link in the chain without a name Seal the light and the darkened days remains Taken away from the place you've been trapped Break all you know then bring it all back This is the sun behind the rain Even though sometimes I feel I can't stand another minute May've begun to run an endless race But I never looked back When I begin it Know that this is the sun behind the rain Even though sometimes I feel I can't stand another minute May've begun to run an endless race But I never looked back When I begin it I know all of this will soon be gone You don't really have to prove them wrong I know soon enough you'll make them see You'll be far away from them alone with me }} External Links jammin with linkin park - YouTube References