| "Stained" | |
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| Song by Linkin Park | |
| from the album From Zero | |
| Format: | Digital |
| Length: | 3:05 |
| Writer: | Linkin Park, Cal Shapiro |
| Producer: | Mike Shinoda, Colin Brittain, Brad Delson |
| Label: | Warner Records |
| From Zero tracklist | |
"Stained" is the ninth track from Linkin Park's eighth studio album, From Zero.
Background
"Stained" is a mid-tempo pop-leaning song on the album. It was cowritten with songwriter Cal Shapiro, who is part of the group Timeflies. "Stained" features a lot of back-and-forth vocals from Emily and Mike.
Tracklist
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
Studio
| Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stained | From Zero | 3:05 | November 15, 2024 |
Live
"Stained" has not been performed live by Linkin Park.
Personnel
Linkin Park is
- Mike Shinoda
- Brad Delson
- Dave "Phoenix" Farrell
- Joseph Hahn
- Emily Armstrong
- Colin Brittain
Production
- Written by Linkin Park, Cal Shapiro
- Produced by Mike Shinoda
- Co-Produced by Brad Delson, Colin Brittain
- Additional Production by Matias Mora
- Recording Engineering by Mike Shinoda, Ethan Mates
- Vocals by Mike Shinoda, Emily Armstrong
- Guitar by Brad Delson
- Bass by Dave "Phoenix" Farrell
- Programming by Joseph Hahn
- Drums by Colin Brittain
- Mixed by Neal Avron
- Assistant Engineering by Scott Skrzynski
- Mastered by Emerson Mancini
Lyrics
Hand on my mouth, I shouldn't have said it
Gave you a chance, already regret it
Trying so hard to be sympathetic
But I know where it's gonna go if I let it
And I let it
Knowing you're hiding what no one else sees
Close lipped smile 'cause there's blood on your teeth
What you forget you are gonna repeat
You don't get to make amends like your hand's still clean
Because you're stained
You try to hide the mark but it won't fade
You and lie and lie like I was nothing
Pretend you're spotless
But I don't wash away
And now you're stained
And now you're stained
Sweat in your hands while the time starts ticking
Tripping on words, alibi starts slipping
Wanna wake from the nightmare you've been living
But we both know forgotten doesn't mean forgiven
Forgiven
Knowing you're hiding what no one else sees
Close lipped smile 'cause there's blood on your teeth
What you forget you are gonna repeat
You don't get to make amends like your hand's still clean
Because you're stained
You try to hide the mark but it won't fade
You and lie and lie like I was nothing
Pretend you're spotless
But I don't wash away
And now you're stained
And someday
Knowing you're hiding what no one else sees
And someday
Close lipped smile over blood on your teeth
And someday
What you forget you are gonna repeat
Trying to make amends like your hand's still clean
And someday
Your hands will be too red to hide the blame
You'll realize you had it coming
Pretend you're spotless
But I don't wash away
And now you're stained
And now you're stained
And now you're stained