Wastelands

[Verse 1]
This is war with no weapons
Marching with no stepping
Murder with no killing,
Illin' every direction
First, no sequel
Do the math, no equal
John with no Yoko
More power, less people
And no, I'm not afraid of that
Print in your paperback
Every rap is made in fact
To act as a delayed attack
Every phrase a razor blade
That's saved until they play it back
Slay em', leave em' laying on the pavement
Bang, fade to black


[Chorus]
In the wastelands of today,
When there's nothing left to lose
And there's nothing more to take
But you force yourself to choose
In the wastelands of today
When tomorrow disappears
While the future slips away
And your hope turns into fear
In the wastelands of today


[Verse 2]
Roll credits, you get it?
The show's done
They're talking for just talking
But meaning, they got none
None of em' come proper
They talk like a shotgun
But how many got bred with integrity?
Not one
So no, I'm not afraid to see you
Suckers hold a blade to me
Ain't no way to shake the ground
I built before you came to be
Take it how you take it
I'm the opposite of vacancy
And this not negotiation
Y'all can hate and wait and see


[Chorus x2]


And your hope turns into fear
In the wastelands of today
In the wastelands of today
In the wastelands of today





Track 6 on Linkin Park’s sixth studio album, The Hunting Party
Written by Linkin Park
Produced by co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson
Published by Warner Bros. Records Inc.