“When life leaves us blind, love keeps us kind.”
— Chester Bennington
From 'The Messenger,' closing track of Linkin Park's 'A Thousand Suns' (2010). Chester performed it alone with acoustic guitar.
I wrote that line alone with a guitar in a studio at three in the morning. No screaming, no production, no band. Just my voice and a truth I carried since I was seven years old. Pain does not make you weak. It makes you someone who understands pain. And if you understand it, you can choose what to do with it. I chose to turn it into songs. You can turn yours into whatever you need. Just do not let it eat you from the inside. Let it out. Any way you can. Let it out.