Song : Crawling Artist : Linkin Park Album : Hybrid Theory Tuning : low to high Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb (drop D) Transcribed: Marko R Intro: |--------------|---20----17--|-------------------------------| |--------------|-------------|-20----18----17----18----------| |----------19--|-------------|------------------------19-----| |--------------|-------------|-------------------------------| |--------------|-------------|-------------------------------| |--------------|-------------|-------------------------------| | | |--------------|-------------|-------------------------------| bass |-----------3--|------------3|-------------------------------| |-1------------|-------------|-----5-----------------3-------| |--------------|-3-----------|-------------------------------| Right before the chorus guitar 1 plays |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |--10----10-10-m-10-----| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| m = mute real fast Chorus: There are 2 guitars playing in the chorus: The firtst plays this with dist and the second with heavy dist. D5 Bb5 F5 C5 A5 |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| Gtr 1 |-11--11--11--11-|-5---5---5---5--|-10--10--10--10-|-9---9---9--12-| |-x---x---x---x--|-x---x---x---x--|-x---x---x---x--|-x---x---x--x--| |-9---9---9---9--|-3---3---3---3--|-8---8---8---8--|-7---7---7--10-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| |note: strum each note 16 times | | | | | | | |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| Gtr 2 |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| |-0--------------|-8--------------|-3--------------|-10----------7-| |-0--------------|-8--------------|-3--------------|-10----------7-| |-0--------------|-8--------------|-3--------------|-10----------7-| note: slide above to the next note Crawling in my skin these wounds they will not heal Fer is how I fall confusing what is real In the chorus thw Bass plays te same notes as in the verse so go see the verse for chorus notes. Play intro again. Verse: The bass plays the verses but you can play it as the low notes off guitar 2's chorus notes or like the bass would play it(below), its exactly the same just diffrent posisions. D5 Bb5 F5 C5 |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| bass |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| |-0--------------|-1--------------|-3--------------|-3-------------| D5 Bb5 F5 C5 Theres something inside me that pulls beneath the surface, consuming, confusing This lack of selfcontrol I fear is never ending, controlling I cant seem Pre Chorus: (still just bass) Bb5 C5 D5 C5 F5 |-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| bass |----------3------|----------3-----|----------------|---------------| |-1---------------|-3--------------|-5--------3-----|---------0-----| |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-3-------------| to find myself again my walls are closing in (Without a sense off confidence I'm convinced that there's just to much pressure to take) Bb5 C5 D5 C5 F5 |-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| bass |----------3------|----------3-----|----------------|---------------| |-1---------------|-3--------------|-5--------3-----|---------------| |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-3----3/7-7-7--| Ive felt this way before so insecure............................... Chorus: There are 2 guitars playing in the chorus: The firtst plays this with dist D5 Bb5 F5 C5 A5 |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| Gtr 1 |-11--11--11--11-|-5---5---5---5--|-10--10--10--10-|-9---9---9--12-| |-x---x---x---x--|-x---x---x---x--|-x---x---x---x--|-x---x---x--x--| |-9---9---9---9--|-3---3---3---3--|-8---8---8---8--|-7---7---7--10-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| |note: strum fast in 16th notes (each note 16 times) | | | | | | | |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| Gtr 2 |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| |-0--------------|-8--------------|-3--------------|-10----------7-| |-0--------------|-8--------------|-3--------------|-10----------7-| |-0--------------|-8--------------|-3--------------|-10----------7-| note: slide above to the next note Crawling in my skin these wounds they will not heal Fer is how I fall confusing what is real Verse 2: Discomfort endlessly pulled itself upon me, distracting, reacting Against my will I stand beside my own reflection, its haunting, how I cant seem to.. Pre Chorus Bb5 C5 D5 C5 F5 |-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| bass |----------3------|----------3-----|----------------|---------------| |-1---------------|-3--------------|-5--------3-----|---------0-----| |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-3-------------| to find myself again my walls are closing in (Without a sense off confidence I'm convinced that there's just to much pressure to take) Bb5 C5 D5 C5 F5 |-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| bass |----------3------|----------3-----|----------------|---------------| |-1---------------|-3--------------|-5--------3-----|---------------| |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-3----3/7-7-7--| Ive felt this way before so insecure............................... Play Chorus again x 2 The outro is the chorus with the intro over it.
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This song (as well as the entire album) is about depression but yet each one if different. For example, One Step Closer" is about the anger of depression and "In The End" is about wanting to kill yourself cause you feel so overwhelmed. "Crawling" is about the sad part of depression and just not wanting to do anything. When this cd came out I was going though a very bad time and I think this CD really helped. Someone told me this song is about a Mental Patient but I dont think thats true. This is probably the best album to come along in my lifetime. Linkin Park is so amazing. And SANE you must be retarded.
'Crawling' narrates a phase in the life of few or one of the band members possibly now but most likley in the past. It is the coming to terms being on heroin. It is the thoughts of an addicted user, how they condemn themselves for 'using' (Its haunting how I cant seem To find myself again) yet, just see it as an easy way out (Without a sense of confidence, Im convinced there's just too much pressure to take ) The person keeps on going back to the drug regardless of its consequences (crawling in my skin, these wounds they will not heal) Wounds wont heal due to the fact of frequent use. Because of the drug the person has lost himself, has gone into complete self hating mode. They know that the drug is harmful but see it a a right thing to do (Confusing what is real) Only after a period of being in denial does this person realise what the drug has caused and lacks esteem to get themself out of the circle the seem to go through. The song is stating that heroin/drugs is more then a physical thing and the mental side of it all is just or perhaps even worse.
I have a friend that has panic disorder...when she heard this she got chills. This is almost exactly what is going through her mind when she's suffering from a panic attack. They're very scary and these words describe what she's thinking about how she's feeling... Fear is how I fall: the reason she always falls into these panic attacks is fear of everything around her Confusing what is real: when you're in them, everything around you doesn't seem real and it's hard to figure what is and isn't There's something inside of me that pulls beneath the surface: it's something inside of her and it's all she knows is that it's a medical problem caused by no apparent reason Consuming, confusing: it totally consumes her body and her mind and it's so confusing This lack of self-control is neverending: she has no self-control I can't seem to find myself again: she doesn't feel that she'll ever get out of it and this feeling acts as if it will never go away Too much pressure to take: it's an attack of extreme anxiety I've felt this way before: she's constantly suffering from these attacks Discomfort....: her physical and mental being are extrememly full of discomfort and no matter how hard she tries she can't get comfortable Distracting....: she can't think Against my will I stand beside my own reflextion: it's so haunting how she can't control herself and how surreal the whole seen is If this makes sense or not to anyone...I know that if you just listen to these words, what is being described is everything that's spinning around in her mind in a matter of moments and this spinning will not stop. Fear consumes her body and she absolutely cannot get out of any of that fear...It's a horrible thing to go through, but this song and many, MANY other Linkin Park lyrics give her a sense of comfort...knowing that perhaps there's someone else who knows how's she's feeling or how she's felt...
WOW EVERYBODY HAS EXPLAINED EXACTLY THE WAY THAT I FEEL ABOU THE SONG, GLITSTAR, I HOPE YOUR FRIEND CAN GET THROUGH TI AND THAT SHE REMAINS STRONG. AND ELLE THANX FOR EXPLAINING THE SONG, EVEN IF IT IS FROM DRUGS, ITS STILL A GREAT SONG THAT MANY PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SONG. THIS IS THE SONG THAT MADE ME BECOME THEIR #1 FAN. I LOVE LINKIN PARK
I never liked Linkin Park. Especially this song. The lyrics are good, but I get a horrible headache listening to it.
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