Linkin Park: Valentine's Day Meaning

Valentine's Day Lyrics

My insides all turned to ash / So slow
And blew away as I collapsed / So cold
A black wind took them away / From sight
And held the darkness over day / that night

And the clouds above move closer
looking so dissatisfied
but the heartless...

1. ivansama

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   Jan 9th 2010 !⃝

   although there are many LP songs that relate to suicide this is not one of them
   
   The message is pretty clear if you ask me.
   "A black wind took you away"
   "And the ground bellow grew colder
   As they put you down inside"
   That means someone close to the singer died.
   And the way the singer feels after the death
   "l used to be my own protection
   But not now
   'Cause my path has lost direction
   Somehow"
   The mentioning of valentines day means that it was somebody they loved. Perhaps the love of their life.
2. anonymous

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   Dec 31st 2009 !⃝

   This is about reliving or remembering the day your lover died, "And the clouds above move closer Looking so dissatisfied And the ground below grew colder As they put you down inside But the heartless wind kept blowing, blowing". He/Her lover must have died in a storm which is "heartless", and on Valentine's Day he realises how painful he loss is, "
   
   So now you're gone, and I was wrong I never knew what it was like, to be alone"
3. musicforlyfe

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   Dec 14th 2009 !⃝

   This is a really sad song.
   Losing someone you love is hard.
4. anonymous

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   Oct 22nd 2009 !⃝

   I thought the song was more about how he had lost someone he had really cared about, but everyone blamed it on him, so he felt all alone.
5. anonymous

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   Aug 21st 2009 !⃝

   maybe this song is about death. ´and the ground below grew colder as they put you down inside´,maybe it´s about a person who lost the one he loves and on the valentine´s day all the memories come back in his mind. It´s cold and he is alone. he needs someone. maybe he thought it wouldn´t hurt anymore, but suddenly he realises: she is gone!
6. anonymous

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   Jun 11th 2009 !⃝

   So basically, I think this song is about Chester and how when his wife divorced him...she became dead to him
7. NonPressure

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   Feb 9th 2009 !⃝

   Without knowing anything, I don't think that it it about being left on 'The Valentines Day', but just about being left.
   And in my mind, it doesn't have to be a boy/girl-friend or wife/husband, it can also be a very good friend if you go deeper into the lyrics.
   But of course, he sings "I never knew what it was like to be alone on a Valentines Day."
8. princess_elon2000

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   Sep 10th 2008 !⃝

   I think this song is a very sad one, it is about someone losing their love one right before valentine's day.that suppose to be the most romantic and happiest day of the year. It's a very hard song for me to listen to because of my past experience.
9. estudmn

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   Jan 23rd 2008 !⃝

   "and the ground below grew colder
   as they put you down inside"
   
   I interpret that as just a funeral on a cold day, I don't necessarily think it is about suicide.
10. anonymous

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    Jan 20th 2008 !⃝

    Yeah, you guys are close, but not quite...Chester wrote it after his wife divorced him. So yes, it's about being alone on valentines day.
11. Xpwnage123

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    Jun 28th 2007 !⃝

    The song is about how he/she lost his/her lover and the person he/she loved committed suicide. Though you may not agree with this, here's some evidence:
    
    "and the ground below grew colder
    as they put you down inside"
    
    That is what led me to believe that the person the singer loved committed suicide because they are fed up with peoples negativity.
    
    Now on Valentine's Day, the person is all alone, confused, and depressed. That is what the song is about.
12. MRO1989

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    May 17th 2007 !⃝

    I believe that this song is about losing someone, and being alone on Valentine's Day. If you listen to the lyrics closely, you'll see what I'm talking about.

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