Biography:
Michael Kenji Shinoda (born February 11, 1977) is an American musician, songwriter, rapper, singer, record producer and graphic designer. He co-founded Linkin Park in 1996 and is the band's rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter, keyboardist, producer, and lead vocalist. Shinoda later created a hip-hop-driven side project, Fort Minor, in 2004. He served as a producer for tracks and albums by Lupe Fiasco, Styles of Beyond and The X-Ecutioners.
Shinoda is also the co-founder of Machine Shop Records, a California-based record label.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
F#m
[Verse]
F#m
Wanna know where I don’t go
F#m
When it goes from OK to a oh no
F#m
When it goes from hi five to a low blow
F#m
When it goes from all five to a solo
F#m
Lemme tell you what you don’t know
F#m
I been down / so low / I was
F#m
Looking for something but denying that I found it
F#m
There’s an elephant sitting in the room
F#m
And I can’t find another way to tiptoe around it
F#m
I been doing greater good for a long time
F#m
But I can’t find any other way to give now
F#m
I been putting myself on the sideline
F#m
And it’s been time so I’m saying can I live now
F#m
There are times when I kick myself
F#m
Say I’m not sick but I can’t get well
F#m
Say I got this while I chase my tail
F#m
As if they can’t tell
[Chorus]
F#m
I'm running from my shadow
E B Bm
Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down
F#m
I’ll never win the battle
E B Bm
Never win the battle and I should have known it by now
F#m E
Just when I think I’ve found the end / ohhh
B Bm
I’m going back around again / ohhh
F#m
Running from my shadow
E B Bm
Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down
[Verse]
F#m
Light side’s got a dark side to it
E
Daytime flows into night like fluid
B
The yin and the yang with a curved line through it
Bm
And none of it’s illuminating why I do it
F#m
Maybe I didn’t want to chase what was not right
E
Maybe I didn’t want to face you were offsides
B
Thinking I was far away from a crossed line
Bm
But I was giving soft praise to a hard lie
F#m
There are things that you say and you don’t say
E
My tongue’s gotten real tired of me biting it
B
‘Cause I keep on following the wrong way
Bm
Time’s come and I can’t keep denying it
F#m
There are times when I kick myself
E
Say I’m not sick but I can’t get well
B
Say I got this while I chase my tail
Bm
As if they can’t tell
[Chorus]
F#m
I'm running from my shadow
E B Bm
Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down
F#m
I’ll never win the battle
E B Bm
Never win the battle and I should have known it by now
F#m E
Just when I think I’ve found the end / ohhh
B Bm
I’m going back around again / ohhh
F#m
Running from my shadow
E B Bm
Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down
[Bridge]
F#m E B
I love you but I know / I gotta let you go
Bm F#m
Dancing with the devil cause she’s all I’ve ever known
E B
Wanted to pretend / That this time was the end
Bm F#m
Sorry but I guess I gotta let you down again
F#m
Again
F#m
Again
N.C.
Running from my shadow now my shadow is my only friend
[Outro]
F#m E B Bm
F#m E
Running from my shadow
B Bm
But it’s still there chasing me down
F#m E B Bm
F#m
Running from my shadow
E B Bm
Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down
F#m
[Verse]
F#m
Wanna know where I don’t go
F#m
When it goes from OK to a oh no
F#m
When it goes from hi five to a low blow
F#m
When it goes from all five to a solo
F#m
Lemme tell you what you don’t know
F#m
I been down / so low / I was
F#m
Looking for something but denying that I found it
F#m
There’s an elephant sitting in the room
F#m
And I can’t find another way to tiptoe around it
F#m
I been doing greater good for a long time
F#m
But I can’t find any other way to give now
F#m
I been putting myself on the sideline
F#m
And it’s been time so I’m saying can I live now
F#m
There are times when I kick myself
F#m
Say I’m not sick but I can’t get well
F#m
Say I got this while I chase my tail
F#m
As if they can’t tell
[Chorus]
F#m
I'm running from my shadow
E B Bm
Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down
F#m
I’ll never win the battle
E B Bm
Never win the battle and I should have known it by now
F#m E
Just when I think I’ve found the end / ohhh
B Bm
I’m going back around again / ohhh
F#m
Running from my shadow
E B Bm
Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down
[Verse]
F#m
Light side’s got a dark side to it
E
Daytime flows into night like fluid
B
The yin and the yang with a curved line through it
Bm
And none of it’s illuminating why I do it
F#m
Maybe I didn’t want to chase what was not right
E
Maybe I didn’t want to face you were offsides
B
Thinking I was far away from a crossed line
Bm
But I was giving soft praise to a hard lie
F#m
There are things that you say and you don’t say
E
My tongue’s gotten real tired of me biting it
B
‘Cause I keep on following the wrong way
Bm
Time’s come and I can’t keep denying it
F#m
There are times when I kick myself
E
Say I’m not sick but I can’t get well
B
Say I got this while I chase my tail
Bm
As if they can’t tell
[Chorus]
F#m
I'm running from my shadow
E B Bm
Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down
F#m
I’ll never win the battle
E B Bm
Never win the battle and I should have known it by now
F#m E
Just when I think I’ve found the end / ohhh
B Bm
I’m going back around again / ohhh
F#m
Running from my shadow
E B Bm
Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down
[Bridge]
F#m E B
I love you but I know / I gotta let you go
Bm F#m
Dancing with the devil cause she’s all I’ve ever known
E B
Wanted to pretend / That this time was the end
Bm F#m
Sorry but I guess I gotta let you down again
F#m
Again
F#m
Again
N.C.
Running from my shadow now my shadow is my only friend
[Outro]
F#m E B Bm
F#m E
Running from my shadow
B Bm
But it’s still there chasing me down
F#m E B Bm
F#m
Running from my shadow
E B Bm
Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down
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