This is mainly an Avenged Sevenfold fanblog, but it's also my personal blog, so I will also post stuff that's unrelated to the band. I'm 19, I live in Italy and I prefer she/her pronouns!
I don’t know about you guys, but I couldn’t get over what happened to Chester just yet and I don’t know if I ever will. I’ve been playing his songs in my iPod and in my head, some of them are sad, some of them are empowering.
The lyrics made me question why a man that writes songs about being strong, get back on your feet and let bad things go did what he did, but I guess there’s a limit every person can go to before tearing apart.
So this is the 5 songs Chester Bennington composed (or recorded) about being strong.
5. Somewhere I Belong
The song is about someone who’s in the darkness and wants and tries to find the light.
“I will break away, I’ll find myself today”
“I wanna heal, I wanna feel what I thought was never real I wanna let go of the pain I’ve felt so long (Erase all the pain till it’s gone) I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I’m close to something real I wanna find something I’ve wanted all along Somewhere I belong”
4. One More Light
Chester’s words in the beginning simply kill me, ‘cause now I’m singing this song for him. We all care and we all feel very much each day.
“Can I help you, not to hurt, anymore?”
“There are things that we can have, but can’t keep”
“And you’re angry, and you should be, it’s not fair Just ‘cause you can’t see it, doesn’t mean it, isn’t there”
“Who cares if one more light goes out? Well I do”
3. Not Alone
I like this song not only because it brings hope and love, but also a sense of freedom. The way he sings “you are not alone”… it just gives me chills.
“The cold comes, racing through my skin Searching for a way to get to you through the storm”
“Go, leaving all you’ve known, you are not alone”
If I may, I’d like to make a small change in this verse: “No, don’t give up your hope, you are not alone”, ‘cause that’s exactly what I’d say to him.
2. Iridescent
A powerful song, not only for its lyrics, but also for the sonority.
“Do you feel cold and lost in desperation? You build up hope, but failure’s all you’ve known Remember all the sadness and frustration And let it go”
1. The Messenger
This song won’t stop playing in my head when I heard about Chester. This one song that fills up the heart with so much hope.
When you feel all alone Cut off from this cruel world Your instincts telling you to run Listen to your heart Those angel voices They’ll sing to you, they’ll be your guide back home
When life leaves us blind Love keeps us kind It keeps us kind
When you’ve suffered enough And your spirit is breaking You’re growing desperate from the fight Remember you’re loved And you always will be This melody will bring you right back home
When life leaves us blind Love keeps us kind When life leaves us blind Love keeps us kind
Will someone tell me why days later I remain crying over someone I never met? How has this beautiful soul impacted my life this much? You truly did save so many Chester, you saved everyone when you couldn’t save yourself. You are a part of us. We will always love you, your music will continue. Your words will continue to save future lost souls. You did not die in vain. “Who cares if one more light goes out? .well I do.” You will always flicker. Miss you so much.
“If they say
Who cares if one more light goes out?
In a sky of a million stars
It flickers, flickers
Who cares when someone’s time runs out?
We’re quicker, quicker
Who cares if one more light goes out?
Well I do…”
