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Artist: Linkin Park
Track: Papercut

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Why does it feel like night today?
Something in here's not right today
Why am I so uptight today?
Paranoia's all I got left
I don't know what stressed me first
Or how the pressure was fed
But I know just what it feels like
To have a voice in the back of my head

Like a face that I hold inside
face that awakes when I close my eyes
face that watches every time I lie
face that laughs every time I fall (and watches everything)
So I know that when it's time to sink or swim
That the face inside is here in me, right underneath my skin

It's like I'm paranoid, lookin' over my back
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin

I know I've got a face in me
Points out all my mistakes to me
You've got a face on the inside too
Your paranoia's probably worse
I don't know what set me off first but I know what I can't stand
Everybody acts like the fact of the matter is I can't add up to what you can

But everybody has a face that they hold inside
face that awakes when I close my eyes
face that watches every time they lie
face that laughs every time they fall (and watches everything)
So you know that when it's time to sink or swim
That the face inside is watching you too, right inside your skin

It's like I'm paranoid, lookin' over my back
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
It's like I'm paranoid, lookin' over my back
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin

The face inside is right beneath your skin
The face inside is right beneath your skin
The face inside is right beneath your skin

The sun goes down
I feel the light betray me
The sun goes down
I feel the light betray me (the sun)

It's like I'm paranoid, lookin' over my back (the sun)
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath the skin (I feel the light betray me)

It's like I'm paranoid, lookin' over my back (the sun)
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within (I feel the light betray me)
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
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Genius Q&A
Q:Who produced “Papercut” by Linkin Park?
“Papercut” by Linkin Park was produced by Don Gilmore.
Q:When did Linkin Park release “Papercut”?
Linkin Park released “Papercut” on September 25, 2001.
Q:Who produced “Big Pimpin' / Papercut” by JAY-Z & Linkin Park?
“Big Pimpin' / Papercut” by JAY-Z & Linkin Park was produced by Don Gilmore, Timbaland & Mike Shinoda.
Q:When did JAY-Z & Linkin Park release “Big Pimpin' / Papercut”?
JAY-Z & Linkin Park released “Big Pimpin' / Papercut” on November 30, 2004.
Q:Who wrote “Big Pimpin' / Papercut” by JAY-Z & Linkin Park?
“Big Pimpin' / Papercut” by JAY-Z & Linkin Park was written by JAY-Z, Timbaland, Pimp C, Bun B, Dave Farrell, Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua, Mr. Hahn, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda.
Q:When did Linkin Park release “Papercut (Live in Texas)”?
Linkin Park released “Papercut (Live in Texas)” on November 18, 2003.
Q:When did Linkin Park release “Papercut (Live from the BBC)”?
Linkin Park released “Papercut (Live from the BBC)” on April 30, 2001.
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“Papercut (Live in Texas)” by Linkin Park was written by Linkin Park.
Q:Who wrote “Papercut (Live in Nottingham 2003)” by Linkin Park?
“Papercut (Live in Nottingham 2003)” by Linkin Park was written by Chester Bennington, Mr. Hahn, Brad Delson, Mike Shinoda & Rob Bourdon.
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