Linkin Park - Breaking The Habit
Added 2024-02-17 21:01:01 +0000 UTCSo was the broken habit ‘the addiction’ or ‘his existence’?
Or ‘his existence’, and then by extension ‘his addiction’ also?
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thats so interesting! Ididnt know this
Patriicia
2025-07-22 19:17:41 +0000 UTCFun fact this song is the only one on the album that didn’t use guitars. Also in a recent interview, Mike Shinoda stated that everyone thinks that “breaking the habit” is about drug addiction however Mike said that he wrote this song about a friend that “ghosted” him and breaking the habit refers to him moving on from the habit of calling said friend and that journey of him trying to dissect the reasons of why and what he did wrong to make this friend stop speaking to him and cut him out of his life.
Ania Romero
2025-07-16 06:22:11 +0000 UTCIt goes even deeper if you get the point on the music video. I know what's your pov about music videos and stuff (i saw in another reaction on LP even) but this music video began when he's already broke the habit and the impact that makes on the people around when his "soul" or "essence" just trip out of his body. It's very, very obscure. And then it's all rewinded to where it started.
Lainni
2025-01-18 10:07:55 +0000 UTCPrivate Video
DroidGames Studio
2024-12-26 17:12:24 +0000 UTCYup, am breaking the (man-made) "time" mindset habit forced upon all of us... these man-made "calendars" are WAY too stressful man. In a healthy way... replacing man-made "time" construct with allocating adequate room / space / area for natural free-flowing energy, eternally... equals void-stress.
Pauli Living-Crowning
2024-03-13 21:26:34 +0000 UTCThank you for sharing this with us💛 This song is truly a comfort. Sometimes, it helps me get my anger out about how I feel so damn stuck in this cycle my own brain keeps me in, and other times it’s a way to remind myself that I can fight back. But mostly, I just feel understood. Eternally in my playlist💛
Anika co
2024-03-07 23:34:19 +0000 UTChttps://youtu.be/8asB1Oho7Ec?si=gvZ3692CZMuGgF-F
Tim Becker
2024-02-24 23:32:43 +0000 UTCThank you.
Tim Becker
2024-02-24 23:21:39 +0000 UTCHe, Chester, also did a song under his full name for the movie Queen of the Damned soundtrack called System. Give it a go sometime. It's about vampires. So there's that. Ok mad ❤️
Laura Smith
2024-02-24 17:03:22 +0000 UTCI know it's a rough one, but always appreciate your honest reaction, analysis, discussion, and emotional journey. Thank you for being so raw & vulnerable & honest with us. As for more uplifting Metal, I recommend Alter Bridge "Metalingus" or "One Day Remains" or "Home" . Recommend Lyric videos first, then Live. And I will definitely be adding Alter Bridge to next month's Patreon Poll. Not one of the genres you're currently exploring but one of my favorite songs about addiction with more of a hopeful message is "First Place I Go" by Avi Kaplan, who is singer-songwriter. I feel you would appreciate the lyricism.
MinimumGnome
2024-02-21 05:50:28 +0000 UTCOne of my favourite songs of theirs, but I also feel the pain in this one. One of the greatest thing about Linkin Park is them being able to encapsulate a feeling like this in a song, and letting us know we're not alone in those feelings.
KylarLorne
2024-02-20 14:01:49 +0000 UTCNew patreon here. Really love your journey through all these artist and discovering your love for those awesome rock and metal genres. I can tell how much music means to you and how much it helps you cope in life. Have always been the same and I love seeing other peoples love to music. Keep it up man, big fan.
Kevin Pnika
2024-02-19 19:06:17 +0000 UTCOne thing about this song is that Mike actually wrote this before LP about a friend of his. It’s crazy how much it fit’s Chester now. They’re plenty of LP songs that don’t have a depressing vibe(Nobody’s listening from Meteora). The first 2 albums definitely had plenty of those. Also as someone who is now 131 days sober for a really bad painkiller addiction I’m glad I got out before it was to late. Sending love teddy and RIP Chester.
Chris Levine
2024-02-19 18:16:46 +0000 UTCOh Teddy it breaks my heart seeing how much these reactions effect you.
Tracy Hooley
2024-02-19 18:13:48 +0000 UTCI feel you should definitely watch some of their live performances. I feel Chester’s performances makes these songs feel much more powerful. Given Up live in Clarkston is a great performance of that song, as well as Breaking the Habit live in Japan 2007
Enterjudas
2024-02-19 10:44:59 +0000 UTCOn breaking the habit, I think the reason it always takes me back to being a young lost teen is the phrases they use in the chorus, I feel like they’re replies to the shitty comments and questions that every confused teen has had thrown at them from an adult “why do you always have to scream?” “Why do you always instigate things” “you don’t mean that!” “How did you get this way?” Tie that in with whatever trauma you are carrying and this song hits hard, man. It is a good song to disassociate from though cause it’s fucking beautiful musically, like pretty much all Linkin Park songs if we’re honest, you just have to put up an emotional wall to listen to them without it hitting too hard 😅
Kate Coleman
2024-02-19 09:57:06 +0000 UTCLove you Teddy as always, just a recommendation for yourself and all my fellow introverts who need to talk, there is a service called Shout which is a 24/7 text help line - no phone calls, no awkwardly talking to someone you don’t know and having to find the words to communicate verbally, sometimes these things are easier through text, it’s all anonymous, confidential and it’s free. Please please please reach out if you need it, if you don’t have anyone to talk to or if you feel like you’ll be “burdening” friends and family, if you can’t afford therapy, even if you’re just struggling a bit “it’s not that bad” don’t wait until it get bad. People are there to help ♥️ you guys are loved, we see you and there’s no harm in getting help, who would even know 😊
Kate Coleman
2024-02-19 09:53:35 +0000 UTCSpeaking from personal experience, the thing that hinders me is the unknown. I can’t remember being able to fall asleep without smoking beforehand for instance. Since the pandemic I’ve been smoking weed a lot and it has only exacerbated my introversion. Being without it would mean having to learn to be extroverted again, and with all I do in my daily life already I can’t see the time nor space necessary to take on the colossal task. My whole life right now is like a catch 22 that I can only see one way out of. This Patreon helps immensely because I am finally starting to see a way out of that loop though. Hopefully soon I can come away from work and do this full time. Then I will have the time and space necessary to change. It’s what I’ve worked towards for the last 2 years now, so please believe me when I tell you that every video I post has been a sign that I’m gonna be ok. And every positive comment I’ve ever received has told me I’m doing the right thing. I think maybe if Chester had a way to communicate with his fans like this, he may have been in a better place because you all aid me in ways I can’t even explain. Talking to so many different people from all over the world forces me to change my views a lot and it all just makes life great. So thank you, you specifically, but also anybody else that ever reads this. I appreciate the care you guys give back to me after seeing how much care I give to the artists you love and it’s felt. Enough so that it’s one of the main drivers of my existence here still.
Teddy Grey
2024-02-18 21:22:24 +0000 UTCTalk here Teddy. We are listening.
Pete L
2024-02-18 16:44:27 +0000 UTCThis one is rough man. Especially knowing in the end he did break the habit. The signs were always there, but I'm sure people dismissed as just music. Part of me wants to believe these songs he wrote were always a message to everyone that he wasn't ok. He was much loved. Just as you are loved. Don't be afraid, or ashamed to reach out and talk to someone.
Josiah Fields
2024-02-18 14:39:04 +0000 UTCHey Teddy this is beginning to feel a lot like watching through some of your NF-reactions, before you decided you needed a break from those kinda reactions, cause they were putting you in a headspace you didn't want to be in...Please take good care of yourself, I trust that you know when you need to stop 🤗 Addiction is one of the topics that I still look for answers for...What gives someone the strength to quit, what hinders someone else...Why do some people seemingly shift mountains if they can't get over it, while overs seemingly gladly drown over and over again...I don't get...
ZITR0ENCHEN
2024-02-18 12:05:31 +0000 UTCYou feel things so deeply. That's why we want to know what you think of these songs. Maybe take a break and listen to some party core. I don't know if you will like it but Electric Callboy videos are pretty fun. Try Hypa Hypa or We Got the Moves. Please take care and know that you are appreciated.
Charlene
2024-02-18 04:12:25 +0000 UTCYou had it right the first time. "Breaking the Habit" is about drug addiction. Mike wrote it about a friend of his, but it spoke to Chester on such a powerful level that it was the motivation he needed to stop his own drug addiction. "I'll never be alright" Means I'll always be an addict but "Now I have some clarity", or in other words "I can't fix what I've done to me, but that doesn't mean I can't stop doing it." He was able to overcome his drug habit all the way till his untimely passing. His passing is tragic and paints the dark truth of LPs lyrics, but don't sell him short. He did practice what he preached for 17 years of the bands career. The sad truth when you have suicidal depression, is you have to win every battle, but you only have to lose once. He won for a long time, and this song was the corner stone for those victories. Without it, who knows. Maybe we would have lost him a lot sooner.
Joey Coward
2024-02-18 02:33:03 +0000 UTCThis too! It's kinda great how songs can change meaning to us as we get older & life brings new challenges. As heavy as this song is, there is inspiration to be found!
Crystal
2024-02-18 00:57:56 +0000 UTCI understand what you said early on about the song making you feel young. For me just the phrase "my room" I associate with being a kid/young. Also, I think they were kids when they wrote this & I consider myself a kid when I heard it (I was maybe 22). My room was still a place I hid things. "I'll never be alright" for me meant forever being an addict. & " I'm breaking the habit tonight" was an incredibly motivating phrase to stay sober. I listened to this a lot when I quit hard drugs back in 2007. Unfortunately, at 42 I still fight the monster of addiction. I'm currently drinking a beer when I had a break down over my drinking just a couple months ago. I'm not giving up though. I'm looking into some therapy options I just learned were available. I also like what you said at the end about needing to know what the artist meant with the song but then being able to assign your own interpretation. I do the same. If I'm being totally honest sometimes I don't even bother to find out what the artist really meant. 🫣 I just know what the song means to me, and I'm okay with that because music is meant to make us feel, right? Much love & compassion coming your way, Teddy. Like others here, I have been a little worried too that some of this music could be taking toll on your mental health. I didn't want to push you to finish this album when I saw how difficult the first half was but I did heart react to someone asking you to finish it to let you know that I would be interested in seeing you finish it when you were ready.. I've tried to be better about suggesting and supporting more "kick ass" metal songs rather than "I wanna die" metal songs. I promise to do my best going forward to give you any heads up on difficult songs so you have the warning you asked about.
Crystal
2024-02-18 00:56:12 +0000 UTCTeddy I'm worried for you. As much as I absolutely love your metal journey, is it causing you more harm than good? We want you to be okay, so if you need to react to other things, please do! If you need to talk some stuff out, make a patreon video talking to us? I mean, I'm a huge proponent of therapy, but whatever you can do that will help is a good thing. Remember that we want you here, and not just because of your awesome reactions. You have an incredible mind and so much passion.
Cory Tripp
2024-02-17 23:48:50 +0000 UTCTeddy I hope you are OK!! This song to me was breaking the cycle of abuse from a parent and other adults! This song gave me strength when I had none especially when I became a mother it made me more determined than ever to "break the habit" Please look after yourself keep ya chin up 🖤🦀
Pand Aura l
2024-02-17 23:20:14 +0000 UTCYour pain in this reaction was hard to watch, just as you encouraged others to talk, please find those people, or person, you are comfortable to speak with. Be kind and look after yourself. Crawling and this song are ones I still find difficult to listen to due to associations they have but both are beautiful compositions. There are a lot of songs which can evoke uncomfortable emotions, please don't make yourself listen to anything which is going to have a negative effect on your wellbeing. Your videos are wonderful but your wellbeing and mental health is more important.
Emma
2024-02-17 23:08:04 +0000 UTCChester has a lot of songs like this and they all hurt when you know the ending of it all.
EvilAngel23
2024-02-17 22:25:53 +0000 UTCI love your reactions because they are so true. I think it's because of Chesters own experiences with drugs and abuse, what's making this so hard. Mike wrote it for his friends, but only Chester was able to fill it with emotions, because he knew this thoughts and feelings.
Geronimo Dos Santos
2024-02-17 22:22:20 +0000 UTCBut did he do that by ending the abuse, or by deleting himself, because maybe that was the only way he could see himself breaking the cycle? It leaves so many questions 😩
Teddy Grey
2024-02-17 21:13:55 +0000 UTCThe instrumental to this one is so good too! “With You” is still my favourite so far I reckon 👀
Teddy Grey
2024-02-17 21:12:08 +0000 UTCI've always taken it as him breaking the cycle of abuse.
Lindsay Adair
2024-02-17 21:07:40 +0000 UTCDefinitely, also because it reflects on suicide as well. It’s such a heavy song but it’s one of my top 3 favorite songs ever from them
Tyler
2024-02-17 21:07:28 +0000 UTCI get that Mike wrote a lot of their songs, but I’m sure for Chester they took on a whole different meaning when he sung them. It just feels too real and emotion driven for it not to be his own take on the lyrics, yknow?
Teddy Grey
2024-02-17 21:05:29 +0000 UTCMike Shinoda wrote the song about his friends addiction. At least that’s what I’ve been told by several people
Tyler
2024-02-17 21:03:46 +0000 UTC
