Red to Black - Fort Minor (feat. Kenna, Jonah Matranga and Styles of Beyond) 

Fort Minor was ahead of it's time when they dropped this album. Still jamming it in 2019..

Lyrics: Mike: I had a friend named Victor and The two of us used to hang every single day And it seemed like overnight that his whole life / just changed I know when his mom and dad broke up / it didn't make sense But I know that his dad was a drunk and he gambled away the rent Pretty soon Vic was seeing red / pissed off / but instead He'd drink every night 'til he passed out Then he'd do it all again The whole time / smiling on the outside to cover the pain But on the inside / all he was trying to do was get away Jonah / Kenna: He's dying to get away Let the pain of yesterday Go slipping through the cracks Tak: Yo, funny how things change color Then fade to another shade / when you had to made It was all good / but now look / just another day It was so fresh / it was so clean Now it's all gone/ one, two, three Lights out / which way to turn Can't get a grip / all alone in the big white house Everything gets worse and you just curse 'til your head bursts And it hurts so bad / she left / now you suffer Should've thought of that one first No family / no kids / can accept what you did / now you wanna Run away but you can't 'cause the past comes back again Ryu: Slipping through the cracks / sip a little Jack Go to bed half dead What about rent? Why does every cent gotta be a bet When's it gonna end Oh my God / we don't got a penny left My mom's gotta find a way to get a job Outta debt / outta dodge / out of breath / out of this big problem My pop's wanna get away from the pain In a better place in his brain But the medication he takes makes him wasted So sick he was gonna think the good Lord would come take him I'm shaking him Wake up you son of a bitch Jonah / Kenna: He's dying to get away Let the pain of yesterday Go slipping through the cracks Hiding himself away Watching all the memories fade away From red to black He's dying to get away Let the pain of yesterday Go slipping through the cracks Hiding himself away Watching all the memories fade away From red to black Slipping through the cracks Slipping through the cracks Slipping through the cracks

"The whole time, smiling on the outside to cover the pain. But on the inside, all he was trying to do was get away"

This hits hard in 2024

The thing I like about the band is that they mix rock with rap with actual meanings that link to the real world

Kenna's voice is melotic. It rings in my ears and stays there for days.

I'll never forget hearing this for the first time with headphones on at 17yo. I'm 33 and I'm still listening to this album.

One of the best hip hop albums ive ever heard.

I relay prefer this type of rap than the newer kind it reminds me of the old school

2020 and still one of the greatest albums ever!

2022 and this album still hit hard

"Red To Black" I had a friend named Victor The two of us used to hang every single day And it seemed like overnight That his whole life just changed I know when his mom and dad broke up It didn't make sense But i know that his dad was a drunk And he gambled away the rent Pretty soon Vic was seeing red Pissed off and instead He'd drink every night until he passed out And then he'd do it all again The whole time smiling on the outside To cover the pain But on the inside All he was trying to do was get away Dying to get away Let the pain of yesterday Go slipping through the cracks Yo, Funny how things change color Than fade to another shade When you had it made it was all good But now look just another day It was so fresh It was so clean Never saw it gone One, two, three Lights out, which way to turn Can't get a grip All alone in a big white house Every day gets worse And you just curse until your head bursts And it hurts so bad she left Now you suffer Should've thought of that one first No family, no kids Cant accept what you did Now you wanna run away But you can't Cause the past comes back again Slippin through the cracks Sip a little jack Go to bed half dead What about rent Why does every cent gotta be a bet When it's gonna end Oh my god we don't got a penny left My moms gotta find a way To get a job, out of debt, out of dodge Out of breath, out of this big problem My pops wanna get away from the pain In a better place in his brain But the medication he takes Makes him wasted So sick he was gonna think The good lord would come take him I'm shaking him Wake up you son of a bitch! He's dying to get away Let the pain of yesterday Go slipping through the cracks Hiding himself away Watching all the memories fade away From red to black He's dying to get away Let the pain of yesterday Go slipping through the cracks Hiding himself away Watching all the memories fade away From red to black Slipping through the cracks Slipping through the cracks Slipping through the cracks

I can't believe I'm still alive to remember this masterpiece album exists. Thank you lord.

I don't know why but Minors verse remembers me of Chester.. We love you Chester, we'll never forget you.

This song is really the reality of so many touch childhoods as mine was ! Tough childhoods do take a toll in a longer run even though we believe it doesn’t !

10 Years ago they released this masterpiece.. RESPECT!

Lyrics I had a friend named Victor The two of us used hang every single day And it seemed like overnight that his whole life just changed I know when his mom and his dad broke up it didn't make sense But I know that his dad was a drunk and he gambled away the rent Pretty soon Vic was seeing red, pissed off, but instead He'd drink every night 'til he passed out Then he'd do it all again The whole time smiling on the outside to cover the pain But on the inside all he was trying to do was get away Yo, funny how things change color Then fade to another shade, when you had it made It was all good, but now look, just another day It was so fresh, it was so clean Now it's all gone, one, two, three Lights out, which way to turn Can't get a grip, all alone in a big white house Every day gets worse and you just curse 'til your head bursts And it hurts so bad, she left, now you suffer Should've thought of that one first No family, no kids, can't accept what you did, now you wanna Run away but you can't cause the past comes back again Slippin' through the cracks, sip a little Jack Go to bed half dead What about a rent? Why does every cent gotta be a bet When's it gonna end Oh my God, we don't got a penny left My mom's gotta find a way to get a job Outta debt, outta dodge, out of breath, out of this big problem My pop's wanna get away from the pain In a better place in his brain But the medication he takes makes him wasted So sick if he's gonna think the good Lord would come to take him I'm shaking him Wake up you son of a bitch He's dying to get away Let the pain of yesterday Go slipping through the cracks Hiding himself away Watching all the memories fade away From red to black

Still jamming this in 2023!!

Red to Black and The Hard Way are my absolute favorites from The Rising Tied.

Greatest song ever

Anyone who still listens to Fort Minor in these modern times is "WISE!!!!"

Ryu's part is just sick!

This song means more to me than most will ever know. ❤️ LP and FM and RIP Chester and much love to family and friends!

The beats behind every song on this album are awesome!

1:45 to 1: 56 sick flow

Hi' I am your fans from Indonesia,SouthEast Asia..i like all your music start i was senior high school..now i am getting old almoswt 44 yo..i hope fort minnor will be exist ueverlasting..i am proud and respectfuly for fort minnor

my favorite song on the album

fort minor just has the most sick beats of all time. Combined with such deep words it just makes some of the greatest song in the world.

Timeless classic that not enough people know about.

I've played this song at least 20 times on a blasting volume. Just a great song.

Wow I just realized that each perspective in this story/song is sung by a different rapper.

This is a complete masterpiece... Second best FM song, first being High Road.

Fort Minor, Linkin Park, Mike Shinoda, its all the same!! nice music...

It's so cool how his is technically rap but it's also a rock band. I love it.

Fort Minor are so goddamn underrated

So underrated

This song sends shivers throughout my whole body

Still one of my favourite songs of all time. Its a shame more music isnt made this good

Red to black is my favourite track.💚❤️

The nostalgia is real. :')

I'm so glad that i found this song... after what 8 years... THE NOSTALGIA THE GOOSE BUMPS... Kill me.

mike shinoda and his songs are the definition of rap

Text about something that can happen to any of us. I guess most people know person like Victor... Respect for the lyrics and beat...

My parents are divorced and argue when there around each other. My dads not a drunk, i dont drink, but i feel this song.

Listening this takes me at the 90s where it was summer schools closed and i was prep myself for going in my town square to play with my friends

Never gets old

Love the bass in the beginning

2022 in Ukraine. Listen between sirens and rocket explosions. FM and LP still the best!

Damn, this song is so good; I can't stop listening to it.

Anybody else thinks Victor was actually Chester? Some verses don't fit but most of it is exactly what Mike has said about him lately of his worst times in active addiction (hiding behind smiles, passing out and having to wake him up, etc). Mike is a genius and long live Chester & LP

My dream is Shinoda and Styles of Beyond make one more album together

this song has incredible chorus..!

That's what I love about fort minor. It's a nice little change to rap over saturated with sex, profanity, and fake machismo.

Dammit! These songs (FM) are making me wanna travel to LA ... To see where Mike got inspiration for this sick work.

This song is a rare gem. Should have been a lead single. Instead it’s a great deep cut.

OooooOOOOOOooooo i missed this album so much

This song is easily in my fav top 5 songs of all time

3/4 the BEST vals song ive ever heard

15.11.2023 на репите этот разьеб,Майк...ты лучший

This one of my very, VERY favourite songs of ALL TIME by one of my very, VERY favourite artists of ALL TIME. i relate to the lyrics hardcore and i just absolutely fucking love the shit out of this song!!! I legit listen to this song pretty much DAILY, sometimes MULTIPLE times daily!!!

Love the chorus of this song. It sounds like Jonathan Davis (korn) mixed in with Chester bennington (linkin park)

I had this as ringtone back in my high school years

the best with this song is that it actually has a cuite good story/lyrics in adition to having a good rythm

This is my favorite Fort Minor song :-D

Love this song, it was in my head all day, just the intro though

Kenji, I adore you!!!

this is my favourite song off this album. AWESOMENESS

В 2023 до сихпор лучше ничего не придумали....Майк ты опередил время!!!спасибо тебе , твоя музыка десятилетия в моем плейли́сте!

great song!!

Best FM song on The Rising Tied

1:36 my favorite verse

This song was my favourite in this album for many tasteful music lovers ...

This is so beautiful track we Liston

One of the best raps ever! Never get tired of hearing it...even if it pisses off my girlfriend 🤣🤣🤣

Мурашки по коже. Как же это превосходно 😍😍😍

This album is a masterpiece, so many not so amazing, but good songs.

*Try to sing this verse with the song **1:33**.* I keep running out of breath before it ends. This guy has real talent.

Bro, why every song Mike and Chester makes(has made) so damn relatable?! T^T Like bro, I swear they have lived almost the same life I have lived. My parents got divorced too but it was because my mom is clinically depressed or was, but anyways one time I woke up with a stomachache and so I took my meds, ate some food and went back to sleep. I woke up with my stomach feeling better but now both of my legs were hurting. Around noon mom told me to clean the toilet in her bathroom because I also use it and I was going to do it once my legs felt better so I just waited by playing games on the computer downstairs. Unfortunately, as time went on my legs got worse instead despite taking my meds when I was suppose to. I went upstairs to go clean it because it was getting worse but not too bad to the point I needed my crutches. I sat down on the stool we had in there and waited for mom to finish what she was doing so I could clean it. I bent over to clean it but the pain was too much that I couldn't bend over nor stand. She went back into her and dad's room to fold her laundry and I just sat there crying because I was in so much pain and so I was trying to calm myself down and try to see if I could ignore the pain enough to clean it but nope... I CRAWLED out the bathroom and into my room and just lied behind my door because I knew I couldn't get up on my bed. She then realized I wasn't in the bathroom and went looking for me because she didn't see me in my room because I was behind my door. She came back upstairs and into her room.(idk what she did until...) After that my oldest brother came upstairs to the hallway bathroom to do what he does before he and the 3rd oldest goes outside to smoke whatever stuff they're smoking.(Question. He once gave me what he called "tint" back when I was 16 because I was in too much pain to get out of bed but not enough to go to the hospital. What is "tint"? I mean like what kind of drug is that or is that something that all of the liquid parts of the drug is called?) Anyways, before he went in, he saw me. He went into the bathroom to put the drug down and came into my room wondering why I was behind my door on the floor(I doubt mom heard that, but she heard that I was in my room.) I told him and so he put me on my bed. This MF came in my room after he went back downstairs and smoked. She was telling me over and over to go clean it as I was telling her over and over that I'm in too much pain to move. She says she's going to get the wooden ruler(because for some reason ppl think that's discipline, not abuse. Hitting a child is abuse, disease or not.) if I don't get up to go clean it.(BTW, I HAVE NEVER ONCE LIED ABOUT MY PAIN BECAUSE THIS DISEASE IS DEADLY AND I RATHER DIE PEACEFULLY!) She goes and gets it and comes back in and starts hitting me ;-; About 4 or 5 hits in my oldest brother comes inside and hears her and runs upstairs and grabs her hand to stop her. I sit up and then he sits beside me. They talk it out and then she tries to grab me and then he grabs her again and I bite uh I think it was the ruler, but it could've been her hand.(I forget randomly. I don't forget every trauma I've experienced so uh... I am very depressed, stressed and furious at humans and yet I still care a little bit enough to help others and yet I am still ignored despite being right >:( I hate my life and I try so hard not to help others because humans are so stupid that I don't think they can be saved anymore, but because I was made to help, I cannot help myself but to help others... Btw, I do take meds for the depression, but because the problem comes from humans, I will never feel better...) As she was grabbing me, my 3rd oldest brother comes in to record it but not with the camera, but with a voice recorder because(he's an idiot and) he and our older brothers don't like being on camera :/ and because of that the police try to dismiss it. Before the cops get outside, dad comes in. He asked what happen, blah blah blah, he kicks mom out and as the cops and mom leave the neighborhood the 2nd oldest comes in and asked, "Where is she?!" like he's Batman XD I ended up in the hospital the next day ;-; Anyways, mom goes to live with her mom until she can find a house and then we go to court. Unfortunately, because I was 16 despite being smarter than most if not all adults, the judge didn't even let me talk. How tf are you gonna get the truth if you don't let me talk and let my parents do all the talking? It's basically the "he said she said" situation and because he wouldn't let me say anything he thought that mom was just "disciplining" me and that dad was controlling me DESPITE THE FACT THAT HE IS THE MOST *HUMBLE, KINDEST AND LOVES TO SHARE* TYPE OF TEDDY BEAR BUT WILL PUNISH YOU IF YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG AND PLUS, HE WILL LET YOU SPEAK YOUR PIECE AND THEN SEE IF WHAT HAPPENED WAS AN ACCIDENT OR NOT! HE'S A GOOD GUY AND ALWAYS WILL BE! DESPITE THE FACT OF WHAT SHE'S DONE, HE'S THE ONLY ONE IN THE HOUSE THAT DOESN'T EVEN WISH HER HARM! I don't even wish her harm anymore because I found out(thanks to my angel powers) that she is being controlled by one of the worst beings anyone can be controlled by! MY MOM NEEDS HELP SPIRITUALLY! THIS WOMAN IS HURTING MY MOM IN SO MANY WAYS AND NOBODY REALIZES THE PROBLEM BUT ME! *. separate attempts,

Started listening to this band a few months ago and I love it.

The ONE rap group i can handle. Ah god, i love them.

2018 This is RAP

Really I need more FM songs like this!

Every time I see A Video from fort minor, It Has something good to say about mike. I Like that.

best song ever

Mike Shinoda, making Music w S.O.B., Common and John Legend mixed and mastered by himself and Jay-Z... damn I can't imagine something more awesome than this

the friend mike is rappping about was not victor, right? Is it just me or could those lyrics descripe mikes point of view on CB at his hardest times?

Godamn this song still hits hard af

Let the pain of yesterday go slipping through the cracks

Beauty of a track!

2011 and this song is still awesome!

Holy Shinoda

The best parts are between 0:00 to 3:12

Thats the best song 4ever

classic song, even in 2030 i think will be awesome

This was the first album I ever listened to all the through

It’s sumn about this song u can feel it in your heart when you close your eyes and just listen to it 🥲

2017... Fort Minor still on the top

Let the pain of yestherday Gabriel Carranza sd California 🇺🇸🇲🇽❤️ yes a Masterpiece song

I wish, that Mike sticks around with Styles Of Beyond and Kenna. Fort Minor was amazing, with unique and craftful beats.

I had a friend named Victor The two of us used hang every single day And it seemed like overnight that his whole life just changed I know when his mom and his dad broke up it didn't make sense But I know that his dad was a drunk and he gambled away the rent Pretty soon Vic was seeing red, pissed off, but instead He'd drink every night 'til he passed out Then he'd do it all again The whole time smiling on the outside to cover the pain But on the inside all he was trying to do was get away Yo, funny how things change color Then fade to another shade, when you had it made It was all good, but now look, just another day It was so fresh, it was so clean Now it's all gone, one, two, three Lights out, which way to turn Can't get a grip, all alone in a big white house Every day gets worse and you just curse 'til your head bursts And it hurts so bad, she left, now you suffer Should've thought of that one first No family, no kids, can't accept what you did, now you wanna Run away but you can't cause the past comes back again Slippin' through the cracks, sip a little Jack Go to bed half dead What about a rent? Why does every cent gotta be a bet When's it gonna end Oh my God, we don't got a penny left My mom's gotta find a way to get a job Outta debt, outta dodge, out of breath, out of this big problem My pop's wanna get away from the pain In a better place in his brain But the medication he takes makes him wasted So sick if he's gonna think the good Lord would come to take him I'm shaking him Wake up you son of a bitch He's dying to get away Let the pain of yesterday Go slipping through the cracks Hiding himself away Watching all the memories fade away From red to black