The Little Things Give You Away - Linkin Park (Minutes To Midnight) 

This is Linkin Park's most well hidden gem

I play this song in my car for my 3 year old daughter on road trips. Puts her right to sleep every time. But 10 years ago this song served a different purpose. A darker one, one that helped me get through that time in my life. A year later I met my future wife and things haven't been the same since. Now I have a family and we listen to LP during all our roads trips and it's not going to stop. Thanks Chester for helping me through my dark times and I wish I could have helped you through yours. I hope you found peace. Update: I recently separated from my wife back in December of 2020. It is June of 2021 now. We've both moved on and I have found someone else that I love very much. My ex wife and I have decided to remain friends and coparent our daughter. This song has yet again helped me through another dark chapter in my life and will continue to. My life has changed and I'm happy for it and so is my ex wife. Sometimes life doesn't work out the way you think it will and everything happens for a reason. I hope this change is for the better. I feel like it is. Stay positive everyone and always keep your happiness priority #1!

The second half of this song is some of their best work. The build up, the drums, the intense vocals and harmonies, pure magic.

Rob truly doesn’t get enough recognition, the drums in this song are phenomenal

Midnight. In the dark. In your bed. And no word to describe that feeling.

People talk about songs like Numb, Crawling, etc. But songs like this along with Drawbar, No Roads Left, and many others, are truly amazing and showed their creative depth. I think people will look back at certain songs like this one and realize that this band was misunderstood when they initially existed. Time will only tell.

Water gray Through the windows Up the stairs Chilling rain Like an ocean Everywhere Don't want to reach for me, do you? I mean nothing to you The little things give you away And now there will be no mistaking The levees are breaking All you've ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you And six feet under water, I do Hope decays Generations disappear Washed away As a nation Simply stares Don't want to reach for me, do you? I mean nothing to you The little things give you away But now there will be no mistaking The levees are breaking All you've ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you And six feet underwater, I do All you've ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you And six feet underground now I Now I do Little things give you away Little things give you away Little things give you away Little things give you away All you've ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you (little things give you away) (Little things give you away) All you've ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you (little things give you away) All you've ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you (little things give you away) (Little things give you away) All you've ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you (little things give you away) All you've ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you (little things give you away) (Little things give you away) All you've ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you (little things give you away)

Nobody will read this but anyways.. Everytime I feel bad or something dumb happens I just lay in the dark and listen to this album. This song, is the perfect ending for the session. This is one of the hidden gems of LP, all the people just know LP from Numb, Crawling etc. and don't know this soft but emotional songs. I can't describe that feeling, but everytime I am hearing this I feel better, as would a load fall from me. This is probably my favorite song of all time and saved me many times from fucking kill myself. Thank you for reading.

Definitely one of their most underrated songs

"I do." -Little Things Give You Away -One More Light

(If you are using earphones/headphones) From 5:10 onwards you can hear Mike's voice from the left speaker and Chester's voice from the right speaker.

Sometimes I get this urge to listen to nothing but Linkin Park, if anything else comes on, I will skip immediately to another Linkin Park song. I guess I can't be the only one.

Personally I think Chester's voice sounds the most amazing in this song.

Water grey Through the windows, up the stairs Chilling rain Like an ocean everywhere [Chorus] Don't want to reach for me do you I mean nothing to you The little things give you away And now there will be no mistaking The levees are breaking All you've ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you And six feet under water I Do [End Chorus] Hope decays Generations disappear Washed away As a nation simply stares [Chorus] Don't want to reach for me do you I mean nothing to you The little things give you away But there will be no mistaking The levees are breaking All you've ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you And six feet under water I Do All you've ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you And six feet under ground now I Now I do [End Chorus] [Brad's Guitar Solo] Little things give you away Little things give you away Little things give you away Little things give you away Little things give you away (Little things give you away) All you've ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you (Little things give you away) All you've ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you (Little things give you away) All you've ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you (Little things give you away) All you've ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you (Little things give you away) All you've ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you (Little things give you away) All you've ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you (Little things give you away)

The part that Chester sings "Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh" is like Chester trying to brought me in heaven

As a Katrina survivor, this song still makes me cry. I guess they played it at a fundraiser event for Hurricane Katrina. I didn't hear it till MTM, and it broke me. Its hauntingly beautiful to me, idk how else to explain it. And to this day, it's still my favorite LP song. 💚💚💚

The best part of this song is when you hear it on headphones...you can hear Mike singing in your left ear and Chester in your right...the end is epic

This is by far, their most underrated song of all time. People know Linkin Park from Numb, In The End, or Crawling, but they never have even listened to this masterpiece.

2 things 1. Rob is 🐐ed for that drum part 2. Those vocalizations by Chester at the end are so hard to do flawlessly…man had a voice for sure

3:44 is one of the most elegant guitar solos ever...

I'm so sad, I grew up with Linkin park, this guy was part of my life..

You're a true fan of Linkin Park if you know this is one of their greatest songs

Linkin Park seriously was on another level of sonic ability.... the slightest little detail with a great pair of headphones is crazy. especially at 3:10 how that distortion sound matches chester's pitch and then literally travels slowly around your brain... gave me chills and euphoria focusing on it

One of the best songs on the planet. And no, I'm not exagerrating. Everything from the melody, lyrics to powerful vocals, harmony, instruments. It's such a perfect song with literally no flaws.

i love this fandom. everyone is so supportive of everyone. people express feelings of sadness and get empathy from people who've had similar experiences. linkin park has shown me that nobody is alone in their thoughts. you will always have someone. heck, come to the comment section.

Despite everything, Chester's voice is comforting to me. It feels like a hug, a whisper telling me everything will be OK. When I hear his voice, I don't cry- I smile. That's what he would have wanted. Chester will never record another song, but we still have these songs he sang, and he will live on through his music.

3:12 magic beginds. when I was kid : Hybrid Theory is the best. when I was teenager : not bad for Meteora now I'm turning to 33 yo : Minutes to midnight is the masterpiece from LP. We miss you a lot CB ❤️🤘 24/07/2021, Bali, Indonesia.

When I heard what happen to Chester Bennington. Remember many years ago, I joined a Linkin Park live show, and the entire stadium sang out loud this song. Sometimes all you need was be able to hear it once again. Farewell Chester.

Never have I been hit by a celebrity death this much before. I'm sorry that nobody was able to help Chester before it was too late.

Fun Fact: This is Pheonix's favorite song

Anyone who is fan of M U S I C in general knows that this is damn near perfect. Even if you’re not an LP fan... the melodies, harmonies, instrumentation, vocal layering etc. it’s legit perfection. A song that still gives me chills to this day.

That guitar solo OMG

Pushing me away , numb , the little things give you away , the messenger , powerless and a line in the sand. They really do know how to end an album ❤️

This and In Pieces are the most overlooked LP tunes. The Album doesn‘t end with What I‘ve Done / No more Sorrow.

3:52 The uplifting part. Tears come running down my cheeks while looking at the full moon on the night sky.

Linkin Park's stairway to heaven

I'm drunk and it's 8 am Finland time as I'm typing this, but I haven't listened to Linkin Park for many years. I came here starting from In Between and how much the song reflects my thoughts to my current situtation with my family. The more and more I listen to this album I realise how genuine this band is with it's lyrics. So honest to the point I'm teary in my eyes and I remember that I, too am a human just like each and every one of you. I love you all!

In an interveiw Chester states how he thinks the guitar solo is one of the most beautiful pieces they has recorded. Listening to it again made me realize how right he was.

If theres one thing Mike and Chester truly mastered through their time together, it was making their voices work in perfect harmony with eachother.

You're not alone, just because we couldn't be there for Chester doesn't mean we cant be there for one another

One of the most underrated LP songs; no screaming at all yet the anger/disdain is still unmistakable in the vocals.

Chester’s soaring ‘oooh’ in the end...chills.

I never even noticed that this song is exactly split into two halves, with one containing the intro, verses and choruses, while the second contains the breakdown, the guitar solo and the bridge/outro. I don't even have to say this song is an absolute masterpiece and possibly the best Linkin Park song of them all.

the guitar solo is so beautiful omg. The last 3 minutes of this song are absolutely classic

In my opinion MTM has the best and deepest lyrics, especially this song! I love it!

i wish chester was still with us.

It's been 4 years. Gone but not forgotten. We miss you Chester. We always will.

"All you ever wanted, was someone to truly look up to you, and six feet under ground now I do" wow... he always knew. Rest in peace Chester

I lost a part of myself ....will never forget you my friend.....

LP's tribute to the people lost in Hurricane Katrina. To understand this song, it's necessary to understand the devastation caused by that hurricane, and the levees that broke and flooded the poorer neighborhoods. That it's an allegory for a personal story is to better understand its meaning. This is a masterful arrangement.

Let's not forget, Rob's drumming in this song

The best song they've ever written

beautiful solo...

Fueron más que una banda. Con el tiempo la gente se va a dar cuenta el impacto que dejaron.

The drumming is ridiculously technical and delicate. So well done.

From 3:12 the *instrumental only* is phenomenal

R.I.P Chester 😪 We love you🌹

One of the best songs by Linkin Park but sadly only a few have understood the greatness of the song.

That voice though. He hits them notes so beautifully. Chester was on a level on his own.... let his light shine for all of you in your darkness🙏🏼

"It is an underrated song..." So what?! It gives me goosebumps every time and I looove it! Who cares if other peoples don't know it?! We love it. Mike, Chester, Joe, Rob, Brad and Dave did this to their fans. LP forever!

"All you've ever wanted was someone to truly look up to you. And six feet, underwater, I do" I miss you Chester. I promise you I'll tell my children and everyone of the band's music, and the impact it had on my life. Rock on in peace, my friend.

The melody, the lyrics, the rythm, Chester's contribution, Rob's solo, Brad's contribution...well, LEGENDARY SONG. The 21st century needed this song.

Turn off your lights, lay on the bed, plug up your earphone and just listion to this masterpiece.

To think that this voice will never sing again... R.I.P Chester

Unpopular opinion This is a better closing track than Numb

One of my most favorite LP songs of all time. No words can describe how beautiful this piece of music really is.

The band helped sooooo many people. Myself included in my darkest moments still to this day. I have good days and very dark ones. Their music is a source of healing for me. Every facet of all their combined talents put me at peace. I only wish we could have been that for Chester. When you get pulled into that black hole and nothing is there to pull you back the light goes out. I want people to reach out. We are here, we are ready to listen.

this entire album is amazing, especially the lyrics to most of the songs. I think its extremely underrated

What a powerful song. RIP Chester.

When my step mother was my tormentor and her children were worse, this album worked wonders on helping me come to grips with my feelings. It wasn't my fault they hated my existence. Chester had a song for every emotion and question all those years ago and he's still answering them today. The world lost a great artist in Chester. Rest in Peace, brother. Thank you for being my voice when I didn't have one.

this song is a masterpiece. there's something hauntingly beautiful about it and no other song makes me feel the way this one does. I'm glad i'm feeling strong enough to listen to Linkin Park again , I've missed it

Hope decays Generations disappear Washed away As a nation simply stares....

According to myself, The Little Things Give You Away is the best song ever by Linkin Park, as MTM is their best album. Throught all these years, there have been many and many and many times when I thought and said I would have attended their next live in Italy. Now I know that that day will never come. The first time I heard Chester's voice I was ten or eleven, now I'm 21. His death is being hard to realize and it will surely hurt for a long time already. But what a great honor to have grown up whit him. I'll always be thankful to LP, for have guided me to listen good music and love Art, and to live my life trying to tell something more to the people, as next as far they are to us. I would have so more to write, but I guess this has been enough. Thank You So Much Chester, my dear major brother. Keep on Rocking in the free world, always.

2023-2024 listeners where u at

One of those rare songs of Linkin Park that has a guitar solo. The subtexts are deep on this one.

This song is just purely fucking BEAUTIFUL.

Words cannot describe how big of an impact the loss of Chester has had on me to the point that don't know why I'm typing this but he was such an incredibly talented singer and artist and he inspired myself and, i know many others and i feel so deeply lost in this abyss of artists merely dropping off the planet and it's such a shame to see them go without fully realise what a difference and inspiration they have been to ALL their fans. Chester, you were a truly incredible singer who, even God himself could not definitively say your voice had any boundaries. Your music will always live on, in my headphones especially. To Mike and all the band, I'm unbelievably sorry for your loss and i hope to see you guys live at some point in life, my only regret is that the band will not be whole. With love and absolute admiration, An Irish fan

That guitar solo gets me every time. Absolutely amazing.

As a kid I always skipped this song thinking "ew slow song, give me fast" but being 21, having attempted several times like too many of us here, everything about this song just hurts me. It's so true, every line is relatable, every word is so real. Every time I listen to this song, I'm in tears by the reminder. I've never experienced anything worse than my depression. Please stay strong, keep fighting. I'm so sorry for not listening when I was young, Chester.

I have this album and all of their music, and I sadly overlooked this album. So I ending up playing it the last few days and love this song. I guess that people were expecting just the rap rock not a gem like this.

This song made me cry a lot of times. Seriously, my favourite from them at the moment. I hope the next album bring more songs like this one

This is undoubtedly one of Linkin Park's most underrated songs. A truly beautiful gem that not many people know of, sadly.

I know this is about hurricane Katrina, but I've always related to it personally because of mental illness. Depression can feel like drowning. What hurts the most is the stigma that comes from suffering from a mental disorder. It has felt impossible to get quality mental health care at times. And it really hurts how the people who should care just don't, family and friends, hell even doctors. People get to a breaking point. And sometimes taking their own life is their way of making a statement, a way of finally making people pay attention to the pain they're in. It seems like no one cares until it's too late. Everyone claims to care after someone commits suicide, but where the hell were you before? Where were you when they really needed you? It makes me so angry. I know from personal experience that you have to be a literal danger to yourself or others before it rises to a degree serious enough to get real help. Why let it get to that point?? There should be help BEFORE it gets that bad.

Sing like a Angel Scream like a demon Die like a legend R.I.P Chester Bennington

Chester. :'(. Why? I'm devastated. Thank you for helping me through my toughest years.

Their is something about Chester's voice thats soothing and unhateable, is more special than other rockbands lead singers.

I disliked this album when I was a kid, 15. Because I truly liked their older stuff better, nu metal. Listening back to this song, I can't believe how well done this song is, musically and vocally. This album clearly show LP were able to come out with way more matured and well written music. Dude I fucking love this song and this album right now. Nostalgic and.. Chester's vocal is, phenomenal

out of all the Linkin Park songs that do it for me this is the one. Sad to hear the lead singer took his own life such beauty and variety in his voice. May you find peace in the after Mr. Bennington.

Out of ALL the Linkin Park albums I've ever listened to I remember MTM the most. You actually hear then really sing without screaming on some of the tracks. And their song lyrics have such deep meaning.

This song is so beautiful, all of it is like art, the singing, drums, arragnement- eveything and how they delicately paint the picture of the impact of Hurricane Katrina and the want for justice is very powerful and moving for me. This song really is like a hidden gem, Thank you for the music Linkin Park

This will probably always be one of their most beautiful songs. I always loved the guitar in it, and the raw emotion just pours through signifying the tragedy it was about greatly

First time I heard this song I cried like a child who had lost their parents in katrina. That drum and guitar riff towards the end was perfect

Listening to this song tonight is heartbreaking.

Chester literally sounds like an angel, as silly as I feel typing it

How do you not cry in the last minute and a half of this song…?

Wow, I haven't heard this music in years yet it's made me tear up more than any other time I've listened to it. I can't believe Chester is gone. This band was my everything back in the day, it really hurts to know that he took his own life. It feels like a big chunk of me has been ripped away. I'm sorry it had to be this way. Rest in Peace you great man.

You know it is an underrated song when the comment section isn't full of "R.I.P Chester" comments yet. R.I.P Chester, your talent will be missed here on earth.

Still my favorite band. Will never change. We all miss you Chester and always will...

this was the song that carried me through my girlfriends suicide

RIP Chester. Masterpieces like this will be on repeat during these days