Mike Shinoda Sets Intense Mood With Soundtrack Song ‘Fine’
Mike Shinoda remains at work while Linkin Park's hiatus continues. The musician's latest post-Post Traumatic piece is a new track called "Fine" that's been penned for a soundtrack.
The synth-heavy rocker accentuates Shinoda's rap-style delivery as the lyrics provide a rather intense mood, even if the vocalist breaks from the ominous sounding moments to deliver the message, "Everything is gonna be fine."
According Shinoda, the song was written for a new movie called The Blackout, which will start off in theaters in Russia on Nov. 21 and expanding to theaters in Germany, Austria and the Baltic States on Nov. 28.
“When the director Egor Baranov sent me a clip of the film, I instantly had an idea for what kind of song I wanted to make,” said Shinoda. “The tense and unsettling nature of the film instantly resonated with me.”
Check out the lyrics below, with the music player at the bottom of the post.
Tell all the children to lock those doors
I've seen the smoke in the sky before
Gotta be up on my feet when the morning comes
‘Cause this fight we can't ignore
I feel a chill building up inside
Seeing the sweat filling up my eyes
Tell every friend, enemy, flesh and blood
To send out the battle cryFingers stretching out from nowhere
Reaching for my throat
They're hungry for my skin
Teeth wide smiling that they found me
Circling around me
Slowly closing in while you singEverything is gonna be fine
Everything is gonna be fineFingers stretching out from nowhere
Reaching for my throat
They're hungry for my skin, my skin
Teeth wide smiling that they found me
Circling around me
Slowly closing in, you singTell all the children to lock those doors
I've seen the smoke in the sky before
Gotta be up on my feet when the morning comes
This light we can't ignore
I feel a chill building up inside
Seeing the sweat filling up my eyes
Tell every friend, enemy, flesh and blood
To send out the battle cryEverything is gonna be fine, fine
Everything is gonna be fine, fine, fineFine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine
Everything will be just fine
Everything will be just fine
Everything will be just fine
Everything will be just fineTell all the children to lock those doors
I've seen the smoke in the sky before
Gotta be up on my feet when the morning comes
This light we can't ignore
I feel a chill building up inside
Seeing the sweat filling up my eyes
Tell every friend, enemy, flesh and blood
To send out the battle cryEverything will be just fine
Everything will be just fine
If you like what you hear, Mike Shinoda's new song "Fine" can be picked up via the platform of your choosing here.
Mike Shinoda, "Fine"
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