Album: Minutes To Midnight (2007)

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• My insides all turned to ash, so slow
  And blew away as I collapsed, so cold
  
  A black wind took them away from sight
  And now the darkness over day, that night
  And the clouds above move closer
  Looking so dissatisfied
  But the heartless wind kept blowing, blowing
  
  I used to be my own protection, but not now
  'Cause my path has lost direction, somehow
  A black wind took you away from sight
  And now the darkness over day, that night
  
  And the clouds above move closer
  Looking so dissatisfied
  And the ground below grew colder
  As they put you down inside
  But the heartless wind kept blowing, blowing
  
  So now you're gone, and I was wrong
  I never knew what it was like to be alone
  
  On a Valentine's Day, on a Valentine's Day
  On a Valentine's Day, on a Valentine's Day
  On a Valentine's Day (I used to be my own protection)
  On a Valentine's Day (but not now)
  On a Valentine's Day ('cause my mind has lost direction
  On a Valentine's Day (somehow)
  On a Valentine's Day (I used to be my own protection
  On a Valentine's Day (but not now)
  On a Valentine's Day ('cause my mind has lost direction
  On a Valentine's Day (somehow) Writer/s: Brad Delson, Chester Charles Bennington, Dave Farrell, Joseph Hahn, Mike Shinoda, Robert G. Bourdon
  Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 15

• Luna Loud from Royal Woods, MichiganBen from Edina, Mn has it right, dudes. Lee Russel Bennington. At least they're together now...
• Brittany from Greenville,ncI lost my dad on February 20th but the last time I got to see him was Valentine's day and this is exactly where the song takes me to,my father passed away from cancer
• Jennie from Ansonia, CtI wish this song didn't make me think of the school shootings! RIP students of Parkland, Florida!
• Zero from Nowhere, NjOne time in an interview (way before this album was made) Chester was asked if he had any plans for valentines day. His answer? "Masturbation." Good ole' Chester!
• Ben from Edina, MnThis song is about the death of Chester Bennington's father on Valentine's Day. :( Poor Ches.
• Alex from Folcroft, PaThis song is about the feelings of this person on the first Valentine's Day that his significant other past away. The dark clouds are a representation of his sadness and depression and the "heartless wind" is a symbol of how he cant stop dwelling on it.
• Sam from Clarence, NyIn my town, there was a terrible plane crash less than 26 hours to Valentine's Day that left 50 dead. This is for the people of flight 3407 who died on February 12th, 2009. R.I.P.
• Steph from Commack, Nysigh....:( good song..terribly sad though
• Thomas from Surabaya, IndonesiaI still confused with this song, because this song tells us that your beloved one is died because of the wind or typhoon wind. it's proven from the sound of blowing wind approximately 5 seconds before "Valentine's Day". Anyway, i love this song
• Hope from Naperville, Ili got minutes to midnight...at first i didnt like all of it but this is the song that made me keep listening
• Hope from Naperville, Ilthis song is sooo good
• Cody from Wasilla, AkWhen I first played this song, my grandmother started crying. She lost her first husband(my real grandfather) on February 13, 1977. R.I.P.
• Jordan from Wagoner, Oki trulely love this horrible,horribly sad song,
  about losing your loved ones,right before valentines day...
  sad,sad,sad,
  vicariously sad...
• Elmer from Zamboanga, Philippinescn any1 tell me abt the whole lyf of chester???wikipedia doesnt xplain all
• Muna from Syria, United Statesthank you and how i will get the lyrics

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