KBRN, Palangka Raya : Grup musik asal California, Amerika Serikat, yakni Linkin Park merilis single terbaru berjudul The Emptiness Machine pada 5 September 2024. Lagu ini menjadi bagian dari album studio kedelapan Linkin Park, From Zero.

Selanjutnya, The Emptiness Machine merupakan lagu comeback Linkin Park yang vakum setelah kematian vokalis mereka, Chester Bennington pada tahun 2017 silam. Kini Mike Shinoda dkk menggandeng Emily Armstrong dari band indie Dead Sara sebagai vokalis serta drummer baru, Colin Brittain.

Pada lirik lagu The Emptiness Machine, digambarkan pengalaman seseorang terjebak dalam hubungan yang tidak sehat atau toxic. Meski merugikan, orang tersebut tak bisa lepas dan merelakan dirinya 'terluka' demi orang itu.

Berikut ini adalah lirik lagu 'The Emptiness Machine' milik Linkin Park:

[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]
Your blades are sharpened with precision
Flashing your favorite point of view
I know you’re waiting in the distance
Just like you always do, just like you always do.

[Pre-Chorus: Mike Shinoda]
Already pulling me in
Already under my skin
And I know exactly how this ends, I

[Chorus 1: Mike Shinoda]
Let you cut me open just to watch me bleed
Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be
Don't know why I'm hopin' for what I won't receive
Fallin' for the promise of the emptiness machine
The emptiness machine

[Verse 2: Emily Armstrong & Mike Shinoda]
Goin' around like a revolver
It's been decided how we lose
'Cause there's a fire under the altar
I keep on lyin' to, I keep on lyin' to

[Back to Pre-Chorus-Chorus 1]

[Bridge: Mike Shinoda & Emily Armstrong]
I only wanted to be part of something
I only wanted to be part of, part of
I only wanted to be part of something
I only wanted to be part of, part of
I only wanted to be part of something
I only wanted to be part

[Chorus 2: Emily Armstrong]
I let you cut me open just to watch me bleed
Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be
Don't know why I'm hopin', so fuckin' naive
Fallin' for the promise of the emptiness machine
The emptiness machine

[Outro 2X: Mike Shinoda & Emily Armstrong]
(I only wanted to be part of something)
The emptiness machine, oh
(I only wanted to be part of)
The emptiness machine