my four year old, sky, makes me laugh so hard. she's such an artistic child, loving anything that has to do with the arts: drawing, music, dance, reading, etc. well, linkin park's "i bleed it out" has been sky's favorite song for a while now. sky would come home singing the lyrics (well what she thought was the lyrics), while i had NO IDEA what the lyrics were or even who was singing the song (of course, i had my own set of lyrics that i sung daily though). so today, while we were driving home from dinner, sky started singing 'the lyrics' out of the blue. we discovered that she was singing:

pick it up
take it deeper
then you throw it away

steve asked her, what does that mean?

and she said,
it means:
you pick up your plate
and then you take it deep to the trash can
and then you throw it away

oh how i love this child. oh how she makes me laugh like no one else can.

i couldn't help but come home from dinner, jump on the computer, and figure out
1) what the hell the song was called
2) who sang it
3) and what the actual lyrics were

so, (as i giggled with skyler by my side), we discovered that the song was "bleed it out" by linkin park and the actual lyrics were:

Hand grenade pins in every line,
Throw 'em up and let something shine.
Going out of my f**king mind.
Filthy mouth, no excuse.
Find a new place to hang this noose.
String me up from atop these roofs.
Knot it tight so I won't get loose.
Truth is you can stop and stare,
Bled myself out and no one cares.
Dug a trench out, laid down there
With a shovel up out to reach somewhere.
Yeah someone pour it in,
Make it a dirt dance floor again.
Say your prayers and stomp it out,
When they bring that chorus in.

[Chester Bennington]

(Chorus)
I bleed it out,
Digging deeper just to throw it away.
I bleed it out,
Digging deeper just to throw it away.
I bleed it out,
Digging deeper just to throw it away,
Just to throw it away,
Just to throw it away.

[Mike Shinoda]

I bleed it out.
Go, stop the show.
Choppy words and a sloppy flow.
Shotgun opera, lock and load,
Cock it back and then watch it go.
Mama help me, I've been cursed,
Death is rolling in every verse.
Candy paint on his brand new hearse.
Can't contain him, he knows he works.
F**k this hurts, I won't lie.
Doesn't matter how hard I try.

Half the words don't mean a thing,
[Bleed It Out lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com]

And I know that I won't be satisfied.
So why, try ignoring him.
Make it a dirt dance floor again.
Say your prayers and stomp it out,
When they bring that chorus in.

[Chester Bennington]

(Chorus)
I bleed it out,
Digging deeper just to throw it away.
I bleed it out,
Digging deeper just to throw it away.
I bleed it out,
Digging deeper just to throw it away,
Just to throw it away,
Just to throw it away.

I bleed it out.
I've opened up these scars,
I'll make you face this.
I pulled myself so far,
I'll make you face this now.

I bleed it out,
Digging deeper just to throw it away.
I bleed it out,
Digging deeper just to throw it away.
I bleed it out,
Digging deeper just to throw it away,
Just to throw it away,
Just to throw it away.

I bleed it out,
Digging deeper just to throw it away.
I bleed it out,
Digging deeper just to throw it away.
I bleed it out,
Digging deeper just to throw it away,
Just to throw it away,
Just to throw it away.

I bleed it out.
I bleed it out.
I bleed it out.

oh how i love this child. she makes me giggle like nothing else could in my life. she has a sense of humor and giggle that i long to have.

this photo was captured by my dear friend, erin vey, while she was visiting from seattle.
and...
this is sky...
the real deal.