The Deranged Writer

Song of the Moment XLIX: Linkin Park’s “Somewhere I Belong”

Last month, I decided to listen to only 1 favorite band on Spotify indefinitely: Linkin Park. And this week I will listen to all their albums chronologically.

Tonight, while I was at my favorite spot Satchmi, I listened to the entirety of Linkin Park’s magnum opus Hybrid Theory and several tracks of the remix album Reanimation. I finished the latter while I was on my way home. After coming home, I started listening to the 2nd studio album Meteora, and after “Somewhere I Belong” I had to pause and write this post. Why? The song’s chorus screams what I’m feeling right now.

I wanna heal, I wanna feel
What I thought was never real
I wanna let go of the pain I’ve felt so long
(Erase all the pain ’til it’s gone)
I wanna heal, I wanna feel
Like I’m close to something real
I wanna find something I’ve wanted all along
Somewhere I belong
Linkin Park’s “Somewhere I Belong”

The music video of Linkin Park’s “Somewhere I Belong”

‘Til the next post.

Header image: Su Korkmaz of Pexels. Edited in Adobe Photoshop 2024.

Published on October 7, 2025 at 11:44pm. Edits were made on March 8, 2025 at 1:25am.

10-Minute Warning CXLVI

All right. What can I share here in under 10 minutes?

Firstly, I would like to share why I did not blog last Wednesday: I don’t feel like blogging that day. I just wanted to finish last month’s billings and then watch the 1st season of Designated Survivor. (Thank you, Younger Brother, for recommending the show to me.) I waited until today to get my blogging energy back.

Speaking of today, what about it? Well, I ran an errand then continued watching Designated Survivor with my Father. And at dinner time, we had some tuna and salmon sashimi, Jack and Coke Zeros, and Cointreau with my Mother. As I’m typing this, I’m drinking my 2nd Jack and Coke Zero, but now I’m watching a different show: Season 3 of Lucifer.

I failed to meet my monthly blog count last month, and I don’t want that to happen again. So I must push myself to keep blogging this month and beyond. And maybe I should mix up my content a little… maybe publish more Notes to Self or create a new blogging series on The Diary. Fingers crossed.

And time’s up.

10-Minute Warning CXLV

OK. I give up. I will not force myself to blog twice today because I still feel weak. I rested early last night but still feel weak after waking up.

But my weakness did not stop me from running errands, having a haircut, and going to my favorite cafe Satchmi. I had to do all of them today because I expect a heavy workload this week. I also had to do all of them today in case I still feel weak.

What else can I share before my 10 minutes is up? Well… tomorrow is October 1. That means 3 more months before 2024 ends. That also means my Mother’s, Father’s, and younger brothers’ birthdays are coming up. “Octoberfest”, as they say. This is going to be fun.

Speaking of birthdays, I’m supposed to plan my birthday a few months from now. But then again, why should I worry too much about my birthday? And it would be nice if I’m not the one who’s planning it… yeah.

And time’s up.