This is one of many radio-friendly Linkin Park songs. It is yet another anger and angst-filled rocker by the group, this time dealing with changing emotions between a boy and girlfriend or a breakup. It's one of those songs to capture the feeling of a large amount of effort and work ending up being a waste.

The only Linkin Park song not tuned to Dropped Db, this one is lower down to B. Brad tried out a new Ibanez extended scale guitar designed to be tuned deeper, and this song resulted. (thanks, Dennis - Toledo, OH, for above 2)

Linkin park always plays this song first in live performances. They play "One Step Closer" last. (thanks, Mokumo - Arlington, MA)

Comments:

It's great. But I think the text could be better, if you wrote it with teh meaning of a battle, you want a person close to you, and gone from you, you could express that better and not lean into one side. And, as allways, I miss the drumms a little... Fantastic that even this doesn't bring the song down, it's amazing.
- Esther, Sauwerd, Netherlands

I'm sorry, but I find "Sometimes I...just feel like SCREAMING AT MYSELF!" to be laughable. It's a laughable attempt at being hardcore.
- Drake, Cincinnati, OH

I love this song, so many people to tell it to.... Meteora is better than Hybrid Theory.
- Caroline, Katy, TX

I thought it was for someone that was betrayed by their BF/GF, and they still like the person, but at other times they just want them to get away and forget everything. They just want to drop it all and leave them, and nothing more. Besides the awesome sound, this is the second track on the Meteora CD.
- Amey, Zion, IL

wow this song brings back memories because, as said before, linkin park plays "don't stay" first thing when they do a concert and it reminds me of the feeling when i saw LP play live for the first time (projekt revolution '04). the song began to play and right as LP began to get really into song, the Linkin Park curtain tht was blocking evry1s view fromt he stage dropped and there they were. the 6 guys who have changed my life. that was the best feeling ever and the most exciting and emotional experience (the concert as a whole) of my life. since tht day i have been fortunate enough to see LP again and to meet them twice. they are really humble and sweet guys. this is one of the happier (in a way) and more sentimental LP songs for me.
- Kayla, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

I don't know why everyone likes to downtune guitars. I always thought Delson played a baritone with a low B-string.
- Dude, TX, TX

this song is like so cool its like saying like u want someone to leave u a lone and i need them to stay like "Sometimes I Need to remember just to breathe Sometimes I Need you to stay away from me Sometimes I'm In disbelief I didn't know Somehow I Need you to go" this is like saying go away i don't u anymore but yea very good song
- rebecca, peoria, AZ

for some reason i dont like dont stay as much as all their other stuff. Maybe its because it sounds really poppish coming after the foreward on Meteora.
- Rob, Castaic, CA

this song is the best i love it i some times sing to it!its wonderful heavy on rock and i likem to be to heavy heavy its just a great song like if you got your heart broken it just a great song for that also.