I have caught some of the lyrics from Hybrid Theory.

Everything falls apart
even the people who never frown
eventually break down
Everything has to end
you’ll soon find we’re out of time
left to watch it all unwind


My initial instinctive reaction is, "Jeez, Mike: you want to break up with your girlfriend. It's not the end of the world, you know!" But then again thanks to my new bullethole of empathy in my belly, I now remember it really can feel like the end of the world.

Sheesh. I've been thinking of my two previous relationships and how my reactions to the last couple of weeks have been influenced by what happened with them. Both of them cheated on me; one of the reasons I married Jon was I thought I could trust him; he didn't make me feel insecure. I had a good reason for waiting 6 years before I got seriously involved with someone else.

I also remember before I met Jon I was interested in this one guy at work who had a live-in girlfriend. I finally got sick of mooning over him and told him in no uncertain terms how I felt. I'm glad I did because it became obvious that while his ego was flattered, he had no intention of leaving his girlfriend. I soon found someone far more interesting, and unattatched. I now wonder if I caused her to feel threatened. That's stupid; of course I did. I'm sorry.

Still, I wish that Linkin Park's songs would find something else to complain about than busted relationships. I once heard a song by a German band named Rammstein ("Du Hast"). This song sounds like all of the demons of Hell have been unleashed. I mean, murder, death, chaos. Then I made the mistake of finding out what they were singing about. Some dude telling his girl he didn't love her. Can't listen to that song any more without giggling.

Pink Floyd did a fantastic job of not writing about relationships. "Pigs on the Wing" doesn't count.