"Until It's Gone"

 

 

Linkin Park has been a success since the beginning of their musical career. The members are Joe Hahn, Dave Farrell, Brad Deslon, Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon and Chester Bennington. They originated in California and, though you probably listened to them in middle/high school, they are still very much in the public eye. Their music borders between pop rock and alternative rock. The song “Until It’s Gone” is one of their most recent songs that made it to the top of the charts in 2014.

This song by Linkin Park is a song about loss. You don’t know if the couple in the music video, after breaking up, got back together. I don’t think that’s important for us as viewers to know because the message is to appreciate what you have before you lose it. The singer at first doesn’t realize that he’s about to lose something that he now takes for granted but later will appreciate. He sings, “Oh you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.” The singer emphasizes the lyrics “Until Its Gone” by singing them over and over.  I think the singer sings these lyrics over and over again to emphasize how many opportunities we’re given over and over again to save what we have before it’s too late and we’ve lost it.

We live in a materialistic world and it’s easy to have a desire to want more. Materialism brings superficial happiness that lasts for a while but sooner than later will disappear and disintegrate into nothing but loneliness and sadness. As a result of filling the void with superficial things, we begin to not appreciate what we have and want more.

Everyone’s heard a thousand times to appreciate what you have but I think this phrase begins to lose its meaning.  We can become susceptible into thinking someone or something will always be present in our lives. More than likely, this is not the case.  Coming from a Christian perspective, we should appreciate the many things God gives us in our lives and this song can be a reminder to do just that.