[Chester Bennington:]
I don't like my mind right now
Stacking up problems that are so unnecessary
Wish that I could slow things down
I wanna let go but there's comfort in the panic
And I drive myself crazy
Thinking everything's about me
Yeah I drive myself crazy
'Cause I can't escape the gravity
I'm holding on
Why is everything so heavy?
Holding on
To so much more than I can carry
I keep dragging around what's bringing me down
If I just let go, I'd be set free
Holding on
[Kiiara:]
Why is everything so heavy?
You say that I'm paranoid
But I'm pretty sure the world is out to get me
It's not like I make the choice
To let my mind stay so really messy
I know I'm not the center of the universe
But you keep spinning round me just the same
I know I'm not the center of the universe
But you keep spinning round me just the same
I'm holding on
Why is everything so heavy?
Holding on
To so much more than I can carry
I keep dragging around what's bringing me down
If I just let go, I'd be set free
Holding on
Why is everything so heavy?
[Chester Bennington:]
I know I'm not the center of the universe
But you keep spinning round me just the same
[Kiiara:]
I know I'm not the center of the universe
But you keep spinning round me just the same
And I drive myself crazy
Thinking everything's about me
[Chester Bennington:]
I'm holding on
Why is everything so heavy?
Holding on
[Chester Bennington and Kiiara]:
To so much more than I can carry
I keep dragging around what's bringing me down
If I just let go, I'd be set free
Holding on
Why is everything so heavy?
Why is everything so heavy?
[Chester Bennington:]
Why is everything so heavy?
MEANING OF SONG
'Heavy' is a song which represents the inability, or rather unwillingness of an individual to get over and move on from events and thoughts in their life which brings them sadness and depression.
The individual knows they can get over it and still choose to drag around the memories with them since they've become used to the heaviness it brings to their lives.
Before the production of this album began, the band members used to meet every week and just talk about all the problems and issues in their respective lives. The reason they decided to bring a female vocalist in this song is to show POVs of more than one person, since everyone goes through something like this.
SITES TO THE SONG
Nightcore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sBgdMtok_Q
Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dmQ3QWpy1Q
Lyric Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGTNMtyd3yg
Karaoke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKcFs0Z1lk0