That one line in Blue...

[Astat]

This is probably the type of thing that only I would nitpick over, but anybody's who's heard Blue probably knows what I'm talking about: The line Mike whispers twice during the outro (after Chester sings "version of the real"). I've been completely stumped over this since the song came out! It sounds almost like that line is intentionally distorted/has some scratching effects over it...did the band censor it for some reason? It sounds almost like it starts with "A small product of your..." but I could be totally wrong.

 

I did some editing to that clip of the song to better isolate Mike's vocal and uploaded it as an attachment. Let me know if you guys have any ideas, because I literally have NO CLUE.

 

blue_ending.mp3

[RogueSoul]

I hear 'a small product of the broken charade'

[Skipees]

"A small product, everybody ___ ___ ___"

[GlassCastles]

A small product, everybody ____ ____ charade

[Astat]

I hear 'a small product of the broken charade'

Now that I listen again, I think this is it. Not sure if it's "the" or "your," but other than that I think you've got it.

[Pez]

"A small product of your broken charade"

 

If thats line, its reminding me of one of these...

Damn you broken Daihatsu Charade.

[BeardyWilderness]

I think it's actually "blame game charade", not "broken charade."

[RogueSoul]

Now that I listen again, I think this is it. Not sure if it's "the" or "your," but other than that I think you've got it.

I'm pretty sure it's the.

[NJPLP]

According to Genius (https://genius.com/Linkin-park-blue-1998-unreleased-hybrid-theory-demo-lyrics), Mike's lyrics at the end of Blue during the bridge/outro are "I'll stop counting 'til you've got your own". They might be right, they might be wrong. IDK.

Edited October 7, 2021 by NJPLP

[NJPLP]

I'll take a listen to it to see what Mike is saying.

Edit: It’s definitely “A small product of the broken charade.”

Edited October 18, 2022 by NJPLP