Madagascar, officially the Republic of MadagascarIt is an island country in the Indian Ocean, near South Africa. The nation comprises the island of Madagascar, as well as numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from India around 88 million years ago, allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation. Over 90 percent of its wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth.

Initial human settlement of Madagascar occurred between 350 BC and AD 550 by Austronesian peoples arriving on outrigger canoes from Borneo. These were joined around AD 1000 by Bantu migrants crossing the Mozambique Channel from East Africa. Other groups continued to settle on Madagascar over time, each one making lasting contributions to Malagasy cultural life. The Malagasy ethnic group is often divided into eighteen or more sub-groups of which the largest are the Merina of the central highlands.

Until the late 18th century, the island of Madagascar was ruled by a fragmented assortment

of shifting socio-political alliances. Beginning in the early 19th century, most of the island

was united and ruled as the Kingdom of Madagascar by a series of Merina nobles. The

monarchy collapsed in 1897 when the island was absorbed into the French colonial empire,

from which the island gained independence in 1960. The autonomous state of Madagascar

has since undergone four major constitutional periods, termed Republics. Since 1992 the

nation has officially been governed as a constitutional democracy from its capital

at Antananarivo. However, in a popular uprising in 2009 president Marc

Ravalomanana was made to resign and presidential power was transferred in March 2009

to Andry Rajoelina in a move widely viewed by the international community as a coup

d'état(golpe de estado). Constitutional governance was restored in January 2014

when Hery Rajaonarimampianina was named president following a 2013 election deemed

fair and transparent by the international community.

In 2012, the population of Madagascar was estimated at just over 22 million, 90 percent of

whom live on less than two dollars per day. Malagasy, English and French are the official

languages of the state. The majority of the population adheres to traditional

beliefs, Christianity, or an amalgamation of both. Ecotourism and agriculture, paired with

greater investments in education, health and private enterprise, are key elements of

Madagascar's development strategy.

Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the

band rose to international fame with their debut album Hybrid Theory, which was

certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries. Their

following studio album Meteora continued the band's success, topping

the Billboard 200 album chart in 2003, and was followed by extensive touring and charity

work around the world. In 2003, MTV2 named Linkin Park the sixth-greatest band of the

music video era and the third-best of the new millennium. Billboard ranked Linkin Park

No. 19 on the Best Artists of the Decade chart. The band was recently voted as the

greatest artist of '00s in a Bracket Madness poll on VH1. In 2014, the band was declared as

the Biggest Rock Band in the World Right Now by Kerrang.

Having adapted new metal and rap metal to a radio-friendly yet densely layered style

in Hybrid Theory and Meteora, the band explored other genres in their next studio

album, Minutes to Midnight (2007). The band continued to explore a wider variation of

musical types in their fourth album, A Thousand Suns (2010), layering their music with

more electronic sounds and beats. Their fifth album, Living Things (2012), combines

musical elements from all of their previous records. Their sixth and most recent album, The

Hunting Party (2014), returned to a heavier rock sound. The band has collaborated with

several other artists, most notably with rapper Jay-Z in their mashup EP Collision Course,

and many others on the remix albums Reanimation and Recharged. Linkin Park has sold

over 60 million albums worldwide and has won two Grammy Awards.

Hybrid Theory and Reanimation (2000–02)

Meteora (2002–04)

Side projects (2004–06)

Minutes to Midnight (2006–08)

A Thousand Suns (2008–11)

Living Things and Recharged (2011–13)

The Hunting Party (2013–present)

GIVEN UP LYRICS

Waking in a sweat againAnother day's been laid to wasteIn my disgrace

Stuck in my head againFeels like I'll never leave this placeThere's no escapeI'm my own worst enemy

I've given upI'm sick of feelingIs there nothing you can say?

Take this all awayI'm suffocating!Tell me what the fuck isWrong with me?

I don't know what to takeThought I was focused but I'm scaredI'm not prepared

I hyperventilateLooking for help somehow somewhereAnd no one caresI'm my own worst enemy

I've given upI'm sick of feelingIs there nothing you can say?

Take this all awayI'm suffocating!Tell me what the fuck isWrong with me?God!

Put me out of my miseryPut me out of my miseryPut me out of myPut me out of my fucking misery!

I've given upI'm sick of feelingIs there nothing you can say?

Take this all awayI'm suffocating!Tell me what the fuck isWrong with me?

GIVEN UP EN ESPAÑOL

Desperte de nuevo transpirando otro dia ha empezado para derrocharse en mi desgracia atascado en mi cabeza otra vez se siente como si nunca abandonara este lugar no hay escape soy mi propio peor enemigo... 

estoy rendido; estoy cansade de sentir esto ¿no hay nada que puedas decir? llevate todo esto lejos, me estoy sofocando dime que demonios hay de mal conmigo 

no se que quitar pienso que estaba enfocado pero estoy asustado no estoy preparado yo hiperventilado buscando ayuda de alguna manera en cualquier parte y a nadie le importa soy mi propio peor enemigo... 

estoy rendido; estoy cansade de sentir esto ¿no hay nada que puedas decir? llevate todo esto lejos, me estoy sofocando dime que demonios hay de mal conmigo 

dios!!! sacame fuera de mi miseria!!! sacame fuera de mi miseria!!! sacame fuera de mi...!!! sacame fuera de mi maldita miseria!!! 

estoy rendido; estoy cansade de sentir esto ¿no hay nada que puedas decir? llevate todo esto lejos, me estoy sofocando dime que demonios hay de mal conmigo

ELASTIC HEART LYRICS

And another one bites the dustOh why can I not conquer loveAnd I might have thought that we were oneWanted to fight this war without weapons

And I wanted it, I wanted it badBut there were so many red flagsNow another one bites the dustYeah let's be clear, I'll trust no one

[Pre-Chorus]You did not break meI'm still fighting for peace

[Chorus]I've got thick skin and an elastic heartBut your blade it might be too sharpI'm like a rubberband until you pull too hardI may snap and I move fastBut you won't see me fall apart'Cos I've got an elastic heart

And I will stay up through the nightLet's be clear, won't close my eyesAnd I know that I can surviveI'll walk through fire to save my life

And I want it, I want my life so badI'm doing everything I canThen another one bites the dustIt's hard to lose a chosen one

[Pre-Chorus]You did not break meI'm still fighting for peace

[Chorus]I've got thick skin and an elastic heartBut your blade it might be too sharpI'm like a rubberband until you pull too hardI may snap and I move fastBut you won't see me fall apart'Cos I've got an elastic heart

ELASTIC HEART EN ESPAÑOL

(Verso )Y otro que muerde el polvoPero, por qué no puedo conquistar el amor?Y puede que tengo que estar con una¿Por qué no luchar en esta guerra sin armas?Y lo quiero y lo quiero todoPero había tantas banderas rojasAhora, otro muerde el polvoY seamos claros , no confío en nadie

(Pre -Coro )No me rompistes Todavía estoy luchando por esto

(Estribillo )Bueno, tengo una piel gruesa y un corazón elásticoPero tu espada podría ser demasiado fuerteSoy como una banda de goma hasta que tire demasiado duroPero puede romper cuando muevo cercaPero no vas a ver a mover no másPorque tengo un corazón elástico

Tengo un corazón elásticoSí , tengo un corazón elástico

( Verso )Y ahora me paso toda la nocheQue quede claro , no va a cerrar los ojosY sé que no puedo sobrevivirCaminé a través del fuego para salvar mi vidaY yo quiero , yo quiero que mi vida es tan maloEstoy haciendo todo lo que puedaLuego, otro muerde el polvoEs duro perder a un elegido

(Pre -Coro )No me rompistes (No me rompistes, No) Todavía estoy luchando por esto

(Coro x3 )Bueno, tengo una piel gruesa y un corazón elásticoPero tu espada podría ser demasiado fuerteSoy como una banda de goma hasta que tire demasiado duroPero puede romper cuando muevo cercaPero no vas a ver a mover no más (elastic heart)Porque tengo un corazón elástico

Tengo un corazón elástico