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Maszlee Was Emo AF On Instagram So Someone Created A Spotify Playlist For Him

Check out the playlist on Spotify!

By Jia Vern Tham — 28 Nov 2018, 05:05 PM

Cover image via Instagram/Spotify (edited)

Education Minister Maszlee Malik got emotional in an Instagram post yesterday, 27 November

Without any elaboration, Maszlee captioned the post with lyrics of 'Numb', a song by American rock band Linkin Park. 

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Numb (Linkin Park) . I'm tired of being what you want me to be Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface I don't know what you're expecting of me Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow Every step that I take is another mistake to you Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow I've become so numb, I can't feel you there Become so tired, so much more aware By becoming this all I want to do Is be more like me and be less like you Can't you see that you're smothering me? Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control 'Cause everything that you thought I would be Has fallen apart right in front of you Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow Every step that I take is another mistake to you Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow And every second I waste is more than I can take! I've become so numb, I can't feel you there Become so tired, so much more aware By becoming this all I want to do Is be more like me and be less like you And I know I may end up failing too But I know you were just like me with someone disappointed in you I've become so numb, I can't feel you there Become so tired, so much more aware By becoming this all I want to do Is be more like me and be less like you I've become so numb, I can't feel you there I'm tired of being what you want me to be I've become so numb, I can't feel you there I'm tired of being what you want me to be . Songwriters: Brad Delson / Chester Charles Bennington / Dave Farrell / Joseph Hahn / Mike Shinoda / Robert G. Bourdon

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Netizens began speculating that the Education Minister was feeling down at the time of writing the Instagram post

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Image via Instagram
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Following Maszlee's post, photojournalist Amirul Ruslan took the liberty to create a Spotify playlist for him filled with songs from the 2000s

In another tweet, Amirul wrote that the Education Minister could use the songs to keep him going.

Check out the playlist curated for Maszlee here:

Tell us your song suggestions for the Education Minister in the comments below!

This story is part of the #saysplaylist series, providing your playlist with a breath of fresh Malaysian air.

Image from Pixabay/SAYS
Image via Pixabay/SAYS

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