Tourniquet

Evanescence

I tried to kill the pain
But only brought more
(So much more)
I lay dying
And I'm pouring, crimson regret, and betrayal

I'm dying
Praying
Bleeding
Screaming
Am I too lost to be saved?
Am I too lost?
My God! My tourniquet
Return to me salvation
My God! My tourniquet
Return to me salvation

Do you remember me?
Lost for so long
Will you be on the other side?
Will you forget me?

I'm dying
Praying
Bleeding
Screaming

Am I too lost to be saved?
Am I too lost?

My God! My tourniquet
Return to me salvation
My God! My tourniquet
Return to me salvation

(Return to me salvation)
(I want to die!)

My God! My tourniquet
Return to me salvation
My God! My tourniquet
Return to me salvation

My wounds cry for the grave
My soul cries, for deliverance
Will I be denied?
Christ! Tourniquet! My suicide


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Tourniquet Lyrics as written by Amy Lee Ben Moody

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    I tried to kill my pain But only brought more (so much more) I lay dying And I'm pouring crimson regrets and betrayal

    TO ME this means she tried to kill her self to solve her problems with the world vuts regrets because she is in more physical and mental pain than before. Then the bridge,

    Im dying praying Bleeding And screamin am i too lost to be saved am i too lost? is about all the things she going through in that moment and is asking god if she is too late to late to be helped by him

    My god, my tourniquet Return to me salvation My god, my tourniquet Return to me salvation

    And in the chorus she asking god to save her.

    Do you remember me? Lost for so long Will you be on the other side Or will you forget me?

    In this verse she asking God does he remember her because her life was not focusing on him as it was before and she has been lost, being cuaght up in fame and worldiness. She is also asking God would he be able to help because of her past without him.

    My wounds cry for the grave My soul cries for deliverance Will I be denied?

    in this last verse she saying that her body is acheing and wants the pain to be stop by dieing but her hearts want to be saved with God.

    Christ Tourniquet My suicide

    in this three line its jus stating the options of stopping the blood by being saved with god or by suicide. This is just MY INTERPRETATION OF THE SONG AND I LOVE EVANESCENCE

    alternativerocker456on July 30, 2010   Link

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