My take: this is someone who's in shock.
"Playground schoolbell rings, again/Rainclouds come to play, again" I think the schoolbell is refering to a child that has died. Maybe this is the mother? Rainclouds are like the sadness clouding her mind.
"Has no one told you she's not breathing ?/Hello, I am your mind, giving you someone to talk to... Hello... " This is the person's subconscious, a little voice in their head trying to bring them back to reality. The person doesn't want to believe someone has died, and is conflicted.
"If I smile and don't believe/Soon I know I'll wake from this dream" She's smiling, like saying "Yea they're dead, ok." But she doesn't really believe it. She thinks its all a dream and she'll wake up soon.
"Don't try to fix me/I'm not broken" She's getting mad that everyone keeps asking if she's ok, is eveything alright. She thinks, Of course I'm alright, nothing's wrong.
"I am the lie living for you so you can hide/don't cry" There's the little voice again, trying to keep the person sane. This line is like the person is just kind of living their life in the moment, trying not to think about whatever has happened. But inside, she is falling apart.
"Suddenly I know I'm not sleeping/ Hello, I'm still here, all that's left/Of yesterday.." Realization. She realizes she is still around, while their loved one is dead.
Didn't mean to go that far into it... But Evanescence makes me think. (Geez I did the whole song...)
@linkinparkitten this is a really good outlook on the interpretation of the lyrics. I found the song after surviving 7 years of sexual abuse and listened to it on repeat for days crying my eyes out. I chose to Apply " domestic violence" to it rather than "death"and it worked for many years.
Your perspective on it made me think of it as the "death of my childhood" years I will never get back because of a monster. You did good. Thank you xx
@linkinparkitten this is a really good outlook on the interpretation of the lyrics. I found the song after surviving 7 years of sexual abuse and listened to it on repeat for days crying my eyes out. I chose to Apply " domestic violence" to it rather than "death"and it worked for many years.
Your perspective on it made me think of it as the "death of my childhood" years I will never get back because of a monster. You did good. Thank you xx
My take: this is someone who's in shock. "Playground schoolbell rings, again/Rainclouds come to play, again" I think the schoolbell is refering to a child that has died. Maybe this is the mother? Rainclouds are like the sadness clouding her mind. "Has no one told you she's not breathing ?/Hello, I am your mind, giving you someone to talk to... Hello... " This is the person's subconscious, a little voice in their head trying to bring them back to reality. The person doesn't want to believe someone has died, and is conflicted. "If I smile and don't believe/Soon I know I'll wake from this dream" She's smiling, like saying "Yea they're dead, ok." But she doesn't really believe it. She thinks its all a dream and she'll wake up soon. "Don't try to fix me/I'm not broken" She's getting mad that everyone keeps asking if she's ok, is eveything alright. She thinks, Of course I'm alright, nothing's wrong. "I am the lie living for you so you can hide/don't cry" There's the little voice again, trying to keep the person sane. This line is like the person is just kind of living their life in the moment, trying not to think about whatever has happened. But inside, she is falling apart. "Suddenly I know I'm not sleeping/ Hello, I'm still here, all that's left/Of yesterday.." Realization. She realizes she is still around, while their loved one is dead. Didn't mean to go that far into it... But Evanescence makes me think. (Geez I did the whole song...)
i agree with u. i joined this site cuz im too lazy to figure out meanings my self. some times i try lol.
i agree with u. i joined this site cuz im too lazy to figure out meanings my self. some times i try lol.
@linkinparkitten this is a really good outlook on the interpretation of the lyrics. I found the song after surviving 7 years of sexual abuse and listened to it on repeat for days crying my eyes out. I chose to Apply " domestic violence" to it rather than "death"and it worked for many years. Your perspective on it made me think of it as the "death of my childhood" years I will never get back because of a monster. You did good. Thank you xx
@linkinparkitten this is a really good outlook on the interpretation of the lyrics. I found the song after surviving 7 years of sexual abuse and listened to it on repeat for days crying my eyes out. I chose to Apply " domestic violence" to it rather than "death"and it worked for many years. Your perspective on it made me think of it as the "death of my childhood" years I will never get back because of a monster. You did good. Thank you xx