| Evanescence – So Close Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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This is my all-time favorite Evanescence song, after Understanding. I think TheExile's interpretation hit the nail on the head with this one. I also look at the end of this song as having a sort of "carpe diem" emotion - people waste time lying to themselves about what it takes to find true happiness or longing for old happy moments, when the time to be happy is now (this time is sweeter than honey). This is definitely one of their strongest songs instrumentally, and the lyrics are brilliant. This is the Evanescence I fell in love with seven years ago :) |
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| Evanescence – The Vanishing Sky Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I'm gonna put money on this NOT being an Evanescence song. Probably some fan trying to pass off their own lyrics as Ev's, but this isn't even close to their style, and I haven't read anything about it on the official Evanescence forums. |
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| Red Hot Chili Peppers – Don't Forget Me Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I looked more toward a spiritual interpretation of this song until about 3am this morning. I had the song on repeat and I was talking to a close friend of mine, when we got on the subject of drugs and he mentioned that he was a meth addict. He said he's only touched it a few times but he feels he essentially doomed himself the first time he tried it, because it's an addiction that can't be overcome. He's been clean for a year now but he says he still gets random temptations for it and he's glad that he isn't near it because he could be much worse off. Having heard that, the feeling I got from this song changed - particularly when I listened to this chorus: "Sideways falling More will be revealed my friend Don't forget me I can't hide it Come again make me excited" The line about the "meth lab, first rehab" also seems key - meaning that an addict may have to go to rehab several times simply to keep the habit at bay. I don't know that the song is specifically about methamphetamine, but it could be about addiction itself, not necessarily to a drug, whether it be a physical addiction or a psychological need: "I'm an inbred and a pothead Two legs that you spread Inside the tool shed Now we know it all for sure" Addiction doesn't care who you are or where you are, when a burning desire grips you it will take you until you sate it: "Not alone, I'll be there Tell me when you want to go" And the feeling will always be ready to present itself. The repetition of the line "now we know it all for sure" seems to be some sort of revelation to the "addict" in question - a revelation of their obsession, perhaps a reduced level of faith in themselves because of it. |
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