| Evanescence – Breathe No More Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I think this song is about someone who went through something horrible, that made her lose her spirit, like an abusive relationship. Something that made her think that she was nothing, and completely stripped her of who she was before. "I've been looking in the mirror for so long. That I've come to believe my souls on the other side." Whenever she looks at herself, it's all she can see that's left of who she was before. Her appearance is the only thing that hasn't changed. "Oh the little pieces falling, shatter. Shards of me, To sharp to put back together." The mirror has been broken, and now she can't see her reflection anymore. It's as if who she was before is almost out of reach. She could try to put it back together, remind herself of who she was, but it's just impossible. "To small to matter, But big enough to cut me into so many little pieces." All these pieces of her that are broken, it doesn't matter all that much in the big picture, because she's finally free of the pain she endured before. But when it comes to personal matters, it's a big deal for she can never regain the life she once had if she can't be who she was before. "If I try to touch her, And I bleed, I bleed, And I breathe, I breathe no more." Here, she's trying to reach out to who she was, because without it, she's not only bleeding once again, she's dying. "Take a breath and I try to draw from my spirits well. Yet again you refuse to drink like a stubborn child." Here, she's trying to pull out who she was, a happy, carefree girl, try to show everyone "Hey, I'm better now without what was wrong before!" But she fails, without noticing it, so she thinks that everyone's just not able to see. "Lie to me, Convince me that I've been sick forever. And all of this, Will make sense when I get better." Here, she wants someone, anyone, to tell her that who she was before never existed, and this unfeeling, dark, cold person is who she's always been. And when she truly believes so, everything will start to make sense again, and she'll feel better, forgetting that she's lost herself. "I know the difference, Between myself and my reflection. I just can't help but to wonder, Which of us do you love." She's talking to herself here, and knows that she's changed. She can't escape that. But she realizes, do you prefer being a hollow shell of yourself, or would you rather be happy again? "So I bleed, I bleed, And I breathe, I breathe now... Bleed, I bleed, And I breathe, I breathe, I breathe- I breathe no more." Here, you have to take into consideration that she's been referring to this new self as "I" and who she used to be as "my reflection" or "her". This girl, who's been struggling with her loss of who she is for so long has finally begin to recover who she used to be, and that "I" is dying, fading away. A happy ending. That's just my take of it after listening to the song on repeat for like 20 times in a row. The melody and piano are just so beautiful. And the lyrics? Oh, they're amazing. If I could ever write a song that's half of what this is, I'd be proud of myself. To write a song equal to this? Impossible. |
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| Evanescence – Whisper Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I was listening to this song the other day when the chorus's lyrics just jumped right out of me and inspired a story, about an elderly couple, in the wife's point of view, dealing with finding out her husband has cancer. "catch me as i fall say you're here and it's all over now" Here, the wife has just heard the news, and it's as if she's fainting or she feels too weak to stand. She wants her husband to comfort her and tell her it's gonna be okay. "speaking to the atmosphere no one's here and i fall into myself" Here, she's praying that it's all just some joke, that she's in a dream, but it's as if no one's listening since this nightmare she's going through is still happening. "this truth drives me into madness i know i can stop the pain if i will it all away" The truth, being that her husband has cancer, would drive anyone into madness. Finding out the one person you love the most in this world is stricken from cancer and could die from it, it's just horrible. But yet, she knows that if she doesn't think about it, the sadness of it will at least subside. "don't turn away (don't give in to the pain) don't try to hide (though they're screaming your name) don't close your eyes (god knows what lies behind them) don't turn out the light (never sleep, never die)" Here, in the chorus, she's telling her husband to keep holding on, to fight it through. The part where it says, "don't try to hide (though they're screaming your name)" can actually fit a bit of the husband's personality. Other family members are gonna be concerned, and she doesn't want him to shy away from answering their pleas as to what is wrong. "i'm frightened by what i see but somehow i know that there's much more to come" Here, the doctor is probably showing them what the cancer looks like, so of course the wife is going to be so scared about it. She knows it's only the beginning, though, and it's just gonna get worse. "immobilized by my fear and soon to be blinded by tears" It's pretty self-explanatory at this part. She can't move, and she's crying. "i can stop the pain if i will it all away don't turn away (don't give in to the pain) don't try to hide (though they're screaming your name) don't close your eyes (god knows what lies behind them) don't turn out the light (never sleep, never die)" These parts are the same as before. "fallen angels at my feet whispered voices at my ear" The "fallen angel" could be her husband, clinging on to her in a time of need, like before a chemotherapy treatment or during his final moments. The whispered voices could be anything from her husband, weakened, trying to talk to her, or maybe words of sorrow from family and close friends. "death before my eyes lying next to me, i fear" She can see what's going to happen, and she's afraid that her husband's death, if he doesn't win the battle with cancer, could be right beside her. "she beckons me , shall i give in upon my end, shall i begin forsaken all i've fallen for i rise to meet the end" Here, as her imagination continues on into what the future could be, she's contemplating if she'll go through with suicide to be with her husband again, thus wondering "shall I give in?" The second line could be her questioning if there really will be an afterlife after she dies. But at the end in what she sees, she knows that she'll continue on, and only die when her time has come, for her husband wouldn't want her to kill herself after he's gone. "don't turn away (don't give in to the pain) don't try to hide (though they're screaming your name) don't close your eyes (god knows what lies behind them) don't turn out the light (never sleep, never die)" I know there are many ways to look at this song, religiously, a first person account of death, but this is just the story that came to me when listening to it. |
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| Evanescence – Good Enough Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I have a story I'm writing, and this really seems to fit the main character, Arianna, and how she feels for this other character, Paul, very well. "Under your spell again I can't say no to you" Arianna is saying that Paul is always captivating her, and that she will always have feelings for him, thus she "can't say no" to him. "crave my heart and its bleeding in your hand I can't say no to you" Paul doesn't exactly love her back (or at least she thinks he doesn't since it's a first person narration . . . ), so her feelings for him go unnoticed, her heart "bleeding" in his hand. But yet, she still can't tear herself away from him. "Shouldn't have let you torture me so sweetly now I can't let go of this dream I can't breathe but I feel" Arianna knows she shouldn't be letting Paul just ignore her feelings, because it tortures her that he doesn't love her back, but she can't just forget about him. She has a feeling that one day, her dreams of them being together could come true, and she doesn't want to let go of them. "Good enough I feel good enough for you" Here, Arianna, who throughout the story has had trouble with love, has had some self-esteem issues. She would question herself, but she's finally realized that she's worth Paul's friendship, which is what they are at the moment. "Drink up sweet decadence I can't say no to you and I've completely lost myself and I don't mind I can't say no to you" Arianna realizes that yes, all this love for Paul that's going unnoticed by him is almost ruining her, that she's tearing apart inside, but she still loves him, and nothing can change that. "Shouldn't have let you conquer me completely now I can't let go of this dream can't believe that I feel" Again, Arianna is reflecting back and realizing that her unrequited love could be taking over her by tearing her apart, but she doesn't want to let go of a dream of them being together one day. "Good enough I feel good enough its been such a long time coming, but I feel good" Again, she's feeling good about herself after her troubles with love, but now we've added another bit of Arianna's feelings, that it's been a long time that this has actually happened. "and I'm still waiting for the rain to fall pour real life down on me" Here, she's waiting, hoping for Paul to love her back, the anticipation being almost like rainclouds over head, just looming over and making you anxious as to when the rain will fall. And the love she's craving is the rain. the line, "pour real life down on me" really, really fits, for it will bring her dreams to an actual reality, and that's important since Arianna is such a daydreamer. "cause I can't hold on to anything this good enough am I good enough for you to love me too?" Like I said, Arianna has had trouble holding on to relationships, so to be able to have one with Paul would be a form of relief. (The rain in the above interpretation could also be a form of washing away her previous troubles.) But now, she's doubting herself once again, but this time, wondering if she's good enough for Paul, if that's why he hasn't loved her back. "so take care what you ask of me cause I can't say no" Now, this line is something Arianna could be flat out saying to Paul, despite her not wanting to come right out and say she loves him (which could be a problem of why he doesn't seem to love her back also!). She knows that she's in too deep, and can't seem to say no to him, so if he's not careful, he could be putting her in danger. Of course, this is just an interpretation of how this song fits into context into my story, not necessarily what was going through Amy Lee's head. It's amazing to have a plot line worked out, then to listen to a song's lyrics, and realize they fit the story EXACTLY how you wrote it! :) |
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| Erin McCarley – Sticky-Sweet Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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No one's commented on this song yet? So sad! It's my favorite song of hers! To me, I feel these lyrics are about a guy she really loves. Brings her from "grey" to "the most brilliant blue", turns "tears into a candy sky" . . . He makes her happy whenever she's down. "Take me home to your secret Take me home to your wild sanctuary" Here, she wants him to let him into his life. The chorus, she's basically saying she doesn't ever want to leave him, for he makes her feel special. And "sticky-sweet" means to me that he's "sticky" as in she can't get him off of her mind, and "sweet" as in . . . well, he's a sweet guy! The rest of the song pretty much fits the whole, "I'm in love with this guy" idea I suggested. |
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