| Evanescence – Solitude Lyrics | 7 years ago |
| So, when I heard this song today I literally broke down in tears. Right now, as someone who just head over heels for a guy who currently has a girlfriend, who currently just sees right through me, this is my new anthem. Nothing can describe the feeling of loneliness that comes with a crush that can never be fulfilled because of another girl or boy. The idea of solitude is the feeling that comes over you because no matter how hard you try, you can never escape the loneliness and constant curiosity of what could've been. This song is just ugh, I feel so bad today and this explains every thought swimming around in my head. | |
| Taylor Swift – Delicate Lyrics | 7 years ago |
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This song, honestly, is pretty terrible. The lyrics are meh and the producers were lazy. It’s as if they took an eternal sick day to create this song. That being said, Taylor’s music never lack emotional depth. There is a meaning behind every one of her songs. This song is about liking someone but you’re fearful of your reputation wrecking your potential relationship. I feel like the chorus is about “Are you okay with all those things I said about this/that?” and “Are you okay with me liking you despite the fact that I’m infamously known to break hearts faster than I stole them?” Using the term delicate describes how truly fragile relationships are. You have to be careful about these kinds of things. The second verse is what could be. She talks about how she can compare with past lovers, and how when she’s alone with him she wishes they were in a relationship of sorts. Jealousy is a very strong emotion, and Taylor gets jealous that he could have potential lovers she’s not aware of. Lastly, (my favorite part actually) the third verse, “Sometimes I wonder when you sleep are you dreaming of me/Sometimes when I look into your eyes I pretend you’re mine all the damn time” is Taylor wondering if her crush feels the same, and how every time she glances to him she wishes he was her’s. Like I said, the song together is meh. But the meaning behind the lyrics is something someone like me (who unfortunately has a really bad reputation) can hopelessly relate to, especially with a deep crush. |
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| Evanescence – October Lyrics | 7 years ago |
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I’ve got a strange opinion about this song, so here we go. I’ve read elsewhere that this song is about her deceased sister, and, according to some rumors, she died in the month of October. However I’ve also read this is about finding your way to God. Well, it occured to me sometime while staring out the window and listening to Amy’s voice pierce my soul that both rumors are all too perfect. I theorize that after her sister’s death there was a fallout in her belief in God, even as a child, and maybe she lashed out against Him or wandered astray for many years. “Home” is a metaphor for Christ, and by saying “Take me home, I’m through fighting it” she’s telling God that she’s through fighting Him for taking her away, and that she’s forgiven Him. Later she comes to realize that all happiness comes from God, and that while she was angry with Him, she was unable to acheive happiness in wordly things. The sum of it is, she can never be happy as long as she is rebelling against God, she never really find happiness. Basically she’s falling into His arms wondering why she ever strayed when He is “abounding grace.” A very beautiful song, I could listen to this forever. And for all the people screaming “It’s not about God! They hate God!”, this song was written many years before that ordeal went down. I myself, a Christian by the way, would not want to be associated with the Christian Rock label either. I think that by cornering youself into that specfic “genre” you’re limiting your audience. Plus, Amy Lee (I don’t know about the other members) has recently mentioned her belief in Heaven (like three weeks or so ago by the time of this post) and clarifies it in the album booklet of The Open Door. |
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| Evanescence – Tourniquet Lyrics | 7 years ago |
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I think this song conveys the emotions of someone in the moment of their death who’s petrified and scared of going to Hell. In the beginning when she sings “I tried to kill the pain but only brought more,” it’s her summing up why she did it. She obviously couldn’t handle whatever hurdles life through her way, and so she decides suicide is the only way out. When the first verse begins she foreshadows that she’s been betrayed and has some unhealthy regrets, which provides more clarity to killing herself. Obviously we learn she’s a believer in God (I’ve always imagined Catholic but I’ll get into that later) and she’s begging to Him to allow her to retain her salvation. The chorus is pretty basic, she’s pleading for God not to save her, but to at least allow her to keep her place in Heaven (In Christianity suicide is deemed mortally sinful, thus any person who commits it loses their right to Heaven; however it is still plausible for them to make it, providing perfect contrition and/or not being in the right state of mind.) Onto the second verse, the soul sings that God knows she’s been verging on this for forever now, and wonders if He really cares or has forgotten about her. The “Will you be on the other side or will you forget me?” is her questioning her acess to Heaven, if Christ will be waiting for her. Next is “I want to die,” but this is pretty explanatory. She vividly wanted to end her life. Finally, the last verse is her last moments before she dies, where the lyrics are her accepting death but praying to God he lets her into Heaven despite her suicide. Naturally she questions this, but faces her death sorrowfully because of her actions. Interestingly, saying God is her tourniquet is like saying He’s all that can save her. Her physical body means nothing now. Only dying with salvation is all she cares about. Anyway, I’ve always imagined the girl singing this as a little Catholic girl of seventeen or sixteen years old, probably clinging to her rosary for dear life as she begs for salvation. I say she’s Catholic because they believe you can lose salvation whereas in most forms of Christianity you never lose it. Meh, what do I know? Good song. |
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