Evanescence — “Whisper” (Sound Asleep EP, 1999)
Death in- Death in it’s most hideous form
Catch me as I fall
Say you’re here and it’s all over now
Speaking to the atmosphere
No one’s here and I fall into myself
This truth drives me into madness
I know 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]
I’m frightened by what I see
But somehow I know
That there’s much more to come
Immobilized by my fear
And soon to be
Blinded by tears
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]
Fallen angels at my feet
Whispered voices at my ear
Death before my eyes [death before my eyes]
Lying next to me, I fear
She beckons me shall I give in
Upon my end shall I begin
Forsaking all I’ve fallen for
I rise to meet my end [I rise to meet my end]
[I rise to meet my end]
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]
Evanescence — “Give Unto Me (instrumental)” (Sound Asleep EP, 1999)
[instrumental]
Evanescence — “Understanding” (Sound Asleep EP, 1999)
“You hold the answers deep within your own mind.
Consciously, you’ve forgotten it.
That’s the way the human mind works.
Whenever something is too unpleasant, to shameful for us
to entertain, we reject it.
We erase it from our memories.
But the imprint is always there.”
(Can’t wash it all away)
(Can’t Wish it all away)
(Can’t hope it all away)
(Can’t cry it all away)
The pain that grips you
The fear that binds you
Releases life in me
In our mutual
Shame we hide our eyes
To blind them from the truth
That finds a way from who we are
Please don’t be afraid
When the darkness fades away
The dawn will break the silence
Screaming in our hearts
My love for you still grows
This I do for you
Before I try to fight the truth my final time
“We’re supposed to try and be real.
And I feel alone, and we’re not together. And that is real.”
Can’t wash it all away
Can’t wish it all away
Can’t cry it all away
Can’t scratch it all away
Lying beside you
Listening to you breathe
The life that flows inside of you
Burns inside of me
Hold and speak to me
Of love without a sound
Tell me you will live through this
And I will die for you
Cast me not away
Say you’ll be with me
For I know I cannot
Bear it all alone
“You’re not alone, honey.”
“Never… Never.”
Can’t fight it all away
Can’t hope it all away
Can’t scream it all away
It just won’t fade away, No
Can’t wash it all away
Can’t wish it all away
Can’t cry it all away
Can’t scratch it all away
(Can’t fight it all away)
(Can’t hope it all away)
Can’t scream it all away
Ooh, it all away
Ooh, it all away
“But the imprint is always there. Nothing is ever really forgotten.”
“God, please don’t hate me”
“Because I’ll die if you do.”
“Because I’ll die if you do.”
“Because I’ll die if you do.”
“Because I’ll die if you do.”
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Evanescence — “Ascension of the Spirit (short version)” (Sound Asleep EP, 1999)
[instrumental]
Evanescence — “Forgive Me” (Sound Asleep EP, 1999)
Can you forgive me again
I don’t know what I said
But I didn’t mean to hurt you
I heard the words come out
I felt that I would die
It hurts so much to hurt you
Then you look at me
You’re not shouting anymore
You’re silently broken
I’d give anything now
To kill those words for you
Each time I say something I regret
I cry I don’t want to lose you
But somehow I know that you will never leave me, yeah!
‘Cause you were made for me
Somehow I’ll make you see
How happy you make me, Oh!
I can’t live this life
Without you by my side
I need you to survive
So stay with me
You look in my eyes
And I’m screaming inside that I’m sorry [sorry]
[Ooh I’m sorry]
And you forgive me again
You’re my one true friend
And I never meant to hurt you
