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Secret Door

2011-12-21T19:46:28Z

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==General Information==
The 16th track on the Deluxe Version of Evanescence's self-titled album, [[Evanescence (album)]].

In an interview with Spin.com<ref>http://www.spin.com/articles/amy-lee-talks-evanescences-comeback-lp</ref> Amy announces the name of three new songs included in the [[Third Album|third album]], among them is "Secret Door": a ballad played with the harp.

On June 19th, Amy posted a video on twitvid titled "...Secret Door..." <ref>http://www.twitvid.com/5U8B9</ref> in which she is playing a slow, calming piece on the harp.

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''Secret Door'''
*''Recording Date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:'' [[Evanescence (album)]]
*''Length:'' 3:53

== Lyrics ==
Turn out the lights 
Feed the fire 'til my soul breaks free 
My heart is high as the waves above me 
Don't need to understand 
Too lost to lose 
 
Don't fight my tears 'cause they feel so good 
And I, I will remember how to fly 
Unlock the heavens in my mind 
Follow my love back through the same secret door 
 
Look past the end 
It's a dream as it's always been 
All life lives on if we've ever loved it 
 
And I, I will remember how to fly 
Unlock the heavens in my mind 
Follow my love back through the same secret door 
 
I, I will remember how to fly 
Unlock the heavens in my mind 
Follow my love back through the same secret door

==Notes and References==
{{ref}} http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYeZPcKf5O8

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category: Evanescence (album) songs]]

Secret Door

2011-12-21T19:45:14Z

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{{Songs}}{{lang}}

==General Information==
The 16th track on the Deluxe Version of Evanescence's self-titled album, [[Evanescence (album)]].

In an interview with Spin.com<ref>http://www.spin.com/articles/amy-lee-talks-evanescences-comeback-lp</ref> Amy announces the name of three new songs included in the [[Third Album|third album]], among them is "Secret Door": a ballad played with the harp.

On June 19th, Amy posted a video on twitvid titled "...Secret Door..." <ref>http://www.twitvid.com/5U8B9</ref> in which she is playing a slow, calming piece on the harp.

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''Secret Door'''
*''Recording Date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:'' [[Evanescence (album)]]
*''Length:'' 3:53

== Lyrics ==
Turn out the lights 
Feed the fire 'til my soul breaks free 
My heart is high as the waves above me 
Don't need to understand 
Too lost to lose 
 
Don't fight my tears 'cause they feel so good 
And I, I will remember how to fly 
Unlock the heavens in my mind 
Follow my love back through the same secret door 
 
Look past the end 
It's a dream as it's always been 
All life lives on if we've ever loved it 
 
And I, I will remember how to fly 
Unlock the heavens in my mind 
Follow my love back through the same secret door 
 
I, I will remember how to fly 
Unlock the heavens in my mind 
Follow my love back through the same secret door

==Notes and References==
{{ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category: Evanescence (album) songs]]

Secret Door

2011-12-21T19:44:15Z

*WentylatorEV*: /* Notes and References */

{{Songs}}{{lang}}

==General Information==
The 16th track on the Deluxe Version of Evanescence's self-titled album, [[Evanescence (album)]].

In an interview with Spin.com<ref>http://www.spin.com/articles/amy-lee-talks-evanescences-comeback-lp</ref> Amy announces the name of three new songs included in the [[Third Album|third album]], among them is "Secret Door": a ballad played with the harp.

On June 19th, Amy posted a video on twitvid titled "...Secret Door..." <ref>http://www.twitvid.com/5U8B9</ref> in which she is playing a slow, calming piece on the harp.

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''Secret Door'''
*''Recording Date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:'' [[Evanescence (album)]]
*''Length:'' 3:53

== Lyrics ==
Turn out the lights 
Feed the fire 'til my soul breaks free 
My heart is high as the waves above me 
Don't need to understand 
Too lost to lose 
 
Don't fight my tears 'cause they feel so good 
And I, I will remember how to fly 
Unlock the heavens in my mind 
Follow my love back through the same secret door 
 
Look past the end 
It's a dream as it's always been 
All life lives on if we've ever loved it 
 
And I, I will remember how to fly 
Unlock the heavens in my mind 
Follow my love back through the same secret door 
 
I, I will remember how to fly 
Unlock the heavens in my mind 
Follow my love back through the same secret door

==Notes and References==
{{ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category: Evanescence (album) songs]]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYeZPcKf5O8

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2011-12-21T04:08:07Z

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====December 20,2011====
http://www.evanescence.com/ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1675654/evanescence-my-heart-is-broken.jhtml
*The behind the scenes video for "My Heart Is Broken" premieres on The Official Evanescence website and MTV.com!
==== November 4, 2011====
[[Image:MHIBsingle.jpg|right|130px]]
*In some online stores is now available the the preorder of the new single, [[My Heart Is Broken Single|My Heart Is Broken]]! The single will be published on November 14 and it will feature 3 versions of the track.

==== October 11, 2011 ====
*The [[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]] album is now available at music stores! You can order it at [http://www.amazon.com/Evanescence-Deluxe-CD-DVD/dp/B005GVA2L0/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1320497630&sr=1-1 Amazon.com], at [http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/evanescence-deluxe-version/id461933522 iTunes], and in many other CD and online stores!

==== October 5, 2011====
*It's been announced the next single: [[My Heart Is Broken]]. The single will be aired in radio from October 31.

==== October 4, 2011====
*The complete streaming of [[End Of The Dream]] is now available at [http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-hear-evanescence-song-premiere Spin.com].

==== September 27, 2011 ====
*The complete streaming of [[My Heart Is Broken]] is now available on [http://www.amazon.com/Evanescence/e/B000APR0NU/ref=ep_artist_tab_glance?_encoding=UTF8&sn=d#ep_mp3s Amazon].
*On the band's official website are published the [[What You Want Video Treatment Notes|"What You Want" video treatment notes]] written by Amy's sister, [[Carrie Lee]].

==== September 20, 2011 ====
*The complete streaming of [[The Other Side]] is now available on the [http://evanescence.com/audio/theothersidelyrics.html band's official website].

==== September 16, 2011 ====
*The complete streaming of [[Made Of Stone]] is now available on the [http://evanescence.com/audio/madeofstonelyrics.html band's official website].

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My Heart Is Broken Single

2011-12-21T04:01:57Z

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:''This article is about the physical items released with the single. For the song itself, see [[My Heart Is Broken|My Heart Is Broken (Song)]].''

The Single is off the new album, called [[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]. It'll be published November 14, 2011.
 
On MTV.com a video showing the preview for the brand new music video "My Heart Is Broken".
In an interview with MTV,Amy explained what the video was about.
Earlier this summer, Evanescence took over a very cramped warehouse in Brooklyn to shoot the back-to-basics video for "What You Want," the first single from their self-titled (and subsequently chart-topping) comeback album. For several sweaty hours, Amy Lee and company rocked and roared, performing the song in front of a jam-packed crowd of superfans, most of whom had spent the day queuing up outside, in the heat, just to be part of the production.

In the end, all that perspiration was worth it: The "What You Want" video was definitely one of the most visceral the band has ever made, capturing both the throttling energy of their live sets and the genuine joy Ev (and their fans) were feeling after four years apart. It was a reunion — a super-charged, super-sweaty one.

But now, with their return clicking on all cylinders, Evanescence are prepping the video for "My Heart Is Broken," the second single from their album. And when MTV News caught up with Lee on the set in Los Angeles, she explained that this time, they're not going for visceral; they're going for ethereal. And a lot less sweltering too.

"We have an air conditioner this time," she laughed. "This [video] is going to look a lot different. Actually, I kind of wanted it to be the opposite. The first video, for 'What You Want,' was very real, and this is very surreal."

To help get that surreal feel, Lee explained that she drew inspiration from a decidedly below-the-radar source: the 1988 British fantasy/horror film "Paperhouse," which stuck with her since she first saw it as a teen.

"[It's about] this girl, and everything that she would draw would come to life in her dreams, and she was creating this dream world for herself. And at first, it was cool, but then it's like this nightmare," she explained. "So I sort of thought it would apply, and be cool, to have it be this dream that you're trapped in. So you're in a place that, at first, is a magical world, but at the same time, you're isolated and trapped there, and that's the reason you want to come back to reality after a time.

"We're playing with fiber optics, and so it's basically like I'm drawing the world around me from nothingness, and when I draw things with my hands, it's like they actually come to life," she continued. "So it's a lot of fun with creating this surreal dream world, and the guys' performance is sort of like the dream within the dream, in an abyss of darkness; it's very cool."

Even though the "Broken" clip delves deep into fantasy, the song itself was actually inspired by a very real (and very awful) situation: sex trafficking. Which is why, Lee said, the idea of being trapped in a nightmare applies so well. A friend of the band's had started , an organization in New York that helps rescue victims of sex trafficking.

"We were having conversations with her, and I was writing at the same time," Lee said. "And a lot of times when I write, I just sort of make up words, and something will stick, and I'll be like, 'Oh, that's from my subconscious. That's what I need to write the song about.' And that sort of happened halfway through. I was like, 'I think I'm writing about this thing, it's on my heart,' just imagining being in such a trapped place and how that might feel, so the song was actually inspired by that idea."

=Commercial Releases=

== Digital Single ==
It's already available, in some websites, the prorder of the single, available from November 14 on.

'''Status: Released''' 
'''Label: Wind-Up''' 
'''Cat.no: -'''

#My Heart Is Broken
#My Heart Is Broken (Rock Mix)
#My Heart Is Broken (Pop Mix)

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Image:MHIBsingle.jpg‎|Front
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= Industry Promotional Releases =

==UK Radio Promo Single==
Rare UK 3 track promo acetate CD-R single of My Heart Is Broken. Fantastic promo CD, this comes in a clear PVC case with picture insert, back press release sticker and custom printed acetate CD.

'''Status: Out of Print''' 
'''Label: Wind-Up - (EMI)''' 
'''Cat.no: -'''

#My Heart is Broken (Radio Edit)
#My Heart is Broken (Album Verson)
#My Heart is Broken (Instrumental Version)

<gallery>
Image:MHIB UK PROMO.PNG|Front and CD
</gallery>

==Radio Promo Digital Single==

'''Status: Out of Print''' 
'''Label: Wind-Up - (EMI)''' 
'''Cat.no: -'''

#My Heart is Broken (Rock Mix Edit)
#My Heart is Broken (Pop Mix)
#My Heart is Broken (Pop Remix Edit)
#My Heart is Broken (Album Version)
#My Heart is Broken (Rock Mix)

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category:Singles]]

The Only One

2011-12-21T03:45:06Z

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== General Information ==

Written by: ''[[A. Lee]], [[T. Balsamo]]''

The guitar part by Balsamo makes this song remarkable. The piano playing and the vocals by Amy remind us of [[Missing]]. When the 7-string guitar takes over, we are a bit reminded of Korn (of which Evanescence have covered Thoughtless on [[Anywhere But Home]]). The intro features a small clip from [[Tuna Afternoon]].

Amy's description of the song: <ref>C. Bottomley. [http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1540914/story.jhtml Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs] - VH1.com</ref>

{{quote|The song is about some of my experiences as a teenager with close-mindedness. I thought the people around me seemed lost in a world that I really didn't belong in. It's kind of spiritual. We originally called the track 'Tuna Afternoon', because I made tuna noodle casserole that day. We still call the song 'Tuna Afternoon'. Sometimes it's hard to get past that working title.}}

During the fan Q&A at Evanescence's performance for Nissan Live Sets, Amy stated:
{{quote|It's weird. I was inspired by lots of things. The lyrics were really about a lot of my youth when I felt like I was in a very small town, I was in Little Rock and everything, and I felt very different from everyone around me, became really apparent, and places like school and church, I just felt like nobody got what I really wanted to hear, I guess. You want the truth, you want the real answers, you want the meaning of life, and you just get stuff that's easy to swallow, so... I don't know, I guess the songs is about growing up and realizing you have to kind of find the answers and not listen to everybody who you think knows what they're talking about. But yeah, Terry and I just wrote music till very very early in the mornings when we were writing The Open Door and I remember writing forever and being so excited about that song and I thought it was the first single and like, it's the best song in the world and... I don't know, eating a lot of food and just [laughters from the audience] being stupid. We love this song very much. }}

The so-called "demo" version of this song that surfaced after the album's release later turned out to be a fan made remix.<ref>DarkHorse464 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycX3FvJsTc0 Evanescence "The Only One" (So-Called "Demo" Version)] - YouTube.com</ref>

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''The Only One'''
*''Recording date:'' September 2005 - March 2006
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[The Open Door]] (track #10)
*''Length:'' 4:40

'''Live versions:'''

'''The Only One [live]'''
*''Performing period:'' October 5, 2006 - December 8, 2007
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' Live @ Scotiabank Place Ottawa, Canada (January 10, 2007)

== Lyrics ==

'' tuna fish is singing in a tuna afternoon'' 
 
You know you're not the only one 
When they all come crashing down - midflight 
You know you're not the only one 
When they're so alone 
They find a back door out of life 
You know you're not the only one 
 
We're all grieving 
Lost and bleeding 
 
All our lives 
We've been waiting 
For someone to call our leader 
All your lies 
I'm not believing 
Heaven shine a light down on me 
 
So afraid to open your eyes, hypnotized 
You know you're not the only one 
Never understood this life 
And you're right I don't deserve 
But you know I'm not the only one 
 
We're all grieving 
Lost and bleeding 
 
All our lives 
We've been waiting 
For someone to call our leader 
All your lies 
I'm not believing 
Heaven shine a light down on me 
 
Don't look down 
Don't look into the eyes of the world beneath you 
Don't look down 
You'll fall down 
You'll become their sacrifice 
 
Right or wrong 
Can't hold on to the fear 
That I'm lost without you 
If I can't feel, I'm not mine 
I'm not real 
 
All our lives 
We've been waiting 
For someone to call our leader 
All your lies 
I'm not believing 
Heaven shine a light down on me 

== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/The%20Only%20One%20%5bBridge%5d.pdf Piano sheet music (bridge only)]

== Notes and References ==
{{Ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category:The Open Door songs]]

The Only One

2011-12-21T03:41:24Z

*WentylatorEV*: /* Lyrics */

{{Songs}}{{lang}}
== General Information ==

Written by: ''[[A. Lee]], [[T. Balsamo]]''

The guitar part by Balsamo makes this song remarkable. The piano playing and the vocals by Amy remind us of [[Missing]]. When the 7-string guitar takes over, we are a bit reminded of Korn (of which Evanescence have covered Thoughtless on [[Anywhere But Home]]). The intro features a small clip from [[Tuna Afternoon]].

Amy's description of the song: <ref>C. Bottomley. [http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1540914/story.jhtml Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs] - VH1.com</ref>

{{quote|The song is about some of my experiences as a teenager with close-mindedness. I thought the people around me seemed lost in a world that I really didn't belong in. It's kind of spiritual. We originally called the track 'Tuna Afternoon', because I made tuna noodle casserole that day. We still call the song 'Tuna Afternoon'. Sometimes it's hard to get past that working title.}}

During the fan Q&A at Evanescence's performance for Nissan Live Sets, Amy stated:
{{quote|It's weird. I was inspired by lots of things. The lyrics were really about a lot of my youth when I felt like I was in a very small town, I was in Little Rock and everything, and I felt very different from everyone around me, became really apparent, and places like school and church, I just felt like nobody got what I really wanted to hear, I guess. You want the truth, you want the real answers, you want the meaning of life, and you just get stuff that's easy to swallow, so... I don't know, I guess the songs is about growing up and realizing you have to kind of find the answers and not listen to everybody who you think knows what they're talking about. But yeah, Terry and I just wrote music till very very early in the mornings when we were writing The Open Door and I remember writing forever and being so excited about that song and I thought it was the first single and like, it's the best song in the world and... I don't know, eating a lot of food and just [laughters from the audience] being stupid. We love this song very much. }}

The so-called "demo" version of this song that surfaced after the album's release later turned out to be a fan made remix.<ref>DarkHorse464 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycX3FvJsTc0 Evanescence "The Only One" (So-Called "Demo" Version)] - YouTube.com</ref>

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''The Only One'''
*''Recording date:'' September 2005 - March 2006
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[The Open Door]] (track #10)
*''Length:'' 4:40

'''Live versions:'''

'''The Only One [live]'''
*''Performing period:'' October 5, 2006 - December 8, 2007
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' Live @ Scotiabank Place Ottawa, Canada (January 10, 2007)

== Lyrics ==

''Italic text''
tuna fish is singing in a tuna afternoon 
''You know you're not the only one'' 
 
When they all come crashing down - midflight 
You know you're not the only one 
When they're so alone 
They find a back door out of life 
You know you're not the only one 
 
We're all grieving 
Lost and bleeding 
 
All our lives 
We've been waiting 
For someone to call our leader 
All your lies 
I'm not believing 
Heaven shine a light down on me 
 
So afraid to open your eyes, hypnotized 
You know you're not the only one 
Never understood this life 
And you're right I don't deserve 
But you know I'm not the only one 
 
We're all grieving 
Lost and bleeding 
 
All our lives 
We've been waiting 
For someone to call our leader 
All your lies 
I'm not believing 
Heaven shine a light down on me 
 
Don't look down 
Don't look into the eyes of the world beneath you 
Don't look down 
You'll fall down 
You'll become their sacrifice 
 
Right or wrong 
Can't hold on to the fear 
That I'm lost without you 
If I can't feel, I'm not mine 
I'm not real 
 
All our lives 
We've been waiting 
For someone to call our leader 
All your lies 
I'm not believing 
Heaven shine a light down on me 

== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/The%20Only%20One%20%5bBridge%5d.pdf Piano sheet music (bridge only)]

== Notes and References ==
{{Ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category:The Open Door songs]]

Sick

2011-12-21T03:36:33Z

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{{Songs}}{{lang}}
== General Information ==

The 8th track on Evanescence's self-titled album, [[Evanescence (album)]]. It is one of the shortest titles of all [[Evanescence]]'s songs, sharing this feature with [[Lies]].

In a track-by-track interview with NME.com, Amy said about the song<ref>http://www.nme.com/news/evanescence/59472</ref>:

{{quote|Sick, okay, this is the song that was one of the first one we came up with when we had like a band jam session, about a year ago. And I don't know, we were really excited about it right away. Sometimes you get in a room with a group of people and try to write a song together and it just doesn't work. The more brains you get going, sometimes the more disjointed it becomes and the more directions start getting pulled apart.
This was a really cool moment because I felt like we discovered that we were on the same page. And as this line-up, this band we really can write together that way. And that was really exciting for me because again that's not what I'm used to and that's not what I've done the most in my life. For this band, it's usually been very private, kinda one on one, or alone kind of thing. Mostly one-on-one with somebody, I'm not writing those guitar parts or anything. Anyway.
So, when we wrote Sick it was like an experiment that we didn't know if it would work or not. And I remember we were all just really excited at the end of it because we love that song. But it was just, for me I think of it like that was the moment when we were like 'Yeah, we can do this, it's gonna be fun'}}

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''Sick'''
*''Recording Date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Released On:'' [[Evanescence (album)]]
*''Length:'' ''3:28''

== Lyrics ==

Embrace the silence 
Cause there's nothing that can change the way I feel 
Taken all that you wanted 
Now there's nothing that can change the way I feel 

Hold on,little girl 
The end is soon to come 

Sick of it all 
Sick of it all 
We will not follow 
Sick of it all 
Sick of it all 
They don't understand how 
Sick we are 
Sick we are 
Of this bottomless pit of lies 
Behind closed eyes 

Oceans between us 
Cause there's nothing that can change the way I feel 
I can still taste the poison 
Of every thought,every breath I wasted here 

Hold on, little girl 
The end is soon to come 

Sick of it all 
Sick of it all 
We will not follow 
Sick of it all 
Sick of it all 
They don't understand how 
Sick we are 
Sick we are 
Of this bottomless pit of lies 
Behind closed eyes 

One day you'll know the pain 
Someday the light will break through 
And nothing you tell yourself will save us from the truth 
Screaming out

Sick of it all 
Sick of it all 
We will not follow 
Sick of it all 
Sick of it all 
They don't understand how 
Sick we are 
Sick we are 
Of this bottomless pit of lies 
Behind closed eyes

== Notes and References ==
{{Ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category: Evanescence (album) songs]]

Sick

2011-12-21T03:30:36Z

*WentylatorEV*: /* Lyrics */

{{Songs}}{{lang}}
== General Information ==

The 8th track on Evanescence's self-titled album, [[Evanescence (album)]]. It is one of the shortest titles of all [[Evanescence]]'s songs, sharing this feature with [[Lies]].

In a track-by-track interview with NME.com, Amy said about the song<ref>http://www.nme.com/news/evanescence/59472</ref>:

{{quote|Sick, okay, this is the song that was one of the first one we came up with when we had like a band jam session, about a year ago. And I don't know, we were really excited about it right away. Sometimes you get in a room with a group of people and try to write a song together and it just doesn't work. The more brains you get going, sometimes the more disjointed it becomes and the more directions start getting pulled apart.
This was a really cool moment because I felt like we discovered that we were on the same page. And as this line-up, this band we really can write together that way. And that was really exciting for me because again that's not what I'm used to and that's not what I've done the most in my life. For this band, it's usually been very private, kinda one on one, or alone kind of thing. Mostly one-on-one with somebody, I'm not writing those guitar parts or anything. Anyway.
So, when we wrote Sick it was like an experiment that we didn't know if it would work or not. And I remember we were all just really excited at the end of it because we love that song. But it was just, for me I think of it like that was the moment when we were like 'Yeah, we can do this, it's gonna be fun'}}

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''Sick'''
*''Recording Date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Released On:'' [[Evanescence (album)]]
*''Length:'' ''3:28''

== Lyrics ==

Embrace the silence
Cause there's nothing that can change the way I feel
Taken all that you wanted
Now there's nothing that can change the way I feel

Hold on,little girl
The end is soon to come

Sick of it all
Sick of it all
We will not follow
Sick of it all
Sick of it all
They don't understand how
Sick we are
Sick we are
Of this bottomless pit of lies
Behind closed eyes

Oceans between us
Cause there's nothing that can change the way I feel
I can still taste the poison
Of every thought,every breath I wasted here

Hold on, little girl
The end is soon to come

Sick of it all
Sick of it all
We will not follow
Sick of it all
Sick of it all
They don't understand how
Sick we are
Sick we are
Of this bottomless pit of lies
Behind closed eyes

One day you'll know the pain
Someday the light will break through
And nothing you tell yourself will save us from the truth
Screaming out

Sick of it all
Sick of it all
We will not follow
Sick of it all
Sick of it all
They don't understand how
Sick we are
Sick we are
Of this bottomless pit of lies
Behind closed eyes

== Notes and References ==
{{Ref}}

{{Evanescence}}
[[Category: Evanescence (album) songs]]

Evanescence (album)

2011-12-21T03:18:46Z

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|colspan="2" bgcolor=#92A3B7|'''Evanescence'''
|-
|colspan="2"|[[Image:Evanescence album.jpg|250px]]
|-
|
|-
|'''Release Date'''
|October 11, 2011
|-
| '''Recorded'''
| Nashville, Tennessee, 2011
|-
|'''Label'''
|[[Wind-up Records]]
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| '''Producer'''
|style="text-align:left"|
* [[Nick Raskulinecz]]
|-
| '''Previous Release'''
| [[The Open Door]] (2006)
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| '''Singles'''
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*"[[What You Want]]"
*"[[My Heart is Broken]]"
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'''Evanescence''' is the band's new self-titled album. It was originally scheduled for a Fall 2010 release but was delayed due to a number of circumstances which lead to the band spending another year writing and improving new material as well as a change in producers. Amy recently announced through her Twitter account that the album would finally be released on October 4th, 2011, but MTV News confirmed on July 11th, 2011 that the album had been pushed a week back by Wind-Up Records. The album's final release date is October 11th, 2011. The cover of the album was first shown on Amazon.com on August 29th, 2011. In Australia, on October 7th, 2011, the album was officially released, four days earlier than the US release date.

==Conception ==
Although Amy had indicated in earlier interviews with Spin.com and Gauntlet in 2008 she had begun writing new material, it wasn't until 2009 that she confirmed the band were working on the followup to 2006's [[The Open Door]].

{{quote|"We're currently working on new material that I'm extremely excited about. I believe that to make great music you have to give yourself the freedom to evolve. I don't see the point in making the same record twice, so I always want to challenge myself to make something better, stronger, and more interesting than before. That takes time, but it's worth the wait for me. Hopefully, it will be for the fans too. Look out for new music next year..."<ref>http://www.evanescencefan.net/will-the-real-slim-shady-please-stand-up/</ref>|}}

In later posts on EvThreads she gave a vague indication of what new material for Evanescence could sound like and the album process.

{{quote|"I don't want to give away too much about what it will sound like, because so much will change before the end, but its... not what you would expect. Its definitely not happy married music, but its not like I'm dying the whole time either. Its dark, sarcastic, fun, strange, familiar and very different at the same time." <ref> http://www.evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=1188038&postcount=3011</ref>|}}

{{quote|There's been a lot of writing going on this summer and I'm starting to get really excited. My good friend Will happens to also be a great producer, writer and programmer (lucky for me!) and we've been slaving away at some pretty interesting stuff lately... I'm not giving anything away just yet. Terry and I have been working together this week at my place just like old times and life is pretty good"<ref>http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=1128174#post1128174</ref>|}}

During 2009 Amy co-wrote most of the album with [[Will "Science" Hunt]] in New York and Texas. The pair had crafted and recorded much of the electronic programming that was to be used in the forthcoming record together.<ref name="Lee has fun">http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/evanescence-go-electro-as-lee-has-fun-with-music-on-next-lp-20100302 </ref> Amy had also written some of the music with [[Terry Balsamo]] and [[Tim McCord]] <ref name = "Spin 2010"> http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album </ref>

In 2010, Evanescence officially entered the studio on February 22nd to begin recording the album with producer Steve Lillywhite who is known for working with bands such as U2 and Rolling Stones. [[Will Hunt]] returned as the band's drummer with [[Will "Science" Hunt]] also joining the band in the studio as programmer and secondary drummer. [[David Campbell]] would also return for string arrangements.

==The Lillywhite Sessions (2010)==
In interviews with [http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album Spin.com] and [http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/evanescence-go-electro-as-lee-has-fun-with-music-on-next-lp-20100302 Rolling Stone], Amy discussed the bands work with Steve Lillywhite and the creative process for the album. She noted that music would be a mix of "sarcastic aggression" and would have a distinct electro influence that was inspired by artists such as Bjork, Massive Attack and Portishead. The album would contain a "rainbow of sounds" with some songs amazingly heavy and others completely stripped down. The band were also aiming "to take synthetic and atmospheric sounds and find a way to blur the line between organic and synthetic." <ref name="Spin 2010"/>

Amy also disclosed further information about the themes and lyrical content through Twitter.

{{quote|Lot of 'electro' talk regarding our new album. That doesn't sum it up. Influences include: Rock, electronica, pop, classical, hip hop...Industrial, eastern, dark soul... |}}

{{quote|RT @: Any album title ideas? /I'm working on that right now. Its difficult because the music and themes are so diverse. Wanna help?
· Some inspirations: unknown worlds, the ocean's abyss, life within dreams, strength, detachment, love and liars...|}}

Although progress on the album appeared to be going well, on May 21st Amy made a post on EvThreads stating the band were taking time out of the studio to write more music. She also suggested that the label was going through uncertain times which would hinder the band's progress on the album. <ref> http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?t=18825 </ref> For the rest of the year the band kept relatively quiet on the status of the new record but an interview with drummer [[Will Hunt]] suggested progress on the music was going well, specifically mentioning "Lately, in the last few months, there's been a real band dynamics. It's kind of a band situation right now." <ref name ="WillDNDInterview" > http://www.radiometal.com/en/article/evanfadead-of-mayhem-society-et-caetera-2,8909 </ref> Amy posted later in the year on her birthday in December mentioning that it had been a tough year but she was at the time in Northern California writing music with Terry and Tim. <ref>http://www.evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=1484600&postcount=796 </ref>

In February 2011, Amy made a post on EvThreads stating the band was getting together the following week to begin Pre-Production on the next album again. Finally in April, the band announced they would be entering the studio on the 11th and that the album would coming out in Fall 2011. <ref> http://www.evanescence.com/news.asp </ref> It emerged however that the band was no longer working with [[Steve Lillywhite]] and had changed producers to [[Nick Raskulinecz]] <ref> http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=1535485#post1535485 </ref>

Amy revealed in an interview with Spin.com the reasons behind the band taking time out of the studio and the change in producer for the album.

{{quote|"It wasn't coming together right," Lee says. "Steve wasn't the right fit. We were on this experimental trip, trying a bunch of new things, seeing what would fit. I did a lot of the writing without the band. And then when we tried to pull the two worlds together, it wasn't working." |}}

== Nick Raskulinecz Sessions (2011) ==
After leaving the studio and parting ways with Steve Lillywhite, Amy mentioned that the future of the band was unclear. During those uncertain times the band came and reworked the material together. It is currently unclear what material has been changed or scrapped from the band's work with [[Steve Lillywhite]]

{{quote|Then Evanescence, the group of hired guns led by the vision of Lee, became a real working band. Lee, guitarist Terry Balsamo, bassist Tim McCord, drummer Will Hunt, and programmer Will "Science" Hunt (yes, both guys share the same name) moved in with Lee and began re-working her songs and writing new material together.

"I've never felt so supported by my band members," says Lee. "We've really relied on each other. And everyone being a part of this album, from the ground up, is an entirely new approach for us. There's nobody that's just coming in to play guitar. Everybody's invested. We're more truly a band now than ever before."

She adds, "We took the best songs we had, added more, and reworked them as a group. They're stronger than before… when it was more one-dimensional." |}}

Taking the 19 songs they had created as a band, Evanescence entered the studio with Nick Raskulinecz who has produced albums for bands such as Alice in Chains, Deftones, Foo Fighters and more. Amy mentioned that working with a heavy rock producer meant the album was more of a rock record now than it was before. She also noted that the band would be incorporating a variety of new sounds including synths, the harp and vintage keyboards with the Moog Tarus pedal specifically mentioned.

Amy also revealed a number of supposed tracks for the album such as [[My Heart is Broken]], [[Secret Door]] and [[Oceans]]. For lyrical content she also mentioned there would be a variety of themes.

{{quote|I get inspired by nature," says Lee. "The ocean's been a theme. Brokenness has become a little bit of theme, without necessarily offering a solution." She adds: "Life can be tough sometimes. But I think it just starts with admitting, 'Okay, the world's not perfect, how do we live our lives within that and not be miserable?'

"There was some real struggle trying to figure out what I want this band to be. I want Evanescence to feel passionate. It's about looking for the answers and not always knowing them." |}}

In June, Amy officially revealed on her Twitter account the album would be released October 4th, 2011 and that [[Troy McLawhorn]] would be joining the band once again.

On June 22nd, Kerrang featured an interview with Amy Lee in which she announced that the new album will be "self-titled" (It will be called "Evanescence").

== Twitter ==

Since Evanescence's emergence on [[Twitter]], various "Tweets" since have indicated the band have been writing and recording demos for the next album:

On November 22, 2009 the band released a [http://www.twitvid.com/C2E40 short jamming session] on the internet that contained a sample of one such demo.

On March 19, 2010 they released a [http://www.twitvid.com/96BB7 short video] of a recording session featuring a clip of a song they were currently recording.

On March 24, 2010 Amy released a [http://www.twitvid.com/97672 piano piece] of her recording a section of piano for a new song.

On April 13, 2011 Lee released a [http://twitvid.com/L9GE5 Vid] of Will Hunt recording the last drum part of [[Erase This]].

On May 29, 2011 Terry released a [http://www.twitvid.com/XBMI4 #1] of [[New Way To Bleed]] being recorded for the new album.

On June 6, 2011 Amy released a [http://twitvid.com/8KTWX Section Of a Song] that she was finishing for the new record. It eventually is the pre-chorus of [[Disappear]].

On June 19, 2011 Amy released a [http://www.twitvid.com/5U8B9 video] of herself recording the harp for a new song called [[Secret Door]].

==Tracks==
===Standard Edition===
#[[What You Want]]
#[[Made Of Stone]]
#[[The Change]]
#[[My Heart is Broken]]
#[[The Other Side]]
#[[Erase This]]
#[[Lost In Paradise]]
#[[Sick]]
#[[End Of The Dream]]
#[[Oceans]]
#[[Never Go Back]]
#[[Swimming Home]]

===Deluxe Edition===
DISC 1 (CD)
#[[What You Want]]
#[[Made Of Stone]]
#[[The Change]]
#[[My Heart is Broken]]
#[[The Other Side]]
#[[Erase This]]
#[[Lost In Paradise]]
#[[Sick]]
#[[End Of The Dream]]
#[[Oceans]]
#[[Never Go Back]]
#[[Swimming Home]]
#[[New Way To Bleed]]
#[[Say You Will]]
#[[Disappear]]
#[[Secret Door]]

DISC 2 (DVD)
#[[What You Want]] (Video)
#Making the What You Want Music Video – Day 1
#Making the What You Want Music Video – Day 2
#Behind the Scenes In the Studios
#Behind the Scenes At the Photo shoot
#On the Songs: [[Secret Door]]
#On the Songs: [[The Change]]
#On the Songs: [[Never Go Back]]
#On the Songs: [[Made Of Stone]]
#On the Songs: [[Disappear]]
#On the Songs: [[What You Want]]
#On the Songs: [[My Heart is Broken]]
#On the Songs: [[Oceans]]
#On the Songs: [[Lost In Paradise]]

==Lineup<ref> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u799X7BOhxs Will "Science" Hunt was never actually In the band.</ref> ==

*[[Amy Lee]] - Vocals/Piano/Harp
*[[Terry Balsamo]] - Guitar
*[[Tim McCord]] - Bass
*[[Will Hunt]] - Drums
*[[Troy McLawhorn]] - Guitar

==Personnel==
*[[David Campbell]] - Orchestral Arrangements<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/03/02/evanescence-go-electro-as-lee-has-fun-with-music-on-next-lp/</ref>

*[[Nick Raskulinecz]] - Producer

==Tour==
Evanescence will play their first show since 2009 In Nashville on Wednesday 17th August 2011.

It was confirmed Evanescence would participate in the Rock On The Range Tour In Winnipeg, Starting on Saturday 20th August 2011.

Headliners also include: Alice in Chains, Five Finger Death Punch, Hinder, Art of Dying and The Reason.

Also Amy and Wind-Up Records confirmed that Evanescence would be headlining with Guns & Roses and System Of A Down at Rock In Rio on Sunday 2nd October 2011.

They will then start their official tour for the promotion of the album at José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, Puerto Rico on Thursday 6th October 2011.

It was announced they would kick off a 15-city run of North America starting on the 10th October 2011 and ending on the 1st November 2011.

Evanescence will embark on a tour of the UK from the 4th-13th November 2011.

==External Links==

[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005KXT58U Buy on Amazon - Standard Edition]

==Notes and References==
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