Imaginary

2007-10-09T16:23:44Z

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== General Information ==

''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[B. Moody]]''

This song lasts about the entire span of Evanescence’s recording history. Originally released on the original Evanescence EP in 1998, Imaginary has evolved through 6 different versions. Amy Lee wrote the song and it apparently refers to her old room. The song is interpreted as finding a place to escape personal troubles and the outside world.

Imaginary had actually been released as an airplay single in Spain. The song debuted and peaked at #17 on the charts. The video was a clip from Live in Cologne (See [[Live_in_Cologne|Cologne, Live in]])

*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/EvanescenceEP_files/Evanescence%20-%20Evanescence%20EP%20-%2003%20-%20Imaginary%20(EP%20Version).mp3 Imaginary (EP) - Listen]

*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/OriginCD_files/Evanescence%20-%20Origin%20-%2003%20-%20Imaginary.mp3 Imaginary (Origin) - Listen]

*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/DemoCD_files/Evanescence%20-%20Demo%20CD%20-%2006%20-%20Imaginary.mp3 Imaginary (Demo #1) - Listen]

*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/DemoCD_files/Evanescence%20-%20Demo%20CD%20Alt%20Takes%20-%20Imaginary%20(Demo%20V.2).mp3 Imaginary (Demo #2) - Listen]

*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/MystaryEP_files/Evanescence%20-%20Mystary%20EP%20-%2005%20-%20Imaginary%20(Mystery%20Edit).mp3 Imaginary (Mystary) - Listen]

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''Imaginary [Fallen version]'''
*''Recording date:'' August - November 2002
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:''
:[[Fallen]] (track #7)
:[[Mystary|Mystary EP]] (track #5)
:[[#Spain Radio Promo Single|Imaginary promotional single]]
*''Length:'' 4:17

'''Imaginary [Origin version]'''
*''Recording date:'' 1999
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[Origin (album)|Origin]] (track #3)
*''Length:'' 3:32

'''Imaginary [Evanescence EP version]'''
*''Recording date:'' 1998
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[Evanescence EP]] (track #3)
*''Length:'' 4:01

'''Imaginary [demo version #1]'''
*''Recording date:'' 2001-2002
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Length:'' 3:18

'''Imaginary [demo version #2]'''
*''Recording date:'' 2001-2002
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Length:'' 3:27

'''Live versions:'''

*'''Imaginary [live]'''
*''Performing period:'' 2000-2004
*''Status:'' Released
*''Recording date:'' May 25, 2004
*''Released on:'' [[Anywhere But Home]] (track #12)
*''Length:'' 5:25

'''Imaginary [acoustic]''' <ref name=acoustic>Bootlegged by a local (dev on the [[EvBoard]]) from the band’s January 13th Fallen party later released on the Internet.</ref>
*''Performing period:'' 2003
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Length: Needed''

== Lyrics ==
===Fallen Version===
Aaah... Paper flowers 
''Aaah... Paper flowers'' 
 
I linger in the doorway 
Of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name 
Let me stay 
Where the wind will whisper to me 
Where the raindrops as they’re falling tell a story 
 
In my field of paper flowers 
And candy clouds of lullaby ''[paper flowers]'' 
I lie inside myself for hours 
And watch my purple sky fly over me ''[paper flowers]'' 
 
Don't say I'm out of touch 
With this rampant chaos, your reality 
I know well what lies beyond my sleeping refuge 
The nightmare I built my own world to escape 
 
In my field of paper flowers 
And candy clouds of lullaby ''[paper flowers]'' 
I lie inside myself for hours 
And watch my purple sky fly over me ''[paper flowers]'' 
 
Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming 
Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights 
Oh, how I long for the deep sleep dreaming 
The goddess of imaginary light 
 
In my field of paper flowers 
And candy clouds of lullaby ''[paper flowers]'' 
I lie inside myself for hours 
And watch my purple sky fly over me ''[paper flowers]'' 
 
''Aaah... Paper flowers'' 
''Aaah... Paper flowers'' 
===Origin Version===
Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming 
Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights 
Oh, how I long for the deep sleep dreaming 
The goddess of imaginary light 
 
In my field of paper flowers 
And candy clouds of lullaby ''[paper flowers]'' 
I lie inside myself for hours 
And watch my purple sky fly over me ''[paper flowers]'' 
 
I linger in the doorway 
Of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name 
Let me stay 
Where the wind will whisper to me 
Where the raindrops as they're falling tell a story 
 
If you need to leave the world you live in 
Lay your head down and stay a while ''[paper flowers]'' 
Though you may not remember dreaming 
Something waits for you to breathe again ''[paper flowers]'' 
 
In my field of paper flowers 
And candy clouds of lullaby ''[paper flowers]'' 
I lie inside myself for hours 
And watch my purple sky fly over me ''[paper flowers]'' 
===EP Version===
Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming 
Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights 
Oh, how I long for the deep sleep dreaming 
The goddess of imaginary light 
 
In my field of paper flowers 
And candy cloulds of lullabies ''[flowers]'' 
I lie inside myself for hours 
And watch my purple sky fly over me ''[flowers]'' 
 
I linger in the doorway 
Of alarm clocks screaming monsters calling my name 
Let me stay 
Where the wind will whisper to me 
Where the raindrops as they're falling tell a story 
 
If you need to leave the world you live in 
Lay your head down and stay a while ''[flowers]'' 
Though you may not remember dreaming 
Something waits for you to breathe again ''[flowers]'' 

===Demo Version #1===
''Aaah... Paper flowers'' 
''Aaah... Paper flowers'' 
 
I linger in the doorway 
Of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name 
Let me stay 
Where the wind will whisper to me 
Where the raindrops as they're falling tell a story 
 
In my field of paper flowers 
And candy cloulds of lullaby ''[paper flowers]'' 
I lie inside myself for hours 
And watch my purple sky fly over me ''[paper flowers]'' 
 
Don't say I'm out of touch 
With this rampant chaos, your reality 
I know well what lies beyond my sleeping refuge 
The nightmare I built my own world to escape 
 
In my field of paper flowers 
And candy cloulds of lullaby ''[paper flowers]'' 
I lie inside myself for hours 
And watch my purple sky fly over me ''[paper flowers]'' 
 
You can lead the world you live in to suicide 
You may not remember 
But something waits for you to breathe again 
 
In my field of paper flowers 
And candy cloulds of lullaby ''[paper flowers]'' 
I lie inside myself for hours 
And watch my purple sky fly over me ''[paper flowers]'' 
===Demo Version #2===
I linger in the doorway 
Of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name 
Let me stay 
Where the wind will whisper to me 
Where the raindrops as they’re falling tell a story 
 
In my field of paper flowers 
And candy clouds of lullaby ''[paper flowers]'' 
I lie inside myself for hours 
And watch my purple sky fly over me ''[paper flowers]'' 
 
Don't say I'm out of touch 
With this rampant chaos, your reality 
I know well what lies beyond my sleeping refuge 
The nightmare I built my own world to escape 
 
If you need to leave the world you live in 
Lay your head down and stay a while ''[paper flowers]'' 
Though you may not remember dreaming 
Something waits for you to breathe again ''[paper flowers]'' 
 
In my field of paper flowers 
And candy clouds of lullaby ''[paper flowers]'' 
I lie inside myself for hours 
And watch my purple sky fly over me ''[paper flowers]'' 

==Spain Radio Promo Single==

Imaginary was released in very limited edition as a radio promo single, under the Sony label, in Spain in 2004. Catalog No. '''281003'''. The single featured one track.

# Imaginary [Album Version] - (4:16)

It is rumored that anywhere from 15-50 of these radio promo discs exist. Sightings are ''very'' rare.
<gallery>
Image:imaginaryradiosinglefront.jpg|Front Cover
Image:imaginaryradiosingleback.jpg|Back Cover
Image:imaginaryradiosingledisc.jpg|Disc
</gallery>

It is rumored that a video of Imaginary (Live in Cologne (in 2003)) was shown on Spanish Music TV at the same time as Imaginary had airplay in Spain.

== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Imaginary%20(Origin).pdf Piano sheet music (Origin version) - arranged by Kyle Marcolini]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Imaginary.pdf Piano sheet music with guitar tabs]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Imaginary_DevinEastman.pdf Piano sheet music - transcribed by Devin Eastman] [http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Imaginary_DevinEastman.mid midi file]

== Notes and References ==
{{Ref}}
 
{{Evanescence}}
[[Category:Evanescence EP songs]]
[[Category:Origin songs]]
[[Category:Fallen songs]]
[[Category:Anywhere but Home songs]]

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