Swimming Home - Revision history

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	''Swimming Home'' was played live for the first time at the concert in Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, SC on January 13, 2012.		''Swimming Home'' was played live for the first time at the concert in Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, SC on January 13, 2012.

	During a interview with Songfacts in 2016, Amy gave a lengthily description of the song:		During an interview with Songfacts in 2016, Amy gave a lengthily description of the song:

	{{Quote\|One song that is very different for an Evanescence song that I love very much is called "Swimming Home." It's programming and keyboards with an atmosphere of sounds from another world, basically, and it's not in a minor key. It's very simple, and there's something so beautiful and freeing about listening to it and playing it because it's free from all the rules. I find myself saying rules, and I try my best to break them. I think that song was one of the successes where I broke the rules and I made something really great that I just loved all the more for being different.		{{Quote\|One song that is very different for an Evanescence song that I love very much is called "Swimming Home." It's programming and keyboards with an atmosphere of sounds from another world, basically, and it's not in a minor key. It's very simple, and there's something so beautiful and freeing about listening to it and playing it because it's free from all the rules. I find myself saying rules, and I try my best to break them. I think that song was one of the successes where I broke the rules and I made something really great that I just loved all the more for being different.

	It's broad. You can apply it to so many specific situations, but I was literally just living in a dream world and singing about how on the deepest inside... I'm not going to be able to say this right. I know I sound like I'm on the cusp of saying something really beautiful, but it's going to come out really dumb. I'll just say how much I loved the production and I'll stop myself there. You're going to have to just trust me. It's definitely got some [[Björk]] to it.<ref name=songfacts />}}		It's broad. You can apply it to so many specific situations, but I was literally just living in a dream world and singing about how on the deepest inside... I'm not going to be able to say this right. I know I sound like I'm on the cusp of saying something really beautiful, but it's going to come out really dumb. I'll just say how much I loved the production and I'll stop myself there. You're going to have to just trust me. It's definitely got some [[Björk]] to it.<ref name=songfacts />}}

			The song was adapted into a story by Amy's sister, [[Carrie Lee\|Carrie]], on issue #3 of ''[[Echoes from the Void]]''. In the light of this issue, Amy was interviewed by CBR on July 25, 2022 where she discussed how this song was born:

			{{Quote\|I really love working with my sister. Carrie [Lee South] is such a good storyteller, and "Swimming Home" was born while she was living with me and writing in Brooklyn 10-plus years ago. It was a time full of creativity and inspiration. I was writing and experimenting and collaborating a lot, and Carrie's room was next door to the studio, so we were all just living in the music and loving that song in particular. We were dreaming of mermaids and underwater worlds. [...] She went back to the origins of the song and brought me this enchanting story for "Swimming Home" that I am beyond excited about.<ref name=cbr />}}

	== Versions ==		== Versions ==
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	'''Swimming Home'''		'''Swimming Home'''
	*''Recording date:'' ~~February~~ 2011 - July 2011		*''Recording date:'' April 2011 - July 2011
	*''Status:'' Released		*''Status:'' Released
	*''Released on:'' ''[[Evanescence (album)\|Evanescence]]'' (track #12)		*''Released on:'' ''[[Evanescence (album)\|Evanescence]]'' (track #12)
	*''Length:'' 3:43		*''Length:'' 3:43

			'''Swimming Home [Lillywhite sessions]'''<ref>This version may be similar to the version reworked on the self-titled album, as Amy stated it remained faithful to the original direction of the third album. [https://loudwire.com/watch-amy-lee-cover-chris-isaak-baby-did-a-bad-bad-thing/ According to her], songs from the Lillywhite sessions are unfinished.</ref>
			*''Recording date:'' February 22 - April 2010
			*''Status:'' Unreleased, Unfinished
			*''Released on:'' [[Broken Record]] <small>(scrapped)</small>
			*''Length:'' Unknown

	'''Live versions:'''		'''Live versions:'''
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	== References ==		== References ==
	{{Reflist\|refs=		{{Reflist\|2\|refs=

	<ref name=msnenter>{{cite web\|last=Bliss\|first=Karen\|title='I'm not into the fame. It's just not real.' Amy Lee talks hiatus and new album\|url=http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/features/i%E2%80%99m-not-into-the-fame-it%E2%80%99s-just-not-real-amy-lee-talks-hiatus-and-new-album?wa=wsignin1.0\|accessdate=May 29, 2013\|work=MSN Entertainment\|date=August 30, 2011\|location=Canada\|archiveurl=https://www.facebook.com/notes/evanescence-croatia/im-not-into-the-fame-its-just-not-real-amy-lee-talks-hiatus-and-new-album-msncom/234696036575988/?__tn__=-R\|archivedate=August 30, 2011}}</ref>		<ref name=msnenter>{{cite web\|last=Bliss\|first=Karen\|title='I'm not into the fame. It's just not real.' Amy Lee talks hiatus and new album\|url=http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/features/i%E2%80%99m-not-into-the-fame-it%E2%80%99s-just-not-real-amy-lee-talks-hiatus-and-new-album?wa=wsignin1.0\|accessdate=May 29, 2013\|work=MSN Entertainment\|date=August 30, 2011\|location=Canada\|archiveurl=https://www.facebook.com/notes/evanescence-croatia/im-not-into-the-fame-its-just-not-real-amy-lee-talks-hiatus-and-new-album-msncom/234696036575988/?__tn__=-R\|archivedate=August 30, 2011}}</ref>
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	<ref name=instagramlive>{{cite web\|last=Lee\|first=Amy\|title=Thanks for tuning in today guys!\|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B-D1f_Qny8_/\|work=Instagram\|date=March 22, 2020}}</ref>		<ref name=instagramlive>{{cite web\|last=Lee\|first=Amy\|title=Thanks for tuning in today guys!\|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B-D1f_Qny8_/\|work=Instagram\|date=March 22, 2020}}</ref>

			<ref name=cbr>{{cite web\|last=Pereira\|first=Sergio\|title=Evanescence's Amy Lee Discusses Her Band's Comic, Echoes from the Void\|url=https://www.cbr.com/echoes-from-void-amy-lee-interview/\|work=CBR\|date=July 25, 2022}}</ref>

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	{{quote\|''Swimming Home'' is definitely the truest picture of that sort of electronic-very different phase that I was going through for a little bit.		{{quote\|''Swimming Home'' is definitely the truest picture of that sort of electronic-very different phase that I was going through for a little bit.
	I love the song, I think that it expresses a little bit of a new emotion for me, for Evanescence. Because it's sad, it's goodbye, it's sort of from the other side of the song before. It's like from the person's perspective that's moving on to the next life. But it's peaceful, it's an acceptance of that giant crazy thing that fascinates me, that I wonder about and think about. And it's like, life and death and what comes after, you know and what does it all mean.		I love the song, I think that it expresses a little bit of a new emotion for me, for Evanescence. Because it's sad, it's goodbye, it's sort of from the other side of [[Never Go Back\|the song before]]. It's like from the person's perspective that's moving on to the next life. But it's peaceful, it's an acceptance of that giant crazy thing that fascinates me, that I wonder about and think about. And it's like, life and death and what comes after, you know and what does it all mean.
	So it's that acceptance and peaceful feeling like the calm after the storm.<ref name=nmesh />}}		So it's that acceptance and peaceful feeling like the calm after the storm.<ref name=nmesh />}}

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	''Swimming Home'' was played live for the first time at the concert in Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, SC on January 13, 2012.		''Swimming Home'' was played live for the first time at the concert in Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, SC on January 13, 2012.

			During a interview with Songfacts in 2016, Amy gave a lengthily description of the song:

			{{Quote\|One song that is very different for an Evanescence song that I love very much is called "Swimming Home." It's programming and keyboards with an atmosphere of sounds from another world, basically, and it's not in a minor key. It's very simple, and there's something so beautiful and freeing about listening to it and playing it because it's free from all the rules. I find myself saying rules, and I try my best to break them. I think that song was one of the successes where I broke the rules and I made something really great that I just loved all the more for being different.

			It's broad. You can apply it to so many specific situations, but I was literally just living in a dream world and singing about how on the deepest inside... I'm not going to be able to say this right. I know I sound like I'm on the cusp of saying something really beautiful, but it's going to come out really dumb. I'll just say how much I loved the production and I'll stop myself there. You're going to have to just trust me. It's definitely got some [[Björk]] to it.<ref name=songfacts />}}

	== Versions ==		== Versions ==
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	'''Swimming Home [Synthesis Live]'''		'''Swimming Home [Synthesis Live]'''
	*''Performing period:'' October 14, 2017 - April 9, 2018		*''Performing period:'' October 14, 2017 - April 9, 2018
	*''Status:'' ~~To be released October 12, 2018~~		*''Status:'' Released
	*''Recording date:'' November 3, 2017		*''Recording date:'' November 3, 2017
	*''Released on:'' ''[[Synthesis Live]]'' (track #19)		*''Released on:'' ''[[Synthesis Live]]'' (track #19)
	*''Length:'' 3:47		*''Length:'' 3:47

			'''Swimming Home [Vocal/Keyboard/Synth]'''
			*''Performing date:'' March 22, 2020
			*''Example:'' Amy Lee on Instagram live<ref name=instagramlive />

	== Lyrics ==		== Lyrics ==
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	{{Reflist\|refs=		{{Reflist\|refs=

	<ref name=msnenter>{{cite web\|last=Bliss\|first=Karen\|title='I'm not into the fame. It's just not real.' Amy Lee talks hiatus and new album\|url=http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/features/i%E2%80%99m-not-into-the-fame-it%E2%80%99s-just-not-real-amy-lee-talks-hiatus-and-new-album?wa=wsignin1.0\|accessdate=May 29, 2013\|work=MSN Entertainment\|date=August 30, 2011\|location=Canada}}</ref>		<ref name=msnenter>{{cite web\|last=Bliss\|first=Karen\|title='I'm not into the fame. It's just not real.' Amy Lee talks hiatus and new album\|url=http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/features/i%E2%80%99m-not-into-the-fame-it%E2%80%99s-just-not-real-amy-lee-talks-hiatus-and-new-album?wa=wsignin1.0\|accessdate=May 29, 2013\|work=MSN Entertainment\|date=August 30, 2011\|location=Canada\|archiveurl=https://www.facebook.com/notes/evanescence-croatia/im-not-into-the-fame-its-just-not-real-amy-lee-talks-hiatus-and-new-album-msncom/234696036575988/?__tn__=-R\|archivedate=August 30, 2011}}</ref>

	<ref name=evbio>{{cite web\|title=Biography\|url=http://www.evanescence.com/biography/\|work=Evanescence.com\|accessdate=October 4, 2013}}</ref>		<ref name=evbio>{{cite web\|title=Biography\|url=http://www.evanescence.com/biography/\|work=Evanescence.com\|accessdate=October 4, 2013\|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130905161918/http://www.evanescence.com/biography/\|archivedate=September 3, 2013}}</ref>

	<ref name=edgefest>{{cite web\|title=Amy Lee Evanescence Interview - Edgefest 2012\|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVXlT5wBACQ\|work=YouTube\|accessdate=October 4, 2013}}</ref>		<ref name=edgefest>{{cite web\|title=Amy Lee Evanescence Interview - Edgefest 2012\|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVXlT5wBACQ\|work=YouTube\|accessdate=October 4, 2013}}</ref>

	<ref name=nmesh>{{cite news\|url=~~http~~://www.nme.com/news/evanescence~~/59472~~\|title=Evanescence 'embarrassed' by new single - video\|newspaper=NME\|date=September 28, 2011\|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref>		<ref name=nmesh>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/evanescence-14-1275170\|title=Evanescence 'embarrassed' by new single - video\|newspaper=NME\|date=September 28, 2011\|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref>

	<ref name=aboutagirl>{{cite journal\|last=Garner\|first=George\|title=About a Girl\|journal=Kerrang!\|date=October 8, 2011\|issue=1384\|page=25\|url=http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Evanescence/displayimage.php?album=89&pos=3\|accessdate=May 24, 2013\|publisher=Bauer Media Group}}</ref>		<ref name=aboutagirl>{{cite journal\|last=Garner\|first=George\|title=About a Girl\|journal=Kerrang!\|date=October 8, 2011\|issue=1384\|page=25\|url=http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Evanescence/displayimage.php?album=89&pos=3\|accessdate=May 24, 2013\|publisher=Bauer Media Group}}</ref>
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	<ref name=brokenrecord>{{cite web\|title=Amy Lee's Facebook Q&A on February 29, 2016\|url=https://www.facebook.com/EvanescenceMedia/photos/a.1059734797432362/1059733284099180/?type=3&theater\|work=Facebook}}</ref>		<ref name=brokenrecord>{{cite web\|title=Amy Lee's Facebook Q&A on February 29, 2016\|url=https://www.facebook.com/EvanescenceMedia/photos/a.1059734797432362/1059733284099180/?type=3&theater\|work=Facebook}}</ref>

			<ref name=songfacts>{{cite news\|last=MacIntosh\|first=Dan\|url=https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/amy-lee-of-evanescence\|title=Amy Lee of Evanescence: Songwriter Interviews\|work=Songfacts\|date=October 13, 2016\|accessdate=}}</ref>

			<ref name=instagramlive>{{cite web\|last=Lee\|first=Amy\|title=Thanks for tuning in today guys!\|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B-D1f_Qny8_/\|work=Instagram\|date=March 22, 2020}}</ref>


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	''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[Will "Science" Hunt\|W. B. Hunt]]''		''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[Will "Science" Hunt\|W. B. Hunt]]''

	'''''Swimming Home''''' is the twelfth and final track on the standard edition of [[Evanescence]]'s third studio album, ''[[Evanescence (album)\|Evanescence]]''. The title of this song was first revealed in an interview with MSN in August 2011.<ref name=msnenter />		'''''Swimming Home''''' is the twelfth and final track on the standard edition of [[Evanescence]]'s third studio album, ''[[Evanescence (album)\|Evanescence]]''. The title of this song was first revealed in an interview with MSN in August 2011.<ref name=msnenter /> It is one of three songs that got reworked from the [[Evanescence (album)#The_Lillywhite_sessions_.282010.29\|2010 Lillywhite sessions]] (along with ''[[Made of Stone]]'' and ''[[Secret Door]]'').<ref name=brokenrecord />

	The song is the only track on the standard edition to include the harp. Described as "the biggest departure" by Amy, this track exposes a side of Evanescence that has never been seen before. ''Swimming Home'' comes from a creative phase in which everything was more ethereal and driven by programming. "Swimming" addresses "crossing over into the next life. It's the bittersweet acceptance."<ref name=evbio />		The song is the only track on the standard edition to include the harp. Described as "the biggest departure" by Amy, this track exposes a side of Evanescence that has never been seen before. ''Swimming Home'' comes from a creative phase in which everything was more ethereal and driven by programming. "Swimming" addresses "crossing over into the next life. It's the bittersweet acceptance."<ref name=evbio />
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	*''Recording date:'' November 3, 2017		*''Recording date:'' November 3, 2017
	*''Released on:'' ''[[Synthesis Live]]'' (track #19)		*''Released on:'' ''[[Synthesis Live]]'' (track #19)
	*''Length:'' ~~TBC~~		*''Length:'' 3:47

	== Lyrics ==		== Lyrics ==
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	<ref name=bizzare>{{cite journal\|title=Evanescence's Amy Lee\|journal=Bizarre\|year=2012\|month=January\|page=23\|url=http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Evanescence/displayimage.php?album=139&pos=1\|accessdate=October 4, 2013}}</ref>		<ref name=bizzare>{{cite journal\|title=Evanescence's Amy Lee\|journal=Bizarre\|year=2012\|month=January\|page=23\|url=http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Evanescence/displayimage.php?album=139&pos=1\|accessdate=October 4, 2013}}</ref>

			<ref name=brokenrecord>{{cite web\|title=Amy Lee's Facebook Q&A on February 29, 2016\|url=https://www.facebook.com/EvanescenceMedia/photos/a.1059734797432362/1059733284099180/?type=3&theater\|work=Facebook}}</ref>

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	*''Example:'' House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ (August 3, 2012)		*''Example:'' House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ (August 3, 2012)

	'''Swimming Home ~~[ [~~[Synthesis Live]] ]'''		'''Swimming Home [Synthesis Live]'''
	*''Performing period:'' October 14, 2017 - April 9, 2018		*''Performing period:'' October 14, 2017 - April 9, 2018
	*''~~Example~~:'' ~~Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort~~, ~~Las Vegas~~, NV (~~October 14, 2017~~)		*''Status:'' To be released October 12, 2018
			*''Recording date:'' November 3, 2017
			*''Released on:'' ''[[Synthesis Live]]'' (track #19)
			*''Length:'' TBC

	== Lyrics ==		== Lyrics ==

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	'''Swimming Home [ [[Synthesis Live]] ]'''		'''Swimming Home [ [[Synthesis Live]] ]'''
	*''Performing period:'' October 14, 2017 - ~~TBC~~		*''Performing period:'' October 14, 2017 - April 9, 2018
	*''Example:'' Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NV (October 14, 2017)		*''Example:'' Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NV (October 14, 2017)

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	''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[Will "Science" Hunt\|W. B. Hunt]]''		''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[Will "Science" Hunt\|W. B. Hunt]]''

	'''''Swimming Home''''' is the twelfth track ~~from~~ [[Evanescence]]'s third studio album, ''[[Evanescence (album)\|Evanescence]]''~~, and is the last track and the standard edition of the album~~. The title of this song was first revealed in an interview with MSN in August 2011.<ref name=msnenter />		'''''Swimming Home''''' is the twelfth and final track on the standard edition of [[Evanescence]]'s third studio album, ''[[Evanescence (album)\|Evanescence]]''. The title of this song was first revealed in an interview with MSN in August 2011.<ref name=msnenter />

	The song is the only track on the standard edition to include the harp. Described as "the biggest departure" by Amy, this track exposes a side of Evanescence that has never been seen before. ''Swimming Home'' comes from a creative phase in which everything was more ethereal and driven by programming. "Swimming" addresses "crossing over into the next life. It's the bittersweet acceptance."<ref name=evbio />		The song is the only track on the standard edition to include the harp. Described as "the biggest departure" by Amy, this track exposes a side of Evanescence that has never been seen before. ''Swimming Home'' comes from a creative phase in which everything was more ethereal and driven by programming. "Swimming" addresses "crossing over into the next life. It's the bittersweet acceptance."<ref name=evbio />

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	*''Performing period:'' January 13, 2012 - November 9, 2012		*''Performing period:'' January 13, 2012 - November 9, 2012
	*''Example:'' House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ (August 3, 2012)		*''Example:'' House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ (August 3, 2012)

			'''Swimming Home [ [[Synthesis Live]] ]'''
			*''Performing period:'' October 14, 2017 - TBC
			*''Example:'' Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NV (October 14, 2017)

	== Lyrics ==		== Lyrics ==

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	''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[Will "Science" Hunt\|W. B. Hunt]]''		''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[Will "Science" Hunt\|W. B. Hunt]]''

	'''''Swimming Home''''' is the twelfth and final track on the standard edition of [[Evanescence]]'s third studio album, ''[[Evanescence (album)\|Evanescence]]''. The title of this song was first revealed in an interview with MSN in August 2011.<ref name=msnenter /> It is one of three songs that got reworked from the [[Evanescence (album)#The_Lillywhite_sessions_.282010.29\|2010 Lillywhite sessions]] (along with ''[[Made of Stone]]'' and ''[[Secret Door]]'').<ref name=brokenrecord />		'''''Swimming Home''''' is the twelfth and final track on the standard edition of [[Evanescence]]'s third studio album, ''[[Evanescence (album)\|Evanescence]]''. The title of this song was first revealed in an interview with MSN in August 2011.<ref name=msnenter /> It is one of three songs that got reworked from the [[Evanescence (album)#The_Lillywhite_sessions_.282010.29\|2010 Lillywhite sessions]] (along with ''[[Made of Stone]]'' and ''[[Secret Door]]'').<ref name=brokenrecord /> It's the only song that remained faithful to the original.<ref name="Chilango" />

	The song is the only track on the standard edition to include the harp. Described as "the biggest departure" by Amy, this track exposes a side of Evanescence that has never been seen before. ''Swimming Home'' comes from a creative phase in which everything was more ethereal and driven by programming. "Swimming" addresses "crossing over into the next life. It's the bittersweet acceptance."<ref name=evbio />		The song is the only track on the standard edition to include the harp. Described as "the biggest departure" by Amy, this track exposes a side of Evanescence that has never been seen before. ''Swimming Home'' comes from a creative phase in which everything was more ethereal and driven by programming. "Swimming" addresses "crossing over into the next life. It's the bittersweet acceptance."<ref name=evbio />
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	<ref name=edgefest>{{cite web\|title=Amy Lee Evanescence Interview - Edgefest 2012\|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVXlT5wBACQ\|work=YouTube\|accessdate=October 4, 2013}}</ref>		<ref name=edgefest>{{cite web\|title=Amy Lee Evanescence Interview - Edgefest 2012\|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVXlT5wBACQ\|work=YouTube\|accessdate=October 4, 2013}}</ref>

	<ref name=nmesh>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/evanescence-14-1275170\|title=Evanescence 'embarrassed' by new single - video\|newspaper=NME\|date=September 28, 2011\|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref>		<ref name=nmesh>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/evanescence-14-1275170\|title=Evanescence 'embarrassed' by new single - video\|newspaper=NME\|date=September 28, 2011\|accessdate=September 29, 2011\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711064607/https://www.nme.com/news/music/evanescence-14-1275170\|archivedate=July 11, 2017}}</ref>

	<ref name=aboutagirl>{{cite journal\|last=Garner\|first=George\|title=About a Girl\|journal=Kerrang!\|date=October 8, 2011\|issue=1384\|page=25\|url=http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Evanescence/displayimage.php?album=89&pos=3\|accessdate=May 24, 2013\|publisher=Bauer Media Group}}</ref>		<ref name=aboutagirl>{{cite journal\|last=Garner\|first=George\|title=About a Girl\|journal=Kerrang!\|date=October 8, 2011\|issue=1384\|page=25\|url=http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Evanescence/displayimage.php?album=89&pos=3\|accessdate=May 24, 2013\|publisher=Bauer Media Group}}</ref>

	<ref name=bizzare>{{cite journal\|title=Evanescence's Amy Lee\|journal=Bizarre\|year=2012\|month=January\|page=23\|url=http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Evanescence/displayimage.php?album=139&pos=1\|accessdate=October 4, 2013}}</ref>		<ref name=bizzare>{{cite journal\|title=13 Questions: Evanescence's Amy Lee\|journal=Bizarre\|year=2012\|month=January\|page=23\|issue=184\|url=http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Evanescence/displayimage.php?album=139&pos=1\|accessdate=October 4, 2013}}</ref>

	<ref name=brokenrecord>{{cite web\|title=Amy Lee's Facebook Q&A on February 29, 2016\|url=https://www.facebook.com/EvanescenceMedia/photos/a.1059734797432362/1059733284099180/?type=3&theater\|work=Facebook}}</ref>		<ref name=brokenrecord>{{cite web\|title=Amy Lee's Facebook Q&A on February 29, 2016\|url=https://www.facebook.com/EvanescenceMedia/photos/a.1059734797432362/1059733284099180/?type=3&theater\|work=Facebook}}</ref>
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	<ref name=cbr>{{cite web\|last=Pereira\|first=Sergio\|title=Evanescence's Amy Lee Discusses Her Band's Comic, Echoes from the Void\|url=https://www.cbr.com/echoes-from-void-amy-lee-interview/\|work=CBR\|date=July 25, 2022}}</ref>		<ref name=cbr>{{cite web\|last=Pereira\|first=Sergio\|title=Evanescence's Amy Lee Discusses Her Band's Comic, Echoes from the Void\|url=https://www.cbr.com/echoes-from-void-amy-lee-interview/\|work=CBR\|date=July 25, 2022}}</ref>

			<ref name="Chilango">{{cite news\|last=Del Valle\|first=Luis\|date=January 1, 2012\|url=http://www.chilango.com/musica/nota/2012/01/01/entrevista-a-evanescence\|title=Interview with Amy Lee: Evanescence is Back\|work=Chilango\|language=Spanish\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109022011/http://www.chilango.com/musica/nota/2012/01/01/entrevista-a-evanescence\|archivedate=January 9, 2012}}</ref>

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	''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[Will "Science" Hunt\|W. B. Hunt]]''		''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[Will "Science" Hunt\|W. B. Hunt]]''

	"Swimming Home" is ~~a song on~~ Evanescence's ~~self-titled~~ album, ''[[Evanescence (album)\|Evanescence]]''. The title of this song was first revealed in an interview with MSN in August 2011.<ref name=msnenter />		'''''Swimming Home''''' is the twelfth track from [[Evanescence]]'s third studio album, ''[[Evanescence (album)\|Evanescence]]'', and is the last track and the standard edition of the album. The title of this song was first revealed in an interview with MSN in August 2011.<ref name=msnenter />

	~~"Swimming Home"~~ is the only track on the ~~Standard Edition~~ to include harp. Described as "the biggest departure" by Amy, this track exposes a side of Evanescence that has never been seen before. "Swimming Home" comes from a creative phase in which everything was more ethereal and driven by programming. "Swimming" addresses "crossing over into the next life. It's the bittersweet acceptance."<ref name=evbio />		The song is the only track on the standard edition to include the harp. Described as "the biggest departure" by Amy, this track exposes a side of Evanescence that has never been seen before. ''Swimming Home'' comes from a creative phase in which everything was more ethereal and driven by programming. "Swimming" addresses "crossing over into the next life. It's the bittersweet acceptance."<ref name=evbio />

	Amy has always had a strong bond with the seas and oceans. This is because, as stated in an interview, she grew up near these waters, so she feels protected and realizes how small are the issues of life when compared with the immensity of these seas.<ref name=edgefest />		Amy has always had a strong bond with the seas and oceans. This is because, as stated in an interview, she grew up near these waters, so she feels protected and realizes how small are the issues of life when compared with the immensity of these seas.<ref name=edgefest />
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	In a track-by-track interview with NME.com, Amy Lee explained the song saying:		In a track-by-track interview with NME.com, Amy Lee explained the song saying:

	{{quote\|"Swimming Home" is definitely the truest picture of that sort of electronic-very different phase that I was going through for a little bit.		{{quote\|''Swimming Home'' is definitely the truest picture of that sort of electronic-very different phase that I was going through for a little bit.
	I love the song, I think that it expresses a little bit of a new emotion for me, for Evanescence. Because it's sad, it's goodbye, it's sort of from the other side of the song before. It's like from the person's perspective that's moving on to the next life. But it's peaceful, it's an acceptance of that giant crazy thing that fascinates me, that I wonder about and think about. And it's like, life and death and what comes after, you know and what does it all mean.		I love the song, I think that it expresses a little bit of a new emotion for me, for Evanescence. Because it's sad, it's goodbye, it's sort of from the other side of the song before. It's like from the person's perspective that's moving on to the next life. But it's peaceful, it's an acceptance of that giant crazy thing that fascinates me, that I wonder about and think about. And it's like, life and death and what comes after, you know and what does it all mean.
	So it's that acceptance and peaceful feeling like the calm after the storm.<ref name=nmesh />}}		So it's that acceptance and peaceful feeling like the calm after the storm.<ref name=nmesh />}}
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	The song was submitted for the soundtrack of the 2008 Japanese animated fantasy movie ''Ponyo'', but wasn't accepted.<ref name=bizzare />		The song was submitted for the soundtrack of the 2008 Japanese animated fantasy movie ''Ponyo'', but wasn't accepted.<ref name=bizzare />

	"Swimming Home" was played live for the first time at the concert in Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, SC on January 13, 2012.		''Swimming Home'' was played live for the first time at the concert in Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, SC on January 13, 2012.

	== Versions ==		== Versions ==