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General Information
Written by: A. Lee and T. Balsamo
Working title "Fuckallyall",[1] the song is described as a song about Amy's "plea for perspective from the expectation of young fans" by Evanescence.com.[2]
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'Weight of the World' is a song about feeling the pressure of that and I love our fans and I don't mean, get off my back, I don't want this pressure. It's interesting, playing shows and meeting fans after the show and going to the different Web sites, the fan sites and seeing all these personal experiences that people are sharing and all the advice and answers to questions that they are trying to get from me. I do answer sometimes and I do want to go on. I do want to be there for people and tell them what I think but at the same time, I'm not a therapist and I'm not a doctor and I don't have all the answers for the meaning of life. That's the thing about our music is that it's deep and I'm trying to find the answers and I guess in that song I was really expressing that this is kind of a lot of pressure sometimes and I wanted to definitely say to all those fans, I'm not a prophet and I don't have all the answers, so you really need to look within yourself and start that journey on your own.[3] | 
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The guitars take off whilst Amy's voice gets lost between sampled mumbling and a guitar riff by Balsamo. The vocals get more and more synthetic whilst the guitars get mixed with an electronic supplement.
Amy's description of the song:
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I live for the rock songs. With the line-up changing, I think a lot of people thought it would be more of the 'My Immortal' stuff. But 'My Immortal' was Ben [Moody]'s song! I was always trying to pull us in a crazier direction. Songs like 'Weight of the World' and 'Sweet Sacrifice' and 'All That I'm Living For' are so amazing to me because of the adrenaline. Especially when we play them live.[4] |
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The song was released as a radio single in Colombia, as announced by La FM.[5]
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Bogotá, Octubre 18, (LA FM) From the latest Evanescence's album, ‘The open Door’, (La puerta abierta), Sony BMG is releasing Weight Of The World as a single on our Country. |
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The song has been performed at the NYC Secret Show on November 4, 2009, and at the Maquinaria Festival in Brazil on November 8, 2009. It was also added to the setlist to support the album Evanescence in 2011-12.
Versions
Studio versions:
Weight of the World
- Recording date: September 2005 - March 2006
- Status: Released
- Released on:
- The Open Door (track #3)
- "Weight of the World" promotional single (track #5)
- Length: 3:38
Live versions:
Weight of the World [2006-2007 Live]
- Performing period: October 5, 2006 - December 8, 2007
- Status: Released
- Released on: "Sweet Sacrifice" Single
- Length: 3:42
Weight of the World [2009 Live]
- Performing period: November 4; November 8, 2009
- Status: Unreleased
- Performed at: New York City Secret Show (November 4) and Maquinaria Festival, São Paulo, Brazil (November 8)
Weight of the World [2011-2012 Live]
- Performing period: August 17, 2011 - November 9, 2012
- Status: Unreleased
- Example: War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Weight of the World [Acoustic]
- Performing date: September 6, 2006
- Status: Unreleased
- Length: Unknown
- Examples: The World Premiere of The Open Door in London, UK
Lyrics
Feels like the weight of the world
Like God in Heaven gave me a turn
Don't cling to me, I swear I can't fix you
Still in the dark, can you fix me?
Freefall, freefall, all through life
If you love me, then let go of me
I won't be held down by who I used to be
She's nothing to me
Feels like the weight of the world
Like all my screaming has gone unheard
And oh, I know you don't believe in me
Safe in the dark, how can you see?
Freefall, freefall, all through life
If you love me then let go of me
I won't be held down by who I used to be
If you love me then let go of me
I won't be held down by who I was
If you love me then let go of me
I won't be held down by who I used to be
South America Radio Promo Single
- Main Article: Weight of the World Single
Weight of the World was released as a promotional single in the singles compilation The Ones International Vol.11.
- Beautiful Girls - Sean Kingston
- Over My Head (cable car) - The Fray
- The Story - Brandi Carlile
- Hot - Avril Lavigne
- Weight of the World - Evanescence
- The Pretender - Foo Fighters
- Into the Night - Santana feat. Chad Kroeger
- No One - Alicia Keys
- Taking Chances - Celine Dion
- Gimme More - Britney Spears
- Do it well - Jennifer Lopez
- Lovestoned/I Think She Knows - Justin Timberlake
- Inconsolable - Backstreet Boys
- Nessun Dorma (bonus track) - Paul Potts
Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music
not available
Notes and References
- ↑ "Spotify Chat with Amy Lee". Evanescenceturkey.com. July 18, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Evanescence - Bio". Evanescence.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2006.
- ↑ "'The Open Door' Purifies Evanescence's Amy Lee". Static Multimedia. October 15, 2006. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
- ↑ Bottomley, C. (September 18, 2006). "Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs". VH1.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2006. Retrieved December 3, 2006.
- ↑ "Weight of the World, lo nuevo de Evanescence" (in Spanish). La FM. October 18, 2007. Retrieved October 24, 2007.[dead link]
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