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==General | == General information == | ||
''Written by: [[A. Lee]], [[B. Moody]], [[D. Hodges]] and [[R. Gray]]'' | ''Written by: [[A. Lee]], [[B. Moody]], [[D. Hodges]] and [[R. Gray]]'' | ||
Originally recorded as a demo and revamped as track | Originally recorded as a demo and revamped as a track on ''Fallen''. Rocky Gray is credited with writing the song for his band [[Soul Embraced]] (the original, titled "My Tourniquet", was a track on an album called "For the Incomplete") and the rest of Evanescence reworked it for ''Fallen''; Amy wrote a melody and a whole other second verse. | ||
Amy Lee on "Tourniquet": | Amy Lee on "Tourniquet": | ||
{{quote|A lot of our songs are written in a way that you could take them to mean several different things. That one was written by our drummer Rocky [Gray], who was in a Christian death metal band before he joined us. He told me that it is coming from a Christian standpoint, but it's about suicide. It's from the perspective of someone who has just committed suicide and it's about the controversy in Christianity that if you commit suicide, will you go to heaven or hell? If all sins are forgiven after accepting Christ, why would there be an exception?<ref name=vh1 | {{quote|A lot of our songs are written in a way that you could take them to mean several different things. That one was written by our drummer Rocky [Gray], who was in a Christian death metal band before he joined us. He told me that it is coming from a Christian standpoint, but it's about suicide. It's from the perspective of someone who has just committed suicide and it's about the controversy in Christianity that if you commit suicide, will you go to heaven or hell? If all sins are forgiven after accepting Christ, why would there be an exception?<ref name=vh1 />}} | ||
The demo versions of Tourniquet are often incorrectly titled "My Tourniquet" on bootlegs. | The demo versions of Tourniquet are often incorrectly titled "My Tourniquet" on bootlegs. | ||
On the Fallen version of the song Amy screams | On the ''Fallen'' version of the song Amy screams "I want to die". On the demo versions it's a sample by Claire Danes from the movie version of ''Romeo & Juliet'' saying "I long to die". | ||
== Versions == | |||
'''Studio versions:''' | '''Studio versions:''' | ||
'''Tourniquet [Fallen | '''Tourniquet [''Fallen'' version]''' | ||
*''Recording date:'' August - November 2002 | *''Recording date:'' August - November 2002 | ||
*''Status:'' Released | *''Status:'' Released | ||
*''Released on:'' [[Fallen]] (track #6) | *''Released on:'' ''[[Fallen]]'' (track #6) | ||
*''Length:'' 4:38 | *''Length:'' 4:38 | ||
'''Tourniquet [Demo | '''Tourniquet [Demo version #1]''' | ||
*''Recording date:'' | *''Recording date:'' 2001–2002 | ||
*''Status:'' Unreleased | *''Status:'' Unreleased | ||
*''Length:'' 3:37 | *''Length:'' 3:37 | ||
'''Tourniquet [Demo | '''Tourniquet [Demo version #2]''' | ||
*''Recording date:'' | *''Recording date:'' 2001–2002 | ||
*''Status:'' Unreleased | *''Status:'' Unreleased | ||
*''Length:'' 3:49 | *''Length:'' 3:49 | ||
'''Tourniquet [Demo | '''Tourniquet [Demo version #3]'''<ref name=demo3 group=note /> | ||
*''Recording date:'' | *''Recording date:'' 2001–2002 | ||
*''Status:'' Unreleased | *''Status:'' Unreleased | ||
*''Length:'' 3:43 | *''Length:'' 3:43 | ||
'''Tourniquet [Fallen | '''Tourniquet [''Fallen'' pre-master]'''<ref name=premaster group=note /> | ||
*''Recording date:'' August - November 2002 | *''Recording date:'' August - November 2002 | ||
*''Status:'' Unreleased | *''Status:'' Unreleased | ||
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'''Tourniquet [Live]''' | '''Tourniquet [Live]''' | ||
*''Performing period:'' 2002 - June 10, 2007 | *''Performing period:'' 2002 - August 14, 2004; January 25 - June 10, 2007 | ||
*''Status:'' Released | *''Status:'' Released | ||
*''Recording date:'' May 25, 2004 | *''Recording date:'' May 25, 2004 | ||
*''Released on:'' [[Anywhere | *''Released on:'' ''[[Anywhere but Home]]'' (track #11) | ||
*''Length:'' 4:17 | *''Length:'' 4:17 | ||
== Download == | == Download == | ||
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/index.html#Misc Tourniquet (Demos and Fallen Pre-Master)] | |||
== Lyrics == | |||
=== ''Fallen'' and ''Fallen'' pre-master version === | |||
==Lyrics== | |||
===Fallen and Fallen | |||
I tried to kill the pain<br> | I tried to kill the pain<br> | ||
But only brought more ''[so much more]''<br> | But only brought more ''[so much more]''<br> | ||
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''Return to me salvation''<br> | ''Return to me salvation''<br> | ||
===Demo | === Demo versions === | ||
I tried to kill the pain ''[kill the pain]''<br> | I tried to kill the pain ''[kill the pain]''<br> | ||
But only brought more ''[so much more]''<br> | But only brought more ''[so much more]''<br> | ||
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''My God, my tourniquet''<br> | ''My God, my tourniquet''<br> | ||
===Soul Embraced's | === Soul Embraced's original version === | ||
What I thought would kill the pain<br> | What I thought would kill the pain<br> | ||
Only brought more<br> | Only brought more<br> | ||
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My suicide<br> | My suicide<br> | ||
==Guitar | == Guitar tabs & sheet music == | ||
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Tourniquet.pdf Piano sheet music with guitar tabs] | *[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Tourniquet.pdf Piano sheet music with guitar tabs] | ||
==Notes | == Notes == | ||
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<ref name=demo3 group=note>This version is similar to the version #2, except the extra drums at the end of the bridge.</ref> | |||
<ref name=premaster group=note>This version is the same as the ''Fallen'' version, but without the string outro.</ref> | |||
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== References == | |||
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<ref name=vh1>{{cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Evanescence: Fallen To the Top|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1472058/20030523/evanescence.jhtml|accessdate=June 30, 2013|work=VH1|date=May 29, 2003|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070824024116/http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1472058/20030523/evanescence.jhtml|archivedate=August 24, 2007}}</ref> | |||
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General information
Written by: A. Lee, B. Moody, D. Hodges and R. Gray
Originally recorded as a demo and revamped as a track on Fallen. Rocky Gray is credited with writing the song for his band Soul Embraced (the original, titled "My Tourniquet", was a track on an album called "For the Incomplete") and the rest of Evanescence reworked it for Fallen; Amy wrote a melody and a whole other second verse.
Amy Lee on "Tourniquet":
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A lot of our songs are written in a way that you could take them to mean several different things. That one was written by our drummer Rocky [Gray], who was in a Christian death metal band before he joined us. He told me that it is coming from a Christian standpoint, but it's about suicide. It's from the perspective of someone who has just committed suicide and it's about the controversy in Christianity that if you commit suicide, will you go to heaven or hell? If all sins are forgiven after accepting Christ, why would there be an exception?[1] | 
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The demo versions of Tourniquet are often incorrectly titled "My Tourniquet" on bootlegs.
On the Fallen version of the song Amy screams "I want to die". On the demo versions it's a sample by Claire Danes from the movie version of Romeo & Juliet saying "I long to die".
Versions
Studio versions:
Tourniquet [Fallen version]
- Recording date: August - November 2002
- Status: Released
- Released on: Fallen (track #6)
- Length: 4:38
Tourniquet [Demo version #1]
- Recording date: 2001–2002
- Status: Unreleased
- Length: 3:37
Tourniquet [Demo version #2]
- Recording date: 2001–2002
- Status: Unreleased
- Length: 3:49
Tourniquet [Demo version #3][note 1]
- Recording date: 2001–2002
- Status: Unreleased
- Length: 3:43
Tourniquet [Fallen pre-master][note 2]
- Recording date: August - November 2002
- Status: Unreleased
- Length: 3:53
Live versions:
Tourniquet [Live]
- Performing period: 2002 - August 14, 2004; January 25 - June 10, 2007
- Status: Released
- Recording date: May 25, 2004
- Released on: Anywhere but Home (track #11)
- Length: 4:17
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Lyrics
Fallen and Fallen pre-master version
I tried to kill the pain
But only brought more [so much more]
I lay dying
And I'm pouring crimson regret and betrayal
I'm dying [dying]
Praying [praying]
Bleeding [bleeding]
And screaming
Am I too lost to be saved?
Am I too lost?
My God, my tourniquet
Return to me salvation
My God, my tourniquet
Return to me salvation
Do you remember me?
Lost for so long
Will you be on the other side?
Or will you forget me?
I'm dying [dying]
Praying [praying]
Bleeding [bleeding]
And screaming
Am I too lost to be saved?
Am I too lost?
My God, my tourniquet
Return to me salvation
My God, my tourniquet
Return to me salvation
I want to die
My God, my tourniquet
Return to me salvation
My God, my tourniquet
Return to me salvation
My wounds cry for the grave
My soul cries for deliverance
Will I be denied?
Christ [christ]
Tourniquet
My suicide
Return to me salvation
Return to me salvation
Demo versions
I tried to kill the pain [kill the pain]
But only brought more [so much more]
I lay dying
And I'm pouring crimson regret and betrayal
I'm dying [I'm dying]
Praying [praying]
Bleeding [bleeding]
And screaming
Am I too lost to be saved?
Am I too lost?
My God, my tourniquet
Return to me salvation
My God, my tourniquet
Return to me salvation
Do you remember me? [remember me]
Lost for so long
Will you be on the other side?
Or will you forget me?
I'm dying [I'm dying]
Praying [praying]
Bleeding [bleeding]
And screaming
Am I too lost to be saved?
Am I too lost?
My God, my tourniquet
[Return to me salvation] return to me salvation
My God, my tourniquet
[Return to me salvation] return to me salvation
Tell me not, Father
That thou hearest of this
Unless thou tell me how I may prevent it
It strains me past the compass of my wits
If in thy wisdom thou canst give no help
Do thou but call my resolution wise
And with this I'll help it presently!
Hold Daughter!
Be not so long to speak
I long to die
My God, my tourniquet
[Return to me salvation] return to me salvation
My God, my tourniquet
[Return to me salvation] return to me salvation
My wounds cry for the grave
My soul cries for deliverance
Will I be denied?
Christ [christ]
Tourniquet
My suicide
My God, my tourniquet
Return to me salvation
My God, my tourniquet
Soul Embraced's original version
What I thought would kill the pain
Only brought more
I lay dying
My wrist pouring crimson regret and betrayal
I'm dying
Praying
Bleeding
And screaming
Am I too lost to be saved?
Am I too lost?
My God, my tourniquet
Return to me salvation
My God, my tourniquet
Return to me salvation
My wounds cry for the grave
My soul cries for deliverance
Will I be denied?
Christ
Tourniquet
My suicide
My God, my tourniquet
Return to me salvation
My God, my tourniquet
Return to me salvation
My wounds cry for the grave
My soul cries for deliverance
Will I be denied?
Christ
Tourniquet
My suicide
Guitar tabs & sheet music
Notes
References
- ↑ Kaufman, Gil (May 29, 2003). "Evanescence: Fallen To the Top". VH1. Archived from the original on August 24, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070824024116/http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1472058/20030523/evanescence.jhtml. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
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