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== General information ==
''Written by: [[A. Lee]], [[T. Balsamo]] and [[Tim McCord|T. McCord]]''


==General Informations==
'''''Oceans''''' is the tenth track from [[Evanescence]]'s third studio album, ''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]''.
The 10th track on 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 announced the name of three new songs to be included in Evanescence's new record, among these was "Oceans":
In an interview with ''Spin'', Amy announced the name of three new songs to be included in Evanescence's third record, among these was ''Oceans'', which is described by Amy as a song "with a big, low synth and a vocal, then the band kicks in. It's big and lush. We've been having a lot of fun playing that one especially."<ref name=comebacklpSPIN /> Evanescence premiered ''Oceans'' on August 17, 2011 during the live show in Nashville.<ref name=blabber /> The song was added to the set list in support of ''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]''.<ref name=hollywoodsoph /><ref name=whiplash />


{{quote|[Oceans] starts with a big, low synth and a vocal, then the band kicks in. It's big and lush. We've been having a lot of fun playing that one especially.
In a track-by-track interview with ''NME'', Amy said:


I get inspired by nature, the ocean's been a theme. Brokenness has become a little bit of theme, without necessarily offering a solution.}}
{{quote|''Oceans'' is, I think a really cool song with some taste of a new direction. But at the same time it totally claims that Evanescence feeling.
It's got a big cool synthetic keyboard, you know, moog plus we used like 5 keyboards to make that sound. I really like that song because I feel like it's different sounding and I kind of been falling in love with a lot of old analog gear for the last couple of years. So it was fun to get to use those things.
Yeah, I just think it's a big epic fun song. Out of all of our songs that was one of the four that we chose to do live when we just had a couple of shows recently. And I think it went pretty good, I liked it, it was fun to play!<ref name=nmeo />}}
 
In a track-by-track interview on ''Evanescence'''s [[Evanescence_(album)#Deluxe_edition_DVD|deluxe edition bonus DVD]] about nine selected songs off the album, "Oceans" is explained:
 
{{quote|I love “Oceans”, it’s one of my favourite songs on the record ‘cause it does have a different feel but at the same time it kind of reminds me of older Evanescence when we were writing a long time ago. It kind of resonate with ''[[Imaginary]]'' a little bit. I love synthesizers now. I love playing with them. It’s so fun. It’s got this big synthesizer sound going on in it. I guess it's a little indulgent.<ref name=dvd />}}


Evanescence premiered Oceans on the  17 August 2011 during Evanescence's show in Nashville.


== Versions ==
== Versions ==
'''Studio versions:'''
'''Studio versions:'''


'''Oceans'''
'''Oceans'''
*''Recording Date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
*''Recording date:'' April 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:'' [[Evanescence (album)]]
*''Released on:'' ''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]'' (track #10)
*''Length:'' ''3:38''
*''Length:'' 3:38
 
 
'''Live versions:'''
 
'''Oceans [Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' August 17, 2011 - November 8, 2012; November 2015; July 17 - September 24, 2019
*''Example:'' Palladium Ballroom, Dallas, Texas (October 19, 2011)


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
 
Don't wanna be the one to walk away<br>
Don't wanna be the one to walk away <br>
but I can't bear the thought of one more day<br>
But I can't bare the thought of one more day <br>
I think I finally understand what it means to be lost<br>
I think I finally understand what it means to be lost <br>
<br>
<br>
Can't find the road to lead us out of this<br>
Can't find the road to lead us out of this<br>
A million miles from where we burned the bridge<br>
a million miles from where we burned the bridge<br>
Can't keep pretending everything's gonna be alright<br>
Can't keep pretending everything's gonna be alright<br>
 
with the whole world falling around me<br>
With the whole world falling down on me<br>
<br>
<br>
Cross the oceans in my mind<br>
Cross the oceans in my mind<br>
Find the strength to say goodbye<br>
Find the strength to say goodbye<br>
In the end you'll never again wash the blood from your hands<br>
In the end you never can wash the blood from your hands<br>
<br>
<br>
For it's a fall from where we were before<br>
Fallen so far from where we were before<br>
You'll never find what you've been searching for<br>
You'll never find what you’ve been searching for<br>
Something to fill the void and make up for all of those missing pieces of you<br>
Something to fill the void and make up for all of those missing pieces of you<br>
<br>
Like I could only dream to do<br>
Like I could only dream to do<br>
<br>
<br>
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Find the strength to say goodbye<br>
Find the strength to say goodbye<br>
Everything that we believed in was a lie<br>
Everything that we believed in was a lie<br>
Cross the oceans in your mind<br>
Find a way to blur the line<br>
In the end you never can wash the blood from your hands<br>
<br>
<br>
Cross the oceans in your life<br>
And we never learn<br>
Find a way to draw the line<br>
so we fall down again<br>
In the end you'll never again wash the blood from your hands<br>
heaven help me find a way to dream within this nightmare<br>
<br>
And we'll never learn<br>
So we fall down again<br>
Heaven help me find a way to dream within this nightmare<br>
<br>
<br>
Cross the oceans in my mind<br>
Cross the oceans in my mind<br>
Find the strength to say goodbye<br>
Find the strength to say goodbye<br>
Everything that we believed in was a lie<br>
Everything that we believed in was a lie<br>
<br>
Cross the oceans in your mind<br>
Cross the oceans in your mind<br>
Find a way to draw the line<br>
Find a way to blur the line<br>
In the end you'll never again wash the blood from your hands
In the end you never can wash the blood from your hands<br>
 
== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
 
<ref name=comebacklpSPIN>{{cite news|last=Goodman|first=William|title=Amy Lee Talks Evanescence's Comeback LP|url=https://www.spin.com/2011/04/amy-lee-talks-evanescences-comeback-lp/|accessdate=April 28, 2011|magazine=Spin|date=April 13, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name=blabber>{{cite news|url=http://blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=162133|title=Evanescence Plays First Show In Almost Two Years; Video Available|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=August 18, 2011|accessdate=June 24, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=hollywoodsoph>{{cite news|last=Schillaci|first=Sophie|title=Evanescence at the Palladium: Concert Review|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/evanescence-taylor-momsen-concert-review-247487|accessdate=August 8, 2013|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 12, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name=whiplash>{{cite web|last=Finatto|first=Paulo, Jr.|title=Resenha - Evanescence (Pepsi on Stage, Porto Alegre, 04/10/12)|url=http://whiplash.net/materias/shows/165121-evanescence.html|accessdate=August 8, 2013|work=Whiplash.net|date=October 10, 2012}}</ref>
 
<ref name=nmeo>{{cite news|url=http://www.nme.com/news/evanescence/59472|title=Evanescence 'embarrassed' by new single - video|work=NME|date=September 28, 2011|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name=dvd>{{cite web|date=October 11, 2011|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4cbVLlU6p0|title=On the Songs|work=Evanescence (Deluxe Edition)|accessdate=}}</ref>


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Across the Universe*
All That I'm Living For
Anything for You
Anywhere
Artifact/The Turn
Ascension of the Spirit
Away from Me
Before the Dawn
Better Without You
Bleed
Blind Belief
Breathe No More
Bring Me to Life
Broken Pieces Shine
Call Me When You're Sober
Catherine
Cloud Nine
Demise
Disappear
End of the Dream
Erase This
Eternal
Even in Death
Everybody's Fool
Exodus
Far From Heaven
Farther Away
Feeding the Dark
Field of Innocence
Forever You
Forgive Me
Give Unto Me
Going Under
Good Enough
Haunted
Hello
Hi-Lo
If You Don't Mind
Imaginary
Imperfection
Instrumental 1
Instrumental 2
Instrumental 3
Instrumental 4
Lacrymosa
Lies
Like You
Listen to the Rain
Lithium
Lose Control
Lost in Paradise
Made of Stone
Me & You
Missing
My Heart Is Broken
My Immortal
My Last Breath
Never Go Back
New Way to Bleed
Oceans
October
Origin
Overture
Part of Me
Perfect Dream
Say You Will
Secret Door
Sick
Snow White Queen
So Close
Solitude
Spanish
Surrender
Sweet Sacrifice
Swimming Home
Take Cover
Taking Over Me
The Chain*
The Change
The End
The Game is Over
The In-Between
The Last Song I'm Wasting on You
The Only One
The Other Side
Together Again
Tourniquet
Understanding
Unknown Title
Unraveling
Use My Voice
Wasted on You
Weight of the World
What You Want
Where Will You Go?
Whisper
Yeah Right
You Got a Lot to Learn
Your Love
Your Star
* Cover songs


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General information

Written by: A. Lee, T. Balsamo and T. McCord

Oceans is the tenth track from Evanescence's third studio album, Evanescence.

In an interview with Spin, Amy announced the name of three new songs to be included in Evanescence's third record, among these was Oceans, which is described by Amy as a song "with a big, low synth and a vocal, then the band kicks in. It's big and lush. We've been having a lot of fun playing that one especially."[1] Evanescence premiered Oceans on August 17, 2011 during the live show in Nashville.[2] The song was added to the set list in support of Evanescence.[3][4]

In a track-by-track interview with NME, Amy said:

Vin1.jpg Oceans is, I think a really cool song with some taste of a new direction. But at the same time it totally claims that Evanescence feeling.

It's got a big cool synthetic keyboard, you know, moog plus we used like 5 keyboards to make that sound. I really like that song because I feel like it's different sounding and I kind of been falling in love with a lot of old analog gear for the last couple of years. So it was fun to get to use those things. Yeah, I just think it's a big epic fun song. Out of all of our songs that was one of the four that we chose to do live when we just had a couple of shows recently. And I think it went pretty good, I liked it, it was fun to play![5]

Vin2.jpg


In a track-by-track interview on Evanescence's deluxe edition bonus DVD about nine selected songs off the album, "Oceans" is explained:

Vin1.jpg I love “Oceans”, it’s one of my favourite songs on the record ‘cause it does have a different feel but at the same time it kind of reminds me of older Evanescence when we were writing a long time ago. It kind of resonate with Imaginary a little bit. I love synthesizers now. I love playing with them. It’s so fun. It’s got this big synthesizer sound going on in it. I guess it's a little indulgent.[6] Vin2.jpg


Versions

Studio versions:

Oceans

  • Recording date: April 2011 - July 2011
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: Evanescence (track #10)
  • Length: 3:38


Live versions:

Oceans [Live]

  • Performing period: August 17, 2011 - November 8, 2012; November 2015; July 17 - September 24, 2019
  • Example: Palladium Ballroom, Dallas, Texas (October 19, 2011)

Lyrics

Don't wanna be the one to walk away
but I can't bear the thought of one more day
I think I finally understand what it means to be lost

Can't find the road to lead us out of this
a million miles from where we burned the bridge
Can't keep pretending everything's gonna be alright
with the whole world falling around me

Cross the oceans in my mind
Find the strength to say goodbye
In the end you never can wash the blood from your hands

Fallen so far from where we were before
You'll never find what you’ve been searching for
Something to fill the void and make up for all of those missing pieces of you
Like I could only dream to do

Cross the oceans in my mind
Find the strength to say goodbye
Everything that we believed in was a lie
Cross the oceans in your mind
Find a way to blur the line
In the end you never can wash the blood from your hands

And we never learn
so we fall down again
heaven help me find a way to dream within this nightmare

Cross the oceans in my mind
Find the strength to say goodbye
Everything that we believed in was a lie
Cross the oceans in your mind
Find a way to blur the line
In the end you never can wash the blood from your hands

References