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== General information ==
''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[B. Moody]]''<ref name=bmi />


== General Information ==
'''''Exodus''''' is the fourth track from [[Evanescence]]'s first EP, ''[[Evanescence EP]]'' (1998).


''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[B. Moody]]''
The live performance from May 7th, 1999 features lyrics from ''[[Missing]]'' at the end, and the song features a guitar in the beginning.


Exodus is one of Evanescence’s earliest recorded songs. It was released on the [[Evanescence EP]] in December 1998. It should be noted that Amy Lee plays the piano on this track as [[David Hodges]] didn’t join the band until 2000.
Amy talked about the song on EvThreads, saying:
 
{{quote|...Its just hard because you're your own worst critic and I hear myself say "my black backpack stuffed with broken dreams" and want to shoot myself. I seriously can't listen to the verses to that song without squinting. But I don't deny that there was a magic in those early songs. Each one was so exciting to us, we were just learning that we had the ability to make our favorite music.<ref name=amyexodus />}}
The live performance from May 7th, 1999 featured lyrics from [[Missing]] at the end, although the song had yet to come into existence.
 
 
''Amy from EvThreads:''
<blockquote>...Its just hard because you're your own worst critic and I hear myself say "my black backpack stuffed with broken dreams" and want to shoot myself. I seriously can't listen to the verses to that song without squinting. But I don't deny that there was a magic in those early songs. Each one was so exciting to us, we were just learning that we had the ability to make our favorite music.<ref>http://www.evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=452701&postcount=314</ref></blockquote>
 
 
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/downloads/EvanescenceEP/Evanescence%20-%20Evanescence%20EP%20-%2004%20-%20Exodus.mp3 Exodus - Listen]


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


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*''Recording date:'' 1998
*''Recording date:'' 1998
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[Evanescence EP]] (track #4)
*''Released on:'' ''[[Evanescence EP]]'' (track #4)
*''Length:'' 3:03
*''Length:'' 3:03


'''Live Version'''


*''Recording date:'' May 7th, 1999
'''Live versions:'''
*''Status:'' Unreleased
 
'''Exodus [Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' May 7, 1999
*''Example:'' Concert at Vino's Bar in Little Rock


== Download ==
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/#Evanescence_EP Exodus]


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
===Studio Version===
=== Studio version ===
My black backpack stuffed with broken dreams<br>
My black backpack stuffed with broken dreams<br>
Twenty bucks should get me through the week<br>
Twenty bucks should get me through the week<br>
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So much more dismay in empty eyes<br>
So much more dismay in empty eyes<br>


===Live Version===
=== Live version ===
My black backpack stuffed with broken dreams<br>
My black backpack stuffed with broken dreams<br>
Twenty bucks should get me through the week<br>
Twenty bucks should get me through the week<br>
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But I cannot stay where I don't belong<br>
But I cannot stay where I don't belong<br>
<br>
<br>
In the shadows<br>
Show me the shadow where true meaning lies<br>
I'm safe, I'm free<br>
So much more dismay in empty eyes<br>
I've nowhere else to go<br>
<br>
But I cannot stay here<br>
You can't stop the fire<br>
Oh! Show me the shadow where true meaning lies<br>
Can you stand to fight her?<br>
So much more dismay in empty eyes
You can't stop the fire<br>
 
You won't say the words<br>
Can you stop the fire?
<br>
You can't stand to fight her.
Can you stop the fire?<br>
You can't stop the fire.
Can you stand to fight her?<br>
You won't say the words.<br>
You can't stop the fire<br>
You won't say the words<br>


== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
== Guitar tabs & sheet music ==
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Exodus.pdf Piano sheet music - arranged by Nolan]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Exodus.pdf Piano sheet music - arranged by Nolan]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Exodus%20-%20Evanescence%20-%20arr%20Michael%20McWilliams.pdf Piano sheet music - arranged by Michael McWilliams]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Exodus%20-%20Evanescence%20-%20arr%20Michael%20McWilliams.pdf Piano sheet music - arranged by Michael McWilliams]


== Notes and References ==
== References ==
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<ref name=amyexodus>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|date=October 7, 2007|url=http://www.evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=452701&postcount=314|title=Ask Amy!|work=[[EvThreads.com{{!}}EvThreads]]|accessdate=October 9, 2007}}{{dead link}}</ref>


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General information

Written by: A. Lee and B. Moody[1]

Exodus is the fourth track from Evanescence's first EP, Evanescence EP (1998).

The live performance from May 7th, 1999 features lyrics from Missing at the end, and the song features a guitar in the beginning.

Amy talked about the song on EvThreads, saying:

Vin1.jpg ...Its just hard because you're your own worst critic and I hear myself say "my black backpack stuffed with broken dreams" and want to shoot myself. I seriously can't listen to the verses to that song without squinting. But I don't deny that there was a magic in those early songs. Each one was so exciting to us, we were just learning that we had the ability to make our favorite music.[2] Vin2.jpg


Versions

Studio versions:

Exodus

  • Recording date: 1998
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: Evanescence EP (track #4)
  • Length: 3:03


Live versions:

Exodus [Live]

  • Performing period: May 7, 1999
  • Example: Concert at Vino's Bar in Little Rock

Download

Lyrics

Studio version

My black backpack stuffed with broken dreams
Twenty bucks should get me through the week
Never said a word of discontentment
Thought it a thousand times but now
I'm leaving home

Here in the shadows
I'm safe, I'm free
I've nowhere else to go
But I cannot stay where I don't belong

Two months passed by and it's getting cold
I know I'm not lost, I'm just alone
But I won't cry, I won't give up, I can't go back now
Waking up is knowing who you really are

Here in the shadows
I'm safe, I'm free
I've nowhere else to go
But I cannot stay where I don't belong

In the shadows
I'm safe, I'm free
I've nowhere else to go
But I cannot stay here
Oh! Show me the shadow where true meaning lies
So much more dismay in empty eyes

Live version

My black backpack stuffed with broken dreams
Twenty bucks should get me through the week
Never said a word of discontentment
Thought it a thousand times but now
I'm leaving home

Here in the shadows
I'm safe, I'm free
I've nowhere else to go
But I cannot stay where I don't belong

Two months passed by and it's getting cold
I know I'm not lost, I'm just alone
But I won't cry, I won't give up, I can't go back now
Waking up is knowing who you really are

Here in the shadows
I'm safe, I'm free
I've nowhere else to go
But I cannot stay where I don't belong

Show me the shadow where true meaning lies
So much more dismay in empty eyes

You can't stop the fire
Can you stand to fight her?
You can't stop the fire
You won't say the words

Can you stop the fire?
Can you stand to fight her?
You can't stop the fire
You won't say the words

Guitar tabs & sheet music

References