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== General Information ==
== General information ==


''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[B. Moody]]''
'''''Give Unto Me''''' is an outtake from ''[[Evanescence EP]]''. The instrumental version is the first track on their second EP, ''[[Sound Asleep EP]]''. The third song ever written for Evanescence, ''Give Unto Me'' was written by [[Amy Lynn Lee|Amy Lee]] originally as a piano ballad featuring some sound effects. ''Rolling Stone'' thought the song was "clearly Christian-themed".<ref name=rollingbio />


Credited as the 3rd song ever written for Evanescence, Give Unto Me was written by Amy Lee. It was originally a piano (played by Amy) song, featuring the vocals of Amy, background vocals (apparently by Amy too) and some minor effects, that never made the cut of [[Evanescence EP]].
The song was aired on the radio KABF 88.3 FM in [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock, AR]] on August 9 and 16,<ref name="aug9" /><ref name="aug16" /> October 25,<ref name="oct25" /> and November 1, 1998.<ref name="nov1" />
Was later cut, edited, re-produced with major effects and turned into an instrumental piece for the intro of the [[Whisper EP / Sound Asleep EP|Sound Asleep EP]] in 1998.


== Versions ==
The ''Sound Asleep EP'' version is a re-produced instrumental synth track with musical themes from the original song. The end of this version has a similar Morse code effect to the one heard on the ''[[Origin]]'' version of "[[My Immortal]]" and the demo version of "[[Breathe No More]]".


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


'''Give Unto Me [Evanescence EP outtake]'''
'''Give Unto Me [''Evanescence EP'' outtake]'''
*''Recording date:'' 1997-1998
*''Recording date:'' 1998
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Length:'' 5:47


'''Give Unto Me [instrumental version]''' <ref name=instrumental>This version is completely different and features a synth keyboard arrangement featuring some of the musical ideas from the outtake, but not many.</ref>
'''Give Unto Me [Instrumental version]'''
*''Recording date:'' 1997-1998
*''Recording date:'' 1999
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[Sound Asleep|Whisper/Sound Asleep EP]] (track #1)
*''Released on:'' ''[[Sound Asleep EP]]'' (track #1)
*''Length:'' 2:00


== Lyrics ==
 
'''Give Unto Me - Evanescence EP outtake'''<br>
'''Live versions:'''
<br>
 
'''Give Unto Me [Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' May 7, 1999
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' [[Live at Vino's 1999|Concert]] at [[Vino's Pizza Pub & Brewery|Vino's Bar]] in Little Rock, Arkansas
 
'''Give Unto Me [Live 1999]'''<ref>This is the same version as the EP outtake, but with added percussion.</ref>
*''Performing period:'' January 2, 1999; A few times before 2003<ref>In September 2019, a video of Evanescence playing at Vino's was leaked online, dated January 2, 1999. The video of this presentation can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTt6GSscEm4 </ref>
*''Example:'' Concert at Vino's Bar in Little Rock ([[Live at Vino's January 1999|January 1999]])
 
==Download==
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/#Evanescence_EP Give Unto Me (Evanescence EP outtake)]
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/#Sound_Asleep_EP Give Unto Me (Sound Asleep EP instrumental)]
 
==Lyrics==
===''Sound Asleep EP'' version===
''(instrumental song - no lyrics)''
 
===''Evanescence EP'' outtake version===
I've been watching you from a distance<br>
I've been watching you from a distance<br>
The distance sees through your disguise<br>
The distance sees through your disguise<br>
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Somehow it matters more to me<br>
Somehow it matters more to me<br>
Than if I were hurting myself<br>
Than if I were hurting myself<br>
Save you (save you)<br>
Save you ''[save you]''<br>
I'll save you<br>
I'll save you<br>
<br>
<br>
''(Fear not the flame of my love's candle)''<br>
''[Fear not the flame of my love's candle]''<br>
Give unto me your troubles<br>
Give unto me your troubles<br>
''(Fear not the flame of my love's candle)''<br>
''[Fear not the flame of my love's candle]''<br>
I'll endure your suffering<br>
I'll endure your suffering<br>
''(Let it be the sun in your world of darkness)''<br>
''[Let it be the sun in your world of darkness]''<br>
Place onto me your burden<br>
Place onto me your burden<br>
''(Give unto me all that frightens you)''<br>
''[Give unto me all that frightens you]''<br>
I'll drink your deadly poison<br>
I'll drink your deadly poison<br>
''(I'll have your nightmares for you if you sleep soundly)''<br>
''[I'll have your nightmares for you if you sleep soundly]''<br>
<br>
<br>
Give unto me your troubles<br>
Give unto me your troubles<br>
''(Fear not the flame of my love's candle)''<br>
''[Fear not the flame of my love's candle]''<br>
I'll endure your suffering<br>
I'll endure your suffering<br>
''(Let it be the sun in your world of darkness)''<br>
''[Let it be the sun in your world of darkness]''<br>
Place onto me your burden<br>
Place onto me your burden<br>
''(Give unto me all that frightens you)''<br>
''[Give unto me all that frightens you]''<br>
I'll drink your deadly poison<br>
I'll drink your deadly poison<br>
''(I'll have your nightmares for you if you sleep soundly)''<br>
''[I'll have your nightmares for you if you sleep soundly]''<br>
<br>
<br>
Fear not the flame of my love's candle<br>
Fear not the flame of my love's candle<br>
Let it be the sun in your world of darkness<br>
Let it be the sun in your world of darkness<br>
<br>
 
== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
==Guitar tabs & sheet music==
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Give%20Unto%20Me.pdf Piano sheet music - arranged by Gabriel]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Give%20Unto%20Me.pdf Piano sheet music - arranged by Gabriel]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Give%20Unto%20Me%20-%20Evanescence%20-%20arr%20Michael%20McWilliams.pdf Piano sheet music - arranged by Michael McWilliams]
==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=rollingbio>{{cite news|title=Evanescence Biography|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/evanescence/biography|accessdate=October 24, 2013|newspaper=Rolling Stones|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20141118103755/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/evanescence/biography|archivedate=November 18, 2014}}</ref>
<ref name=aug9>{{cite web|last=Caviness|first=Brad|title=The kids really dig us|url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.christian/c/YFfsnZohBYE/m/tTf9t5Jgqn8J|work=Google Groups|date=August 10, 1998}}</ref>
<ref name=aug16>{{cite web|last=Caviness|first=Brad|title=Where else are you going to hear all this stuff in one place|url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.christian/c/_AfK1erxzUI/m/FJSKKxDHuw4J|work=Google Groups|date=August 17, 1998}}</ref>
<ref name=oct25>{{cite web|last=Caviness|first=Brad|title=Listen list|url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.christian/c/q5peWFI0zeg/m/95_TyP31RTIJ|work=Google Groups|date=October 26, 1998}}</ref>
<ref name=nov1>{{cite web|last=Caviness|first=Brad|title=Blitzkrieg is taped in front of a live radio audience|url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.christian/c/E9JgcFDkjCs/m/dO9Ce63f-KAJ|work=Google Groups|date=November 1, 1998}}</ref>
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General information

Give Unto Me is an outtake from Evanescence EP. The instrumental version is the first track on their second EP, Sound Asleep EP. The third song ever written for Evanescence, Give Unto Me was written by Amy Lee originally as a piano ballad featuring some sound effects. Rolling Stone thought the song was "clearly Christian-themed".[1]

The song was aired on the radio KABF 88.3 FM in Little Rock, AR on August 9 and 16,[2][3] October 25,[4] and November 1, 1998.[5]

The Sound Asleep EP version is a re-produced instrumental synth track with musical themes from the original song. The end of this version has a similar Morse code effect to the one heard on the Origin version of "My Immortal" and the demo version of "Breathe No More".

Versions

Studio versions:

Give Unto Me [Evanescence EP outtake]

  • Recording date: 1998
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Length: 5:47

Give Unto Me [Instrumental version]

  • Recording date: 1999
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: Sound Asleep EP (track #1)
  • Length: 2:00


Live versions:

Give Unto Me [Live]

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

Give Unto Me [Live 1999][6]

  • Performing period: January 2, 1999; A few times before 2003[7]
  • Example: Concert at Vino's Bar in Little Rock (January 1999)

Download

Lyrics

Sound Asleep EP version

(instrumental song - no lyrics)

Evanescence EP outtake version

I've been watching you from a distance
The distance sees through your disguise
All I want from you is your hurting
I want to heal you
I want to save you from the dark

Give unto me your troubles
I'll endure your suffering
Place onto me your burden
I'll drink your deadly poison

Why should I care if they hurt you
Somehow it matters more to me
Than if I were hurting myself
Save you [save you]
I'll save you

[Fear not the flame of my love's candle]
Give unto me your troubles
[Fear not the flame of my love's candle]
I'll endure your suffering
[Let it be the sun in your world of darkness]
Place onto me your burden
[Give unto me all that frightens you]
I'll drink your deadly poison
[I'll have your nightmares for you if you sleep soundly]

Give unto me your troubles
[Fear not the flame of my love's candle]
I'll endure your suffering
[Let it be the sun in your world of darkness]
Place onto me your burden
[Give unto me all that frightens you]
I'll drink your deadly poison
[I'll have your nightmares for you if you sleep soundly]

Fear not the flame of my love's candle
Let it be the sun in your world of darkness

Guitar tabs & sheet music

References

  1. "Evanescence Biography". Rolling Stones. Archived from the original on November 18, 2014. http://web.archive.org/web/20141118103755/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/evanescence/biography. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  2. Caviness, Brad (August 10, 1998). "The kids really dig us". Google Groups. https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.christian/c/YFfsnZohBYE/m/tTf9t5Jgqn8J.
  3. Caviness, Brad (August 17, 1998). "Where else are you going to hear all this stuff in one place". Google Groups. https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.christian/c/_AfK1erxzUI/m/FJSKKxDHuw4J.
  4. Caviness, Brad (October 26, 1998). "Listen list". Google Groups. https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.christian/c/q5peWFI0zeg/m/95_TyP31RTIJ.
  5. Caviness, Brad (November 1, 1998). "Blitzkrieg is taped in front of a live radio audience". Google Groups. https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.christian/c/E9JgcFDkjCs/m/dO9Ce63f-KAJ.
  6. This is the same version as the EP outtake, but with added percussion.
  7. In September 2019, a video of Evanescence playing at Vino's was leaked online, dated January 2, 1999. The video of this presentation can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTt6GSscEm4