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== General | == General information == | ||
''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[T. Balsamo]]'' | |||
'''''The Only One''''' is the tenth track from [[Evanescence]]'s second studio album, ''[[The Open Door]]''. | |||
Amy's description of the song: | |||
{{quote|The song is about some of my experiences as a teenager with close-mindedness. I thought the people around me seemed lost in a world that I really didn't belong in. It's kind of spiritual. We originally called the track "Tuna Afternoon", because I made tuna noodle casserole that day. We still call the song "Tuna Afternoon". Sometimes it's hard to get past that working title.<ref name=vh1 />}} | |||
During the fan Q&A at Evanescence's performance for Nissan Live Sets, Amy stated: | |||
{{quote|It's weird. I was inspired by lots of things. The lyrics were really about a lot of my youth when I felt like I was in a very small town, I was in Little Rock and everything, and I felt very different from everyone around me, became really apparent, and places like school and church, I just felt like nobody got what I really wanted to hear, I guess. You want the truth, you want the real answers, you want the meaning of life, and you just get stuff that's easy to swallow, so... I don't know, I guess the songs is about growing up and realizing you have to kind of find the answers and not listen to everybody who you think knows what they're talking about. But yeah, Terry and I just wrote music till very very early in the mornings when we were writing ''The Open Door'' and I remember writing forever and being so excited about that song and I thought it was the first single and like, it's the best song in the world and... I don't know, eating a lot of food and just [laughters from the audience] being stupid. We love this song very much.<ref name=nissanlive />}} | |||
The so-called demo version of this song that surfaced after ''The Open Door''{{'}}s release later turned out to be a fan made remix.<ref name=fakedemo /> | |||
On the master recording, the song is under its working title "Tuna Afternoon".<ref name="loudwire2016" /> | |||
== Versions == | == Versions == | ||
'''Studio versions:''' | '''Studio versions:''' | ||
'''The Only One''' | '''The Only One''' | ||
*''Recording date:'' September 2005 - March 2006 | *''Recording date:'' September 2005 - March 2006 | ||
*''Status:'' Released | *''Status:'' [[The Evanescence Reference:Release Status|Released, Available]] | ||
*''Released on:'' [[The Open Door]] (track #10) | *''Released on:'' ''[[The Open Door]]'' (track #10) | ||
*''Length:'' 4:40 | |||
'''Live versions:''' | '''Live versions:''' | ||
'''The Only One [ | '''The Only One [Live]''' | ||
*''Performing period:'' October 5, 2006 - | *''Performing period:'' October 5, 2006 - December 8, 2007; [[New York Secret Show 2009|November 4]] - [[Maquinaria Festival 2009|November 8]], 2009; August 17 - August 20, 2011 | ||
*''Status:'' Unreleased | *''Status:'' Unreleased | ||
*'' | *''Examples:'' Scotiabank Place Ottawa, Canada (January 10, 2007); War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee (August 17, 2011) | ||
'''The Only One ([[A Live Session From Rock Falcon Studio]])''' | |||
*''Status:'' Released | |||
*''Recording date:'' October 2020 | |||
*''Released On:'' ''[[The Bitter Truth]]'' CD2: [[A Live Session From Rock Falcon Studio]] (Track #3) | |||
*''Length:'' 4:32 | |||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
''All the tuna fish are singing in a tuna afternoon''<ref name="loudwire2016">{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyVRKffsvws&index=1&list=LLCfdNaIfjhdXGh-Vwn_xOqg|title=Evanescence's Amy Lee - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?|date=October 26, 2016|work=YouTube}}</ref><br> | |||
< | ''Quack quack quack''<br> | ||
<br> | |||
''You know you're not the only one''<BR> | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
When they all come crashing down - midflight<BR> | When they all come crashing down - midflight<BR> | ||
You know you're not the only one<BR> | You know you're not the only one<BR> | ||
When they're so alone<BR> | When they're so alone<BR> | ||
They find a back door out of life<BR> | |||
You know you're not the only one<BR> | You know you're not the only one<BR> | ||
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Heaven shine a light down on me<BR> | Heaven shine a light down on me<BR> | ||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
So afraid to open your eyes | So afraid to open your eyes, hypnotized<BR> | ||
You know you're not the only one<BR> | You know you're not the only one<BR> | ||
Never understood this life<BR> | Never understood this life<BR> | ||
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Don't look down<BR> | Don't look down<BR> | ||
Don't look into the eyes | Don't look into the eyes of the world beneath you<BR> | ||
of the world beneath you<BR> | Don't look down<br> | ||
Don't look down | You'll fall down<BR> | ||
You'll fall down | |||
You'll become their sacrifice<BR> | You'll become their sacrifice<BR> | ||
<br> | |||
Right or wrong<BR> | Right or wrong<BR> | ||
Can't hold onto the fear<BR> | Can't hold onto the fear<BR> | ||
That I'm lost without you<BR> | |||
If I can't feel,I'm not mine | If I can't feel, I'm not mine<BR> | ||
I'm not real<BR> | I'm not real<BR> | ||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
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All your lies<BR> | All your lies<BR> | ||
I'm not believing<BR> | I'm not believing<BR> | ||
Heaven shine a light down on me | Heaven shine a light down on me | ||
== Guitar | == Guitar tabs & sheet music == | ||
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/The%20Only%20One%20%5bBridge%5d.pdf Piano sheet music (bridge only)] | *[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/The%20Only%20One%20%5bBridge%5d.pdf Piano sheet music (bridge only)] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
{{ | {{reflist|refs= | ||
<ref name=vh1>{{cite news|last=Bottomley|first=C.|date=September 18, 2006|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061016104811/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1540914/story.jhtml|title=Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs|work=VH1|url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1540914/story.jhtml|archivedate=October 16, 2006|accessdate=December 3, 2006}}</ref> | |||
<ref name=nissanlive>{{cite news|title=Evanescence - Fans Q A Part I live (2007)|url=https://youtu.be/AnzWMoqsqqc?t=94|work=YouTube}}</ref> | |||
<ref name=fakedemo>{{cite news|title=Evanescence "The Only One" (So-Called "Demo" Version)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycX3FvJsTc0|date=November 26, 2006|work=YouTube}}</ref> | |||
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[[Category:The Open Door songs]] | [[Category:The Open Door songs]] | ||
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General information
Written by: A. Lee and T. Balsamo
The Only One is the tenth track from Evanescence's second studio album, The Open Door.
Amy's description of the song:
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The song is about some of my experiences as a teenager with close-mindedness. I thought the people around me seemed lost in a world that I really didn't belong in. It's kind of spiritual. We originally called the track "Tuna Afternoon", because I made tuna noodle casserole that day. We still call the song "Tuna Afternoon". Sometimes it's hard to get past that working title.[1] | 
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During the fan Q&A at Evanescence's performance for Nissan Live Sets, Amy stated:
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It's weird. I was inspired by lots of things. The lyrics were really about a lot of my youth when I felt like I was in a very small town, I was in Little Rock and everything, and I felt very different from everyone around me, became really apparent, and places like school and church, I just felt like nobody got what I really wanted to hear, I guess. You want the truth, you want the real answers, you want the meaning of life, and you just get stuff that's easy to swallow, so... I don't know, I guess the songs is about growing up and realizing you have to kind of find the answers and not listen to everybody who you think knows what they're talking about. But yeah, Terry and I just wrote music till very very early in the mornings when we were writing The Open Door and I remember writing forever and being so excited about that song and I thought it was the first single and like, it's the best song in the world and... I don't know, eating a lot of food and just [laughters from the audience] being stupid. We love this song very much.[2] |
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The so-called demo version of this song that surfaced after The Open Door's release later turned out to be a fan made remix.[3]
On the master recording, the song is under its working title "Tuna Afternoon".[4]
Versions
Studio versions:
The Only One
- Recording date: September 2005 - March 2006
- Status: Released, Available
- Released on: The Open Door (track #10)
- Length: 4:40
Live versions:
The Only One [Live]
- Performing period: October 5, 2006 - December 8, 2007; November 4 - November 8, 2009; August 17 - August 20, 2011
- Status: Unreleased
- Examples: Scotiabank Place Ottawa, Canada (January 10, 2007); War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee (August 17, 2011)
The Only One (A Live Session From Rock Falcon Studio)
- Status: Released
- Recording date: October 2020
- Released On: The Bitter Truth CD2: A Live Session From Rock Falcon Studio (Track #3)
- Length: 4:32
Lyrics
All the tuna fish are singing in a tuna afternoon[4]
Quack quack quack
You know you're not the only one
When they all come crashing down - midflight
You know you're not the only one
When they're so alone
They find a back door out of life
You know you're not the only one
We're all grieving
Lost and bleeding
All our lives
We've been waiting
For someone to call our leader
All your lies
I'm not believing
Heaven shine a light down on me
So afraid to open your eyes, hypnotized
You know you're not the only one
Never understood this life
And you're right I don't deserve
But you know I'm not the only one
We're all grieving
Lost and bleeding
All our lives
We've been waiting
For someone to call our leader
All your lies
I'm not believing
Heaven shine a light down on me
Don't look down
Don't look into the eyes of the world beneath you
Don't look down
You'll fall down
You'll become their sacrifice
Right or wrong
Can't hold onto the fear
That I'm lost without you
If I can't feel, I'm not mine
I'm not real
All our lives
We've been waiting
For someone to call our leader
All your lies
I'm not believing
Heaven shine a light down on me
Guitar tabs & sheet music
References
- ↑ Bottomley, C. (September 18, 2006). "Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs". VH1. Archived from the original on October 16, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20061016104811/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1540914/story.jhtml. Retrieved December 3, 2006.
- ↑ "Evanescence - Fans Q A Part I live (2007)". YouTube. https://youtu.be/AnzWMoqsqqc?t=94.
- ↑ "Evanescence "The Only One" (So-Called "Demo" Version)". YouTube. November 26, 2006. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycX3FvJsTc0.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Evanescence's Amy Lee - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?". YouTube. October 26, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyVRKffsvws&index=1&list=LLCfdNaIfjhdXGh-Vwn_xOqg.
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