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== General Information == | == General Information == | ||
Written by: | ''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[T. Balsamo]]'' | ||
Described as a song about Amy's "plea for perspective from the expectation of young fans" by [http://evanescence.com Evanescence.com]. | Described as a song about Amy's "plea for perspective from the expectation of young fans" by [http://evanescence.com Evanescence.com]. | ||
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<blockquote>"I live for the rock songs. With the line-up changing, I think a lot of people thought it would be more of the My Immortal stuff. But My Immortal was Ben [Moody]'s song! I was always trying to pull us in a crazier direction. Songs like Weight of the World and Sweet Sacrifice and All That I'm Living For are so amazing to me because of the adrenaline. Especially when we play them live."</blockquote> | <blockquote>"I live for the rock songs. With the line-up changing, I think a lot of people thought it would be more of the My Immortal stuff. But My Immortal was Ben [Moody]'s song! I was always trying to pull us in a crazier direction. Songs like Weight of the World and Sweet Sacrifice and All That I'm Living For are so amazing to me because of the adrenaline. Especially when we play them live."</blockquote> | ||
== Versions == | == Versions == | ||
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*''Performing period:'' September 2006 | *''Performing period:'' September 2006 | ||
*''Status:'' Unreleased | *''Status:'' Unreleased | ||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
Feels like the weight of the world<BR> | Feels like the weight of the world<BR> | ||
Like God in Heaven gave me a turn<BR> | Like God in Heaven gave me a turn<BR> | ||
Don't cling to me | Don't cling to me<br> | ||
I swear I can't fix you<BR> | |||
Still in the dark, can you fix me?<BR> | Still in the dark, can you fix me?<BR> | ||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
Freefall, freefall | Freefall, freefall<br> | ||
All through life<BR> | |||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
If you love me | If you love me<br> | ||
I won't be held down by who I used to be<BR> | Then let go of me<BR> | ||
I won't be held down<br> | |||
by who I used to be<BR> | |||
She's nothing to me<BR> | She's nothing to me<BR> | ||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
Feels like the weight of the world<BR> | Feels like the weight of the world<BR> | ||
Like all my screaming has gone unheard<BR> | Like all my screaming has gone unheard<BR> | ||
And oh I know you don't believe in me<BR> | And oh! I know you don't believe in me<BR> | ||
Safe in the dark, how can you see?<BR> | Safe in the dark, how can you see?<BR> | ||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
Freefall, freefall | Freefall, freefall<br> | ||
All through life<BR> | |||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
If you love me | If you love me<br> | ||
I won't be held down | then let go of me<BR> | ||
I won't be held down<br> | |||
By who I used to be<BR> | |||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
If you love me | If you love me<br> | ||
I won't be held down | then let go of me<BR> | ||
I won't be held down<br> | |||
By who I was<BR> | |||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
If you love me | If you love me<br> | ||
I won't be held down | then let go of me<BR> | ||
I won't be held down<br> | |||
By who I used to be<BR> | |||
== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music == | == Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music == | ||
== Notes and References == | |||
==References== | <small>{{Ref}}</small> | ||
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[[Category:The Open Door songs]] | [[Category:The Open Door songs]] | ||
Revision as of 14:00, 8 June 2007
General Information
Written by: A. Lee and T. Balsamo
Described as a song about Amy's "plea for perspective from the expectation of young fans" by Evanescence.com.
The guitars take off whilst Amy’s voice gets lost between sampled mumbling and a guitar riff by Balsamo. The vocals get more and more synthetic whilst the guitars get mixed with an electronic supplement. A track that is very easily distinguished from Evanescence’s repertoire.
Amy's description of the song: [1]
"I live for the rock songs. With the line-up changing, I think a lot of people thought it would be more of the My Immortal stuff. But My Immortal was Ben [Moody]'s song! I was always trying to pull us in a crazier direction. Songs like Weight of the World and Sweet Sacrifice and All That I'm Living For are so amazing to me because of the adrenaline. Especially when we play them live."
Versions
Studio versions:
Weight of the World
- Recording date: September 2005 - March 2006
- Status: Released
- Released on: The Open Door (track #3)
Live versions:
Weight of the World [live]
- Performing period: October 5, 2006 - present
- Status: Unreleased
- Example: Live @ KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2006
Weight of the World [acoustic] [2]
- Performing period: September 2006
- Status: Unreleased
Lyrics
Feels like the weight of the world
Like God in Heaven gave me a turn
Don't cling to me
I swear I can't fix you
Still in the dark, can you fix me?
Freefall, freefall
All through life
If you love me
Then let go of me
I won't be held down
by who I used to be
She's nothing to me
Feels like the weight of the world
Like all my screaming has gone unheard
And oh! I know you don't believe in me
Safe in the dark, how can you see?
Freefall, freefall
All through life
If you love me
then let go of me
I won't be held down
By who I used to be
If you love me
then let go of me
I won't be held down
By who I was
If you love me
then let go of me
I won't be held down
By who I used to be
Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music
Notes and References
- ↑ C. Bottomley. Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs - VH1.com
- ↑ Performed by Amy Lee (piano, vocals), John LeCompt (acoustic guitar) and David Eggar (cello)
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