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==General | == General information == | ||
The first song ever written by Ben Moody and credited as the second song ever written by Evanescence. The audio clips in the song come from the movies '' | The first song ever written by Ben Moody and credited as the second song ever written by Evanescence. The audio clips in the song come from the movies ''My World Dies Screaming'', also known as ''Terror in the Haunted House'' (1958), except the line "We're supposed to try... that is real" and "God, just don't hate me.. because I'll die if you do" which are from ''When a Man Loves a Woman'' (1994). Ben Moody on the song: | ||
{{quote|A lot of it developed by being elusive. The second song we ever wrote was this seven-minute, ridiculous Goth anthem called | {{quote|A lot of it developed by being elusive. The second song we ever wrote was this seven-minute, ridiculous Goth anthem called "Understanding." And for some reason, the local rock station decided to play it a lot. We gained this popularity around town, even though no one knew who we were or where to find us. It was because we could never afford to play a show -- it was just Amy and I -- and we couldn't pay any musicians.<ref name=netmusicount />}} | ||
This song, along with [[Solitude]], was on a [[Evanescence (Compact Cassette)|compact cassette]] which is said by Amy to be Evanescence's first "professional" recording. | This song, along with "[[Solitude]]", was on a [[Evanescence (Compact Cassette)|compact cassette]] which is said by Amy to be Evanescence's first "professional" recording. | ||
The band | The band added "Understanding" to the setlist of the last leg of The Open Door Tour (October - December 2007). | ||
== Versions == | |||
'''Studio versions:''' | '''Studio versions:''' | ||
'''Understanding [Evanescence EP | '''Understanding [''Evanescence EP'' version]''' | ||
*''Recording date:'' 1998 | *''Recording date:'' 1998 | ||
*''Status:'' Released | *''Status:'' Released | ||
*''Released on:'' | *''Released on:'' | ||
:[[RIM v.beta|RIM v.beta compilation]] (track #8) | :[[RIM v.beta|''RIM v.beta'' compilation]] (track #8) | ||
:[[Evanescence EP]] (track #6) | :''[[Evanescence EP]]'' (track #6) | ||
:[[ | :''[[Sound Asleep EP]]'' (track #5) | ||
*''Length:'' 7:21 | *''Length:'' 7:21 | ||
'''Understanding [ | '''Understanding [''Sound Asleep EP'' version]''' | ||
*''Recording date:'' 1999 | *''Recording date:'' 1999 | ||
*''Status:'' Released | *''Status:'' Released | ||
*''Released on:'' [[ | *''Released on:'' ''[[Sound Asleep EP]]'' (track #3) | ||
*''Length:'' 4:55 | *''Length:'' 4:55 | ||
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'''Live versions''' | '''Live versions''' | ||
'''Understanding [Live | '''Understanding [Live acoustic]''' | ||
*''Recording date:'' | *''Recording date:'' 1997–1998 | ||
*''Status:'' Unreleased | *''Status:'' Unreleased | ||
*''Performed at:'' Live on radio | *''Performed at:'' Live on radio | ||
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'''Understanding [Live Whisper/Sound Asleep EP Version]''' | '''Understanding [Live Whisper/Sound Asleep EP Version]''' | ||
*''Performing | *''Performing date:'' May 7th, 1999 | ||
*''Status:'' Unreleased | *''Status:'' Unreleased | ||
*''Example:'' Concert at Vino's Bar | *''Example:'' Concert at Vino's Bar in Little Rock, Arkansas | ||
'''Understanding [2007 | '''Understanding [2007 live]'''<ref name=live2007 group=note /> | ||
*''Performing period:'' October 23 | *''Performing period:'' October 23 - December 8, 2007 | ||
*''Status:'' Unreleased | *''Status:'' Unreleased | ||
*''Example:'' | *''Example:'' Nissan Live Sets, West Los Angeles (November 12) | ||
== Download == | |||
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/#Evanescence_EP Understanding (Evanescence EP and live acoustic)] | |||
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/#Sound_Asleep_EP Understanding (Sound Asleep EP)] | *[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/#Sound_Asleep_EP Understanding (Sound Asleep EP)] | ||
==Lyrics== | == Lyrics == | ||
=== Evanescence EP | === ''Evanescence EP'' version === | ||
''You hold the answer deep within your own mind''<br> | ''You hold the answer deep within your own mind''<br> | ||
''Consciously you've forgotten it''<br> | ''Consciously you've forgotten it''<br> | ||
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<br> | <br> | ||
===Sound Asleep EP | === ''Sound Asleep EP'' version === | ||
''You hold the answer''<br> | ''You hold the answer''<br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
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''I love you, I love you, and I want you to stay''<br> | ''I love you, I love you, and I want you to stay''<br> | ||
===Acoustic | === Acoustic version === | ||
The pain that grips you<br> | The pain that grips you<br> | ||
The fear that binds you<br> | The fear that binds you<br> | ||
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Can't hope it all away<br> | Can't hope it all away<br> | ||
===Live | === Live version === | ||
Can't wash it all away<br> | Can't wash it all away<br> | ||
Can't wish it all away<br> | Can't wish it all away<br> | ||
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Oh! It all away<br> | Oh! It all away<br> | ||
Oh! It all away, yeah, yeah<br> | Oh! It all away, yeah, yeah<br> | ||
Oh, ooh. | Oh, ooh. | ||
==Guitar | == Guitar tabs & sheet music == | ||
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Understanding%20-%20Acoustic%20Intro.pdf Piano sheet music (acoustic version intro) - arranged by Cris] | *[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Understanding%20-%20Acoustic%20Intro.pdf Piano sheet music (acoustic version intro) - arranged by Cris] | ||
== Notes | |||
{{ | == Notes == | ||
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<ref name=live2007 group=note>This live version sounds most like the ''Evanescence EP'' version.</ref> | |||
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== References == | |||
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<ref name=netmusicount>{{cite web|title=Evanescence|url=http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/inc/artist.php?artist=Evanescence|work=Net Music Countdown|accessdate=May 17, 2013}}</ref> | |||
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{{Evanescence}} | {{Evanescence}} | ||
[[Category:Evanescence EP songs]] | [[Category:Evanescence EP songs]] | ||
[[Category:Sound Asleep EP songs]] | [[Category:Sound Asleep EP songs]] | ||
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General information
The first song ever written by Ben Moody and credited as the second song ever written by Evanescence. The audio clips in the song come from the movies My World Dies Screaming, also known as Terror in the Haunted House (1958), except the line "We're supposed to try... that is real" and "God, just don't hate me.. because I'll die if you do" which are from When a Man Loves a Woman (1994). Ben Moody on the song:
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A lot of it developed by being elusive. The second song we ever wrote was this seven-minute, ridiculous Goth anthem called "Understanding." And for some reason, the local rock station decided to play it a lot. We gained this popularity around town, even though no one knew who we were or where to find us. It was because we could never afford to play a show -- it was just Amy and I -- and we couldn't pay any musicians.[1] | 
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This song, along with "Solitude", was on a compact cassette which is said by Amy to be Evanescence's first "professional" recording.
The band added "Understanding" to the setlist of the last leg of The Open Door Tour (October - December 2007).
Versions
Studio versions:
Understanding [Evanescence EP version]
- Recording date: 1998
- Status: Released
- Released on:
- RIM v.beta compilation (track #8)
- Evanescence EP (track #6)
- Sound Asleep EP (track #5)
- Length: 7:21
Understanding [Sound Asleep EP version]
- Recording date: 1999
- Status: Released
- Released on: Sound Asleep EP (track #3)
- Length: 4:55
Live versions
Understanding [Live acoustic]
- Recording date: 1997–1998
- Status: Unreleased
- Performed at: Live on radio
- Length: 3:14
Understanding [Live Whisper/Sound Asleep EP Version]
- Performing date: May 7th, 1999
- Status: Unreleased
- Example: Concert at Vino's Bar in Little Rock, Arkansas
Understanding [2007 live][note 1]
- Performing period: October 23 - December 8, 2007
- Status: Unreleased
- Example: Nissan Live Sets, West Los Angeles (November 12)
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Lyrics
Evanescence EP version
You hold the answer deep within your own mind
Consciously you've forgotten it
That's the way the human mind works
Whenever something is too unpleasant
Too shameful for us to entertain we reject it [We wash it all away]
We erase it from our memory
But the imprint is always there [we wish it all away]
[We hope it all away]
[Can't cry it all away]
The pain that grips you
The fear that binds you
Releases life in me
In our mutual shame we hide our eyes
To blind them from the truth that finds a way for who we are
Please don't be afraid
When the darkness fades away
The dawn will break the silence
Screaming in our hearts
My love for you still grows
This I do for you
Before I try to fight the truth
My final time
We're supposed to try and be real
And when you feel alone, you are not together
And that is real
Can't wash it all away
Can't wish it all away
Can't cry it all away
Can't scratch it all away
Lying beside you
Listening to you breathe
The light that flows inside of you
Burns inside of me
Hold and speak to me
Of love without a sound
Tell me you will live through this
And I will die for you
Cast me not away
Say you'll be with me
For I know
I cannot bear it all alone
You're not alone, honey
Never, never
Can't fight it all away
Can't hope it all away
Can't scream it all away
It just won't fade away, no
Ooh, can't wash it all away
Can't wish it all away
Can't cry it all away
Can't scratch it all away
Can't fight it all away
Can't hope it all away
Can't scream it all away
Oh! It all away
Oh! It all away
But the imprint is always there
Nothing is ever really forgotten
God, just don't hate me
Because I'll die if you do
'Cause I'll die if you do
'Cause I'll die if you do
'Cause I'll die if you do
Because I'll die if you do
Sound Asleep EP version
You hold the answer
The pain that grips you
The fear that binds you
Releases life in me
In our mutual shame we hide our eyes
To blind them from the truth that finds a way for who we are
Please don't be afraid
When the darkness fades away
The dawn will break the silence
Screaming in our hearts
My love for you still grows
This I do for you
Before I try to fight the truth
My final time
Can't wash it all away
Can't wish it all away
Can't cry it all away
Can't scratch it all away
Lying beside you
Listening to you breathe
The light that flows inside of you
Burns inside of me
Hold and speak to me
Of love without a sound
Tell me you will live through this
And I will die for you [I'll die for you]
Cast me not away
Say you'll be with me
For I know
I cannot bear it all alone
Can't fight it all away
Can't hope it all away
Can't scream it all away
It just won't fade away
I've tried so hard [I have tried super hard]
Tried to be without you for so many years
No, no, no
And I have cried [So many words I have saved for someone, for sometime]
I love you, I love you, and I want you to stay
Acoustic version
The pain that grips you
The fear that binds you
Releases life in me
In our mutual shame we hide our eyes
To blind them from the truth that finds a way for who we are
Can't wash it all away
Can't wish it all away
Can't cry it all away
Can't scratch it all away
Lying beside you
Listening to you breathe
The light that flows inside of you
Burns inside of me
Cast me not away
Say you'll be with me
For I know
I cannot bear it all alone
Can't fight it all away
Can't hope it all away
Can't scream it all away
It just won't fade away
Can't wash it all away
Can't wish it all away
Can't cry it all away
Can't hope it all away
Live version
Can't wash it all away
Can't wish it all away
Can't hope it all away
Can't cry it all away
The pain that grips you
The fear that binds you
Ooh, releases life in me
In our mutual shame we hide our eyes
To blind them from the truth that finds a way for who we are
Please don't be afraid
When the darkness fades away
The dawn will break the silence
Screaming in our hearts
My love for you still grows
This I do for you
Before I try to fight the truth
My final time
Can't wash it all away
Can't wish it all away, oh
Can't fight it all away
Can't hope it all away
Lying beside you
Listening to you breathe
The light that flows inside of you
Burns inside of me
Hold and speak to me
Of love without a sound
Tell me you will live through this
And I will die for you
Cast me not away
Say you'll be with me
For I know
I cannot bear it all alone
Can't fight it all away
Can't hope it all away
Can't scream it all away
It just won't fade away, yeah, no
Ooh, can't wash it all away
Can't wish it all away, yeah, no
Can't cry it all away
Can't scratch it all away
Can't fight it all away
Can't hope it all away
Can't scream it all away
Oh! It all away
Oh! It all away, yeah, yeah
Oh, ooh.
Guitar tabs & sheet music
Notes
- ↑ This live version sounds most like the Evanescence EP version.
References
- ↑ "Evanescence". Net Music Countdown. http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/inc/artist.php?artist=Evanescence. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
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