If You Don't Mind
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General information
Written by: A. Lee, T. Balsamo and W. Boyd[1]
If You Don't Mind is an outtake from The Open Door.[2]
In May 2007, a false intro appeared online, but it was confirmed on EvThreads that it is fake. This song is called "True" by Akira Yamaoka, and is included in BSO of the video game Silent Hill 2.
A promo CD containing this track [along with The Last Song I'm Wasting on You, Together Again with a longer intro, and four instrumentals (Instrumental 1, Instrumental 2, Instrumental 3 and Instrumental 4)] was put up for sale on eBay in late September 2012.[3] The seller of the promo was asked by "a representative of 110 Management" to withdraw the CD from sale, and the seller complied.
During Amy's The Stashbox contest on September 17, 2012, fans were asked which song they wanted to hear: If You Don't Mind or Your Love.[4] The former was ultimately chosen and was debuted live in the last leg of Evanescence Tour in South America and the UK.
Evanescence performed If You Don't Mind live for the first time on October 4, 2012 in Porto Alegre, Brazil; the first show of their South American tour.[5] Amy opened the song by saying
The studio version of the song was leaked to YouTube on January 20, 2013.
It was officially released on the b-side album, Lost Whispers as part of The Ultimate Collection LP set, and then digitally released on February 17, 2017.[6]
Versions
Studio versions:
If You Don't Mind
- Recording date: September 2005 - March 2006
- Status: Released
- Released on: Lost Whispers (track #6)
- Length: 2:56
Live versions:
If You Don't Mind [Live]
- Performing period: October 4 - November 6, 2012
- Status: Unreleased
- Example: Pepsi On Stage, Porto Alegre, Brazil (October 4, 2012)
Lyrics
Where's the light
Killed my day
Lost in the dark of your ways
Wasting my energy, endlessly
on your sweet lie
And if you don't mind [you don't mind]
I would like to live the lie that I will survive [I will survive]
And if you don't mind [you don't mind]
I would love to slip away and leave your world behind [slip away and leave your world behind]
Insecure, I'm not so sure that [insecure, I'm not so sure that]
You're not just faking something [you're not just faking something]
Wasting our last day [Wasting our last day]
I can't take the pain, babe [I can't take the pain, babe]
And if you don't mind [and if you don't mind]
I would like to live the lie that I will survive [I will survive]
And if you don't mind [you don't mind]
I would love to slip away and leave it all behind
And if you don't mind
I would like to live the lie that I will survive
And if you don't mind [and if you don't mind]
If you don't mind [if you don't mind]
Guitar tabs & sheet music
not available
References
- ↑ "If You Don t Mind (Legal Title)". Bmi.com. http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=8298216&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ↑ Reesman, Bryan (November 2006). "The Essence of Evanescence". Metal Edge 52 (11): 8. ISSN 1068-2872. https://web.archive.org/web/20070206144629/http://lnx.evanescencewebsite.com/PressArchive/news.php?id=130.
- ↑ "Evanescence Together Again US Promo Only CD B-Sides Amy Lee Hear & See". eBay.com. http://www.ebay.com/itm/EVANESCENCE-Together-Again-US-Promo-Only-CD-B-Sides-AMY-LEE-HEAR-SEE-/380474966709?pt=Music_CDs&hash=item58961342b5. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ↑ See Amy's question on The Stashbox contest here. September 17, 2012.
- ↑ Finatto, Paulo, Jr. (October 10, 2012). "Resenha - Evanescence (Pepsi on Stage, Porto Alegre, 04/10/12)" (in Portuguese). Whiplash.net. http://whiplash.net/materias/shows/165121-evanescence.html. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ↑ Bowar, Chad (October 11, 2016). "Evanescence to Release 'The Ultimate Collection' Vinyl Box Set in December". Loudwire. https://loudwire.com/evanescence-the-ultimate-collection-vinyl-box-set-december/.
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