Taking Over Me

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General information

Written by: A. Lee, B. Moody, D. Hodges and J. LeCompt

Taking Over Me is the eighth track from Evanescence's debut album, Fallen. It was originally recorded during the 2001-2002 demo sessions before being chosen for the album. It was written about Amy Lee's future husband, Josh Hartzler, as explained in her Kerrang! cover story about the 20th anniversary of Fallen:

“As with Bring Me To Life, I was writing that one about [Amy’s future husband] Josh kinda too, secretly. A lot of my lyrics have double meanings. There is the main meaning and then there’s the secret, sub-meaning for me. The main meaning was storytelling from the eyes of the stalker – with the line, ‘You don’t remember me, but I remember you.’ It was sort of the prequel to Snow White Queen [from 2006’s The Open Door]. But the underneath meaning was that I was having all these feelings for this guy that I couldn’t tell him about. Why tell one story when you can two? I do that so often!”

The band stopped performing this song during the start of The Open Door tour, but they played it again during the Family Values Tour in 2007. They also played the song at the NYC Secret Show and the Maquinaria Festival show in 2009.

Versions

Studio versions:

Taking Over Me [Fallen version]

• Recording date: August - November 2002
• Status: Released
• Released on: Fallen (track #8)
• Length: 3:49

Taking Over Me [Demo version #1]

• Recording date: 2001-2002
• Status: Unreleased
• Length: 3:19

Taking Over Me [Demo version #2]

• Recording date: 2001-2002
• Status: Unreleased
• Length: 3:41

Taking Over Me [Demo 11.15.01]

• Recording date: November 15, 2001
• Status: Released
• Released on: Fallen 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition (track #A5)
• Length: 3:13

Taking Over Me [Fallen pre-master]

• Recording date: August - November 2002
• Status: Unreleased
• Length: 3:49

Live versions:

Taking Over Me [Live]

• Performing period: 2002 - August 14, 2004; July 20 - August 24, 2007; November 4 - November 8, 2009
• Status: Released
• Recording date: October 17, 2003 ("Everybody's Fool" single), May 25, 2004 (Anywhere but Home)
• Released on:

Anywhere but Home (track #3)

"Everybody's Fool" single (track #2)

• Length: 4:08 ("Everybody's Fool" single), 3:57 (Anywhere but Home)

Download

• Taking Over Me (Demos and Fallen Pre-Master)

Lyrics

Fallen and Fallen pre-master version

You don't remember me but I remember you
I lie awake and try so hard not to think of you
But who can decide what they dream?
And dream I do

[I believe] I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
[I believe] I have to be with you to live, to breathe
You're taking over me

Have you forgotten all I know
And all we had?
You saw me mourning my love for you
And touched my hand
I knew you loved me, then

[I believe] I believe in you [I believe in you]
I'll give up everything just to find you
[I believe] I have to be with you to live, to breathe
You're taking over me

I look in the mirror and see your face
If I look deep enough
So many things inside that are just like you are taking over

I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you to live, to breathe
You're taking over me

[I believe] I believe in you [I believe in you]
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you to live, to breathe
You're taking over me

Taking over me
You're taking over me
Taking over me
Taking over me

Demo version #1

You don't remember me but I remember you
I lie awake and try so hard not to think of you
But who [who] can [can] decide what they dream?
And dream I do

I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
[I believe] I have to be with you to live, to breathe
You're taking over me

Have you forgotten all I know
And all we had?
You saw me mourning my love for you [mourning my love for you]
And touched my hand
I knew you loved me, then

[I believe] I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
[I believe] I have to be with you to live, to breathe
You're taking over me

I look in a mirror and see your face
If I look deep enough
So many things inside that are just like you are taking over

I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you to live, to breathe
You're taking over me

[I believe] I believe in you [I believe in you]
I'll give up everything just to find you
[I believe] I have to be with you to live, to breathe
You're taking over me

[I believe] I believe in you
You're taking over me

Demo version #2

You don't remember me but I remember you
I lie awake and try so hard not to think of you
But who [who] can [can] decide what they dream?
And dream I do

I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you [I believe]
I have to be with you to live, to breathe [to live, to breathe]
You're taking over me

Have you forgotten all I know
And all we had?
You saw me mourning my love for you [mourning my love for you]
And touched my hand
I knew you loved me, then

I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you [I believe]
I have to be with you to live, to breathe [to live, to breathe]
You're taking over me

I look in a mirror and see your face
If I look deep enough
So many things inside that are just like you are taking over

I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you to live, to breathe
You're taking over me

[I believe] I believe in you [I believe in you]
I'll give up everything just to find you [I believe]
I have to be with you to live, to breathe [to live, to breathe]
You're taking over me

[I believe] I believe in you
You're taking over me
I believe
You're taking over me

Guitar tabs & sheet music

• Piano sheet music with guitar tabs