Give Unto Me

From The Evanescence Reference


General Information

Written by: A. Lee and B. Moody

Credited as the 3rd song ever written for Evanescence, Give Unto Me was written by Amy Lee. It was originally a five-and-a-half minute long piano ballad, featuring Amy's vocals and some minor effects, that never made the cut of the Evanescence EP.

The Sound Asleep EP version is a greatly re-produced instrumental synth arrangement with many musical themes from the original song. The end of this version noteably features a simmilar 'morse-code' effect as can be heard at the end of the Fallen and Origin versions of My Immortal.

Versions

Studio versions:

Give Unto Me [Evanescence EP Outtake]

  • Recording date: 1997-1998
  • Status: Unreleased

Give Unto Me [instrumental version] [1]

Lyrics

I've been watching you from a distance
The distance sees through your disguise
All I want from you is your hurting
I want to heal you
I want to save you from the dark

Give unto me your troubles
I'll endure your suffering
Place onto me your burden
I'll drink your deadly poison

Why should I care if they hurt you
Somehow it matters more to me
Than if I were hurting myself
Save you (save you)
I'll save you

(Fear not the flame of my love's candle)
Give unto me your troubles
(Fear not the flame of my love's candle)
I'll endure your suffering
(Let it be the sun in your world of darkness)
Place onto me your burden
(Give unto me all that frightens you)
I'll drink your deadly poison
(I'll have your nightmares for you if you sleep soundly)

Give unto me your troubles
(Fear not the flame of my love's candle)
I'll endure your suffering
(Let it be the sun in your world of darkness)
Place onto me your burden
(Give unto me all that frightens you)
I'll drink your deadly poison
(I'll have your nightmares for you if you sleep soundly)

Fear not the flame of my love's candle
Let it be the sun in your world of darkness

Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music

References & Notes

  1. This version is completely different and features a synth keyboard arrangement featuring some of the musical ideas from the outtake, but not many.