Where Will You Go?
General Information
Written by: A. Lee and B. Moody
David Hodges sings backup vocals on the Origin version.
Versions
Studio versions:
- Where Will You Go [Origin version]
Recording date: 1999
Status: Released
Released on: Origin (track #5)
- Where Will You Go [Evanescence EP version]
Recording date: 1998
Status: Released
Released on: Evanescence EP (track #1)
Performed live a few times before 2003
Lyrics
Where Will You Go - Origin Version
You’re too important for anyone
There’s something wrong with everything you see **
But I, I know who you really are
You’re the one who cries when you’re alone
[CHORUS:]
But where will you go
With no one left to save you from yourself
You can’t escape
You can’t escape
You think that I can’t see right through your eyes
Scared to death to face reality
No one seems to hear your hidden cries
You’re left to face yourself alone
[Chorus]
I realize you’re afraid
But you can’t abandon everyone
You can’t escape
You don’t want to escape
I’m so sick of speaking words that no one understands
Is it clear enough that you can’t live your whole life all alone
I can hear you in a whisper
But you can’t even hear me screaming
[Chorus]
I realize you’re afraid
But you can’t reject the whole world
You can’t escape
You won’t escape
You can’t escape
You don’t want to escape
Where Will You Go - Evanescence EP version
This version starts with and organ/synth and gradually entering drum beat.
You're too important for anyone
There's something wrong with everything you see
But I - I know who you really are
You're the one who cries when you're alone
Where will you go
With no one left to save you from yourself
You can't escape
You don't want to escape
However did you manage to push away
From every living thing you've come across
So afraid that anyone will hate you
You pretend you hate them first
Where will you go
With no one left to save you from yourself
You can't escape the truth
I realize you're afraid
But you can't refrain from everything
You can't escape
You can't escape
I'm so sick of speaking words that no one understands
Is it clear enough that you can't live your whole life all alone?
I can hear you when you whisper, but you can't even hear me screaming
And where will you go
With no one left to save you from yourself
You can't escape the truth
I realize you're afraid
But you can't reject the whole world
You can't escape
You won't escape
You can't escape
You don't want to escape
- We've received at east two different reports that the line "You’re too important for anyone/there’s something wrong with everything you see" should read "You’re too important for anyone/you play the role of all you long to be". The lyrics above reflect the printed liner notes of Origin.
