Never Go Back

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General Information

The 11th track on Evanescence's self-titled album, Evanescence (album), previously titled "Orange". Amy revealed that the official title of the song is "Never Go Back".

In an interview with MTV, Amy said:

It wasn't about my life so much... when we first got into preproduction... the earthquakes and the tsunami happened in Japan and we were all totally glued to paying attention to it and these incredibly heart breaking images and everything... it was consuming my mind and we were working on that song at the same time... and I came in the next day and I was like "guys! I'm totally gonna make this song about the tsunami, like I have a great idea"... and i'm feeling like this human connection with it, obviously I haven't experienced it, but I don't know, it was cool to write about something a little bit outside myself and yeah that isn't what I usually do, and I love that song.

In a track-by-track interview with NME.com, Amy added:

Never Go Back was actually inspired by the earthquakes and tsunami in Japan. While we were writing a bunch of music at pre-production that was going on. And I just remember, you know, we were just watching the news and looking at all these pictures on the internet, and just like... I was just inspired and feeling a lot of feelings, just of empathy and sympathy, and just sort of like 'wow, what would that be like'... you know. Putting myself in the situation in my head. Sort of accidently I guess, when I do the thing where I go home and do my homework, and work on the lyrics. I just sort of was writing without thinking about why and after a minute I was like 'oh okay, I'm thinking about Japan, and I'm singing about Japan'. Like, why not just let this song be that story. So, it's about losing everything, you know, and about life beyond your control.

Versions

Studio versions:

Never Go Back

• Recording Date: February 2011 - July 2011
• Status: Released
• Released On: Evanescence (album) (track #11)
• Length: 4:26

Live versions:

Never Go Back (Live)

• Performing period: October 6, 2011 - November 9, 2012
• Example: House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ

Lyrics

Everything is so dark
And I know there’s something wrong
But I can’t turn the light on
In that split second change
When you knew we couldn’t hold on
I realized I live to love you

Save yourself
Don’t look back
Tearing us apart until it’s all gone
The only world I’ve ever known
Sleeps beneath the waves
What I remember

I won’t give up on you
I can feel you in my heart
Just show me the way
I don’t belong here alone
I can still see your face
Where it’s burned into my mind
I die every time I close my eyes
You’re always there

Save yourself
Don’t look back
Tearing us apart until it’s all gone
The only world I’ve ever known
Sleeps beneath the waves
But I’m the one who’s drowning
Without your love I am lost
And I can never go back home

All across the ocean
We are calling, calling
Are, are, are you there?
Nothing left for me 'til I find you

Because it’s all gone
The only one world ever known
Sleeps beneath the waves
But I’m the one who’s drowning
Without your love I am lost
And I can never go back
I can never go back home