Lost in Paradise

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General Information

Written by: A. Lee

The 7th track on Evanescence's self-titled album, chosen to be the third commercial single and fifth radio single. The song is a very personal song to Amy; a deeply emotional, but hard hitting ballad.

A sample was released on MTV.com on July 15 2011. In her interview with MTV she gave more insight inside the writing of the song:

That's the one that made us cry ... like, literally, just in here, working on it, there have been tears. I love that song. When I was writing it, it wasn't anything; it was just pure, it was just for me. I was literally just writing it for me, to soothe my own feelings by expressing them. And I just thought, 'Piano, vocals, I can record it by myself at my house, and that'll be the track. ... It'll be a B-side somewhere or something. [But] then ... as we were working on other songs — focusing more on rock songs — I kept listening to it for fun, because it was mine, and I sent it to [producer] Nick [Raskulinecz] and I was like, 'I want you to listen to this. ... The more I listen to it, the more I think it means something,' And he, instantly, was like, 'We have to do that song.' And it was his idea to bring the band into it, and at first, I was totally like, 'I don't get that.' But once we did, it just blew the thing wide open, in a way I had never thought about before. It's perfect; it's meant to be the way it is.

In another interview with MTV after the live Premiere of What You Want, Amy said that she felt most connected to "Lost In Paradise":

that song is just really raw... that's a song that has no censorship, like I was in a place where I was like "yeah I don't know whats going to happen, and I can't save the day and act like everything is perfect"... the lyrics on that one kinda came fast and that's sorta what happens when you're not thinking so hard... I love it because its vulnerable and sometimes, i guess its hard to me to just totally get vulnerable, its like I always want to be strong... sometimes the hardest thing is not trying so hard.

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

I'd say this is the most intimate song on the album. Really, it was from that kind of hard time in 2010 where I felt lost and sort of like I lost my vision for a second. And it's cool because the song is sort of almost an apology to the fans, for being gone. It's like 'Here's how it went, I needed to run away'. But I miss this, and it's hard and it's painful sometimes and it's this big giant mess of things. But it's me and it's my heart and it's our relationship and... Yeah, I want it back.

After the digital release of the self-titled album, Lost in Paradise peaked at #39 on the Swiss Singles Chart in October 23, 2011. On the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, the song debuted at #99 on October 16, 2011. At the same week it peaked on the Hot Digital Songs at #53 and Canadian Hot 100 at #89. It also debuted at #9 on the UK Rock Chart in October 22, 2011. It peaked at #174 on the UK Singles Chart in October 22, 2011.

Versions

Studio versions:

Lost in Paradise

• Recording Date: February 2011 - July 2011
• Status: Released
• Released On:

Evanescence (track #7) - the third commercial single off the album

Lost in Paradise Digital Single (track #1)

• Length: 4:42

Lost in Paradise [Piano-Vocal Demo]

• Recording Date: 2010-2011
• Status: Unreleased
• Length: Unknown

Lost in Paradise [Radio Edit]

• Recording Date: February 2011 - July 2011
• Status: Released
• Released On: Lost in Paradise UK/German radio promotional single
• Length: 3:51

Live versions:

Lost in Paradise [Live]

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

Lost in Paradise [Acoustic]

• Performing dates: December 7, 2011 (SiriusXM Radio), May 30, 2012 (BigFM, Wiesbaden, Germany), January 17, 2013 (AMPRock TV)
• Status: Released
• Recording date: December 7, 2011
• Released on: Lost in Paradise Digital Single (track #2)
• Length: 5:01

Lyrics

I've been believing
In something so distant
As if I was human
And I've been denying
This feeling of hopelessness
In me, in me

All the promises I made
Just to let you down
You believed in me but I’m broken

I have nothing left
And all I feel is this cruel wanting
We've been falling for all this time
And now I'm lost in paradise

As much as I'd like
The past not to exist
It still does
And as much as I'd like
To feel like I belong here
I'm just as scared as you

I have nothing left
And all I feel is this cruel wanting
We've been falling for all this time
And now I’m lost in paradise

Run away, run away
One day we won't feel this pain anymore
Take it all away
Shadows of you
'Cause they won’t let me go

'Til I have nothing left
And all I feel is this cruel wanting
We've been falling for all this time
And now I'm lost in paradise
Alone and lost in paradise

Video

Lost in Paradise official video

The video is a compilation of live concert footage recorded by fans from around the world. Regarding the creation of the video, On November 10, 2012, Amy sent the following tweets to her followers on Twitter.

All right, tour's over, dry your eyes- time for a project and I need your help! We're going to make a video for Lost in Paradise together...

Everybody send your best live footage of Lost in Paradise to me at: evrocks2012@gmail.com

It was officially released on February 14, 2013 as a Valentine's Day surprise from the band. The video was produced by Evanescence and JuddFilms.

The official video is available on YouTube here.

In an interview published in March 1, 2013, Amy explained they didn't have the budget to make a "big, giant old-school Evanescence video", but making a video for Lost in Paradise was important to her, even if it wasn't released:

Making that video was really cool because I thought that even if we didn't release it, I just wanted to put it together and document it for myself because I always wanted to make a video for "Lost in Paradise." We didn't have the budget to make a big, giant old-school Evanescence video, but I’m really glad that we did this. It’s so touching, personal and real.

Lost in Paradise - "The Session" series

The Session - AMPRock TV

In January 15, 2013, it was announced on Evanescence's Facebook page that AmpRock will be featuring a live filmed acoustic performance of Lost in Paradise in January 17, 2013. On January 17, 2013, AMPRock TV uploaded the acoustic performance of Lost in Paradise on their YouTube channel. See the video here.

Lost in Paradise - "The Words" series

The Words - AMPRock TV

A video for Lost in Paradise was produced for a black and white series titled "The Words." The series was of a selection of lyrics of the most influential bands and artists in a "completely new way."

Other songs from the series include: "Under The Water" (The Pretty Reckless), "Absolute Zero" (Stone Sour), "When We Were Younger" (You Me At Six), "Overneath The Path Of Misery" (Marilyn Manson), "The Kids From Yesterday" (My Chemical Romance), "Chaos Lives In Everything" (Korn) and "Fallen Angels" (Black Veil Brides). The black-and-white videos were directed by Tim Wilson.

I’ve been believing in something so distant as if I was human And I’ve been denying this feeling of hopelessness in me All the promises I've made just to let you down You believed in me but I’m broken As much as I’d like the past not to exist it still does And as much as I’d like to feel like I belong here I’m just as scared as you Run away One day we wont feel this pain anymore Take it all away, shadows of you but they wont let me go I have nothing left and all I feel is this cruel wanting We’ve been falling for all this time and now I’m lost in paradise

Lost in Paradise Lyric Video

Lyric Video

On May 10, 2012, an official lyric video for Lost in Paradise was uploaded on Evanescence's VEVO channel and evanescencevideo (from which it was later removed). The video can be watched here.

Commercial Release

See also: [[Lost in Paradise Single]]

The Lost in Paradise single was released in May 25, 2012.

Tracks released with the single include:

• Lost in Paradise
• Lost in Paradise [Live]
• My Immortal [Live]
• Lost in Paradise [Radio Edit] (radio only)