Weight of the World
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General Information
Written by: A. Lee and T. Balsamo
Described as a song about Amy's "plea for perspective from the expectation of young fans" by Evanescence.com.
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"Weight of the World" is a song about feeling the pressure of that and I love our fans and I don't mean, get off my back, I don't want this pressure. It's interesting, playing shows and meeting fans after the show and going to the different Web sites, the fan sites and seeing all these personal experiences that people are sharing and all the advice and answers to questions that they are trying to get from me. I do answer sometimes and I do want to go on. I do want to be there for people and tell them what I think but at the same time, I'm not a therapist and I'm not a doctor and I don't have all the answers for the meaning of life. That's the thing about our music is that it's deep and I'm trying to find the answers and I guess in that song I was really expressing that this is kind of a lot of pressure sometimes and I wanted to definitely say to all those fans, I'm not a prophet and I don't have all the answers, so you really need to look within yourself and start that journey on your own.[1] | 
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The guitars take off whilst Amy’s voice gets lost between sampled mumbling and a guitar riff by Balsamo. The vocals get more and more synthetic whilst the guitars get mixed with an electronic supplement.
Amy's description of the song:
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I live for the rock songs. With the line-up changing, I think a lot of people thought it would be more of the My Immortal stuff. But My Immortal was Ben [Moody]'s song! I was always trying to pull us in a crazier direction. Songs like Weight of the World and Sweet Sacrifice and All That I'm Living For are so amazing to me because of the adrenaline. Especially when we play them live.[2] |
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The song was released as a radio single in Colombia, as announced by La FM on October 18, 2007.[3]
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Bogotá, Octubre 18, (LA FM) From the latest Evanescence's album, ‘The open Door’, (La puerta abierta), Sony BMG is releasing Weight Of The World as a single on our Country.[4] |
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Weight of the World has supposedly been performed live acoustically, however there is no recording of it, and there has been no official word about it.
The song has been performed at the NYC Secret Show on November 4, 2009, and at the Maquinaria Festival in Brazil on November 8, 2009. It was also added to the setlist to support the band's third self-titled album, Evanescence, during 2011 and 2012.
In a Spotify fan interview on July 18, 2012, Amy revealed that the working title for Weight of the World was "Fuckallyall."[5]
Versions
Studio versions:
Weight of the World
- Recording date: September 2005 - March 2006
- Status: Released
- Released on:
- The Open Door (track #3)
- Weight of the World promotional single (track #5)
- Length: 3:38
Live versions:
Weight of the World [2006-2007 Live]
- Performing period: October 5, 2006 - December 8, 2007
- Status: Released
- Released on: Sweet Sacrifice Single
- Length: 3:42
Weight of the World [2009 Live]
- Performing period: November 4; November 8, 2009
- Status: Unreleased
- Performed at: New York City Secret Show (November 4) and Maquinaria Festival, São Paulo, Brazil (November 8)
Weight of the World [2011-2012 Live]
- Performing period: August 17, 2011 - November 9, 2012
- Status: Unreleased
- Example: War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Weight of the World [Acoustic][citation needed]
- Performing period: September 2006[citation needed]
- Status: Unreleased
- Length: Unknown
- Examples: The World Premiere of The Open Door in London, UK and at "La Maroquinerie" in Paris, France.[citation needed]
Lyrics
Feels like the weight of the world
Like God in Heaven gave me a turn
Don't cling to me, I swear I can't fix you
Still in the dark, can you fix me?
Freefall, freefall, all through life
If you love me, then let go of me
I won't be held down by who I used to be
She's nothing to me
Feels like the weight of the world
Like all my screaming has gone unheard
And oh, I know you don't believe in me
Safe in the dark, how can you see?
Freefall, freefall, all through life
If you love me then let go of me
I won't be held down by who I used to be
If you love me then let go of me
I won't be held down by who I was
If you love me then let go of me
I won't be held down by who I used to be
South America Radio Promo Single
- Main Article: Weight of the World Single
Weight of the World was released as a promo radio single in the singles compilation The Ones International Vol.11, under Sony label. The aim of the CD was the promotion of these songs through the South American radio frequences. The track reached #1 in the Venezuelan radio (92.9 FM) for 8 weeks time, and 12 weeks in the firsts positions.
- Beautiful Girls - Sean Kingston
- Over My Head (cable car) - The Fray
- The Story - Brandi Carlile
- Hot - Avril Lavigne
- Weight of the World - Evanescence
- The Pretender - Foo Fighters
- Into the Night - Santana feat. Chad Kroeger
- No One - Alicia Keys
- Taking Chances - Celine Dion
- Gimme More - Britney Spears
- Do it well - Jennifer Lopez
- Lovestoned/I Think She Knows - Justin Timberlake
- Inconsolable - Backstreet Boys
- Nessun Dorma (bonus track) - Paul Potts
Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music
not available
Notes and References
- ↑ October 15, 2006. "The Open Door" Purifies Evanescence's Amy Lee - Static Multimedia (retrieved with Wayback Machine)
- ↑ C. Bottomley. Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs - VH1.com (retrieved with Wayback Machine)
- ↑ LA F.m. - RCN Radio[dead link]
- ↑ "WOTW Released as a Single On Colombia" - EvThreads (retrieved with Wayback Machine)
- ↑ "Spotify Chat with Amy Lee" - EvanescenceTurkey.com
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