Imaginary
General Information
Written by: A. Lee and B. Moody
This song lasts about the entire span of Evanescence’s recording history. Originally released on the original Evanescence EP in 1998, Imaginary has evolved through 6 different versions. Amy Lee wrote the song and it apparently refers to her old room. The song is interpreted as finding a place to escape personal troubles and the outside world.
Imaginary had actually been released as an airplay single in Spain. The song debuted and peaked at #17 on the charts. The video was a clip from Live in Cologne (See Cologne, Live in)
Versions
Studio versions:
Imaginary [Fallen version]
- Recording date: August - November 2002
- Status: Released
- Released on:
- Fallen (track #7)
- Mystary EP (track #5)
- Imaginary promotional single
Imaginary [Origin version]
- Recording date: 1999
- Status: Released
- Released on: Origin (track #3)
Imaginary [Evanescence EP version]
- Recording date: 1998
- Status: Released
- Released on: Evanescence EP (track #3)
Imaginary [demo version #1]
- Recording date: 2001-2002
- Status: Unreleased
Imaginary [demo version #2]
- Recording date: 2001-2002
- Status: Unreleased
Live versions:
- Imaginary [live]
- Performing period: 2000-2004
- Status: Released
- Recording date: May 25, 2004
- Released on: Anywhere But Home (track #12)
Imaginary [acoustic] [1]
- Performing period: 2003
- Status: Unreleased
Lyrics
Fallen Version
Aaah... Paper flowers
Aaah... Paper flowers
I linger in the doorway
Of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name
Let me stay
Where the wind will whisper to me
Where the raindrops as they’re falling tell a story
In my field of paper flowers
And candy clouds of lullaby [paper flowers]
I lie inside myself for hours
And watch my purple sky fly over me [paper flowers]
Don't say I'm out of touch
With this rampant chaos, your reality
I know well what lies beyond my sleeping refuge
The nightmare I built my own world to escape
In my field of paper flowers
And candy clouds of lullaby [paper flowers]
I lie inside myself for hours
And watch my purple sky fly over me [paper flowers]
Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming
Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights
Oh, how I long for the deep sleep dreaming
The goddess of imaginary light
In my field of paper flowers
And candy clouds of lullaby [paper flowers]
I lie inside myself for hours
And watch my purple sky fly over me [paper flowers]
Aaah... Paper flowers
Aaah... Paper flowers
Origin Version
Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming
Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights
Oh, how I long for the deep sleep dreaming
The goddess of imaginary light
In my field of paper flowers
And candy clouds of lullaby [paper flowers]
I lie inside myself for hours
And watch my purple sky fly over me [paper flowers]
I linger in the doorway
Of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name
Let me stay
Where the wind will whisper to me
Where the raindrops as they're falling tell a story
If you need to leave the world you live in
Lay your head down and stay a while [paper flowers]
Though you may not remember dreaming
Something waits for you to breathe again [paper flowers]
In my field of paper flowers
And candy clouds of lullaby [paper flowers]
I lie inside myself for hours
And watch my purple sky fly over me [paper flowers]
EP Version
Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming
Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights
Oh, how I long for the deep sleep dreaming
The goddess of imaginary light
In my field of paper flowers
And candy cloulds of lullabies [flowers]
I lie inside myself for hours
And watch my purple sky fly over me [flowers]
I linger in the doorway
Of alarm clocks screaming monsters calling my name
Let me stay
Where the wind will whisper to me
Where the raindrops as they're falling tell a story
If you need to leave the world you live in
Lay your head down and stay a while [flowers]
Though you may not remember dreaming
Something waits for you to breathe again [flowers]
Demo Version #1
Aaah... Paper flowers
Aaah... Paper flowers
I linger in the doorway
Of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name
Let me stay
Where the wind will whisper to me
Where the raindrops as they're falling tell a story
In my field of paper flowers
And candy cloulds of lullaby [paper flowers]
I lie inside myself for hours
And watch my purple sky fly over me [paper flowers]
Don't say I'm out of touch
With this rampant chaos, your reality
I know well what lies beyond my sleeping refuge
The nightmare I built my own world to escape
In my field of paper flowers
And candy cloulds of lullaby [paper flowers]
I lie inside myself for hours
And watch my purple sky fly over me [paper flowers]
You can lead the world you live in to suicide
You may not remember
But something waits for you to breathe again
In my field of paper flowers
And candy cloulds of lullaby [paper flowers]
I lie inside myself for hours
And watch my purple sky fly over me [paper flowers]
Demo Version #2
I linger in the doorway
Of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name
Let me stay
Where the wind will whisper to me
Where the raindrops as they’re falling tell a story
In my field of paper flowers
And candy clouds of lullaby [paper flowers]
I lie inside myself for hours
And watch my purple sky fly over me [paper flowers]
Don't say I'm out of touch
With this rampant chaos, your reality
I know well what lies beyond my sleeping refuge
The nightmare I built my own world to escape
If you need to leave the world you live in
Lay your head down and stay a while [paper flowers]
Though you may not remember dreaming
Something waits for you to breathe again [paper flowers]
In my field of paper flowers
And candy clouds of lullaby [paper flowers]
I lie inside myself for hours
And watch my purple sky fly over me [paper flowers]
Spain Radio Promo Single
Imaginary was released in very limited edition as a radio promo single, under the Sony label, in Spain in 2004. Catalog No. 281003. The single featured one track.
- Imaginary [Album Version] - (4:16)
It is rumored that anywhere from 15-50 of these radio promo discs exist. Sightings are very rare.
Front Cover
Back Cover
Disc
Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music
- Piano sheet music (Origin version) - arranged by Kyle Marcolini
- Piano sheet music with guitar tabs
- Piano sheet music - transcribed by Devin Eastman midi file
Notes and References
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