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==General Information==
== General information ==
''Written by: [[A. Lee]], [[B. Moody]] and [[D. Hodges]]''
''Written by: [[A. Lee]], [[B. Moody]] and [[D. Hodges]]''


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 7 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.
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 7 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.


Amy has stated in an MTV interview on December 2003 that she would like Imaginary to be the fourth single from [[Fallen]].<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1483876/evanescence-soldier-on-without-ben-moody.jhtml "Evanescence Soldier On Without Ben Moody, Look Forward To Recording"] - MTV News</ref> However, [[Everybody's Fool]] was released. Imaginary had actually been released as an airplay single in Spain in 2004. The song debuted and peaked at #17 on the charts. The video was a clip from [[Live in Cologne]]. The song's intro is linked to the outro of [[Tourniquet]].
Amy has stated during an MTV interview in December 2003 that she would like "Imaginary" to be the fourth single from ''Fallen''.<ref name=soldieron /> However, "[[Everybody's Fool]]" was released. "Imaginary" had actually been released as an airplay single in Spain in 2004. The song debuted and peaked at #17 on the charts. The video was a clip from [[Live in Cologne]].


==Versions==
"Imaginary" was played during Evanescence's Fallen<ref name=noslowing /> and The Open Door Tours.<ref name=pegasuslose /><ref name=dailyutah /> It was played at Evanescence's secret New York gig on November 4, 2009,<ref name=blabbersecret /> and was later added to the setlist of the Evanescence Tour in 2011 and 2012.<ref name=hollywoodoct /><ref name=whiplash />


== Versions ==
'''Studio versions:'''
'''Studio versions:'''


'''Imaginary [Fallen Version]'''
'''Imaginary [''Fallen'' version]'''
*''Recording date:'' August - November 2002
*''Recording date:'' August - November 2002
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:''
*''Released on:''
:[[Fallen]] (track #7)
:''[[Fallen]]'' (track #7)
:[[Imaginary Single|Imaginary promotional single]]
:"Imaginary" promotional single
*''Length:'' 4:17
*''Length:'' 4:17


'''Imaginary [Mystary Version]'''<ref>This is the same as the Fallen version.</ref>
'''Imaginary [''Mystary'' version]'''<ref name="mystary" group=note />
*''Recording date:'' August - November 2002
*''Recording date:'' August - November 2002
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[Mystary EP]] (track #5)
*''Released on:'' ''[[Mystary EP]]'' (track #5)
*''Length:'' 4:18
*''Length:'' 4:18


'''Imaginary [Fallen Pre-Master]'''<ref>This track is the same as the Fallen version with the string outro from [[Tourniquet]] in the beginning</ref>
'''Imaginary [Fallen pre-master]'''<ref name="premaster" group=note />
*''Recording date:'' August - November 2002
*''Recording date:'' August - November 2002
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Length:'' 5:09
*''Length:'' 5:09


'''Imaginary [Origin Version]'''
'''Imaginary [''Origin'' version]'''
*''Recording date:'' 1999
*''Recording date:'' 1999
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[Origin (album)|Origin]] (track #3)
*''Released on:'' ''[[Origin (album)|Origin]]'' (track #3)
*''Length:'' 3:32
*''Length:'' 3:32


'''Imaginary [Evanescence EP Version]'''
'''Imaginary [''Evanescence EP'' version]'''
*''Recording date:'' 1998
*''Recording date:'' 1998
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[Evanescence EP]] (track #3)
*''Released on:'' ''[[Evanescence EP]]'' (track #3)
*''Length:'' 4:01
*''Length:'' 4:01


'''Imaginary [Demo Version #1]'''
'''Imaginary [Demo version #1]'''
*''Recording date:'' 2001-2002
*''Recording date:'' 2001–2002
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Length:'' 3:18
*''Length:'' 3:18


'''Imaginary [Demo Version #2]'''
'''Imaginary [Demo version #2]'''
*''Recording date:'' 2001-2002
*''Recording date:'' 2001–2002
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Length:'' 3:27
*''Length:'' 3:27
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'''Imaginary [Live]'''
'''Imaginary [Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' 2000-2004
*''Performing period:'' 2000 – August 14, 2004
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Recording date:'' May 25, 2004
*''Recording date:'' May 25, 2004
*''Released on:'' [[Anywhere But Home]] (track #12)
*''Released on:'' ''[[Anywhere but Home]]'' (track #12)
*''Length:'' 5:25
*''Length:'' 5:25


'''Imaginary [Live Evanescence EP Version]'''
'''Imaginary [Live ''Evanescence EP'' version]'''
*''Performing period:'' May 7th, 1999
*''Performing period:'' May 7, 1999
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' Concert at Vino's Bar
*''Example:'' Concert at Vino's Bar in Little Rock, Arkansas


'''Imaginary [Live 2006-2007]'''<ref name=liveadditions>This live version has some minor additions, like the guitars and the drums playing during the bridge, where normally there is only the piano playing. Also, Amy plays on a keyboard the piano part of the bridge, while the earlier live versions had this part pre-recorded and playbacked. Also, the guitars often faded out to the piano intro of [[Bring Me To Life]].</ref>
'''Imaginary [Live 2006–2012]'''<ref name="liveadditions" group=note />
*''Performing period:'' 2006 - December 8, 2007
*''Performing period:'' October 5, 2006 December 8, 2007; November 4 and November 8, 2009; August 17, 2011 – November 9, 2012
*''Status'': Unreleased
*''Status'': Unreleased
*''Example'': Live @ Rock Am Ring 2007
*''Examples'': Izod Center, New Jersey (December 4, 2007); Pepsi On Stage, Porto Alegre, Brazil (October 4, 2012)


'''Imaginary [Live 2009]'''<ref name=liveadditions/>
'''Imaginary [''Origin'' lyrics 2012]'''<ref name="earlierlyrics" group=note />
*''Performing period:'' November 4, November 8, 2009
*''Performing period:'' October 7 and October 11, 2012
*''Status'': Unreleased
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Performed at'': [[New York City, NY - Grand Ballroom - Manhattan Center|New York City Secret Show]] (November 4) and [[Sao Paulo, Brazil - Maquinaria Festival (Chacara do Jockey)|Maquinaria Festival, São Paulo, Brazil]] (November 8)
*''Example:'' Chevrolet Hall, Recife, Brazil (October 11, 2012)


'''Imaginary [Live 2011-2012]'''<ref name=liveadditions/>
'''Imaginary [Acoustic]'''
*''Performing period:'' August 17, 2011 - November 9, 2012
*''Performing date:'' January 13, 2003
*''Status'': Unreleased
*''Example'': War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
 
'''Imaginary [Original Lyrics]'''<ref name=earlierlyrics>This live version has lyrics from earlier versions of Imaginary: "If you need to leave the world you live in/Lay your head down and stay a while/Though you may not remember dreaming/Something waits for you to breathe again".</ref>
*''Performing period:'' 2012
*''Status'': Unreleased
*''Example'': Chevrolet Hall, Recife, Brazil (October 11, 2012)
 
'''Imaginary [Acoustic]'''<ref name=acoustic>Bootlegged by a local (dev on the [[EvBoard]]) from the band’s January 13th Fallen party later released on the Internet.</ref>
*''Performing period:'' 2003
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Length'': approximately 3:55
*''Length'': approximately 3:55


==Download==
== Download ==
 
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/#Evanescence_EP Imaginary (Evanescence EP)]
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/#Evanescence_EP Imaginary (Evanescence EP)]
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/#Origin_CD Imaginary (Origin)]
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/#Origin_CD Imaginary (Origin)]
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/#Mystary_EP Imaginary (Mystary EP)]
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/#Mystary_EP Imaginary (Mystary EP)]
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/index.html#Misc Imaginary (Demos and Fallen Pre-Master)]
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/index.html#Misc Imaginary (Demos and Fallen Pre-Master)]


==Lyrics==
== Lyrics ==
===Fallen, Mystary and Fallen Pre-Master Versions===
=== ''Fallen'', ''Mystary'' and ''Fallen'' pre-master versions ===
 
Aaah... Paper flowers<br>
Aaah... Paper flowers<br>
''Aaah... Paper flowers''<br>
''Aaah... Paper flowers''<br>
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Let me stay<br>
Let me stay<br>
Where the wind will whisper to me<br>
Where the wind will whisper to me<br>
Where the raindrops as they’re falling tell a story<br>
Where the raindrops as they're falling tell a story<br>
<br>
<br>
In my field of paper flowers<br>
In my field of paper flowers<br>
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''Aaah... Paper flowers''<br>
''Aaah... Paper flowers''<br>


===Origin Version===
=== ''Origin'' version ===
 
Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming<br>
Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming<br>
Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights<br>
Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights<br>
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And watch my purple sky fly over me ''[paper flowers]''<br>
And watch my purple sky fly over me ''[paper flowers]''<br>


===EP Version===
=== EP version ===
 
Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming<br>
Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming<br>
Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights<br>
Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights<br>
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Something waits for you to breathe again ''[flowers]'' <br>
Something waits for you to breathe again ''[flowers]'' <br>


===Demo Version #1===
=== Demo version #1 ===
 
''Aaah... Paper flowers''<br>
''Aaah... Paper flowers''<br>
''Aaah... Paper flowers''<br>
''Aaah... Paper flowers''<br>
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And watch my purple sky fly over me ''[paper flowers]''<br>
And watch my purple sky fly over me ''[paper flowers]''<br>


===Demo Version #2===
=== Demo version #2 ===
 
I linger in the doorway<br>
I linger in the doorway<br>
Of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name<br>
Of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name<br>
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And watch my purple sky fly over me ''[paper flowers]''<br>
And watch my purple sky fly over me ''[paper flowers]''<br>


===Acoustic Version===
=== Acoustic version ===
 
Aaah... Paper flowers<br>
Aaah... Paper flowers<br>
<br>
<br>
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Let me stay<br>
Let me stay<br>
Where the wind will whisper to me<br>
Where the wind will whisper to me<br>
Where the raindrops as they’re falling tell a story<br>
Where the raindrops as they're falling tell a story<br>
<br>
<br>
In my field of paper flowers<br>
In my field of paper flowers<br>
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And watch my purple sky fly over me<br>
And watch my purple sky fly over me<br>


==Spanish Radio Single==
== Spanish radio single ==
{{Main|Imaginary Single}}
"Imaginary" was released in Spain as a very limited edition radio promo single, under the Sony label, in October 2004.


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.
It features an one-track CD inserted in a black cardsleeve with a cover image that belongs to the same photoshoot of "[[Everybody's Fool Single|Everybody's Fool single]]". It is the rarest non-WUJC single ever released by the band and, for sure, the most valuable one. Online auctions usually reach more than $250 and very few copies have been seen in the past years. Most of them are still in near-mint condition due to the fact they have been stocked all along within Spanish radio stations warehouses.


#Imaginary [album version] - (4:16)
Imaginary [Live in Cologne (in 2003)] was shown on Spanish Music TV at the same time as "Imaginary" had airplay in Spain.


=== Promo single ===
'''Status: Out of Print'''<br>
'''Label: Sony BMG'''<br>
'''Cat.no: 281003'''<br>


Imaginary (Live in Cologne [in 2003]) was shown on Spanish Music TV at the same time as Imaginary had airplay in Spain.
Around 50-100 of these discs exist. Sightings are ''very'' rare. Catalog No. '''281003'''.


==Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music==
#Imaginary [Album version] (4:16)


<gallery>
Image:imaginaryradiosinglefront.jpg|Front cover
Image:imaginaryradiosingleback.jpg|Back cover
Image:imaginaryradiosingledisc.jpg|Disc
</gallery>
== Guitar tabs & sheet music ==
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Imaginary%20(Origin).pdf Piano sheet music (Origin version) - arranged by Kyle Marcolini]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Imaginary%20(Origin).pdf Piano sheet music (Origin version) - arranged by Kyle Marcolini]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Imaginary.pdf Piano sheet music with guitar tabs]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Imaginary.pdf Piano sheet music with guitar tabs]
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*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Imaginary%20Demo%20Intro%20-%20Evanescence%20-%20arr%20Michael%20McWilliams.pdf Demo intro piano sheet music - arranged by Michael McWilliams]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Imaginary%20Demo%20Intro%20-%20Evanescence%20-%20arr%20Michael%20McWilliams.pdf Demo intro piano sheet music - arranged by Michael McWilliams]


==Notes and References==
== Notes ==
{{Ref}}
{{reflist|group=note|refs=
 
<ref name="mystary" group=note>This is the same as the Fallen version.</ref>
 
<ref name="premaster" group=note>This track is the same as the ''Fallen'' version with the string outro from "[[Tourniquet]]" in the beginning.</ref>
 
<ref name="liveadditions" group=note>This live version has some minor additions, like the guitars and the drums playing during the bridge, where normally there is only the piano playing. Also, Amy plays on a keyboard the piano part of the bridge, while the earlier live versions had this part pre-recorded and playbacked. Also, the guitars often faded out to the piano intro of "[[Bring Me to Life]]".</ref>
 
<ref name="earlierlyrics" group=note>This live version has lyrics from earlier versions of "Imaginary": "If you need to leave the world you live in/Lay your head down and stay a while/Though you may not remember dreaming/Something waits for you to breathe again".</ref>
 
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}}
 
== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
 
<ref name=soldieron>{{cite news|last=Wiederhorn|first=Jon|title=Evanescence Soldier On Without Ben Moody, Look Forward To Recording|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1483876/evanescence-soldier-on-without-ben-moody.jhtml|accessdate=June 5, 2013|work=MTV News|date=December 23, 2003}}</ref>
 
<ref name=noslowing>{{cite news|last=D'Angelo|first=Joe|title=Evanescence Show No Signs Of Slowing Down At New York Show|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1489662/evanescence-energetic-live.jhtml|accessdate=October 22, 2013|work=MTV News|date=July 23, 2004}}</ref>
 
<ref name=pegasuslose>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Kenneth|title=Concert review: Evanescence at Nokia Theater|url=http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/oct/31/evanescence-nokia-theater/|accessdate=October 22, 2013|work=Pegasus News|date=October 31, 2007}}</ref>
 
<ref name=dailyutah>{{cite news|first=Doug|last=Fox|url=http://www.heraldextra.com/lifestyles/evanescence-steps-through-open-door-at-uvsc/article_84ee1660-7e30-5796-956a-c10ecd888170.html|title=Evanescence steps through 'Open Door' at UVSC|newspaper=Daily Herald|date=November 20, 2007|accessdate=October 22, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=blabbersecret>{{cite news|date=November 5, 2009|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-returns-to-live-stage-taps-finger-eleven-guitarist|title=Evanescence Returns To Live Stage, Taps Finger Eleven Guitarist|work=Blabbermouth.net|accessdate=August 3, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=hollywoodoct>{{cite news|last=Schillaci|first=Sophie|title=Evanescence at the Palladium: Concert Review|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/evanescence-taylor-momsen-concert-review-247487|accessdate=October 22, 2013|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 12, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name=whiplash>{{cite web|last=Finatto|first=Paulo, Jr.|title=Resenha - Evanescence (Pepsi on Stage, Porto Alegre, 04/10/12)|url=http://whiplash.net/materias/shows/165121-evanescence.html|work=Whiplash.net|accessdate=October 22, 2013|language=Spanish|date=October 10, 2012}}</ref>
 
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Across the Universe*
All That I'm Living For
Anything for You
Anywhere
Artifact/The Turn
Ascension of the Spirit
Away from Me
Before the Dawn
Better Without You
Bleed
Blind Belief
Breathe No More
Bring Me to Life
Broken Pieces Shine
Call Me When You're Sober
Catherine
Cloud Nine
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End of the Dream
Erase This
Eternal
Even in Death
Everybody's Fool
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Farther Away
Feeding the Dark
Field of Innocence
Forever You
Forgive Me
Give Unto Me
Going Under
Good Enough
Haunted
Hello
Hi-Lo
If You Don't Mind
Imaginary
Imperfection
Instrumental 1
Instrumental 2
Instrumental 3
Instrumental 4
Lacrymosa
Lies
Like You
Listen to the Rain
Lithium
Lose Control
Lost in Paradise
Made of Stone
Me & You
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My Heart Is Broken
My Immortal
My Last Breath
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Perfect Dream
Say You Will
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So Close
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Taking Over Me
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The In-Between
The Last Song I'm Wasting on You
The Only One
The Other Side
Together Again
Tourniquet
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Unknown Title
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Wasted on You
Weight of the World
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Where Will You Go?
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Yeah Right
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General information

Written by: A. Lee, B. Moody and D. Hodges

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 7 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.

Amy has stated during an MTV interview in December 2003 that she would like "Imaginary" to be the fourth single from Fallen.[1] However, "Everybody's Fool" was released. "Imaginary" had actually been released as an airplay single in Spain in 2004. The song debuted and peaked at #17 on the charts. The video was a clip from Live in Cologne.

"Imaginary" was played during Evanescence's Fallen[2] and The Open Door Tours.[3][4] It was played at Evanescence's secret New York gig on November 4, 2009,[5] and was later added to the setlist of the Evanescence Tour in 2011 and 2012.[6][7]

Versions

Studio versions:

Imaginary [Fallen version]

  • Recording date: August - November 2002
  • Status: Released
  • Released on:
Fallen (track #7)
"Imaginary" promotional single
  • Length: 4:17

Imaginary [Mystary version][note 1]

  • Recording date: August - November 2002
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: Mystary EP (track #5)
  • Length: 4:18

Imaginary [Fallen pre-master][note 2]

  • Recording date: August - November 2002
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Length: 5:09

Imaginary [Origin version]

  • Recording date: 1999
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: Origin (track #3)
  • Length: 3:32

Imaginary [Evanescence EP version]

  • Recording date: 1998
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: Evanescence EP (track #3)
  • Length: 4:01

Imaginary [Demo version #1]

  • Recording date: 2001–2002
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Length: 3:18

Imaginary [Demo version #2]

  • Recording date: 2001–2002
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Length: 3:27


Live versions:

Imaginary [Live]

  • Performing period: 2000 – August 14, 2004
  • Status: Released
  • Recording date: May 25, 2004
  • Released on: Anywhere but Home (track #12)
  • Length: 5:25

Imaginary [Live Evanescence EP version]

  • Performing period: May 7, 1999
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Example: Concert at Vino's Bar in Little Rock, Arkansas

Imaginary [Live 2006–2012][note 3]

  • Performing period: October 5, 2006 – December 8, 2007; November 4 and November 8, 2009; August 17, 2011 – November 9, 2012
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Examples: Izod Center, New Jersey (December 4, 2007); Pepsi On Stage, Porto Alegre, Brazil (October 4, 2012)

Imaginary [Origin lyrics 2012][note 4]

  • Performing period: October 7 and October 11, 2012
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Example: Chevrolet Hall, Recife, Brazil (October 11, 2012)

Imaginary [Acoustic]

  • Performing date: January 13, 2003
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Length: approximately 3:55

Download

Lyrics

Fallen, Mystary and Fallen pre-master versions

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 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]

You can lead the world you live in 'cause inside
You may not remember
But something waits for you to breathe again

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]

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]

Acoustic version

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
I lie inside myself for hours
And watch my purple sky fly over me

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
I lie inside myself for hours
And watch my purple sky fly over me

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

If you need to leave the world you live in
Lay your head down and stay a while
Though you may not remember dreaming
Something waits for you to breathe again

In my field of paper flowers
And candy clouds of lullaby
I lie inside myself for hours
And watch my purple sky fly over me

Spanish radio single

"Imaginary" was released in Spain as a very limited edition radio promo single, under the Sony label, in October 2004.

It features an one-track CD inserted in a black cardsleeve with a cover image that belongs to the same photoshoot of "Everybody's Fool single". It is the rarest non-WUJC single ever released by the band and, for sure, the most valuable one. Online auctions usually reach more than $250 and very few copies have been seen in the past years. Most of them are still in near-mint condition due to the fact they have been stocked all along within Spanish radio stations warehouses.

Imaginary [Live in Cologne (in 2003)] was shown on Spanish Music TV at the same time as "Imaginary" had airplay in Spain.

Promo single

Status: Out of Print
Label: Sony BMG
Cat.no: 281003

Around 50-100 of these discs exist. Sightings are very rare. Catalog No. 281003.

  1. Imaginary [Album version] (4:16)

Guitar tabs & sheet music

Notes

  1. This is the same as the Fallen version.
  2. This track is the same as the Fallen version with the string outro from "Tourniquet" in the beginning.
  3. This live version has some minor additions, like the guitars and the drums playing during the bridge, where normally there is only the piano playing. Also, Amy plays on a keyboard the piano part of the bridge, while the earlier live versions had this part pre-recorded and playbacked. Also, the guitars often faded out to the piano intro of "Bring Me to Life".
  4. This live version has lyrics from earlier versions of "Imaginary": "If you need to leave the world you live in/Lay your head down and stay a while/Though you may not remember dreaming/Something waits for you to breathe again".

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