Lost in Paradise

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General information

Written by: A. Lee

Lost in Paradise is the seventh track from Evanescence's third studio album, Evanescence. It was released as the third commercial single from the album on May 25, 2012. The song is very personal to Amy.

The song was written when Amy was lost in the writing process of the third album and the title is about the band having achieved success.

A sample was released on MTV 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 what's 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 it's vulnerable and sometimes, I guess it's hard to me to just totally get vulnerable, it's like I always want to be strong... sometimes the hardest thing is not trying so hard.

In a track-by-track interview with NME, 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.

Lost in Paradise was confirmed to be reworked and included on the orchestral album, Synthesis, when the track list was revealed through the album's pre-order on September 15, 2017. This version was performed live for the first time on October 14, 2017 at the Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Synthesis Live tour. Watch a performance of the song here.

Versions

Studio Versions

Lost in Paradise [Evanescence version]

• Recording Date: April 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: April 2011 - July 2011
• Status: Released
• Released On: "Lost in Paradise" UK promotional single
• Length: 3:51

Lost in Paradise [Synthesis version]

• Recording Date: May - August 2017
• Status: Released
• Released On: Synthesis (track #12)
• Length: 4:43

Live Versions

Lost in Paradise [Live]

• Performing period: October 6, 2011 - November 9, 2012; November 2015
• 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

Lost in Paradise [With Norwegian Radio Orchestra]

• Performing date: December 11, 2011
• Performed at: 18th Nobel Peace Prize at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway

Lost In Paradise [Synthesis Live]

• Performing period: October 14, 2017 - September 8, 2018
• Status: Released
• Recording date: November 3, 2017
• Released on: Synthesis Live (track #12)
• Length: 4:48

Lost in Paradise (A Live Session From Rock Falcon Studio)

• Status: Released
• Recording date: October 2020
• Released On: The Bitter Truth CD2: A Live Session From Rock Falcon Studio (Track #8)
• Length: 5:05

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 music 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 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

On 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" on 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 won't 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

Main article: 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) [promotional only]

Chart performance

After the release of Evanescence, "Lost in Paradise" debuted at number 39 for the week ending of October 23, 2011 in Switzerland. The next week it fell to number 65, and the next week it dropped off the chart. For the week ending of October 16, 2011, "Lost in Paradise" debuted and peaked at number 99 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The next week it fell off of the chart. It also reached the Canadian Hot 100 at number 89 and the Digital Songs chart at number 53 in the same week. The song stayed on both of these charts for just one week. "Lost in Paradise" also peaked on the Rock Digital Songs chart at number 7. The song was on this chart for two weeks. On October 22, 2011, the song debuted and peaked at number 9 on the UK Rock Chart. It was on this chart for two weeks.

After Lost in Paradise's release as a single, it debuted at number 71 in Austria on June 8, 2012. The song stayed on the chart for one week.

Chart (2011–12)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	71
Canada (Billboard)	89
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	39
UK Rock (Official Charts Company)	9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	174
US Billboard Hot 100	99
US Digital Songs (Billboard)	53
US Rock Digital Songs (Billboard)	7