Lost in Paradise

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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
Demise
Disappear
End of the Dream
Erase This
Eternal
Even in Death
Everybody's Fool
Exodus
Far From Heaven
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
Missing
My Heart Is Broken
My Immortal
My Last Breath
Never Go Back
New Way to Bleed
Oceans
October
Origin
Overture
Part of Me
Perfect Dream
Say You Will
Secret Door
Sick
Snow White Queen
So Close
Solitude
Spanish
Surrender
Sweet Sacrifice
Swimming Home
Take Cover
Taking Over Me
The Chain*
The Change
The End
The Game is Over
The In-Between
The Last Song I'm Wasting on You
The Only One
The Other Side
Together Again
Tourniquet
Understanding
Unknown Title
Unraveling
Use My Voice
Wasted on You
Weight of the World
What You Want
Where Will You Go?
Whisper
Yeah Right
You Got a Lot to Learn
Your Love
Your Star
* Cover songs


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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:

Vin1.jpg 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.[1]

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

Vin1.jpg 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.[2] Vin2.jpg


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

Vin1.jpg 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.[3]

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After the digital release of the self-titled album, Lost in Paradise peaked at #39 on the Swiss Singles Chart in October 23, 2011.[4] On the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, the song debuted at #99 on October 16, 2011.[5] At the same week it peaked on the Hot Digital Songs at #53[5] and Canadian Hot 100 at #89.[5] It also debuted at #9 on the UK Rock Chart in October 22, 2011.[6] It peaked at #174 on the UK Singles Chart in October 22, 2011.[7]

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 Commercial 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 Promo
  • 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 Commercial 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.

Vin1.jpg 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...[8] Vin2.jpg
Vin1.jpg Everybody send your best live footage of Lost in Paradise to me at: evrocks2012@gmail.com[9] Vin2.jpg


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:

Vin1.jpg 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.[10] Vin2.jpg


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.[11] 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."[12] 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.

Vin1.jpg

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

Vin2.jpg


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

Exquisite-kfind.png 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)

Notes and References