Know what so Ironic? the fact that one of the girls on American Idol sang this tonight. >_

I ;love this song I think her voice sounds amazing!

Amy Lee gives me wood I hear this.

man, don't feel bad for Amy. That's what she trying to speak to you guys! And personally, I don't think it's about Seether maybe yes, maybe no, but I think it's about a boy who said loved her ect, ect... but he never actually dated her, when she was with Seether, got jealous and wanted her. But it was too late, 'How could I have burned Paridise, How could I... You were never mine?' get it?

Funny enough I was in a situation that is sooo similar. I was with a boy, and his brother fell in love with me. Sadly and stupidly I fell for him too. He'd cry to me, and do everything this song says. Scary for us when it came out actually.
'Can’t keep believing, We’re only deceiving
Ourselves and I’m sick of the lie!'

BTW, when the video came out, we were the only ones who could grasp a basic concept while no one understood... He whispered to me about the wolves in the video... said she was saying her last goodbyes when it left... that ba***rd! lol, jk

This song is about Amy Lee's relationship with a guy in the band Seether. Apparently, he was a jerk and an alcoholic.

I love Amy Lee's voice it is so amazing. It's so powerful, but it doesn't get annoying. I love how she is in a ROCK band and is a GIRL. GO AMY! Her voice is just so good though... it doesn't make me sick like Christina Agulara's.

anyone besides me get the feeling like he's a werewolf? although, its probably just about that seeth guy. I

weird, the rest of my post is missing. it was I

ok, it looks like i cant post "i heart amy lee". weird. so what about the weerewolf theory?

The lyrics speak for themselves. Drunk boyfriend...needs to get help because she's leaving...he can come back when he's sober.

yeah, UrSoFnSpecial, that's what my sister thought too, but when it came out here she wasn't dating Shaun, she was actually ready to get married to some complete other guy, a Psychaiatrist (sp??) who I think she may or may not be married to yet??

Amy Lee is married, I heard. She fired the guitarist, the drummer quit, and then she got married. That's what they were saying on some radio stations.

Amy Lee came out with this, Seether came out with Fake It.

The battles of the musical exes!

I gotta say, even if this is a good song, it makes me hate her completely. #1, Seether is right, she turned into a bitch, and a completely fake "singer" Her new stuff sucks. This one is good, but nowhere near as good as the old stuff. #2 Werewolf!? no it was Shaun, not that "seeth guy" Morons don't even know what your talking about when it's a band you like. If your gonna post a comment on something, then at leats post one that you made sure of the facts on! And Fake It was funnier because of how true it was, at least she made her song cause he was getting better, he made his cause she's turnin into another American dumb bitch (And I can say that, I'm American.)

Amy is stupid. She got with Shaun, got some publicity and known, then cheated on him....Seether is way better and the song Fake It is way better.

Haha ;) this song sucks so much! the lyrics are shit and they just don't go with this kinda music at all. and Amy Lee is annoying little bitch... I still kinda like their first album though.

I'm convinced: it's obviously about the stock market.

One point to Shuan Morgan. This songs sucks especially compared to " fake it" or " Breakdown" If amy was trying to make this about shaun it worked and he came back with Breakdown which is 10 times better than this song.

I wish people wouldn't post just to bitch about how much they hate this song. If you hate it, don't comment. ;) Especially when you're just going to bash it.

I happen to like this song. Didn't at first, because to me, in the beginning when she started to sing, it sounded a little "country-like" and keep in mind, I don't like much in the ways of country songs. But it grew on me, and now, I like this song a lot.

I think it's obvious what this song is about and I don't feel a need to repeat it.

The video for this song was a bit wierd, however, in my opinion.

i luv this song alot but there is sorta an underlying message she doesnt just say that shes done she also says that he was never hers i thought it weird to be randomly in the song.........i read that the wolves are amy's pets and she will filmed sitting with them not with the wolves then her put in.........EVANESCENCE ROX!

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Reading the lyrics, God I love this song!

HELLO. THIS WEBSITE IS CALLED SONG MEANINGS.
Did anyone forget that!? People on this website like you all really tick me off. Moaning and groaning on whether the song is good or not, if the band sucks or not. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW PEOPLE ARE INTERPRETING THE SONGS.
If you want to share your opinion on the song, GO SOMEPLACE ELSE. No one cares about if you think it sucks or not. That's not what this site is about. It's called SONG MEANINGS for a reason.
Good god. It seems to me the only sensible person on this entire thread for this song was missy_moo417.

With that said, I would like to break down the song for those who would care to read:
I mean, it is a pretty straight forward song.
The narrator has been dealing with a lover who has been wishy washy with their relationship, and she's finally sick and tired of all the trouble he's been putting her through. He probably has broken up a few times, or has taken some sort of action that basically says he doesn't really love her. (Actions speak louder than words). Therefore, the line "If you loved me, you would be here with me" is a reminder that if he really did love her, he wouldn't be putting her through all this pain. He can't seem to make up his mind on if he really wants her or not, and she's sick of dealing with his conflicts and an inability to make a good decision that he doesn't regret. The "Should I let you fall..." verse is her thinking that just cutting him off might be the only way for him to learn. Obviously with all this pain, she thinks that they'll only be hurting each other ("Can't keep believing, We're only deceiving ourselves"), and so she's sick of him lying and her lying to herself. ("Sick of the lies").
Then, she's referring to him either having broken up with her or doing something that hurt her ("Couldn’t take the blame, sick with shame"), obviously the guy is coming back to her all upset, probably telling her he can't live without her. He can't seem to understand how much grief he's been causing her. Now that he's regretting his decision, it "Must be exhausting to loose your own game."
Now that he's the one hurting, he's playing the victim, when his pain was self-inflicted.
"You never call me when you're sober / You only want it cause it's over" basically, she's saying that he's been so conflicted with himself that there's no way he can really want her; just the relationship. He only wants it because he sees it's finally ending. Not for the right reasons. The second time she says "it's over" is sort of a realization, or a reminder that it really is over between them.
Then the part "How could I have burned paradise?" She's reminding him that she never did anything that caused him pain, reminding him that all his pain has been self-inflicted. He's trying to get sympathy from her, as if she were the one causing his pain. She reminds him that he doesn't really love her and that he was never hers ("You were never mine"), which is also probably something she's just come to realize in the process.
In the last verse, "Don’t lie to me /Just get your things / I’ve made up your mind" is basically her finally trying to be the mature one and finally find some peace for herself. She sees that he's too conflicted to just leave her or take her, and to save them both from further pain, she's decided that she just doesn't want to be a part of it anymore. She is firm in her decision by making the decision for him. Getting him out of her life so she can move on, and so that hopefully he will learn.

People keep saying this is about Amy and that guy from Seether. But really, we don't know for sure unless she's actually come out and said that. I don't really care who it was written for, I just know that the song can apply to anyone in a similar situation, and that's what matters to me.

like he only wants to be with her when he's drunk and when he's sober he never calls her and blanks her and stuff and he if really cared then he would be with her a lot more and now shes saying that its enough and either he's with her or he's not he can keep playing games anymore coz its getting boring

I love Evanescence. I love this song, though I'm not sure what it means. Sorry. :(

one of my favorites.. its rockin...( listen to it sounds a bit like kelly clarkson lol)