Lyrics for My Immortal as interpreted by cailin

My Immortal Lyrics
i'm so tired of being here
suppressed by all my childish fears
but if you have to leave
i wish that you would just leave
'cause your prescence still lingers here
and it won't leave me alone

these wounds won't seem to heal
this pain is just too real
there's just too much that time cannot erase

when you cried i'd wipe away all of your tears
when you'd scream i'd fight away all of your fears
i held your hand through all of these years
but you still have...all of me

you used to captivate me
by your resonating light
now i'm bound by the life you left behind
your face, it haunts
my once pleasant dreams
your voice, it's chased away
all the sanity in me

these wounds won't seem to heal
this pain is just too real
there's just too much that time cannot erase

when you cried i'd wipe away all of your tears
when you'd scream i'd fight away all of your fears
i held your hand through all of these years
but you still have all of me

i've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
but though you're still with me
i've been alone all along

when you cried i'd wipe away all of your tears
when you'd scream i'd fight away all of your fears
i held your hand through all of these years
but you still have...all of me
all of me
all of me
all...

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x..SetTheScene..x
05-26-2007

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i think this song is so beautiful,
i agree with michealdark that this could be about a child or brother that died, but this also did get me over my breakup so good call michealdark.

this is such a beautiful song, its peaceful and really emotional.

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Mr. Penis Llama
05-30-2007

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Meh, I had always thought that the whole "you're gone, I'm alone" thing was more figurative than literal.

Ben Moody was the one who wrote this, right? I always thought that he had written it because he fell in love with a girl who was his best friend. But, she changed from who she was or began to see someone else, so even if she still has "all of me", he was "alone all along" because his love was one-sided.

Eh.

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Fallen Leaves
05-31-2007

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Evanescence rocks. Hard core. Yeah.

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ljjnico
07-01-2007

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Makes me think of the late Eddie Guerrero and his best pal, the recently deceased Chris Benoit.

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musochic
07-03-2007

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absolute sadness:( i cry evertime i listen to it.. it makes you have a deeper appreciation of life and the the people that surround you..make the most of everyday and love those who are special to you and dont take things for granted!!! i love this band and Amy Lee's vocals are so angelic and she has a beauty that surrounds her and a touch of gothic also. great band that backs her up..ROCK ON GUYS...

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mike1991
07-06-2007

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awesome song, does any one know if its true that amy lee [yeah im slow] hates this song???
"these wounds wont seem to heal" like many other songs a metaphor or literal reference to self harm??

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Technophobia
07-08-2007

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I really honestly don't care how old this song is.
I will always love it; it is definitely on my top ten of favorite songs. It's just so amazingly beautiful.

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Narayan
07-13-2007

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breaks my heart

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~Just.A.Girl~
07-24-2007

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the song is very powerful,particularly as amy lee sings quite hauntingly "you still have all of me".this song can have sooooo many meanings-the loss or death of a lover,close friend,relative or a child.however,due to my own past experiences,i interpret it as a love song,about a lover who has betrayed or left the other.
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""i'm so tired of being here
suppressed by all my childish fears
but if you have to leave
i wish that you would just leave
'cause your prescence still lingers here
and it won't leave me alone""
------her lover means everything to her,shes in her own state where shes "supressed by childish fears" and the lover is all she has.However, if her lover is just there,like a ghost or shadow-there physically,but not there emotionally,not in love with her anymore-she'd prefer he would just give up and leave.It hurts her more to see him,knowing she doesnt really have all of him.--------

""these wounds won't seem to heal
this pain is just too real
there's just too much that time cannot erase""
--------all of the pains of their relationship still haunt her,and while shes still hurting like this and loving him,she cant move on-"theres just too much that time cannot erase"-------

""when you cried i'd wipe away all of your tears
when you'd scream i'd fight away all of your fears
i held your hand through all of these years
but you still have...all of me""
------this in a way contradicts the prior meaning,that she relies on him-this is all the more significant.both lovers leaned heavily on each other,but soon she fell too hard,and she needed him more than he needed her.shes not able to be as helpful to him as he has to her,but she still loves him,still wants to give him everything-he doesnt need her,but she, still in love with him,seems to live for him and to be there for him--"you still have all of me"

""you used to captivate me
by your resonating light
now i'm bound by the life you left behind
your face, it haunts
my once pleasant dreams
your voice, it's chased away
all the sanity in me""
--------He seemed to give her everything,seemed to be in love with her,to be so bright and alive with her-but has lost that.he has left their relationship behind,
yet she is stuck there,dreaming of the now dead relationship,haunted by his absence.Him-his face,his voice,is all she thinks and dreams of,and it tears her apart---------

""i've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
but though you're still with me
i've been alone all along""
--------shes trying to get over their relationship,put it behind her-hes there,but not really there,his heart may be with another,or perhaps his mind is simply not there-its like hes sleep walking,blindly walking through life-he doesnt particularly care about her-she has realised-"but though youre still with me,ive been alone all along"-she has clung to the relationship for so long,wanting him to stay,yet shes hanging onto a shell-she has been alone all along,since he hasnt shared and loved and cared like she has done.

Just my take,Then again,im just a girl,just a stupid girl who loves a bit of romance,still bound by love:)

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SimiCyclist
08-16-2007

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She feels lost and alone after so many years with the one she loved, adored and cherished. Everything in her life encompassed complete devotion to him. Her very existence was defined by him. Ultimately he became affectionately detached. In the end he was physically there, but emotionally departed. Without an identity of her own, she was truly alone.

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angiemsmithnz
08-21-2007

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I love this song, I get choked up when I hear it 'cuz it make me think about loosing a child

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Teta
08-26-2007

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The band version of this song is simply perfect, the second to last verse, where she says "i've been alone all along" and on the last syllabal of "All", the Drums and Guitars kick up a mighty sound, its amaizing. The middle of the night, windows open, fezzing cold, as loud as you can get it, perfect. See me through many dark days.

Has anyone noticed that in the video, Amy Lee has bandages on her wrists, and never touches the floor?
Whilst the bandages seem to be a referance to self harm, i dont understand the never touching the floor. Any thaughts?

Beautiful.

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another*teen*cliche
09-07-2007

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maybe the never touching the floor thing is to do with her spirit,her soul...shes alone and apart from everything..drifting through life..

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irish_equals_me
09-24-2007

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god this song kicks so much ass. its a wonderful song to sing

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tnj84
09-28-2007

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each and everytime I hear this song it breaks my heart. and I believe it could be relevant to a death or a breakup.

When you end a relationship with someone after many years it can feel like a death because you are losing someone you love. The memories and the presence of that person linger on with you. The whole "but if you have to leave, i wish that you'd just leave." makes complete sense. and "There's just too much that time cannot erase" hurts like hell and is so very true.

and I know what being with someone yet the whole time actually being "alone all along" means. This is a very real and haunting song.

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chht
10-27-2007

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it's about the life long pain of being abused by a loved one,who has since died. (borderline personality disorder}

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crow_heart
10-28-2007

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i really don't like evanescence so much, but this song is really gorgeous

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FLINTSTONES
12-05-2007

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Well I think it means about a relationship that ended. See Im in love with this guy who really is not good at opening up. He use to be with a girl who pretended to be in love with him and just broke him when she left. He tried to commit suicide. So when we would listen to this song he would emphasize on the part of the song that says these wounds wont seem to heal, this pain is just to real! To me it means he is still hurting and it feels as if it just happenned,even though it has been years! So even if he loved me back he couldnt risk it again. We use to hang out everyday and he said what if he got with someone else? (we werent boyfriend/girlfriend) So I replied I would be fine, we just wouldnt hang out as much and he then said If he got with someone else my heart wouldnt be able to take it. So like I said before he wasnt good at showing his feelings. So since his ex left him for another guy and moved in with him, I feel if I were to do the same his heart wouldnt be ble to take it. A very beautiful yet sad song.

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drama_queen_again
12-10-2007

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To me this song means that she was in love with someone and was always there for him, but one day they split up, and "you still have all me" means that no matter what i will always be here for you..

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rock_chick
12-16-2007

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well.i guess this song is about death. not only in relationships of lovers.but it's about the death of anyone you love.does anyone know what amy lee's own explanation about this song?

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HERSELF
12-20-2007

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Amy wrote these lyrics for her younger sister who died very young of a childhood illness. While I can feel her, I am also in pain... of losing someone very special to me. '

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dark ivory
01-02-2008

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Whenever I hear this song and don't have any admirations for anybody, I fall in love with someone and it consumes me. Too bad I get heartbroken by whoever I secretly liked because of this song. I think this was based on a story, right? Anyway, it's talking about someone who has left the physical presence of the person (dead, missing, moved) but still in their heart. I love it. makes me cry.

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cjbur
01-03-2008

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Clearly this song, like others that Evanescence has done, is about being a vampire. It's the age old quandary about falling in love with a mortal, only to be left alone when they eventually die. :)

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nightswimmer
01-04-2008

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This song isn't about a breakup or a death. It is about the pain of growing up. She is struggling with all of her past fears and pain of chilhood. The hint is in the beginning when she says she is so tired of being supressed by childish fears. She remembers happier times in childhood when she felt she was captivating and filled with light. She doesn't feel the same anymore because of things that have happened in her life. The fighting, screaming and fears were her own. She reveals a child who needed help and support but had no one but herself to rely on. Ultimately she acknowledges she is alone and always has been. She is alone and supressed by her own fears. She feels stuck with this eternal pain and feels it will be with her forever. Thus the title, My immortal.

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dark ivory
01-04-2008

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Last note, there are 4 versions of this song:
Ev EP version (piano-vocal version on this site)(different lyrics, different sound)
Origin version (only piano)
Fallen version (same as Origin except w/ violins and cellos too)
Music video & bonus track fallen version (has guitars after "I've been alone all along")
I love all four versions! Especially the crescendo, which makes me cry.

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