Lyrics for Exodus as interpreted by cailin

Exodus Lyrics
my black backpack stuffed with broken dreams
twenty bucks should get me through the week
never said a word of discontentment
thought it a thousand times but now i'm leaving home

here in the shadows
i'm safe, i'm free
i've nowhere else to go
but i cannot stay where i don't belong

two months pass by and it's getting cold
i know i'm not lost...i'm just alone
but i won't cry, i won't give up, i can't go back now
waking up is knowing who you really are

here in the shadows
i'm safe, i'm free
i've nowhere else to go
but i cannot stay where i don't belong

in the shadows
i'm safe, i'm free
i've nowhere else to go
but i cannot stay here

oh, show me the shadow where true meaning lies
So much more dismay in empty eyes

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estocopath
05-19-2002

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I love this song... it reminds me of a period of my life, but hey, doesnt every song somehow?
So who's "Cailin" who knows all these lyrics?

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twistedeclipse
06-21-2002

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i dunno who cailin is, but they deserve a big THANK YOU bc i cant find lyrics anywhere else on the net..
i love all of their songs :D
i just went to see them at juanita's last night.. it was so f'n good.. aaaaaaah

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cailin
07-06-2002

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*curtsey* man, i had to miss the juanita's show. i'm ever so jealous.

there's still quite a few songs that i don't know all the lyrics to, though. give unto me...oh, that just reminded me of a couple more i need to add.

: ) but i'm glad you appreciate them


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StarGazingJavert
08-14-2002

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I wish I lived in Little Rock!! Evanescence's following has made it all the way to TN! I love their stuff! This song, to me, tells the story of a girl who leaves all that she knows to find happiness and will soon realise that happiness lies in what she left... A little artist license taken, yes, but I like to see beyond the song, ya know?

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bornonaugust10th
03-20-2003

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it almost seems like the person of this story has a problem with her family and forced to live on the street and only has 20 bucks in her pocket

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DaniChik117
04-01-2003

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Amazing Song. If you ever get the chance to go see Evanescence i strongly suggest you do so. They are completely Amazing. There music is both lifting and spiritual. This song is mainly about a girl just leaving stuff behind and trying to move forward...day by day...

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bornonaugust10th
04-27-2003

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exodus means to depart and it goes on from there i don't know what she means but she does one hell of a job writing and making these songs great.

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Bohemian
06-13-2003

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i really love this song...
i assume, from the title..

that it's all about leaving something that isn't right for you, but has been a huge part of your life? perhaps a relationship, or drugs, although neither of those seem to fit into the lyrics perfectly...
perhaps a career.
It's as if it's somwhere she's spent so long in, that it feels safe, even though it's the worst thing she's had to bear... so she has to get away, although it will be hard?


but, i really could be totally wrong!
great song anyway, one of my favourites!

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DementedCheezze
06-21-2003

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where i get all my evanescence lyrics is www.musicmademe.com then type in there name then soundtracks and raritys

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dustytiger
05-29-2004

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i think this is about someone who has run away from whatever demons that are at home (or they think are there) i'm relating to it muchly cause my sis just "run away" or rather moved out aburplty but doesn't have the money to be on her own

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jasongs89
06-27-2004

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those arent the right lyrics..... its "so much more dismay in empty eyes" I love that song though.

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Everybodys_Fool
10-01-2004

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I love this song. I ran away one time and heard this song on the run. I stopped at my friend's house and she played it for me.... it made a really good point; "Waking up is knowing who you really are" there are too many people who haven't woken up yet.

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omgliekitzlauryl
10-12-2004

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This song is awesome. I used to have it but my hard drive died and I lost the mp3. Say, can anyone email me the mp3 at duskwraithe@yahoo.com? Cause that would rock so hard ;p

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Bibs
10-15-2004

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I tihnk "Exodus" is a beautiful song. It is about giving up on the people who wronged you, said you were too different. So you run away without realizing what you're doing and still end up alone, cold, and lurking in the shadows forever.

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binni
10-20-2004

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love it, but the end of the lyric should go like this:

so much more is made in empty eyes

just check any Evanescence fansite there is ;p

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Abbers
12-05-2004

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Well, my interpretation is that it's about a girl who's running away from home. For years she's lived with people who can't accept her, hiding who she really is, but finally she's had enough, so she packs it all up in her black backpack and leaves with nothing more than twenty bucks. Even though she ends up on the street and alone, she feels that situation is better than being back at home, unable to really be herself.

Or something along those lines. Yeah.

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RedSolemnBlade
12-20-2004

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ok, i absolutely love evanescence, but this is probably one of my least favorite songs of theirs. The music and instruments isnt very good in this if you ask me. But hey, a subpar evanescnece song is still better than most everything else...

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Abbers
12-23-2004

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Y'know RedSolemnBlade, I used to think exactly the same thing. But then it just grew on me one day. I dunno. O_o

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Morganbryn
01-14-2005

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It sounds like a song about a woman who had problems with her family so she ran away, but she found out that she should've stayed.

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MCRGoddess
01-28-2005

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i fuckin love this song. it's one of their best, besides "missing" and "my immortal." i think that this song means that amy ran away from home, knowing it wasn't worth staying. she had her backpack filled with broken dreams, which i guess means that she was filled with nothing anymore becuz all of her dreams were destroyed by people she thought she loved. does anyone want to know what the rest of the song means?

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blacklist
02-17-2005

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this song makes me want to run awat from home

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Morganbryn
02-24-2005

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By the way, the ending goes "Show me the shadow, where true meaning lies, so much more dismay in empty eyes" at least I think.

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UsedMCRFan999
04-08-2005

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Now this song in my opinion is about how someone, I'm not saying it's Amy, gave up on how he or she wanted to live their life. So one day that person decided that they couldn't take it anymore so left to pursue their own dreams and find themselves. Now, who exactly this person is I'm not sure, and I think that maybe that person found what they were looking for.

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>DeadInside
05-16-2005

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This song is definately bout a girl/boy runnin away from home. Hiding from all she hates at home, in the shadows she's safe and free.
She's also trying to find a meanin 2 life. "Show me the shadow where true meaning lies"

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Froggies
08-14-2005

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lllooovvveee this song..one of my favs...its awsome...totally aboout someone running away from home...maybe she hasnt got that great of a life, whow know...jsut an amazing song and amy's voice comes through so clear

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