Verse 1:
Catch me as I fall
Say you're here and it's all over now
Speaking to the atmosphere
No one's here and I fall into myself
This is an effective start to a song, I think it's referring to somebody, maybe an imaginary or even dead figure, who Lee or the character relied heavily on. She says "Catch me as I fall," as in she is relying on them to help her, but them remembers they're not actually there. ("Speaking to the atmostphere, no one's here and I fall into myself.)
Verse 2:
This truth drives me
Into madness
I know I can stop the pain
If I will it all away
This is a realization verse, Lee is coming to sense with the fact nobody is there and they can't actually help her. ("This truth drives me into madness") Then she feels some kind of courage or hope, that maybe she can stop being codependent and do it herself. ("I know I can stop the pain if I will it all away, if I will it all away.")
Chorus:
Don't turn away
(Don't give in to the pain)
Don't try to hide
(Though they're screaming your name)
Don't close your eyes
(God knows what lies behind them)
Don't turn out the light
(Never sleep never die)
This is beautiful writing, lyrically. The way it's sung is so that the words in brackets are actually soft voices, possibly those in her head, spurring her on to achieve this goal that is plagued with madness, insomnia and trauma. Its almost a reference to the concious battle between the angel and devil on somebody's shoulder, the angel is the one in the brackets. "Dont try to hide (Though they're screaming your name)" Could refer to Amy's inner demons or devil that wants her to give in.
Verse 3 and 4:
I'm frightened by what I see
But somehow I know
That there's much more to come
Immobilized by my fear
And soon to be
Blinded by tears
I can stop the pain
If I will it all away
Verse 3 is most likely what Lee experiences as she finally 'opens her eyes' to the world inside her head that has feared her so much, but she knows there will be more, even worse nightmares plaguing her. (I'm frightened by what I see but somehow I know there's much more to come. Immobilized by fear,")
Verse 4 leads on from 3, as Lee is expectant of the trauma she is about to experience, ("And soon to be blinded by tears.") they could be from hysteria, trauma or pure sadness at the further realization she is alone. Then the courage resumes with her stating she knows she can work through the pain, followed by the chorus.
Verses 5&6:
Fallen angels at my feet
Whispered voices at my ear
Death before my eyes
Lying next to me I fear
She beckons me
Shall I give in
Upon my end shall I begin
Forsaking all I've fallen for
I rise to meet my end
This is heartwrenching. The fallen angels at my feet probably relates back to the angels trying to help Lee, but they have know been overpowered by the demons. They are whispering and persuading her to give in and die, possibly suicide or to just let her madness take over her until she can feel nothing anymore. (Whispered voices in my ear, death before my eyes, lying next to me I fear.") The 6th verse is her considering to actually go along with the demons, and to die. "She beckons me" could be this person Lee has been relying on, trying to bring her to the dead, causing her to deeply consider it. She then notices she will be abandoning everything she has fallen for (this person she misses) if she doesn't go into death. She then decides to stand and let death over take her ("I rise to meet my end.")
The chorus then repeats three times, almost reminding Lee what she felt before she fell down and succumbed to her demons. Half way through this the latin cuts in, "Servatis a periculum" (save us from danger) and "Servatis a maleficum"(save us from evil). This could either be the angels that have fallen to defeat among the demons or just those others who are also, like the character in this song, in madness and caught in the crossfire of a fight between good and evil.
A beautiful song, one of my favourites by Evanescence, I love them too much!
Verse 1: Catch me as I fall Say you're here and it's all over now Speaking to the atmosphere No one's here and I fall into myself
This is an effective start to a song, I think it's referring to somebody, maybe an imaginary or even dead figure, who Lee or the character relied heavily on. She says "Catch me as I fall," as in she is relying on them to help her, but them remembers they're not actually there. ("Speaking to the atmostphere, no one's here and I fall into myself.)
Verse 2: This truth drives me Into madness I know I can stop the pain If I will it all away
This is a realization verse, Lee is coming to sense with the fact nobody is there and they can't actually help her. ("This truth drives me into madness") Then she feels some kind of courage or hope, that maybe she can stop being codependent and do it herself. ("I know I can stop the pain if I will it all away, if I will it all away.")
Chorus: Don't turn away (Don't give in to the pain) Don't try to hide (Though they're screaming your name) Don't close your eyes (God knows what lies behind them) Don't turn out the light (Never sleep never die)
This is beautiful writing, lyrically. The way it's sung is so that the words in brackets are actually soft voices, possibly those in her head, spurring her on to achieve this goal that is plagued with madness, insomnia and trauma. Its almost a reference to the concious battle between the angel and devil on somebody's shoulder, the angel is the one in the brackets. "Dont try to hide (Though they're screaming your name)" Could refer to Amy's inner demons or devil that wants her to give in.
Verse 3 and 4: I'm frightened by what I see But somehow I know That there's much more to come Immobilized by my fear
And soon to be Blinded by tears I can stop the pain If I will it all away
Verse 3 is most likely what Lee experiences as she finally 'opens her eyes' to the world inside her head that has feared her so much, but she knows there will be more, even worse nightmares plaguing her. (I'm frightened by what I see but somehow I know there's much more to come. Immobilized by fear,") Verse 4 leads on from 3, as Lee is expectant of the trauma she is about to experience, ("And soon to be blinded by tears.") they could be from hysteria, trauma or pure sadness at the further realization she is alone. Then the courage resumes with her stating she knows she can work through the pain, followed by the chorus.
Verses 5&6: Fallen angels at my feet Whispered voices at my ear Death before my eyes Lying next to me I fear
She beckons me Shall I give in Upon my end shall I begin Forsaking all I've fallen for I rise to meet my end
This is heartwrenching. The fallen angels at my feet probably relates back to the angels trying to help Lee, but they have know been overpowered by the demons. They are whispering and persuading her to give in and die, possibly suicide or to just let her madness take over her until she can feel nothing anymore. (Whispered voices in my ear, death before my eyes, lying next to me I fear.") The 6th verse is her considering to actually go along with the demons, and to die. "She beckons me" could be this person Lee has been relying on, trying to bring her to the dead, causing her to deeply consider it. She then notices she will be abandoning everything she has fallen for (this person she misses) if she doesn't go into death. She then decides to stand and let death over take her ("I rise to meet my end.")
The chorus then repeats three times, almost reminding Lee what she felt before she fell down and succumbed to her demons. Half way through this the latin cuts in, "Servatis a periculum" (save us from danger) and "Servatis a maleficum"(save us from evil). This could either be the angels that have fallen to defeat among the demons or just those others who are also, like the character in this song, in madness and caught in the crossfire of a fight between good and evil.
A beautiful song, one of my favourites by Evanescence, I love them too much!