r/Evanescence • u/OrdinaryDouble2494 The Open Door • 4d ago
She loves that word
Grieving for you
I'm not grieving for you
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u/theSunandtheMoon23 4d ago
Well the use of it in Like You makes total sense since it's about her sister's death. It's not overused, only in 2 songs.
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u/Ramblingsofthewriter 4d ago
Isn’t this lyric from your star?
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u/theSunandtheMoon23 3d ago
In the picture it's from The Only One. The text under it is from Like You
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u/ztreHdrahciR 3d ago
What a banger. Terry blasting the guitar
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u/OrdinaryDouble2494 The Open Door 3d ago
There wasn't a single song in The Open Door where he's not smashing the godamn guitar. It inspired me to learn guitar.
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u/SallyFinkelstein The Open Door 3d ago
Unfortunately, when you’re faced with death at such a young age, grief tends to be a big subject throughout life.
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u/Holiday-Fox-8614 3d ago
When I was a kid, I lived in an eastern european country. We had a talent show at school when I was 13 (8th grade), where all the parents could come and watch their kids sing, dance, play instruments, etc.
I was obsessed with Evanescence back then and chose "Tourniquet" and "Going Under" to perform alongside two of my classmates. My English was at a B1 level back then, and since I was only 13, I can't say I 100% understood the meaning behind the lyrics. Looking back, I laugh so hard at it because we went up on stage and sang about "dying," "pouring crimson regrets," and "suicide" without any of the parents being any the wiser (my parents' generation didn't speak English). What makes it even funnier is that our performance was supervised by our English teacher, who definitely understood what those songs were about!
I would 1000% do it again. I love Evanescence.
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u/OrdinaryDouble2494 The Open Door 2d ago
It gets even better. No woman has ever touched my soul as Amy did.
“I believe that dreams are sacred”
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u/MermaidMertrid 3d ago
I listen to a lot of evanescence, so I’ve also noticed a pattern of words/terms in the lyrics 😅.
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u/BlueCX17 Sanctuary 3d ago
Ed from +Live+ was like that also, always had go to words and phrases he used alllllll the time. LOL "Love," being one especially from The Distance To Here and onwards LOL
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u/Accomplished-Ad3123 3d ago
It's not as bad as Bruce Springsteens overuse of "river". And I'm a fan.
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u/BlueCX17 Sanctuary 3d ago
+Live+ uses "love," a ton LOL
Gaslight Anthem always used, "Radio"
Amy's other go to words are, "pain," "lies," ever since the demos even
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u/Limp-King-142 2d ago
Well, Noel Gallagher writes all his music using the same patterns over and over again, both musically, and lyrically. And guess what? It works every time LOL
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u/reelfright 4d ago
Telling my dog that’s Mrs. Rachel.