“The Open Door” Album Lyrics
“Sweet Sacrifice”
It’s true
We’re all a little insane
But it’s so clear
Now that I’m unchained
Fear is only in our minds
Taking over all the time
Fear is only in our minds
But it’s taking over all the time
You poor sweet innocent thing
Dry your eyes and testify
You know you live to break me
Don’t deny, sweet sacrifice
One day
I’m gonna forget your name
And one sweet day
You’re gonna drown in my lost pain
Fear is only in our minds
Taking over all the time
Fear is only in our minds
But it’s taking over all the time
You poor sweet innocent thing
Dry your eyes and testify
And oh, you love to hate me
Don’t you, honey? I’m your sacrifice
I dream in darkness, I sleep to die
Raise the silence, erase my life
Our burning ashes, blacken the day
(Do you wonder why you hate?)
A world of nothingness, blow me away
(Are you still to weak to survive your mistakes?)
You poor sweet innocent thing
Dry your eyes and testify
You know you live to break me
Don’t deny, sweet sacrifice
“Call Me When You’re Sober”
Don’t cry to me, if you loved me
You would be here with me
You want me, come find me
Make up your mind
Should I let you fall and lose it all
So maybe you can remember yourself
Can’t keep believing, we’re only deceiving ourselves
And I’m sick of the lie and you’re too late
Don’t cry to me, if you loved me
You would be here with me
You want me, come find me
Make up your mind
Couldn’t take the blame, sick with shame
Must be exhausting to lose your own game
Selfishly hated, no wonder you’re jaded
You can’t play the victim this time and you’re too late
So don’t cry to me, if you loved me
You would be here with me
You want me, come find me
Make up your mind
You never call me when you’re sober
You only want it ‘cause it’s over, it’s over
How could I have burned paradise?
How could I? You were never mine
So don’t cry to me, if you loved me
You would be here with me
Don’t lie to me, just get your things
I’ve made up your mind
“Weight of the World”
Feels like the weight of the world
Like God in Heaven gave me a turn
Don’t cling to me, I swear I can’t fix you
Still in the dark, can you fix me?
Free fall, free fall, all through life
If you love me then let go of me
I won’t be held down by who I used to be
She’s nothing to me
Feels like the weight of the world
Like all my screaming has gone unheard
And oh, I know you don’t believe me
Safe in the dark, how can you see?
Free fall, free fall, all through life
If you love me then let go of me
I won’t be held down by who I used to be
If you love me then let go of me
I won’t be held down by who I was
If you love me then let go of me
I won’t be held down by who I used to be
“Lithium”
Lithium, don’t wanna lock me up inside
Lithium, don’t wanna forget how it feels without
Lithium, I wanna stay in love with my sorrow
Oh, but God, I wanna let it go
Come to bed, don’t make me sleep alone
Couldn’t hide the emptiness you let it show
Never wanted it to be so cold
Just didn’t drink enough to say you love me
I can’t hold on to me
Wonder what’s wrong with me
Lithium, don’t wanna lock me up inside
Lithium, don’t wanna forget how it feels without
Lithium, I wanna stay in love with my sorrow
Oh! Don’t wanna let it lay me down this time
Drown my will to fly
Here in the darkness I know myself
Can’t break free until I let it go
Let me go
Darling, I forgive you after all
Anything is better than to be alone
And in the end I guess I had to fall
Always find my place among the ashes
I can’t hold on to me
Wonder what’s wrong with me
Lithium, don’t wanna lock me up inside
Lithium, don’t wanna forget how it feels without
Lithium, I wanna stay in love with you
Oh, I’m gonna let it go
“Cloud Nine”
If you want to live, let live
If you want to go, let go
I’m not afraid to dream, to sleep, sleep forever
I don’t need to touch the sky
I just want to feel that high
And you refuse to lift me
Guess it wasn’t real after all
Guess it wasn’t real all along
If I fall and all is lost
It’s where I belong
If you want to live, let live
If you want to go, let go
I’m never gonna be your sweet, sweet surrender
Guess it wasn’t real after all
Guess it wasn’t real all along
If I fall and all is lost
No light to lead the way
Remember that all alone
Is where I belong
In a dream
Will you give your love to me
Beg my broken heart to beat
Save my life, change my mind?
If I fall and all is lost
No light to lead the way
Remember that all alone
Is where I belong
“Snow White Queen”
Stop light, lock the door
Don’t look back
Undress in the dark
And hide from you, all of you
You’ll never know
The way your words have haunted me
I can’t believe you’d ask these things of me
You don’t know me now or never
You belong to me
My snow white queen
There’s nowhere to run
So let’s just get it over
Soon my love, you’ll see
You’re just like me
Don’t scream anymore, my love
‘Cause all I want is you
Wake up in a dream
Frozen fear
All your hands on me
I can’t scream, I can’t scream
I can’t escape
The twisted way you think of me
I feel you in my dreams
And I don’t sleep, I don’t sleep
So you belong to me
My snow white queen
There’s nowhere to run
So let’s just get it over
Soon my love, you’ll see
You’re just like me
Don’t scream anymore, my love
‘Cause all I want is you
Can’t save your life
Though nothing I bleed for
Is more tormenting
I’m losing my mind
And you just stand there
And stare as my world divides
You belong to me
My snow white queen
There’s nowhere to run
So let’s just get it over
Soon my love, you’ll see
You’re just like me
Don’t scream anymore, my love
‘Cause all I want is you
All I want is you
All I want is you
All I want is you
“Lacrymosa”
Out on your own, cold and alone again
Can this be what you really wanted, baby?
Blame it on me, set your guilt free
Nothing can hold you back now
Now that you’re gone, feel like myself again
Grieving the things I can’t repair and willing
To let you blame it on me and set your guilt free
I don’t want to hold you back now, love
I can’t change who I am, not this time
I won’t lie to keep you near me
And in this short life there’s not time to waste on giving up
My love wasn’t enough
And you can blame it on me, just set your guilt free, honey
I don’t want to hold you back now, love
“Like You”
Stay low
soft, dark, and dreamless
far beneath my nightmares and loneliness
I hate me
for breathing without you
I don’t want to feel anymore for you
Grieving for you
I’m not grieving for you
Nothing real love can’t undo
And though I may have lost my way
All paths lead straight to you
I long to be like you
Lie cold in the ground like you
Halo
Blinding wall between us
Melt away and leave us alone again
Humming, haunted somewhere out there
I believe our love can see us through in death
I long to be like you
Lie cold in the ground like you
There’s room inside for two and I’m not grieving for you
I’m coming for you
You’re not alone
No matter what they told you you’re not alone
I’ll be right beside you forevermore
I long to be like you, sis
Lie cold in the ground like you, dead
There’s room inside for two and I’m not grieving for you
And as we lay in silent bliss
I know you remember me
I long to be like you
Lie cold in the ground like you
There’s room inside for two and I’m not grieving for you
I’m coming for you
“Lose Control”
You don’t remember my name
I don’t really care
Can we play the game your way?
Can I really lose control?
Just once in my life
I think it’d be nice
(Just to lose control, just once)
With all the pretty flowers in the dust
Mary had a lamb
His eyes black as coals
If we blay very quiet, my lamb
Mary never has to know
Just once in my life
I think it’d be nice
(Just to lost control, just once)
If I cut you to down to a thing I can use
I fear there will be nothing good left of you
Just to lose control, just once
“The Only One”
You know you’re not the only one
When they all come crashing down, mid-flight
You know you’re not the only one
When they’re so alone they find a back door out of life
You know you’re not the only one
We’re all grieving
Lost and bleeding
All our lives, we’ve been waiting
For someone to call our leader
All your lies, I’m not believing
Heaven shine a light down on me
So afraid to open your eyes, hypnotized
You know you’re not the only one
Never under stood this life and you’re right, I don’t deserve
But you know I’m not the only one
We’re all grieving
Lost and bleeding
All our lives, we’ve been waiting
For someone to call our leader
All your lies, I’m not believing
Heaven shine a light down on me
Don’t look down, don’t look into the eyes
Of the world beneath you
Don’t look down, you’ll fall down
You’ll become their sacrifice
Right or wrong, can’t hold on
To the fear that I’m lost without you
If I can’t feel, I’m not mine
I’m not real
All our lives, we’ve been waiting
For someone to call our leader
All your lies, I’m not believing
Heaven shine a light down on me
“Your Star”
I can’t see your star, I can’t see your star
Though I’ve patiently waited bedside for the death of today
I can’t see your star
The mechanical lights of Lisbon frightened it away
And I’m alone now
Me and all I stood for, we’re wandering now
All in parts and pieces, swim lonely
Find your own way out
I can’t see your star, I can’t see your star
How can the darkness feel so wrong?
And I’m alone now
Me and all I stood for, we’re wandering now
All in parts and pieces, swim lonely
Find your own way out
So far away
It’s growing colder without your love
Why can’t you feel my calling your name?
Can’t break the silence, it’s breaking me
All my fears turn to rage
And I’m alone now
Me and all I stood for, we’re wandering now
All in parts and pieces, swim lonely
Find your own way out now, yea
And nothing worth fighting for
We’re wandering now
All in parts and pieces, swim lonely
Find your own way out
“All That I’m Living For”
All that I’m living for
All that I’m dying for
All that I can’t ignore
Alone at night
I can feel the night beginning
Separate me from the living
Understanding me
After all I’ve seen
Piecing every thought together
Find the words to make it better
If I only knew
How to pull myself apart
All that I’m living for
All that I’m dying for
All that I can’t ignore
Alone at night
All that I’m wanted for
Although I wanted more
Lock the last open door
My ghosts are gaining on me
I believe that dreams are sacred
Take my darkest fears and play them
Like a lullaby
Like a reason why
Like a play of my obsessions
Make me understand the lesson
So I’ll find myself
So I won’t be lost again
All that I’m living for
All that I’m dying for
All that I can’t ignore
Alone at night
All that I’m wanted for
Although I wanted more
Lock the last open door
My ghosts are gaining on me
Guess I thought I’d have to change the world
To make you see me
To be the one I could have run forever
But how far would I have come
Without mourning your love?
All that I’m living for
All that I’m dying for
All that I can’t ignore
Alone at night
All that I’m wanted for
Although I wanted more
Lock the last open door
My ghosts are gaining on me
Should it hurt to love you?
Should I feel like I do?
Should I lock the last open door?
My ghosts are gaining on me
“Good Enough”
Under your spell again.
I can’t say no to you.
Crave my heart and it’s bleeding in your hand.
I can’t say no to you.
Shouldn’t have let you torture me so sweetly.
Now I can’t let go of this dream.
I can’t breathe but I feel…
Good enough,
I feel good enough for you.
Drink up sweet decadence.
I can’t say no to you,
And i’ve completely lost myself, and i don’t mind.
I can’t say no to you.
Shouldn’t have let you conquer me completely.
Now I can’t let go of this dream.
Can’t believe that I feel…
Good enough,
I feel good enough.
It’s been such a long time coming, but I feel good.
And I’m still waiting for the rain to fall.
Pour real life down on me.
‘Cause I can’t hold on to anything this good enough.
Am I good enough for you to love me too?
So take care what you ask of me,
‘cause I can’t say no.
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