anonymous August 27th, 2005 11:10PM  

Oh my god, it's not always about a guy!

I think it's about people who are trying to make her something that she's not and she's upset about it. She's drowning in this sea of people who aren't happy with her and so she wrote a song about it.

anonymous January 7th, 2006 08:33PM  

"Now I will tell you what I've done for you
50 thousand tears I've cried
Screaming Deceiving and Bleeding for you"

Doesn't mean it's about a guy.. The way I see it, she's talking to her reflection, or herself. No matter what she does, she can't change who she is and she hates it.

"Always confusing the thoughts in my head
So I can't trust myself anymore"

Those two lines back that point up. She's drowning in her own unhappiness, her self-loathing.

anonymous April 8th, 2006 02:21PM  

I think this song has many different meanings, but I'll stick with this one. In think the song is describing depression. I think that she is angry with herself, and she's drowing in herself, because of it. The line "I'm dying again" might desribe how she is dying inside.

ChelsNoel October 3rd, 2006 06:18PM  

I remember reading or watching something where amy said it was about being in an abusive relationship and not getting out(drowning in you)and trying to get out but she kept falling for the guy (i'm falling forever, I've got to break through)

anonymous October 22nd, 2006 10:55PM  

Evanescence was never a real christian rock band. David hodges actually left because of this. He was pulling the band into a more christian direction than amy and ben moody were comfortable with.

Moody states: "amy and I are christians, but we are not a christian band. We write about a number of things, just things we experience in life. Because our spirituality is a big part of our lives, it comes through in our music. But our lives are our ministry. Our music is just a way for us to convey the message to those who listen that they are not alone."

The song is about an unhealthy, possibly abusive relationship. That's it.

anonymous November 2nd, 2006 11:47PM  

It sounds like she is saying how she is doing a lot for someone but they don't seem to notice. When they finally do it is too late she wants to be left alone. And now they are smothering her but she can't get out or leave. Also she is confused as to what to do.

Chocolate November 12th, 2006 05:27AM  

Okay, I am hearing some wacky interpretations, and imo, you shouldn't be fighting over which interpretation is correct.

The obvious thing is that it's about someone who is trying to break free of someone (or something) that is controlling them.

I like this song because it can be related to almost anything (yes, including ed!), and most importantly, anyone and relate themselves to it. What makes this song so powerful is that it touches us personally in many different ways.

Whatever amy was writing about shouldn't matter so much. If she were, in fact, talking about a relationship, it doesn't mean it has to be that way.

This song is versatile.

It's okay if this means something different to amy than you. Just...Chill.

IzzyBelle April 11th, 2007 04:41PM  

"Now I will tell you what I've done for you, 50,000 tears I've cried. Screaming, decieving, and bleeding for you and you still won't hear me. I'm going under!"
I think that she's trying to say that she's doing a whole bunch of favors and stuff like that for a bunch of people, but they just won't appreciate her. That's what the song sounds like in the beginning in my own opinion.

anonymous August 23rd, 2007 05:35AM  

Well when I first listen to this song I was very intrigued by the lyrics. I am also christian, so this is what I felt this song meant. The following interpretation is mine and is based because I'm very christian.

"Now I will tell you what I've done for you
50 thousand tears I've cried
Screaming Deceiving and Bleeding for you " - this part reminded me of devil. The devil will do anything to take you away from Gods hands. So if you think about what the devil does this.

"And you still won't hear me
(I’m going under)
Don't want your hand this time I'll save myself
Maybe I'll wake up for once
Not tormented daily defeated by you
Just when I thought I'd reached the bottom
I'm dying again " - now this part reminded me an ex-christian person. This person once believed in God but lost his faith. "you still won't hear me now" means that this person has been prayin and has received no answer. The rest of this part starts mentioning that he/she gives up on God and will go under and that he/she no longer wants Gods help.


"I'm going under
Drowning in you
I'm falling forever
I've got to break through
I'm going under " - this part I see it as 2 things. This part mostly made me think of the ex-christian giving up on God and falling forever. "drowning in you" made me think of the devil again. The devil would drown into your spirit and take control becuase he/she gave up on God.


"Blurring and Stirring the truth and the lies
So I don't know what's real and what's not
Always confusing the thoughts in my head
So I can't trust myself anymore
I'm dying again " - this part I interpret as the ex-christian person not knowing which way to go. This person doesn't know what truth is anymore because they have lost faith in God. It also mentions that they are going back to their old ways-"im dying again".

"So go on and scream
Scream at me I'm so far away
I won't be broken again
I've got to breathe I can't keep going under" - this part I interpret as the exchristian claiming to God, knowing he/she messed up and know that they have lost faith and that they are far away from God. "I won't be broken again" means that they have found a temporary pleasure by going under...."ive got to breathe I can't keep going under" basically means that the ex-christian knows they put themseleves in a bad place and are asking for help by mentioning they can't keep going under.


Overall when I first heard this song I felt weird because I was very christian. As I keep listening I felt weird because somehow I knew this was devil tryin to confuse through this type of lyrics.......BUT that's my interpretation...the author might have intended it for another purpose but its funny how what I just wrote fits with what she wrote in her lyrics......

Fallenbat August 29th, 2007 03:34AM  

Amy said in an interview that this song was about an abusive relationship. My thoughts are that no matter what he did, she couldn't bring herself to end things because She still loved him, but she was telling him how to make things work and he didn't care what she felt, she was just a girl that he could use.

samigirl October 19th, 2007 11:41AM  

I personally love this song so much. um its def about how this girl is in love with someone but he's taking her down and she's going under in pain and she can't really control because she still in love with him and. Its always hard to break out of a bad relationship because you still love the person yet you want to break free

anonymous October 26th, 2007 11:08PM  

Well, I think this song might deal with a certain situation, I am not really sure what it would be, though. I think this was one of the last songs written for Fallen. Anyway, I think the song is about being strong and leaving an oppressive force.

"So go on and scream,
Scream at me, so far away
I won't be broken again"

I interpret this song, also, as a statement of power. A statement of self-confidence. This song helps me believe that I am strong, and that I will not let myself be broken by anyone, or anything.

Karebear November 29th, 2007 02:46PM  

I would say that she's cracked. She finally thought that with all that she'd sacrificed and all that she'd been through that THIS was finally it. That she was going to get the results that she'd anticipated while going through whatever she had to, to make that happen. Whether that meant feeling for that person or sacrificed, lied, or done whatever was necessary for that person. And knowing that it didn't really make a dent in the problem...she's cracking again. Only this time she just might break.

anonymous December 9th, 2007 04:05AM  

Amy said in an interview in Australia MTV's The Lair, "Going Under" is about a previous emotionally and physically damaging relationship.

anonymous April 5th, 2008 08:37PM  

Fallenbat said "Amy said in an interview that this song was about an abusive relationship."

From the sounds of it, it's about an abusive relationship with drugs or alcohol. Addiction.

anonymous May 27th, 2008 05:58AM  

This is the ring tone on my crush's cell phone when I call or text him.

I went through a horrid divorce and I refused to let him help me because I don't trust him or any man, least of all my now ex. I stir the lies and deceived my ex all the way to divorve court and it was hell.

i broke free from him but it cost me quite a lot to always be one step ahead of him and having to break free from him with our daughter after 16 years was not easy.

i did go under many times. I went thru two hurricanes and a flood and I still refused to let this man I really care for help me. I never ask him for anything if I can help it.

I think it's about watching helplessly while someone you love struggles when you know damn well if they would "take your hand" it would make it easier on them.

Some people have to do it alone because the difficulties that are shoving you under are yours alone and only you understand the other person means to murder you emotionally. everyone else thinks that they are screaming at you because you won't listen. you only won't listen to their shit. you will listen to reason, but they are screaming their point of view which you know will only be for their good. If you listen to them, you will go under again.

anonymous June 30th, 2008 07:03PM  

I believe this is about an abusive relationship. I also like the idea of if being about an eating disorder, though. I've been through both, and still dealing with them.

anonymous June 30th, 2008 08:05PM  

In a direct quote from Amy:
"The lyrics are about coming out of a bad relationship. And when you're at the end of your rope, when you're at the point where you realize something has to change, that you can't go on living in the situation that you're in."

Quiranna1986 August 27th, 2008 10:54PM  

I've always seen this song as a song about betrayal...a best friend...Now I will tell you what I've done for you...screaming deceiving and bleeding for you....Everyone has lied for their friends at one point....You bleed when they bleed, hurt when they hurt....She's leveling an accusation at the person...Now I will tel you...50,000 tears I've cried...I don't know about anyone else, but I wouldn't look at my ex and say that...it gives them too much power....but a best friend, that you've known forever, and knows everything about you...knows how to confuse you and push your buttons...I won't be broken again...I won't let you hurt me again...I've tried to fix this friendship and I'm killing my self to do this...I can't keep going under. This song was always one that made me think of my ex best friend. Thanks all sorry...I love this song a lot...It holds memories...not happy ones, but memories none the less....

anonymous October 2nd, 2008 08:23PM  

This song is about her relationship with a narcissist or borderline personality partner. Unless you have been through this type of relationship it's impossible to understand. It's one of the most traumatic experiences you could possibly witness. They lie and manipulate and change reality so much that you feel like you were in a washing machine spin cycle by the time they are done with you. blurring and stirring the truth and the lies...so I don't know what's real and what's not...always confusing the thoughts in my head. They are masters at this and you begin to feel like you are the one that's crazy. If you read about this disorder (NPD) and what they do in relationships, it will explain all of her songs, as well as Linkin Park, Tool, and many other similar bands. But to get the full effect, you must live it. Not something I wish on anyone.