anonymous August 27th, 2006 02:46AM  
1.
"bound at every limb by my shackles of fear
sealed with lies through so many tears
lost from within, pursuing the end
i fight for the chance to be lied to again"

jesus was bout at every limb by nails, and "sealed" to the cross by lies and betrayl. He fought through so much heartache only to pursue the end result and still fought for us, the liars in all of us..


2.
"bound at every limb by my shackles of fear
sealed with lies through so many tears
lost from within, pursuing the end
i fight for the chance to be lied to again"

metaphorically bound by sins, hidden by lies of unbelief, forcing so many tears and losing an identity. Longing only for the end, but still caught up in the lies. Also, look at the voice in these 4 lines... Different voices playing different parts, almost like 2 personas. The male voice appears to describe christ. While the female voice is herself. All plays along with this interpretation.

"you will never be strong enough
you will never be good enough
you were never conceived in love
you will not rise above "

these are the lies she's telling herself, the lies that are bringing her down. She's hearing the words the devil's thinking inside of her.

"they'll never see
i'll never be
i'll struggle on and on to feed this hunger
burning deep inside of me "

she does have a passion to feed some kind of longing of love, but is feeding on the wrong things.

"but through my tears breaks a blinding light
birthing a dawn to this endless night
arms outstretched, awaiting me
an open embrace upon a bleeding tree "

duh, christ. And the voice again christ saying there's a way out, the blinding light (star) birth (virgin birth) night (time of birth). Also meaning light as revelation, bringing a new world into the endless darkness of the world.

"rest in me and I'll comfort you
i have lived and I died for you
abide in me and I vow to you
i will never forsake you "

she and the dude are singing this together, almost as if they wish it upon each other, she's afraid to let go, and he's giving a promise.

Then she repeats those other 4 lines because she doesn't feel she can live up to the challenge. Then christ is yelling it back at her the truth. But she argues back, and the tie is severed at the break in music. Also the angellic ahhhh ahhing.

anonymous May 6th, 2007 05:54AM  
This song is the inner battle Amy was experiencing with herself, saying in her mind "you'll never be strong enough enough..." as at the time of Origin through to Fallen she was depressed.

anonymous May 31st, 2007 04:26PM  
From what I've heard, Amy Lee was /not happy/ during the recording of this song. Thus it's only natural the song is dark; she is not the most well off of us in terms of personal history. Fan-girlish facts aside, the song is ours to interpret. Songs rarely have one set meaning, but the writer usually means to simply give us a story and let us make it ours. That's what makes Evanescence such a well-liked band: their lyrics touch so many because they are open to interpretation.

anonymous August 12th, 2007 04:37PM  
The lyrics "you'll never be good enough you were not concieved in love" seem to refer to the concept of original sin. Song seems to me like person's inner conflict w/concepts of Christianity.

anonymous May 4th, 2008 10:32PM  
Hmmm you all think that every time,everywhere Satan is evil,and hat if this isn't true...
Maybe he says the part

Rest in me and I'll comfort you
I have lived and I died for you
Abide in me and I vow to you
I will never forsake you

because,after all,he was an angel too,God's angel and he served him,he was his slave,for ever,can we really blame Satan for willing freedom?
I don't think so...,Satan would never forsake to us,as God did to him,and to all of us that judge him and seek the truth and don't believe all these lies...

The light that breaks through her/his tears is the truth,what he sees and a new voice calling him,and the ''evil voice'' behind is really,what the church hides from us,that God wants everything to be done his way,no matter what,even if he has to kill and forsake to our souls,wich he made himself only yo please his inner hunger of blood,death destruction and slavery

anonymous May 8th, 2008 01:49AM  
Well, I think it is religious, think about it, "rest in me and I'll comfort you, I have lived and I've died for you, abide in me and I vow to you: I will never forsake you"

Jesus Christ lived and died for us, if you seek his help, he will comfort you, and if you believe in him, when judgment day comes, he will never forsake you... That's what I think, maybe it's about Amy being all depressed and seeking help in Jesus, after all, it's not the only religious song she as, there's also October...

Victoria_cj March 20th, 2009 07:05AM  
I would never have thought of this song as religious. I don't agree with all that crap that Evanescence is a Christian band.. They sing about suicide, abuse, ghosts and well... Fans will know. But I don't see how any of it is Christian! But anyways, I can kinda see how it alls ties in to being relgious and about Jesus and whatnot. I like the start of this song, and the music's really good all the way through. I think they could use this song in the future, it has potential.

anonymous November 30th, 2009 04:16PM  
I think this song is definitely about her trying to break free from Satan's lies and really follow Christ. The reason that Evanescence plays depressing music is because following Jesus is not supposed to be easy. If you truly die to yourself, the Jesus talks about it, the world will rage against you. This can make you depressed sometimes, because you're not the god of your own life, but it's the only way to truly live. Even though Satan lies to you, and says you have to get your fulfillment right now.

anonymous January 17th, 2010 04:21PM  
I agree with a lot of people in how they're saying this song is related to sin, breaking free from it and following Christ. However, it could also be interpreted (as I initially did), as an emotionally abusive relationship, hence the lyrics: "You will never be strong enough You will never be good enough You were never conceived in love You will not rise above" The relationship seems very much one way, in that Amy-Lee keeps throwing hurtful lies to the other half, and the male lyrics are saying that their instinct says to get out, hence: "Lost from within and persuing the end" but then "I fight for the chance to be lied to again" meaning they still love this person and are fighting to stay with them, even if it does mean being lied to again. "But through my tears breaks a blinding light Birthing a dawn to this endless night Arms outstretched, awaiting me An open embrace upon a bleeding tree Rest in me and I'll comfort you I have lived and I died for you Abide in me and I vow to you I will never forsake you" This part very similarly to the other intepretations, obviously mean that this person has finally broken free after not thinking that they can cope alone, but then they find Christ. I see the song as this because I was once in an identical situation as to what I just explained. The song seems very fitting.

anonymous February 25th, 2010 11:00PM  
I think this song was intentionally left vague for the purpose of interpretation. It can mean whatever you want it to mean for yourself. I think it could be interpreted in a religious sense, but you could also go for the whole 'troubled teen' approach. The lyrics are also the type of thing an abusive parent would say. "you'll never be good enough, you were never conceived in love." Abusive parents also have the tendency to make the child believe the things they are saying "sealed with lies through so many tears." That's just one of the many ways it could be interpreted...