Evanescence - The Open Door lyrics

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  1. Sweet Sacrifice
  2. Call Me When You're Sober
  3. Weight Of The World
  4. Lithium
  5. Cloud Nine
  6. Snow White Queen
  7. Lacrymosa
  8. Like You
  9. Lose Control
  10. The Only One
  11. Your Star
  12. All That I'm Living For
  13. Good Enough




Sweet Sacrifice

It's true, we're all a little insane
but it's so clear
now that I am 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
erase the silence
erase my life
our burning ashes
blacken the day
a world of nothingness
blow me away]

Do you wonder why you hate?
are you still too 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 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 in 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
I 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- Stay in love with you
I'm gonna let it go




Cloud Nine

If you wanna live, let live
If you wanna go, let go
I'm not afraid to dream, to sleep- sleep forever

I don't need to touch the sky
I just wanna 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 wanna live, let live
If you wanna 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

[Chorus]:
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

[Chorus]




Snow White Queen

Stoplight, 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

[Chorus]:
You belong to me, my snow white queen
There's nowhere to run, so let's just get it over
Soon I know 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

[Chorus]

I 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

[Chorus]

All I want is you (x4)




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
Greiving the things I can't repair and willing...

To let you blame it on me
And set your guilt free
I don't wanna 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 no time to waste on giving up
My love wasn't enough

And you can blame it on me
And set your guilt free, honey
I don't wanna 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 forever more

I long to be like you, sis
Lie cold in the ground like you did
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?

[Chorus]:
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 play very quiet, my lamb
Mary never has to know

[Chorus]

If I cut you down to a thing I can use
I fear there'll 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- midflight
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
But 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 understood 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
But 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
But 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 patiently waited, bedside for the death of today
I can't see your star
The mechanical lights of Lisbon frightened it away

[Chorus]:
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?

[Chorus]

So far away
It's growing colder without your love
Why can't you feel me
Calling your name?
Can't break the silence
It's breaking me

All my fears
Turn to rage

[Chorus]




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 me 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 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 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