My Immortal
░Evanescence░ Lyrics

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I'm so tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
'Cause your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone

These wounds won't seem to heal, this pain is just too real

There's just too much that time cannot erase

When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me

You used to captivate me by your resonating light
Now, I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away all the sanity in me

These wounds won't seem to heal, this pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
And you still have all of me

I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
But though you're still with me, I've been alone, I'm alone

When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears

I held your hand through all of these years
You still have all of me ah, me ah, me ah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to ░Evanescence░'s song My Immortal explore themes of loss and grief as the singer struggles to cope with the pain of losing someone they held dear. The opening lines, "I'm so tired of being here, suppressed by all my childish fears," suggest that the singer has been living with this pain for a long time and is exhausted by it. They express a desire for the person who left them to just leave so that they can finally begin to move on, but they are haunted by their memories and the lingering presence of their former love. The chorus, "These wounds won't seem to heal, this pain is just too real," conveys the depth of the singer's suffering and their feeling that time alone cannot heal the wounds they carry.

The lyrics also touch on themes of sacrifice and devotion, as the singer describes how they were there for the person they lost through all the ups and downs of life. The lines, "When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears, when you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears, and I held your hand through all of these years," suggest a level of devotion and love that is difficult to let go of. The repeated line, "You still have all of me," emphasizes that the singer's love and devotion endure even in their absence.

Overall, the lyrics to My Immortal are a powerful exploration of grief and loss, and the struggle to move on from a past love. They convey a sense of overwhelming pain and the difficulty of healing from emotional wounds, as well as the depth of devotion and love that can endure even after a person is gone.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm so tired of being here
I'm exhausted from staying in this place

Suppressed by all my childish fears
My anxieties have silenced me

And if you have to leave
In case you must depart

I wish that you would just leave
I desire for you to go away

'Cause your presence still lingers here
Your existence remains in this space

And it won't leave me alone
It continues to haunt me

These wounds won't seem to heal, this pain is just too real
I cannot recover from this agony

There's just too much that time cannot erase
Time cannot remove everything

When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
I'd comfort you when you were sad

When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears
I'd protect you from your terrors

And I held your hand through all of these years
I supported you throughout these times