Forgiven
♫ Within Temptation Lyrics
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Love you so it hurts my soul
Can you forgive me for trying again
Your silence makes me hold my breath
Oh time has passed you by
Oh, for so long I've tried to shield you from the world
Ooh, you couldn't face the freedom on your own
You gave up the fight
You left me behind
All that's done's forgiven
You'll always be mine
I know deep inside
All that's done's forgiven
I watched the clouds drifting away
Still the sun can't warm my face
I know it was destined to go wrong
You were looking for the great escape
To chase your demons away
Oh, for so long I've tried to shield you from the world
Oh, you couldn't face the freedom on your own
And here I am left in silence
You gave up the fight
You left me behind
All that's done's forgiven
You'll always be mine
I know deep inside
All that's done's forgiven
I've been so lost since you've gone
Why not me before you?
Why did fate deceive me?
Everything turned out so wrong
Why did you leave me in silence?
You gave up the fight
You left me behind
All that's done's forgiven
You'll always be mine
I know deep inside
All that's done's forgiven
The song, Forgiven by Within Temptation, tells the story of a person who has tried to save their loved one from the trials and tribulations of life but was not able to. The singer expresses their profound love and hurt for the person and asks for forgiveness for trying again. The person abandoned the fight and left the singer behind, which led the singer to believe that fate had deceived them. The song describes the singer’s attempt to cope with their pain, but the memory of the person lingers on.
The song highlights the theme of love, loss, and the struggle to move on. The dilemma of having to let go of someone they love, who they could not save, is overwhelming, and the pain suffocates them. The lyrics speak to anyone who has lost someone to addiction, suicide, or mental health issues. It’s a heartbreaking reminder that sometimes, no matter how much one loves or tries to protect someone, they can’t save them.
Line by Line Meaning
Couldn't save you from the start
I wasn't able to protect you from the very beginning
Love you so it hurts my soul
I love you deeply, even if it causes me pain
Can you forgive me for trying again
Will you grant me forgiveness for attempting to make it work between us one more time?
Your silence makes me hold my breath
The fact that you are not responding makes me feel anxious and impatient
Oh time has passed you by
You have missed out on many things because time has kept moving forward
Oh, for so long I've tried to shield you from the world
I have done my best for a while to protect you from the harsh realities of life
Ooh, you couldn't face the freedom on your own
You were unable to handle being independent and making your own choices
Here I am left in silence
Now I'm alone and left in silence
You gave up the fight
You surrendered and stopped struggling
You left me behind
You abandoned me and moved on with your life
All that's done's forgiven
Everything that happened between us is now forgiven and forgotten
You'll always be mine
Even though we are not together, I still feel like you belong to me
I know deep inside
I have a firm understanding
I watched the clouds drifting away
I saw the clouds moving away from me
Still the sun can't warm my face
Despite the sun shining, I still feel cold and numb
I know it was destined to go wrong
I believe it was inevitable that things would go awry
You were looking for the great escape
You were searching for a way out of our relationship
To chase your demons away
In order to get rid of your inner struggles and emotional pain
I've been so lost since you've gone
I have been extremely confused and disorientated ever since you left
Why not me before you?
Why didn't I die before you did?
Why did fate deceive me?
Why did destiny trick me?
Everything turned out so wrong
Everything ended disastrously
Why did you leave me in silence?
Why did you abandon me without even saying a word?
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, SPIERENBURG MUSIC PUBLISHING, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: MARTIJN SPIERENBURG, SHARON DEN ADEL, ROBERT WESTERHOLT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Clauder.
A música "Lithium" da banda Evanescence é uma canção sobre a luta contra a depressão e a ansiedade. A letra da música é escrita do ponto de vista de uma pessoa que está lutando contra esses problemas de saúde mental. A pessoa se sente isolada e sozinha, e está desesperada por encontrar uma maneira de se sentir melhor.
A música começa com a pessoa descrevendo seus sentimentos de tristeza e desespero. Ela diz que está "sendo consumida por dentro" e que "se sente como se estivesse em um sonho". Ela está lutando para encontrar um significado na vida e está se sentindo perdida e sem esperança.
A pessoa então começa a falar sobre sua relação com a medicação. Ela diz que está tomando lítio, um medicamento usado para tratar a depressão e a bipolaridade. Ela diz que o lítio está ajudando a controlar seus sintomas, mas que ainda não é o suficiente. Ela ainda se sente triste e ansiosa, e está lutando para encontrar uma maneira de se sentir feliz e realizada.
A música termina com o eu lírico expressando seu desejo de encontrar uma maneira de se curar. Ela diz que está cansada de sofrer e que está disposta a fazer qualquer coisa para se sentir melhor. Ela está procurando por uma maneira de encontrar a paz e a felicidade.
A música "Lithium" é uma canção comovente que fala sobre uma questão importante. Ela é uma inspiração para as pessoas que estão lutando contra a depressão e a ansiedade, e mostra que é possível encontrar a cura.
Aqui estão alguns versos específicos da música que ilustram esses temas:
"I'm being consumed from the inside out I feel like I'm in a dream"
Esses versos descrevem os sentimentos de isolamento e desespero que a pessoa está experimentando. Ela se sente como se estivesse presa em um ciclo de tristeza e ansiedade.
"I'm taking lithium It's helping me to cope But I'm not okay"
Esses versos mostram que a pessoa está tentando encontrar ajuda, mas ainda não encontrou uma solução definitiva. O lítio está ajudando, mas ainda não é suficiente para curar sua depressão.
"I'm tired of suffering I'm tired of being lost I'm tired of being alone"
Esses versos expressam o desejo da pessoa de encontrar a cura. Ela está cansada de sofrer e está disposta a fazer qualquer coisa para se sentir melhor.
Espero que tenha apreciado esta interpretação!
@inesolivares3445
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, in love with you
Oh, I'm gonna let it go
@Giant9
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 1]
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
[Pre-Chorus]
I can't hold on to me
Wonder what's wrong with me
[Chorus]
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, ah
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[Bridge]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Pre-Chorus]
I can't hold on to me
Wonder what's wrong with me
[Chorus]
Lithium
Don't wanna lock me up inside
Lithium
Don't wanna forget how it feels without
Lithium
Stay in love with you, ah
I'm gonna let it go
@Alex_OMalley
LYRICS:
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, in love with you
Oh, I'm gonna let it go
@qq84
Evanescence - Lithium
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 1]
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
[Bridge]
I can't hold on to me
Wonder what's wrong with me
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Bridge]
I can't hold on to me
Wonder what's wrong with me
[Chorus]
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
[Outro]
Stay in love with you
I, I'm gonna let it go
@joshbates6339
Lithium, don't want to lock me up inside.
Lithium, don't want to forget how it feels without...
Lithium, I want to stay in love with my sorrow.
Oh, but God, I want to 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 want to lock me up inside.
Lithium, don't want to forget how it feels without...
Lithium, I want to stay in love with my sorrow.
Don't want to 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 want to lock me up inside.
Lithium, don't want to forget how it feels without...
Lithium, ...stay in love with you.
I'm gonna let it go.
@ilikeweirdonames4187
The people that disliked this song should get their covid test, because one of the main symptoms is no taste.
@unknownzed13
Ur right lol
@tacnyauta
Exactly
@mikahhbouncybutt
Say it louder for those in the back 🤏🏾
@martinandersen7735
You cant stop the dislikes belive me
@subabybaru6679
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Right on👌🏽
@dredgenscarlet
Edit: I am not sure what the true meaning behind the song may be, this is how I always perceived it. Im so happy that so many people replied, thank you for all the conversations. Bipolar and depression are not spoke about enough, thank you for shining a light into the darkness and continuing a conversation about it.
Lithium is a medication that is given to people who suffer from major mental illness, it's used as a base medication to deal with main symptoms and then in combination with other medications. I have been on lithium for almost five years, dealing with bipolar disorder, and I can say, that the whole first year of the medication felt exactly like this song. You feel nothing, the numbness is almost more painful than the depression that's being treated.
You never understand why so many people fail to stick with their treatment until you live that life. Once you start down that path all you want is to be free of it and to feel again.
This song is so much deeper than anyone can understand.
@BlackBird-333
Sara Lumley I'm so agree with you. Thanks :) I'm diagnosed with bipolar disorder as well and this song have been my fav from Amy since Fallen came out. Take care! ;)
@bibibazina7759
Sara Lumley I hope you're fine now lots of love and hugs your way
@everardoaleman2252
good ass wopping cures all forms of depression