Disappear
Evanescence攀 Lyrics
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Underneath everything I guess I always dreamed
That I would be the one to take you away
From all this wasted pain
But I can't save you from yourself
[Chorus]
Don't you want to feel?
How much longer are you gonna
Give into the fear?
Holding you down until you're
Frozen
I can't let you fall apart
You don't even know
What you've done to me
But I would be the one to take you away
From all this wasted pain
If you could just wake up
[Chorus]
All alone, all alone
And drowning in your past
Take it back, take it back
I still believe you can
Don't you want to feel?
Don't you want to live your life? How much longer are you gonna
Give into the fear?
Holding you down till you disappear
The lyrics of "Disappear" by Evanescence paint a picture of someone who is feeling hollow and forgotten by the person they love. The singer opens with the line "hollow like you don't remember me," indicating that they feel invisible or overlooked. Despite this feeling, the singer holds onto the dream that they will be the one to save their loved one from pain and suffering. However, the music changes when the singer acknowledges that they cannot save the person from themselves. The chorus asks "don't you want to feel?" and encourages their loved one to live their life, to not give in to fear, and to not let their pain freeze them.
The second verse deepens the intensity of the singer's emotions. They long to take their loved one away from their pain and are frustrated that the person doesn't even realize how much they've hurt the singer. The bridge returns to the idea of the loved one being trapped in their past and calls for them to take it back. The chorus closes the song with the same message, calling for their loved one to wake up and live their life before fear and pain cause them to disappear.
Overall, the song speaks to the human desire to save those we love from themselves and the reality that sometimes we cannot. It also explores the frustration and hurt that one can feel when seeing a loved one suffer and not being able to help.
Line by Line Meaning
Hollow like you don't remember me
You don't seem to remember me anymore and it feels like there's nothing left in you
Underneath everything I guess I always dreamed that I would be the one to take you away
Deep down, I always hoped that I would be able to help you escape your struggles
From all this wasted pain, but I can't save you from yourself
I wanted to rescue you from all the pain and hurt, but unfortunately, you are the only one who can truly save yourself
Don't you want to feel?
Have you given up on the ability to feel anything?
Don't you want to live your life?
Do you not desire to live your life to the fullest?
How much longer are you gonna give into the fear?
When are you going to stop succumbing to your fears?
Holding you down until you're frozen
Your fears are holding you back to the point where you feel frozen and unable to move forward
I can't let you fall apart
I refuse to watch you completely break down
You don't even know what you've done to me
You aren't even aware of the impact you have on my life
All alone, all alone and drowning in your past
You are struggling alone with the weight of your past
Take it back, take it back, I still believe you can
Do not let your past define your future, I still believe you can turn things around
Holding you down till you disappear
Your fears are keeping you down until you fade away completely
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: AMY LEE, WILLIAM AMOS HUNT, TERRY BALSAMO, WILLIAM MCLAWHORN, TIMOTHY TODD MCCORD
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