Track #6 on Korn's 'Untouchables' album.
Track #5 on Evanescence's 'Anywhere But Home' DVD.
Korn song originally recorded on 2002’s Untouchables that Evanescence started to cover in spring 2004. The piano driven cover was also released on Evanescence's 2004 live DVD, Anywhere But Home.
Jonathan Davis of KoЯn said at The Blitz 99.7 FM:
"Yeah, we did a couple of shows with (Evanescence) in Europe and (they) played it," Jonathan Davis of Korn told The Blitz 99.7 FM. "It's a huge, huge thing when an artist thinks of doing a cover of one of our songs, it just blows us away, and she (Evanescence singer Amy Lee) does it so beautifully. She's told me time and time again that she's a huge KORN fan. What was really cool was that in Europe, they were supposed to headline over us and she refused to do it and made us headline over them. There's just a lot of respect there. I think she's a great girl and I love that cover — it came out beautifully. The way I hear things in my head sometimes, the more (time I spend) in a heavy band, I'm more about melody and shit like that, so… when I heard (Evanescence's version of 'Thoughtless'), it was really cool. The melodies really pop out."
Thoughtless
Evanescence Lyrics
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I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
Thumping through the pages of my fantasies
Pushing all the mercy down, down, down
Come on, gonna put on the ground, ground, ground
Why are you trying to make fun of me?
You think it's funny? What the fuck you think it's doing to me?
You take your turn lashing out at me
I want you crying when you're bloody down in front of me
All of my hate cannot be bound
I will not be drowned by your thoughless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
Thumping through the pages of my fantasies
I'm above you, smiling at you, drown, drown, drown
I'll kill and rape you the way you raped me
And I'll pull the trigger
And you're down, down, down
Why are you trying to make fun of me?
You think it's funny? what the fuck you think it's doing to me?
You take you turn lashing out at me
I want you crying while you're bloody down in front of me
All of my hate cannot be bound
I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
All my friends are gone,
They died
They all screamed, and cried
I'm gonna take you down
Gonna take you down
Gonna take you down
Gonna take you down
All of my hate cannot be bound
I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down and
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
Down
All of my hate cannot be bound
I will no be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
The lyrics to Evanescence’s song “Thoughtless” express feelings of intense anger and hatred towards someone who has hurt the singer. The lines “all of my hate cannot be bound” and “I’ll kill and rape you the way you raped me” showcase the singer’s deep desire for revenge. The lyrics also touch on the theme of bullying and being made fun of, with phrases like “thumping through the pages of my fantasies” and “why are you trying to make fun of me?”. The singer refuses to be beaten down by this person and instead asserts their strength by saying “I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming” and “I’m above you, smiling at you, drown, drown, drown”. The song concludes with the repeated lines “all of my hate cannot be bound” and “I will see you screaming”, emphasizing the singer’s unquenchable rage and determination for revenge.
Line by Line Meaning
All of my hate cannot be bound
My immense anger and hatred towards you cannot be contained or controlled.
I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
I will not let your careless and cruel plans overpower or defeat me.
Now you can try to tear me down
You can attempt to bring me down or destroy me now if you want.
Beat me to the ground
Physically or emotionally hurt me, reducing me to a lower level than you think I should be at.
I will see you screaming
I will witness your distress and agony, possibly as a result of my actions.
Thumping through the pages of my fantasies
In my imagination, I am passionately attacking and dominating you.
Pushing all the mercy down, down, down
Suppressing any sense of compassion or forgiveness towards you, driving it deep down inside me.
I'll see you try to take a swing at me
I'll observe you attempting to physically attack me, possibly in retaliation to my aggression.
Come on, gonna put on the ground, ground, ground
I'm daring you to try and strike me, because I believe I have more strength and power than you do.
Why are you trying to make fun of me?
I'm questioning why you find enjoyment in mocking or belittling me.
You think it's funny? What the fuck you think it's doing to me?
I'm challenging you on your reasons for finding humor in my pain, and expressing how much it is affecting me emotionally.
You take your turn lashing out at me
You retaliate back against me by using harsh words or actions to inflict harm on me.
I want you crying when you're bloody down in front of me
I desire to witness you in a state of physical and emotional pain and distress as payback for what you've done to me.
All my friends are gone, They died, They all screamed, and cried
I have lost all my companions, who suffered and cried out in pain before passing away.
I'm gonna take you down
I'm determined to defeat you, bringing you to a lower position than you currently are in.
Down
A final declaration of my intention to take you down and overcome your schemes.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Brian Welch, David Randall Silveria, James Christian Shaffer, Jonathan Howsman Davis, Reginald Arvizu
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All of my hate cannot be bound
I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
Thumping through the pages of my fantasies
Pushing all the mercy down, down, down
I'll see you try to take a swing at me
Come on, gonna put on the ground, ground, ground
Why are you trying to make fun of me?
You think it's funny? What the fuck you think it's doing to me?
You take your turn lashing out at me
I want you crying when you're bloody down in front of me
All of my hate cannot be bound
I will not be drowned by your thoughless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
Thumping through the pages of my fantasies
I'm above you, smiling at you, drown, drown, drown
I'll kill and rape you the way you raped me
And I'll pull the trigger
And you're down, down, down
Why are you trying to make fun of me?
You think it's funny? what the fuck you think it's doing to me?
You take you turn lashing out at me
I want you crying while you're bloody down in front of me
All of my hate cannot be bound
I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
All my friends are gone,
They died
They all screamed, and cried
I'm gonna take you down
Gonna take you down
Gonna take you down
Gonna take you down
All of my hate cannot be bound
I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down and
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
Down
All of my hate cannot be bound
I will no be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
@SassyWitch666
She has a hauntingly beautiful voice.
@thejamister929
ye
@longjohn84
agree, it's stunning
@hazahizabbanzabalawan3815
Tho ur comment is literally 5yrs old... Amy Lee's voive has always been crazy beautiful like this
@jazzy0959
Her voice always gives me chills
@darkkinggaming7988
Yes she does
@ShreddNugent
Man, I remember having this concert on DVD with the behind the scenes, and watching it over and over. This was such an awesome performance.
@Suna74
+ShreddNugent I used to do the same!
@rayanequinzel2385
+SuNa74 im still doing xd
@musicreach1234
+Dylan Greyson Me Too!! awesome DVD!