Missing
Evanesence Lyrics


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Can you stop, please?
Can you stop the fire?
You can't stop the fire,
You won't say the words.
Please, Please


Please, please forgive me
But I won't be home again
Maybe someday you'll look up
And barely conscious you'll say to no one
"Isn't something missing?"

You won't cry for my absence I know
You forgot me long ago
Am I that unimportant?
Am I so insignificant?
Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?

Even though I'm the sacrifice,
You won't try for me, not now.
Though I'd die to know you love me,
I'm all alone.
Isn't someone missing me?

Can you stop, please?
Can you stop the fire?
You can't stop the fire,
you won't say the words.
Please, Please


Please, please forgive me
But I won't be home again.
I know what you do to yourself,
I breathe deep and cry out,
"Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?"

Even though I'm the sacrifice,
You won't try for me, not now.
Though I'd die to know you love me,
I'm all alone.
Isn't someone missing me?

And if I bleed,
I'll bleed:
Knowing you don't care.
And if I sleep,
Just to dream of you,
And wake without you there.
Isn't something missing?
Isn't something...?

Even though I'm the sacrifice,
You won't try for me, not now.
Though I'd die to know you love me,
I'm all alone.
Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?

Can you stop, please?
Can you stop the fire?
You can't stop the fire,




you won't say the words.
Please, Please

Overall Meaning

"Missing" is a heart-wrenching ballad by Evanescence that talks about loneliness, sacrifice, and longing for someone who has forgotten about you. Amy Lee, the lead vocalist of the band, wrote the song about a painful experience she had when she was young. It captures the essence of feeling abandoned, invisible, and unimportant in someone's life.


The verses show the singer coming to terms with the reality that they won't ever be missed, and no one is there for them when they need it the most. The chorus is a desperate plea for the fire, which represents the pain of the person's absence, to stop. The song's bridge highlights the sacrifice that the singer has made for the other person, but they won't even try for them now. The final lines show the singer bleeding, dreaming, and waking up without the other person, realizing that something is missing.


Line by Line Meaning

Please, please forgive me
The singer is asking for forgiveness.


But I won't be home again
The singer will not return home.


Maybe someday you'll look up
The singer hopes that someday the listener might look up.


And barely conscious you'll say to no one
The listener might say something while not fully conscious.


"Isn't something missing?"
The listener might question if something important is missing.


You won't cry for my absence I know
The singer believes the listener won't cry for them.


You forgot me long ago
The singer believes the listener has forgotten about them.


Am I that unimportant?
The singer is questioning if they are unimportant to the listener.


Am I so insignificant?
The singer is questioning if they are insignificant to the listener.


Isn't something missing?
The singer is questioning if something important is missing.


Isn't someone missing me?
The singer is questioning if the listener misses them.


Though I'd die to know you love me
The singer would like to know if the listener loves them.


I'm all alone.
The singer feels alone.


And if I bleed,
If the singer bleeds...


I'll bleed:
They will bleed even though the listener does not care.


Knowing you don't care
The singer knows the listener does not care.


And if I sleep,
If the singer sleeps...


Just to dream of you,
The singer dreams of the listener.


And wake without you there.
The singer wakes up without the listener there.


Isn't something missing?
The singer is questioning if something important is missing.


Isn't something...?
The singer is questioning if something important is missing to the point of not being able to finish the sentence.


Can you stop, please?
The singer is asking the listener to stop something.


Can you stop the fire?
The singer is asking the listener if they can stop a fire.


You can't stop the fire,
The singer acknowledges that the fire cannot be stopped.


you won't say the words.
The listener won't say something the singer wants them to say.


Please, Please
The singer is pleading with the listener.




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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@raquelguimaraes8305

Please, please forgive me
But I won't be home again
Maybe someday you'll look up
And, barely conscious, you'll say to no one
Isn't something missing?
You won't cry for my absence, I know
You forgot me long ago
Am I that unimportant?
Am I so insignificant?
Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?
Even though I'm the sacrifice
You won't try for me, not now
Though I'd die to know you love me
I'm all alone
Isn't someone missing me?
Please, please forgive me
But I won't be home again
I know what you do to yourself
I breathe deep and cry out
Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?
Even though I'm the sacrifice
You won't try for me, not now
Though I'd die to know you love me
I'm all alone
Isn't someone missing me?
And if I bleed, I'll bleed
Knowing you don't care
And if I sleep just to dream of you
And wake without you there
Isn't something missing?
Isn't something...
Even though I'm the sacrifice
You won't try for me, not now
Though I'd die to know you love me
I'm all alone
Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?



@bleakm1343

I first listened to this song back in 2004 when it came on the radio at like 2 AM. I was 13 at that time. I had no way to know that 3 years later, I would enter the worst phase of my life. Got bullied to hell at school, fell into a deep depression and hid it from my parents because my mom had just got out of one and I didn’t want to be a burden to anyone. I cried myself to sleep many nights, and I played this song to death. Felt cathartic. My grades got worse, but still manageable. Then entered an abusive relationship where I foolishly stayed for almost 7 years. EV3 was released on the day my mom went to the hospital with her first big epileptic crisis, only one day after my brother’s birthday. Today, In 2017 I was diagnosed with an incurable disease that threw me again to that dark place filled with suicidal tendencies. Today, I’m listening to “Better Without You” and “Part of Me”, never forgetting about how “Missing” will always touch me in ways unimaginable.

“Not on your life;
I'm not abandoning - I have survived.
Somehow still standing through death and through time.
I need your love like a drug keeping me alive.

Drown me in your blinding light

I will be more than my survival;
Own these scars on my heart.”

I’m also going to my first ever Evanescence concert once the pandemic allows. Already bought the ticket!



@charbladex

Please, please forgive me,
But I won't be home again.
Maybe someday you'll have woke up,
And, barely conscious, you'll say to no one:
"Isn't something missing?"

You won't cry for my absence, I know
You forgot me long ago.
Am I that unimportant?
Am I so insignificant?
Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?

Even though I'm the sacrifice,
You won't try for me, not now.
Though I'd die to know you love me,
I'm all alone.
Isn't someone missing me?

Please, please forgive me,
But I won't be home again.
I know what you do to yourself,
I breathe deep and cry out:
"Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?"

Even though I'm the sacrifice,
You won't try for me, not now.
Though I'd die to know you love me,
I'm all alone.
Isn't someone missing me?

And if I bleed, I'll bleed,
Knowing you don't care.
And if I sleep just to dream of you
And wake without you there,
Isn't something missing?
Isn't something

Even though I'm the sacrifice,
You won't try for me, not now.
Though I'd die to know you love me,
I'm all alone.
Isn't someone missing me?



All comments from YouTube:

@Diana734

This woman's vocals comforted me as a teen. She is a gift.

@_unrulyhair

Same here, totally. What year were you born in? 1993 here.

@tatabrunetti

@@_unrulyhair I was born in 1992 and I'm so proud to have lived this Rock era

@Altasren

Heck, good rock never ages out. I was born in 1959, and Amy Lee is amazing.

@nadaelnokaly4950

hi fellow milllenials, we were all blessed by this blessed vocals ❤

@brokenheartedviking

Same

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@TheEuzkatroika

this song helped me through my depression back in 2004. im happy to report i did not die.

@gentengduco3101

HOPE U'LL ALWAYS BE ALRIGHT AND HPPY

@countingstrides4068

Evanescence also helped me too, though it wasn't this song.

@jackiechan4AAR

I’m happy to read you’re still alive lol

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