Evanescence

Released: December 29, 1998

Songwriter: Ben Moody Amy Lee

Producer: Ben Moody

[Verse 1]
Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming
Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights
Oh, how I long for the deep sleep dreaming
The goddess of imaginary light

[Chorus 1]
In my field of paper flowers
And candy clouds of lullabies (Flowers)
I lie inside myself for hours
And watch my purple sky fly over me (Flowers)

[Verse 2]
I linger in the doorway
Of alarm clocks screaming, monsters calling my name
Let me stay
Where the wind will whisper to me
Where the raindrops as they're falling tell a story

[Chorus 2]
If you need to leave the world you live in
Lay your head down and stay a while (Flowers)
Though you may not remember dreaming
Something waits for you to breathe again (Flowers)

Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. Evanescence was originally promoted in Christian stores. Later, the band made it clear they did not want to be considered part of the Christian rock genre, like fellow Wind-up Records artists Creed. Some of their most popular hits “Bring Me to Life,” “My Immortal,” and “What You Want.”

In 2014, the band parted ways with their long-term record label Wind-Up and became independent artists. In late 2016, they released a Ultimate Collection box set featuring all their albums along with the 2000 demo album Origin and a B-sides compilation Lost Whispers.

In November 2017, they released their fourth album, Synthesis, featuring a reimagining of some of their past songs plus two new original songs with the spotlight on full orchestra and electronics.

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