Evanescence - Understanding Lyrics (Evanescence EP)

Lyrics to the rock song Understanding by the american rock band, Evanescence.
From the album, Evanescence EP.
Lyrics:
You hold the answer deep within your own mind
Consciously you've forgotten it
That's the way the human mind works
Whenever something is too unpleasant
Too shameful for us to entertain we reject it [We wash it all away]
We erase it from our memory
But the imprint is always there [we wish it all away]
[We hope it all away]
[Can't cry it all away]
The pain that grips you
The fear that binds you
Releases life in me
In our mutual shame we hide our eyes
To blind them from the truth that finds a way for who we are
Please don't be afraid
When the darkness fades away
The dawn will break the silence
Screaming in our hearts
My love for you still grows
This I do for you
Before I try to fight the truth
My final time
We're supposed to try and be real
And when you feel alone, you are not together
And that is real
Can't wash it all away
Can't wish it all away
Can't cry it all away
Can't scratch it all away
Lying beside you
Listening to you breathe
The light that flows inside of you
Burns inside of me
Hold and speak to me
Of love without a sound
Tell me you will live through this
And I will die for you
Cast me not away
Say you'll be with me
For I know
I cannot bear it all alone
You're not alone, honey
Never, never
Can't fight it all away
Can't hope it all away
Can't scream it all away
It just won't fade away, no
Ooh, can't wash it all away
Can't wish it all away
Can't cry it all away
Can't scratch it all away
Can't fight it all away
Can't hope it all away
Can't scream it all away
Oh! It all away
Oh! It all away
But the imprint is always there
Nothing is ever really forgotten
God, just don't hate me
Because I'll die if you do
'Cause I'll die if you do
'Cause I'll die if you do
'Cause I'll die if you do
Because I'll die if you do
**I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING**

[@briannagravely9349]

"erased from our memories, but the imprint is always there." Pretty much explains why I'd listen to this without realizing until now, ten years later, that I had been a victim of sexual assault as a child and that's why I had depression.

[@sleepwalker300]

You're not alone

[@DruidsCalling]

Brianna Gravely this song reminds me of columbine

[@oldaccount64]

I'm so sorry

[@joannaev8602]

Hope you're doing better now ❤

[@candykoock836]

Brianna Gravely xo

[@MrTuxedoCat1]

It starts off sounding like a therapist speaking to a child, to a mother scolding the child, to a father comforting the child, back to the therapist, to the child praying.

[@louisa4676]

the imprint is always there. nothing is ever really forgotten... :

[@exerine5696]

Evanescence has so many sad songs that makes me empty from my mind, like a medicine. It feels like someone is telling me the words and thoughts what i can't tell. I love them, still after 12 years (for me)

[@waynefilkins8394]

18 years here and still listening to the old stuff. Can't stand the last 2 or 3 albums though. I love this old raw Amy / Ben / David stuff

[@MrArrtur]

I feel exactly the same way

[@wingzero3018]

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[@wingzero3018]

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[@carpediemearth]

@@waynefilkins8394 😂 Who? Evanescence was Amy and Ben. This song is from Amy and Ben's 1998 EP titled Evanescence.

[@b.entranceperium]

Totally underrated.

[@hakimdu07]

yes unfortuately 🙄🔥🤘💖🖤

[@tawanahickey9234]

Hi

[@tawanahickey9234]

Hi😊😁😴💤😴💤😊😴😁💤😁♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@MrRoyality87]

Amy’s voice is so soothing

[@bighand1530]

Yeah

[@yuseick]

I wish Amy sings this song again. With her more mature voice, this amazing song will be more amazing. It gives me chills every time.

[@bighand1530]

Same.

[@gianthand8130]

Yes

[@StillGamingTM]

@@gianthand8130 Roger

[@moswaggy]

She pretty much has already kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXmacpqqZtafjsk It’s from 2007, but by then, her voice has still matured.

[@CypairaTheSkeleton]

the ending gave me the goose bumps because of this: ''Because I'll Die If You Do''

[@safemoonflatearther8892]

The light that flows inside of you burns inside of me. She is so deep.

[@millyv8787]

💜 yess

[@aleksandarpocanic9513]

Rarest quality in human beings-TRUE UNDERSTANDING

[@TotaMuslimah]

You hold the answers deep within your own mind. Consciously, you've forgotten it. That's the way the human mind works. Whenever something is too unpleasant, to shameful for us to entertain, we reject it. We erase it from our memories. But the imprint is always there.

[@millyv8787]

that part always gives me chills. love this song

[@pickinyacotton1609]

Same thing with history in general until we "re search" it 😎

[@tawanahickey9234]

Highest level and see how it

[@princesssparkle3037]

"nothing is ever really forgotten"

[@hakimdu07]

@@princesssparkle3037 i love the end

[@allydove1473]

This song is so DEEP!

[@darkestdeath8035]

I've never cried over a song before...

[@moswaggy]

Jay Frogg Same

[@millyv8787]

Something about this song idk what it is but it’s so sad but beautiful too

[@aleksandarpocanic4659]

We have saying in my country that if something is REALLY sad, it says 'that is that stone would drop a tear'.I feel that with this song a mountains would release rivers without any rain.

[@hakimdu07]

me too frankly

[@astridlove2327]

I have cried from so many of her songs, she really knows how to reach someone deep inside themselves. I think anyone can find a way to relate to what she writes. That’s what makes her stuff so genius.

[@hatefuck4475]

I cry everytime I listen to this song.

[@jamesmusisca8442]

stop that

[@silentkonami8056]

james musisca no

[@millyv8787]

I'm crying now whoa

[@chriscastillo1628]

The same, are single?

[@hakimdu07]

This song is a masterpiece

[@memekaay]

I literally don't remember nothing about my life. Is tough because even if I study hard I never remember nothing, I don't remember what caused my depression, I don't remember how I am.

[@EvilSapphireR]

Meme kay you're exactly how i am. One thing I wish the most in life is to figure out and remember the memories that shaped me how I am today. I don't have a lot of people to consult, I don't have an intimate relationship with my parents, I have broad recollections of events that happened in my life because most of the people around me know about them, I wish I could remember what my reactions to them were though, because that is what leads to the adult personality we develop later.

[@BubblyBrunette84]

I love this song. It's weird i have Origin it skips like crazy becuz I've had since they first came out. A lot of their songs got me thru depression and my self harming I did back then. And still listening to it now is flooding my memory of that dark time I went thru.

[@tessmarie2933]

Evanescence's music is very therapeutic for me personally. Along with Iron Maiden, A7X, Papa Roach, Shinedown and In This Moment. Funny how music can help us through the darkest stuff when no one else can. I'm glad you stopped self harming. Wishing all the best for you!

[@chriscastillo1628]

The dark,is always with me,am single

[@carpediemearth]

This is from Amy and Ben's 1998 EP Evanescence, not Origin.

[@BubblyBrunette84]

@@carpediemearth oh it may have been. But on my origin copy this song is on it

[@carpediemearth]

@@BubblyBrunette84 You have a fake copy then. Fraudsters fabricated a bunch of different versions of that CD to sell it, some adding extra songs, others changing the album cover art slightly.

[@anceru5801]

one of the best songs they made. thank you evanescence

[@brettconnolly6289]

I was afraid to listen to this song again, because every line seems to reflect what I am going through right now. I clicked on the song Exodus instead, but my cursor hovered over something or other a little too long (not sure what happened) and next thing I know Understanding is playing and not Exodus (or any other song). Not only that, this is the first song I have been able to listen to in a week (software issues). I was afraid to listen to this song again, but I kind of had to and I'm really glad I did.

[@Stoober_]

Duuuuude. The real early Evanescence stuff was awesome

[@bighand1530]

Yes

[@StillGamingTM]

@@bighand1530 Very

[@deev4146]

No words can describe this and do it justice, many memories flood my brain right now. I absolutely adore her, this is forever timeless. She will forever have the most beautifully expressed, poetic words.

[@codythinks4749]

Unbelievable song for a first ever ep 😍

[@danielodonnell123]

That breakdown though

[@jackraptorjawn]

Omg I'm just going through this Playlist, so many memories I was obsessed back in the day.

[@shescreamsinfear8273]

The lyrics in this song are so deep. I love it ♥

[@younesmezaghcha]

Can't stop listening to this song :(

[@razersharp123456]

This song described it all..

[@DemetraTz]

The scariest song of them..

[@456cookielove]

That's exactly what I thought

[@FairyCRat]

I'd say third only to Even in Death and (dammit) Ascension of the Spirit.

[@some1whoknows512]

understanding so speaks to me, if I could put my feelings down this song is how . from my bleeding heart I'm so sorry I failed her.

[@mandacitron]

MEU DEUS amo essa. As melhores músicas são as mais desconhecidas

[@marcelowaka3780]

realmente. Evanescence EP - 1998 ♥ quanto mais antiga MELHOR!!

[@rezone1542]

This is such a beautiful song

[@pysiquealteria682]

2019 always evanescence...😊🖐️

[@millyv8787]

2020! Always evanescence

[@pysiquealteria682]

@@millyv8787 wow....😍🤘🤘🤘evanescence never die...💞

[@millyv8787]

pysique alteria ❤️🙌🏼

[@pysiquealteria682]

@@millyv8787 💝💘to 🤘🤘🤘

[@brattybanshee]

At 4:40 is when it really hit me😍😭😍😭😍😭

[@millyv8787]

Yessss

[@nobodyshome4633]

Beautiful... just beautiful... - This is truly a masterpiece, and hard to believe it’s among the first songs they made for the EP. It is so beyond brilliant and speaks to me in a way that I can’t describe... one of the greatest musical compositions and lyrics I have ever heard. I’ll cherish this forever. Thank you so much for uploading these along the years. Xx

[@michaelvs.scorpio7676]

I AGREE!! I also think the same is true for Metallica. I think Metallica's absolute BEST songs were from their FIRST few albums!! I'm not 100% sure, but I think that change occured after they lost one of their band members (Cliff Burton?) in a (bus wreck?)

[@chriscastillo1628]

Am,shur, Your pretty

[@chriscastillo1628]

@@michaelvs.scorpio7676

[@chriscastillo1628]

What do you think about me?

[@RCS_inkleberg]

Happy 20th to their first EP!

[@amandaferreira4800]

I just love the pre-fallen era

[@KajsaBernhardina]

Masterpiece

[@ayse2399]

Her voice is so touchy and angelic in this song.

[@bighand1530]

Yes

[@user-bp6jh2gw6t]

Beautifully haunting

[@CrimsonCrypt]

I love this song so much.

[@witch8970]

hi

[@Looneytune3]

Nothing is really forgotten....

[@WilonaMinaWalker]

I was 14 when I first listened to Amy, god I love her so much. Her voice to the lyrics of her songs, the music, the sadness where I relate to after all these years, I'm so happy I found out about her. I am 28 now and I will never stop loving and supporting her. 💕❤✨🥰

[@rebelliouswitch1991]

I was 12 and now going on 31.

[@mariadelosangelesmiquilena48]

5:45 this moment is amazing,!! She sounds like she is pleading in despair😢

[@markthomaidis9622]

👍👍👍

[@indefinicy]

This brings back some serious teenage sadness/angst

[@trfan18]

2:07 to 2:17 is my favorite part

[@aza4624]

depression hits so hard it got me back here lol

[@Moonlight-xk9yl]

Amylee voice was so young and cute here. Now her voice stronger and darker than.

[@bighand1530]

True

[@Sera-Astraea]

I will always feel this song with all my soul.. I will always love

[@jbird4]

2022. Still love this song.

[@mircat631]

I think i found my new favorite song

[@dreamer4everurs]

I try to forget how those I loved passed away. I can’t forget what I saw. Even if I try to erase it, it will never fade. It’s just hidden in the dark.

[@patriciabarbosauc1756]

Amo esa cancion por que me ayuda a entender mi corazon con ese grupo que tanto amo

[@user-sg6sd2vg1r]

I've lost so many people in my life, to betrayal, lies, and to death... I'm just so used to loss it does nothing to me anymore or at least that's what I try to tell myself

[@dylanx886]

it's okay to feel the feelings that you feel. Numbness is a normal response to trauma - but try to let yourself experience the breadth of your emotion, dive in headfirst, maybe with a counselor or someone that you trust, or even just a journal. It can be hard to imagine, but there will always be another dawn. You can love yourself, you can break the cycle of pain. If you break the rule that "hurt people will hurt people," you will just be one more beautiful light in the darkness. I believe in your strength!

[@ericpadilla2454]

I remember downloading these unreleased songs back on Kazaa in 2004. My ex wife was a huge Evanescence fan. About the only good thing she gave me in life 😂

[@RuruFIN]

Amy has the most beautiful voice ever.

[@marial8371]

Absolutely loveeeeee this song

[@edeedeeward]

I just remembered this song after two years, I had to find it

[@bighand1530]

Only found it this year.

[@blackcircles3833]

God please don't hate me. Please forgive me. I'm suffered enough. I cannot handle anymore. Please have mercy on me. I'm sorry.

[@ericthomasanderson5025]

I will love to hear this on Spotify

[@gianthand8130]

Same.

[@millyv8787]

Me too

[@SarahAkiraFerriera]

Because I'll die if you do. ♥

[@gilanthonyabanes6461]

Nostalgic 🎧

[@cratosatreus5334]

Nostalgia 😢😢

[@bighand1530]

Yup

[@jymyants9579]

Fantastic compositions. Great.. I like it so much.

[@mari11anna]

at last, this song with hq and finely done. thank u for this. (:

[@user-oc6ol8dp9r]

Thanks to my aunt, whoever you are, I've been listening to Vasya for more than 10 years, but somehow I haven't translated the texts themselves. as it turned out not in vain - they are almost the same as oya felt them thanks to your translation damn how I returned 10 years ago listening and reading translations ...

[@michellevillaruel7511]

I think I now understand her song. Now that I've studied it countless of time just to get it. Though I am still unsure of it. Can someone please enlighten me with their own understanding of the song? I am really curious of what is behind it.

[@kerryherring563]

+Michelle Villaruel This song is almost exactly the same as 95% of their other songs, it is just telling the story in a slightly different way. All of these songs are about dealing with pain of some sort. The way it is dealt with is either demonic or possibly split personality. Think Gollum/Smeagle from Lord of the Rings. Just like the spoken words at the beginning say, when the pain becomes too much it gets pushed away, or rather the personality that is suffering hides (imaginarium) and the "other" comes forward. All of the songs tell this story. There are several key words to watch for to help know when this is happening. Truth/Lie, Waking/Sleeping or Dreaming, Breathing/Drowning, Light/Dark, Living/Dying. There are several other devices they use repeatedly to tell the story i.e. water in all its forms represents the pain. Look for the repeated words in their lyrics and unlock the story.

[@michellevillaruel7511]

Sgt Killakins Kerry Herring Thanks for your explanations guys. I get it now. ^_^

[@AllySugi]

Hey, looks like you're "understanding" it now... get it? Heh... lol

[@danielodonnell123]

Michelle Villaruel her sister died when she was young

[@ASadPigeon]

Michelle Villaruel Its about how no matter how hard you try, sometimes you can never forget traumatic experiences in your life.

[@JorgeRahuviano]

I love that song so much !

[@Dox7781]

Her lyrics is what I'm going threw nothing matters no more YOU JUST CANT WISH IT ALL AWAY I'm done fighting we just gotta let go let it be done that's my destiny.... My humanity is lost the little hope I had left it's just gone I tried and tried my luv for u all is their always been real .

[@wisemage0]

Thank you, Nancie.

[@yasmineyassou6233]

thank you for this

[@Emmettandstuff]

Beautiful wording.

[@leon29190]

My new fav song

[@damaged7851]

OMG I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nir5919]

I’m almost crying to listen to this song It’s amazing🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@geraldcm5183]

Understanding. ❤ more of this...

[@Nahid1347]

Beautiful...❤️💫

[@lorihuth182]

this song sounds like that last scene in fnaf 6 where all the animatronics are finally being set free in the fire, with their dad and AAHHHHH IM CRYING SO HARD!!!

[@ronikaramello4748]

Beautiful song, EVANESCENCE the besta of the World

[@satinekryze469]

Man this is so nostalgic now

[@dorcusbowlin3751]

Love this !!!!

[@gianthand8130]

Same

[@imperfectmyst]

Im In an emotional Wreack

[@millyv8787]

Lol me too

[@rosaalves7481]

Muito bom mesmo

[@KararAlbaag-sz8gn]

Good song i love it

[@bighand1530]

Same here.

[@stormbuuny1516]

Heartbreaks really hurt😭

[@jamesmusisca8442]

if you live though this i will die for you

[@davidcesar1054]

Great times

[@AchirdTheWi2ard]

Nothing is even really forgotten

[@thebroskis6364]

Wish this was released. Along with each of the other unreleased songs.

[@PauloRicardoEv]

nice work

[@rezone1542]

I love Evanescence

[@irontoolgoddess]

I love the progressive musical cursive tilde, in between the verses. I am also sure someone has already mentioned the lack of "of" at 3:12, between "inside .. you".

[@toughbreak92]

It felt like that too, but I always got the feeling that she was trying to cope with like a rape or something and her therapist(in the beginning) was helping her, but her boyfriend couldn't deal with it. You know? That's just what I always get from this song:)

[@ThatUnusualNationalist]

I also perceive this song to be about dealing with the trauma after sexual assault/abuse.

[@wendybrown3388]

COOL

[@TrueBeliever04]

I like Stephanie Pierce voice here.

[@bighand1530]

Same.

[@andrew57448]

This was in another tab and I thought that the first part was an ad -___-

[@MrTuxedoCat1]

yeah, that makes sense I guess. I just love the song so much:)

[@natysoares3121]

You hold the answers deep within your own mind Você guarda as respostas em sua própria mente Consciously, you've forgotten them Conscientemente, você as esqueceu That's the way the human mind works Essa é a forma como a mente humana funciona Whenever something is too unpleasant Sempre que algo é muito desagradável Or too shameful for us to entertain Ou muito vergonhoso para suportarmos We reject it Nós rejeitamos isso We erease it from our memory Nós apagamos isso da nossa memória But the imprint is always there Mas a marca está sempre lá The pain that grips you A dor que te consome The fear that blinds you O medo que te cega Releases life in me Liberta a vida em mim In our mutual shame Em nossa vergonha mútua We hide our eyes Nós escondemos nossos olhos To blind them from the truth Para cegá-los da verdade That finds a way from who we are Que descobre um caminho através de quem somos Please, don't be afraid Por favor, não tenha medo When the darkness fades away Quando a escuridão desaparecer The dawn will break the silence O amanhecer quebrará o silêncio Screaming in our hearts Gritando em nossos corações My love for you still grows Meu amor por você ainda cresce This I do for you Isso eu faço por você For I've tried to fight the truth Pois eu tentei lutar contra a verdade My final time Pela última vez We're supposed to try to be real Nós devemos tentar ser reais And when you feel alone E quando vocês se sentem sozinhos You're not together Vocês não estão juntos And that is real E isso é real Can't wash it all away Não consigo limpar tudo Can't wish it all away Não consigo desejar tudo Can't cry it all away Não consigo chorar tudo Can't scratch it all away Não consigo rasgar tudo Lying beside you Deitada ao seu lado Listening to you breathe Ouvindo você respirar The life that flows inside of you A vida que flui dentro de você Burns inside of me Queima dentro de mim Hold and speak to me Abrace-me e fale comigo Of love without a sound Sobre amor, sem um som Tell me you will live through this Diga que você vai superar isso And I will die for you E eu morrerei por você Cast me not away Não me afaste Say you'll be with me Diga que você estará comigo For I know I cannot Porque eu sei que não posso Bear it all alone Suportar tudo isso sozinha You're not alone, honey, never, never "Você não está sozinha, querida, nunca, nunca" Can't fight it all away Não consigo lutar contra tudo Can't hope it all away Não consigo esperar por tudo Can't scream it all away Não consigo gritar tudo It just won't fade away Simplesmente não vai desaparecer Oh, can't wash it all away Oh, não consigo apagar tudo Can't wish it all away Não consigo desejar tudo Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Can't cry it all away Não consigo chorar tudo Can't scratch it all away, yeah Não consigo rasgar tudo, sim Can't cry it all away Não consigo chorar tudo Can't hope it all away Não consigo esperar por tudo Can't scream it all away Não consigo gritar tudo Oh, it all away Oh, até que vá embora Oh, it all away, yeah, yeah Oh, até que vá embora, sim, sim But the imprint is always there " Mas a marca está sempre lá Nothing is ever really forgotten Nada é realmente esquecido God, just don't hate me Deus, por favor, não me odeie Because I'll die if you do Porque eu morrerei se você me odiar Because I'll die if you do Porque eu morrerei se você me odiar Because I'll die if you do Porque eu morrerei se você me odiar Because I'll die if you do Porque eu morrerei se você me odiar Because I'll die if you do Porque eu morrerei se você me odiar

[@bridgettegleghorn2231]

Cant stop listening to this song lately for some reason cant figure out y

[@ThatVideoMakingKid]

@mari11anna You're Welcome. Thanks for the nice comment.

[@Dealer841]

Classic. 2019?

[@bighand1530]

2021 now.

[@zfox8754]

😢😢🖤💔💔💔