First known recording of “Imaginary”, released on the band’s first, self-titled EP in 1998.
The song is interpreted as finding a place to escape personal troubles and the outside world.
[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)
Imaginary (EP version) was produced by Ben Moody.
Evanescence released Imaginary (EP version) on Tue Dec 29 1998.