The band version was originally intended to be on Fallen, but Wind-up Records were unhappy with this version and decided that the Origin version was best but with more strings in the background.
With the re-release of Fallen in January 2004, this version was included as a bonus track.
[Verse 1]
I'm so tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
Your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone
[Pre-Chorus]
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase
[Chorus]
When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me
[Verse 2]
You used to captivate me by your resonating light
And now I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face, it haunts my once pleasant dreams
Your voice, it chased away all the sanity in me
[Pre-Chorus]
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase
[Chorus]
When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me
[Bridge]
I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
But though you're still with me
I've been alone all along
[Chorus]
When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me
[Outro]
Me
Me
Me
My Immortal (Band Version) was written by Amy Lee & Ben Moody & David Hodges.
My Immortal (Band Version) was produced by Ben Moody & Dave Fortman.
Evanescence released My Immortal (Band Version) on Mon Dec 08 2003.
The version of “My Immortal” used for the video and radio single isn’t the same as the one off the band’s record Fallen. Much to Lee’s chagrin, Evanescence’s label opted to use the band’s demo version of the song on the record instead of the album recording.
“The label was stuck on the demo and wou...