Interestingly, when Evanescence performed it live on May 7th, 1999 it featured lyrics from "Missing" at the end, although the song had not yet been written, and the song features a guitar in the beginning.
Performances
The song was played live at Vino's Bar in 1999 with an extended intro.
Lyrics
EP version
My black backpack's stuffed with broken dreams
Twenty bucks should get me through the week
Never said a word of discontentment
Thought it a thousand times but now, I'm leaving home
Here in the shadows, I'm safe, I'm free
I've nowhere else to go but I cannot stay where I don't belong
Two months pass by and it's getting cold
I know I'm not lost, I'm just alone
But I won't cry, I won't give up, I can't go back now
Waking up is knowing who you really are
Here in the shadows, I'm safe, I'm free
I've nowhere else to go but I cannot stay where I don't belong
In the shadows, I'm safe, I'm free
I've nowhere else to go but I cannot stay where I don't
Show me the shadow where true meaning lies
So much more dismay than meets the eyes
Live Version
My black backpack's stuffed with broken dreams
Twenty bucks should get me through the week
Never said a word of discontentment
Thought it a thousand times but now, I'm leaving home
Here in the shadows, I'm safe, I'm free
I've nowhere else to go but I cannot stay where I don't belong
Two months pass by and it's getting cold
I know I'm not lost, I'm just alone
But I won't cry, I won't give up, I can't go back now
Waking up is knowing who you really are
Here in the shadows, I'm safe, I'm free
I've nowhere else to go but I cannot stay where I don't belong
In the shadows, I'm safe, I'm free
I've nowhere else to go but I cannot stay where I don't
Show me the shadow where true meaning lies
So much more dismay than meets the eyes
Can you stop the fire? Can you stand to fight her?
You can't stop the fire, you won't say the words
Can you stop the fire? Can you stand to fight her?
You can't stop the fire, you won't say the words