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+ | |title = "Imaginary"|image = fallen.jpg |
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+ | |artist = Evanescence |
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+ | |released = 2003 |
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+ | |type = Alternative rock |
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+ | |span = 4:18 |
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+ | |Last song = "[[Solitude (song)|Solitude]]" |
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+ | |Next song = "[[Exodus (song)|Exodus]]" |
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+ | |This song = "'''Imaginary'''"|Image = <tabber> |
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+ | Evanescence EP = [[File:Evanescence EP cover.jpg|250px]] |
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+ | Origin = [[File:OriginHighQuality.jpg|250px]] |
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+ | Fallen = [[File:Imaginary.jpg|250px]] |
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+ | |-|Synthesis = [[File:Synthesis.jpg|250px]] |
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+ | </tabber> |
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+ | |fallen.jpg|EP=[[Evanescence EP cover.jpg|200px]] |
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+ | |fallen.jpg|Origin=[[OriginHighQuality.jpg|200px]] |
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+ | |-|Synthesis=Synthesis.jpg |
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+ | </tabber></div>|Type = Song|Length = 4:01 ''(Evanescence EP)''<br> |
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− | <center><youtube width="200" height="25">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odatDWByonw</youtube></center> |
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+ | 3:32 ''(Origin)''<br> |
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+ | 4:18 ''(Fallen)''<br> |
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+ | 4:03 ''(Synthesis)''|Label = [[Sound Asleep Studios]]<br> |
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+ | [[Wind-up Records]]|Producers = [[Ben Moody]]|Date = 1998 ''(Evanescence EP)''<br> |
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+ | November 4, 2000 ''(Origin)''<br> |
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+ | October 2003 ''(Fallen)''<br> |
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+ | November 10, 2017 ''(Synthesis)''|album = ''Evanescence EP''|album 2 = ''Origin''|Last song 2 = "[[Whisper (song)|Whisper]]"|Next song 2 = "[[My Immortal (song)|My Immortal]]"}} |
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− | <center>Imaginary by Evanescence</center> |
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+ | == Background == |
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+ | "Imaginary" has lasted for the whole span of Evanescence's recording history. The first version was released as a part of the ''[[Evanescence EP]]'' in 1998. It was remade and released again on November 4, 2000 for ''[[Origin]]''. Several demo recordings were made in the making of ''[[Fallen]], ''followed by an official appearance on the album. Since then, the song has been featured in several live performances including a session on ''[[Anywhere But Home]]''. Throughout the years, live performances of "Imaginary" have occasionally altered lyrics to fit that of previous versions of the song. |
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− | == |
+ | == Spain promo == |
+ | "Imaginary" was released in Spain as a very limited edition radio promo single, under the Sony label, in October 2003. |
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+ | It features an one-track CD inserted in a black cardsleeve with a cover image that belongs to the same photoshoot of "Everybody's Fool" single. It is the rarest non-WUJC single ever released by the band and, for sure, the most valuable one. Online auctions usually reach more than $250 and very few copies have been seen in the past years. Most of them are still in near-mint condition due to the fact they have been stocked all along within Spanish radio stations warehouses. |
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− | I linger in the doorway<br />Of alarm clocks screaming monsters calling my name<br />Let me stay where the wind will whisper to me<br />Where the raindrops, as they’re falling, tell a story |
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+ | Imaginary [Live in Cologne (in 2003)] was shown on Spanish Music TV at the same time as "Imaginary" had airplay in Spain. |
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− | In my field of paper flowers<br />And candy clouds of lullaby<br />I lie inside myself for hours<br />And watch my purple sky fly over me [paper flowers] |
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+ | ==Lyrics== |
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− | Don’t say I’m out of touch<br />With this rampant chaos - your reality<br />I know well what lies beyond my sleeping refuge<br />The nightmare I built my own world to escape |
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+ | <br> |
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+ | {{Scroll box|content = Ah, paper flowers<br> |
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+ | I linger in the doorway<br> |
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− | In my field of paper flowers<br />And candy clouds of lullaby<br />I lie inside myself for hours<br />And watch my purple sky fly over me |
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+ | Of alarm clocks screaming monsters calling my name<br> |
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+ | Let me stay where the wind will whisper to me<br> |
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+ | Where the raindrops, as they’re falling, tell a story<br> |
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− | Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming<br />Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights<br />Oh how I long for the deep sleep dreaming<br />The goddess of imaginary light |
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+ | And candy clouds of lullaby<br> |
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+ | I lie inside myself for hours<br> |
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+ | Don’t say I’m out of touch<br> |
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− | In my field of paper flowers<br />And candy clouds of lullaby<br />I lie inside myself for hours<br />And watch my purple sky fly over me |
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+ | With this rampant chaos - your reality<br> |
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+ | I know well what lies beyond my sleeping refuge<br> |
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+ | The nightmare I built my own world to escape<br> |
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− | + | In my field of paper flowers<br> |
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+ | And candy clouds of lullaby<br> |
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+ | I lie inside myself for hours<br> |
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+ | Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming<br> |
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− | + | Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights<br> |
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+ | Oh how I long for the deep sleep dreaming<br> |
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+ | The goddess of imaginary light<br> |
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− | In my field of paper flowers<br |
+ | In my field of paper flowers<br> |
+ | And candy clouds of lullaby<br> |
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+ | I lie inside myself for hours<br> |
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− | I linger in the doorway<br />Of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name<br />Let me stay where the wind will whisper to me<br />Where the raindrops as they're falling tell a story |
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+ | <br> |
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− | If you need to leave the world you live in<br />Lay your head down and stay a while ''[paper flowers]''<br />Though you may not remember dreaming<br />Something waits for you to breathe again ''[paper flowers]'' |
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+ | {{Scroll box|content = Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming<br> |
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+ | Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights<br> |
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+ | Oh, how I long for the deep sleep dreaming<br> |
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+ | The goddess of imaginary light<br> |
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− | In my field of paper flowers<br />And candy clouds of lullaby ''[paper flowers]''<br />I lie inside myself for hours<br />And watch my purple sky fly over me ''[paper flowers]'' |
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+ | I lie inside myself for hours<br> |
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+ | I linger in the doorway<br> |
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+ | Of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name<br> |
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− | Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming<br />Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights<br />Oh, how I long for the deep sleep dreaming<br />The goddess of imaginary light |
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+ | Let me stay where the wind will whisper to me<br> |
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+ | Where the raindrops as they're falling tell a story<br> |
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− | In my field of paper flowers<br />And candy cloulds of lullabies ''[flowers]'' I lie inside myself for hours<br />And watch my purple sky fly over me ''[flowers]'' |
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− | I linger in the doorway<br />Of alarm clocks screaming monsters calling my name<br />Let me stay where the wind will whisper to me<br />Where the raindrops as they're falling tell a story |
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+ | I lie inside myself for hours<br> |
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+ | And watch my purple sky fly over me [paper flowers]<br>}} |
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+ | <br> |
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+ | === ''Evanescence EP'' version === |
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+ | {{Scroll box|content = Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming<br> |
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+ | Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights<br> |
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+ | Oh, how I long for the deep sleep dreaming<br> |
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+ | The goddess of imaginary light<br> |
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+ | In my field of paper flowers<br> |
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+ | And candy cloulds of lullabies [flowers]<br> |
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+ | I lie inside myself for hours<br> |
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+ | And watch my purple sky fly over me [flowers]<br> |
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+ | I linger in the doorway<br> |
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+ | Of alarm clocks screaming monsters calling my name<br> |
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+ | Let me stay where the wind will whisper to me<br> |
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+ | Where the raindrops as they're falling tell a story<br> |
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+ | If you need to leave the world you live in<br> |
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− | I linger in the doorway<br />Of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name<br />Let me stay where the wind will whisper to me<br />Where the raindrops as they're falling tell a story |
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+ | Lay your head down and stay a while [flowers]<br> |
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+ | Though you may not remember dreaming<br> |
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+ | Something waits for you to breathe again [flowers]}} |
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+ | <br> |
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+ | {{Scroll box|content = Ah, paper flowers<br> |
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+ | I linger in the doorway<br> |
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+ | Of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name<br> |
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+ | Let me stay where the wind will whisper to me<br> |
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+ | Where the raindrops as they’re falling tell a story<br> |
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+ | In my field of paper flowers<br> |
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− | Don't say I'm out of touch<br />With this rampant chaos, your reality<br />I know well what lies beyond my sleeping refuge<br />The nightmare I built my own world to escape |
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+ | And candy clouds of lullaby<br> |
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+ | I lie inside myself for hours<br> |
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+ | And watch my purple sky fly over me<br> |
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+ | Don't say I'm out of touch<br> |
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+ | With this rampant chaos, your reality<br> |
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+ | I know well what lies beyond my sleeping refuge<br> |
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+ | The nightmare I built my own world to escape<br> |
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+ | In my field of paper flowers<br> |
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+ | And candy clouds of lullaby<br> |
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+ | I lie inside myself for hours<br> |
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+ | And watch my purple sky fly over me<br> |
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+ | Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming<br> |
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+ | Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights<br> |
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+ | Oh, how I long for the deep sleep dreaming<br> |
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+ | The goddess of imaginary light<br> |
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+ | If you need to leave the world you live in<br> |
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+ | Lay your head down and stay a while<br> |
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+ | Though you may not remember dreaming<br> |
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+ | Something waits for you to breathe again<br> |
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+ | In my field of paper flowers<br> |
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+ | And candy clouds of lullaby<br> |
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+ | I lie inside myself for hours<br> |
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+ | And watch my purple sky fly over me}} |
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+ | <br> |
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− | ===Demo Version # |
+ | ===Demo Version #1=== |
+ | {{Scroll box|content = Ah, paper flowers |
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− | I linger in the doorway<br />Of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name<br />Let me stay where the wind will whisper to me<br />Where the raindrops as they’re falling tell a story |
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+ | Ah, paper flowers |
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+ | I linger in the doorway<br> |
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+ | Of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name<br> |
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+ | Let me stay where the wind will whisper to me<br> |
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+ | Where the raindrops as they're falling tell a story<br> |
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+ | In my field of paper flowers<br> |
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− | + | And candy clouds of lullaby [paper flowers]<br> |
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+ | I lie inside myself for hours<br> |
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+ | And watch my purple sky fly over me [paper flowers]<br> |
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+ | Don't say I'm out of touch<br> |
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− | Don't say I'm out of touch<br />With this rampant chaos, your reality<br />I know well what lies beyond my sleeping refuge<br />The nightmare I built my own world to escape |
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+ | With this rampant chaos, your reality<br> |
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+ | I know well what lies beyond my sleeping refuge<br> |
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+ | The nightmare I built my own world to escape<br> |
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+ | In my field of paper flowers<br> |
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+ | And candy clouds of lullaby [paper flowers]<br> |
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+ | I lie inside myself for hours<br> |
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+ | And watch my purple sky fly over me [paper flowers]<br> |
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+ | You may not remember<br> |
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+ | But something waits for you to breathe again<br> |
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− | In my field of paper flowers<br |
+ | In my field of paper flowers<br> |
+ | And candy clouds of lullaby [paper flowers]<br> |
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+ | I lie inside myself for hours<br> |
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+ | <br> |
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+ | {{Scroll box|content = I linger in the doorway<br> |
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+ | Of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name<br> |
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+ | Let me stay where the wind will whisper to me<br> |
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+ | Where the raindrops as they’re falling tell a story<br> |
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− | I linger in the doorway<br />Of alarm clock screaming monsters calling my name<br />Let me stay where the wind will whisper to me<br />Where the raindrops as they’re falling tell a story |
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− | In my field of paper flowers<br />And candy clouds of lullaby<br />I lie inside myself for hours<br />And watch my purple sky fly over me |
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− | Don't say I'm out of touch<br />With this rampant chaos, your reality<br />I know well what lies beyond my sleeping refuge<br />The nightmare I built my own world to escape |
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− | In my field of paper flowers<br |
+ | In my field of paper flowers<br> |
+ | And candy clouds of lullaby [paper flowers]<br> |
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+ | I lie inside myself for hours<br> |
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+ | And watch my purple sky fly over me [paper flowers]<br> |
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+ | Don't say I'm out of touch<br> |
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− | Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming<br />Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights<br />Oh, how I long for the deep sleep dreaming<br />The goddess of imaginary light |
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+ | With this rampant chaos, your reality<br> |
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+ | I know well what lies beyond my sleeping refuge<br> |
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+ | The nightmare I built my own world to escape<br> |
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− | If you need to leave the world you live in<br |
+ | If you need to leave the world you live in<br> |
+ | Lay your head down and stay a while [paper flowers]<br> |
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+ | Though you may not remember dreaming<br> |
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+ | Something waits for you to breathe again [paper flowers]<br> |
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− | In my field of paper flowers<br |
+ | In my field of paper flowers<br> |
+ | And candy clouds of lullaby [paper flowers]<br> |
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+ | I lie inside myself for hours<br> |
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+ | And watch my purple sky fly over me [paper flowers]}} |
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+ | <br> |
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+ | ===<nowiki/>=== |
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"Imaginary" is the seventh track on the first studio album, Fallen. It is the second reincarnated version of Imaginary from the Evanescence EP.
Background
"Imaginary" has lasted for the whole span of Evanescence's recording history. The first version was released as a part of the Evanescence EP in 1998. It was remade and released again on November 4, 2000 for Origin. Several demo recordings were made in the making of Fallen, followed by an official appearance on the album. Since then, the song has been featured in several live performances including a session on Anywhere But Home. Throughout the years, live performances of "Imaginary" have occasionally altered lyrics to fit that of previous versions of the song.
Spain promo
"Imaginary" was released in Spain as a very limited edition radio promo single, under the Sony label, in October 2003.
It features an one-track CD inserted in a black cardsleeve with a cover image that belongs to the same photoshoot of "Everybody's Fool" single. It is the rarest non-WUJC single ever released by the band and, for sure, the most valuable one. Online auctions usually reach more than $250 and very few copies have been seen in the past years. Most of them are still in near-mint condition due to the fact they have been stocked all along within Spanish radio stations warehouses.
Imaginary [Live in Cologne (in 2003)] was shown on Spanish Music TV at the same time as "Imaginary" had airplay in Spain.
Lyrics
Fallen & Mystary EP versions
Ah, paper flowers I linger in the doorway In my field of paper flowers Don’t say I’m out of touch In my field of paper flowers Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming In my field of paper flowers Ah, paper flowers |
Origin version
Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming In my field of paper flowers I linger in the doorway If you need to leave the world you live in In my field of paper flowers |
Evanescence EP version
Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming In my field of paper flowers I linger in the doorway If you need to leave the world you live in |
Acoustic version
Ah, paper flowers I linger in the doorway In my field of paper flowers Don't say I'm out of touch In my field of paper flowers Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming If you need to leave the world you live in In my field of paper flowers |
Demo Version #1
Ah, paper flowers Ah, paper flowers I linger in the doorway In my field of paper flowers Don't say I'm out of touch In my field of paper flowers You can leave the world you live in 'cause inside In my field of paper flowers |
Demo Version #2
I linger in the doorway In my field of paper flowers Don't say I'm out of touch If you need to leave the world you live in In my field of paper flowers |