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"The Last Song I'm Wasting On You" is a bonus track on the second studio album, The Open Door. When published, it was only available in the iTunes pre-order version of the album and on the b-side of the "Lithium" CD single.[1]
In 2017, this song got another release for the compilation album Lost Whispers as part of The Ultimate Collection LP set.
Background[]
This was the first post-Fallen song fans heard about when there was much anticipation for the band's second album. Amy said she finished it in 2004 during a soundcheck in Auckland, New Zealand, and revealed the song's name in a Blender interview.[2]
In an interview with Spin, she hinted that the song was dedicated to former band member and co-founder Ben Moody[3]:
Is "The Last Song I'm Wasting on You" about Moody?
If I answer that, then I'm not hiding anything anymore. But I just sort of answered it, didn't I?
In the light of the release of The Ultimate Collection box set in 2016, Amy talked about the song:
This song came out of a moment where I had to be very strong and very independent. I was in the middle of a tour and felt so inspired to write that I recorded in the bathroom on this huge analog recording device. It’s definitely one of those personal, hard moments, when beauty is born out of pain.[4]
Lyrics[]
Sparkling gray, they're my own veins Give up your way, you could be anything Sickened in the sun, you dare tell me you love me Give up my way and I could be anything So run, run, run You lied to me, but I'm older now and I'm not buying baby |
References[]
- ↑ "Evanescence - Lithium (2006, CD)". Discogs.
- ↑ Odell, Michael (April 2004). "Survivor!". Blender.
- ↑ Maerz, Melissa (October 2006). "She sold more than 15 million albums with Evanescence, only to find herself in abusive relationships". Spin
- ↑ EW: Evanescence's Amy Lee reveals stories behind the songs (December 05, 2016)