Evanescence - My Immortal - And The Loss of Child

If you are unacquainted with the alternative  band Evanesence and the haunting voice of its founder, pianist and lead vocalist Amy Lee, their musical style which at times has been charactrized as a cross between heavy and Goth metal may at first be a bit imposing.  But for those of us who have lost someone suddenly and tragically their song My Immortal holds a very special meaning.

 

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
'Cause your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone

These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

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

You used to captivate me
By your resonating life
Now I'm bound by the life you've left behind
Your face it haunts
My once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away
All the sanity in me

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

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