Her story tells genteel roots of a Southern Belle,
Classical pianist, trained vocalist, composer as well,
Belied by gothic make-up and black Morticia hair,
Long dress, fishnets, tattoo here, and piercing there.
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Evanescence is all good rock music should be,
Driving beat, haunting melody, meaningful poetry.
But the band received bad press over controversy:
"We have no spiritual affiliation," insists Amy Lee.
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Listeners checked album verbiage, the videos viewed,
Saw Amy's message in there, subtle and shrewd,
We learned the words, their depths discerned,
In 2004, "Fallen," double Grammy Award earned.
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Evanescence: fading or disappearing, the word means,
A veiled "Essence of Evangelism," to me it seems.
I found that Christian truths abound, clear they call,
Yet, "Tourniquet" the only song that mentions God at all.
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In "Everybody's Fool" Lee speaks to the facade
Of the Fallens' belief in God:
Just what we all need, more lies about the world
That never was and never will be- have you no shame?
Don't you see me? You know you've got everybody fooled.
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The song "Hello" is mournful, has a childlike plea:
Playground school bell rings again,
Rainclouds come to play again,
Has no one told you she's not breathing
Hello
I'm your mind giving you someone to talk to
And:
Don't try to fix me I'm not broken
Hello
I'm the lie living for you so you can hide
Suddenly I know I'm not sleeping
Hello
I'm still here, all that's left of yesterday
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"Bring Me to Life," Evanescence's most famous song,
I thought had feminist overtones- that a woman
Should not depend on a man to bring her to life;
Until I watched the video- do enjoy, and you decide.
