Evanescence - Understanding Lyrics

You hold the answers deep within your own mind
Consciously, you've forgotten it
That's the way the human mind works

Whenever something is too unpleasant
Too shameful for us to entertain, we reject it
We erase it from our memories
But the imprint is always there

Can't wash it all away
Can't wish it all away
Can't hope it all away
Can't cry it all away

The pain that grips you, the fear that binds you
Releases life in me
In our mutual shame, we hide our eyes
To blind them from the truth
That finds a way from who we are

Please don't be afraid when the darkness fades away
The dawn will break the silence
Screaming in our hearts, my love for you still grows
This I do for you before I try to fight the truth my final time

We're supposed to try and be real
And I feel alone and we're not together
And that is real

Can't wash it all away
Can't wish it all away
Can't cry it all away
Can't scratch it all away

Lying beside you, listening to you breathe
The life that flows inside of you burns inside of me
Hold and speak to me of love without a sound
Tell me you will live through this and I will die for you
Cast me not away, say you'll be with me
For I know I cannot bear it all alone

You're not alone, honey
Never, never

Can't fight it all away
Can't hope it all away
Can't scream it all away
It just won't fade away, no

Can't wash it all away
Can't wish it all away
Can't cry it all away
Can't scratch it all away

(Can't fight it all away)
(Can't hope it all away)
Can't scream it all away
Ooh, it all away, ooh, it all away

"But the imprint is always there
Nothing is ever really forgotten
God, please don't leave me
Because I'm dying too"

Because I'm dying too
Because I'm dying too
Because I'm dying too
Because I'm dying too