Give Unto Me

From The Evanescence Reference

Across the Universe*
All That I'm Living For
Anything for You
Anywhere
Artifact/The Turn
Ascension of the Spirit
Away from Me
Before the Dawn
Better Without You
Bleed
Blind Belief
Breathe No More
Bring Me to Life
Broken Pieces Shine
Call Me When You're Sober
Catherine
Cloud Nine
Demise
Disappear
End of the Dream
Erase This
Eternal
Even in Death
Everybody's Fool
Exodus
Far From Heaven
Farther Away
Feeding the Dark
Field of Innocence
Forever You
Forgive Me
Give Unto Me
Going Under
Good Enough
Haunted
Hello
Hi-Lo
If You Don't Mind
Imaginary
Imperfection
Instrumental 1
Instrumental 2
Instrumental 3
Instrumental 4
Lacrymosa
Lies
Like You
Listen to the Rain
Lithium
Lose Control
Lost in Paradise
Made of Stone
Me & You
Missing
My Heart Is Broken
My Immortal
My Last Breath
Never Go Back
New Way to Bleed
Oceans
October
Origin
Overture
Part of Me
Perfect Dream
Say You Will
Secret Door
Sick
Snow White Queen
So Close
Solitude
Spanish
Surrender
Sweet Sacrifice
Swimming Home
Take Cover
Taking Over Me
The Chain*
The Change
The End
The Game is Over
The In-Between
The Last Song I'm Wasting on You
The Only One
The Other Side
Together Again
Tourniquet
Understanding
Unknown Title
Unraveling
Use My Voice
Wasted on You
Weight of the World
What You Want
Where Will You Go?
Whisper
Yeah Right
You Got a Lot to Learn
Your Love
Your Star
* Cover songs


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General information

Give Unto Me is an outtake from Evanescence EP. The instrumental version is the first track on their second EP, Sound Asleep EP. The third song ever written for Evanescence, Give Unto Me was written by Amy Lee originally as five-and-a-half minute long piano ballad, featuring some minor effects. Rolling Stone thought the song was "clearly Christian-themed".[1]

The Sound Asleep EP version is a re-produced instrumental synth track with musical themes from the original song. The end of this version has a similar morse code effect to the one heard on the Origin version of "My Immortal" and the demo version of "Breathe No More".

Versions

Studio versions:

Give Unto Me [Evanescence EP outtake]

  • Recording date: 1998
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Length: 5:47

Give Unto Me [Instrumental version]

  • Recording date: 1999
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: Sound Asleep EP (track #1)
  • Length: 2:00


Live versions:

Give Unto Me [Live]

  • Performing period: May 7, 1999
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Example: Concert at Vino's Bar in Little Rock, Arkansas

Give Unto Me [Live 1999][2]

  • Performing period: January 2, 1999; A few times before 2003[3]
  • Example: Concert at Vino's Bar in Little Rock (January 1999)

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Lyrics

Sound Asleep EP version

(instrumental song - no lyrics)

Evanescence EP outtake version

I've been watching you from a distance
The distance sees through your disguise
All I want from you is your hurting
I want to heal you
I want to save you from the dark

Give unto me your troubles
I'll endure your suffering
Place onto me your burden
I'll drink your deadly poison

Why should I care if they hurt you
Somehow it matters more to me
Than if I were hurting myself
Save you [save you]
I'll save you

[Fear not the flame of my love's candle]
Give unto me your troubles
[Fear not the flame of my love's candle]
I'll endure your suffering
[Let it be the sun in your world of darkness]
Place onto me your burden
[Give unto me all that frightens you]
I'll drink your deadly poison
[I'll have your nightmares for you if you sleep soundly]

Give unto me your troubles
[Fear not the flame of my love's candle]
I'll endure your suffering
[Let it be the sun in your world of darkness]
Place onto me your burden
[Give unto me all that frightens you]
I'll drink your deadly poison
[I'll have your nightmares for you if you sleep soundly]

Fear not the flame of my love's candle
Let it be the sun in your world of darkness

Guitar tabs & sheet music

References

  1. "Evanescence Biography". Rolling Stones. Archived from the original on November 18, 2014. http://web.archive.org/web/20141118103755/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/evanescence/biography. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  2. This is the same version as the EP outtake, but with added percussion.
  3. In September 2019, a video of Evanescence playing at Vino's was leaked online, dated January 2, 1999. The video of this presentation can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTt6GSscEm4