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==General Information==
==General Information==
''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[J. LeCompt]]''
''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[J. LeCompt]]''


The song was intended to be the Third single from [[The Open Door]], however after listening to requests by the band and fan reactions to the decision, the label chose [[Sweet Sacrifice]] in its place.<ref>Lee, Amy. [http://web.archive.org/web/20120310163512/http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?s=de0cfef496dc98c9dcbb9747eda3b51e&p=136272 All That I'm Living For (thread) - change of heart (post)] - [[EvThreads]] (retrieved with Wayback Machine)</ref>
The song was intended to be the Third single from [[The Open Door]], however after listening to requests by the band and fan reactions to the decision, the label chose [[Sweet Sacrifice]] in its place.<ref>Lee, Amy. [http://web.archive.org/web/20120310163512/http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?s=de0cfef496dc98c9dcbb9747eda3b51e&p=136272 All That I'm Living For (thread) - change of heart (post)] - [[EvThreads]] (retrieved with Wayback Machine)</ref>


From ''Metal Edge Magazine''
From Metal Edge Magazine:


{{quote|The hard rocking “All That I’m Living For” focuses on the band itself. Its genesis came from a realization Lee had one day that her band was her life. “I don’t do anything else,” she says. “I’m writing for the band, touring for the band, doing an interview about the band, or thinking about the next thing I want to write. It’s my life, and I love it, but it’s a love/hate relationship.”}}
{{quote|The hard rocking “All That I’m Living For” focuses on the band itself. Its genesis came from a realization Lee had one day that her band was her life. “I don’t do anything else,” she says. “I’m writing for the band, touring for the band, doing an interview about the band, or thinking about the next thing I want to write. It’s my life, and I love it, but it’s a love/hate relationship.”<ref>[http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/TheOpenDoor/displayimage.php?album=503&pos=4 See a scan of the magazine]</ref>}}


From ''VH1.com'':<ref>C. Bottomley. http://web.archive.org/web/20100201085526/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1540914/story.jhtml Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs - VH1.com (retrieved with Wayback Machine)</ref>
Amy's description of the song, from VH1.com:


{{quote|Amy's description of the song: "I love that song. It feels really different for us. The lyrics are about my writing process-how I put the song together, why I do it, and how I'm trying to fix all the things that are wrong with me through music. The first line says, "Save me from the night again/ I can feel the separation from the living."<ref>Yes, this line is different in the actual song. It could be lyrics from earlier versions or Amy just messed it up.</ref> It's always night time when I start writing, just as the dusk is setting."}}
{{quote|I love that song. It feels really different for us. The lyrics are about my writing process-how I put the song together, why I do it, and how I'm trying to fix all the things that are wrong with me through music. The first line says, "Save me from the night again/ I can feel the separation from the living."<ref>Yes, this line is different in the actual song. It could be lyrics from earlier versions or Amy just messed it up.</ref> It's always night time when I start writing, just as the dusk is setting.<ref>C. Bottomley. [http://web.archive.org/web/20100201085526/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1540914/story.jhtml Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs] - VH1.com (retrieved with Wayback Machine)</ref>}}


==Versions==
==Versions==
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'''All That I'm Living For [2009 Live]'''
'''All That I'm Living For [2009 Live]'''
*''Performing Period:'' November 4, November 8, 2009
*''Performing Period:'' November 4; November 8, 2009
*''Performed at:'' New York City Secret Show and Maquinaria Festival, São Paulo, Brazil
*''Performed at:'' [[New York City, NY - Grand Ballroom - Manhattan Center|New York City Secret Show]] (November 4) and [[Sao Paulo, Brazil - Maquinaria Festival (Chacara do Jockey)|Maquinaria Festival, São Paulo, Brazil]] (November 8)


'''All That I'm Living For [2011 Live]'''
'''All That I'm Living For [2011 Live]'''
*''Performing Period:'' August 17, August 20, 2011
*''Performing Period:'' August 17; August 20, 2011
*''Example:'' War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
*''Example:'' War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA


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*''Performed at:'' BigFM, Wiesbaden, Germany
*''Performed at:'' BigFM, Wiesbaden, Germany


== Lyrics ==
==Lyrics==
===Album Version===
===Album Version===
All that I'm living for<BR>
All that I'm living for<BR>
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My ghosts are gaining on me<BR>
My ghosts are gaining on me<BR>


== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
==Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music==
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/All%20That%20I'm%20Living%20For%20(Acoustic).pdf  Piano sheet music (VH1 acoustic version) - transcribed by Kelly Thomas]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/All%20That%20I'm%20Living%20For%20(Acoustic).pdf  Piano sheet music (VH1 acoustic version) - transcribed by Kelly Thomas]
*[http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/e/evanescence/all_that_im_living_for_guitar_pro.htm  Guitar Pro Tablature - transcribed by Morgian]
*[http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/e/evanescence/all_that_im_living_for_guitar_pro.htm  Guitar Pro Tablature - transcribed by Morgian]


== Notes and References ==
==Notes and References==
{{Ref}}
{{Ref}}


{{Evanescence}}
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[[Category:The Open Door songs]]
[[Category:The Open Door songs]]

Revision as of 09:28, 8 June 2013

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

Written by: A. Lee and J. LeCompt

The song was intended to be the Third single from The Open Door, however after listening to requests by the band and fan reactions to the decision, the label chose Sweet Sacrifice in its place.[1]

From Metal Edge Magazine:

Vin1.jpg The hard rocking “All That I’m Living For” focuses on the band itself. Its genesis came from a realization Lee had one day that her band was her life. “I don’t do anything else,” she says. “I’m writing for the band, touring for the band, doing an interview about the band, or thinking about the next thing I want to write. It’s my life, and I love it, but it’s a love/hate relationship.”[2] Vin2.jpg


Amy's description of the song, from VH1.com:

Vin1.jpg I love that song. It feels really different for us. The lyrics are about my writing process-how I put the song together, why I do it, and how I'm trying to fix all the things that are wrong with me through music. The first line says, "Save me from the night again/ I can feel the separation from the living."[3] It's always night time when I start writing, just as the dusk is setting.[4] Vin2.jpg


Versions

Studio versions:

All That I'm Living For

  • Recording date: September 2005 - March 2006
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: The Open Door (track #12)
  • Length: 3:48


Live versions:

All That I'm Living For [2006-2007 Live]

  • Performing period: October 5, 2006 - December 8, 2007
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Example: Live @ KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2006

All That I'm Living For [2009 Live]

All That I'm Living For [2011 Live]

  • Performing Period: August 17; August 20, 2011
  • Example: War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

All That I'm Living For [Acoustic][5]

  • Performing period: August-September 2006
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: Lithium Maxi CD single
  • Recording date: August 13, 2006
  • Recording place: Sony Studios
  • Length: 4:31

All That I'm Living For [BigFM Acoustic]

  • Performing period: May 30, 2012
  • Performed at: BigFM, Wiesbaden, Germany

Lyrics

Album Version

All that I'm living for
All that I'm dying for
All that I can't ignore alone at night

I can feel the night beginning
Separate me from the living
Understanding me
After all I've seen
Piecing every thought together
Find the words to make me better
If I only knew how to pull myself apart

All that I'm living for
All that I'm dying for
All that I can't ignore alone at night
All that I'm wanted for
Although I wanted more
Lock the last open door
My ghosts are gaining on me

I believe that dreams are sacred
Take my darkest fears and play them
Like a lullaby
Like a reason why
Like a play of my obsessions
Make me understand the lesson
So I'll find myself
So I won't be lost again

All that I'm living for
All that I'm dying for
All that I can't ignore alone at night
All that I'm wanted for
Although I wanted more
Lock the last open door
My ghosts are gaining on me

Guess I thought I'd have to change the world
To make you see me
To be the one
I could have run forever
But how far would I have come
Without mourning your love?

All that I'm living for
All that I'm dying for
All that I can't ignore alone at night
All that I'm wanted for
Although I wanted more
Lock the last open door
My ghosts are gaining on me

Should it hurt to love you?
Should I feel like I do?
Should I lock the last open door
My ghosts are gaining on me

Acoustic Version

I can feel the night beginning
Separate me from the living
Understanding me
After all I've seen
Piecing every thought together
Find the words to make me better
If I only knew how to pull myself apart

All that I'm living for
All that I'm dying for
All that I can't ignore alone at night
All that I'm wanted for
Although I wanted more
Lock the last open door
My ghosts are gaining on me

I believe that dreams are sacred
Take my darkest fears and play them
Like a lullaby
Like a reason why
Like a play of my obsessions
Make me understand the lesson
So I'll find myself
So I won't be lost again

All that I'm living for
All that I'm dying for
All that I can't ignore alone at night
All that I'm wanted for
Although I wanted more
Lock the last open door
My ghosts are gaining on me

Guess I thought I'd have to change the world
To make you see me
To be the one
I could have run forever
But how far would I have come
Without mourning your love?

All that I'm living for
All that I'm dying for
All that I can't ignore alone at night
All that I'm wanted for
Although I wanted more
Lock the last open door
My ghosts are gaining on me

Should it hurt to love you?
Should I feel like I do?
Should I lock the last open door
My ghosts are gaining on me

Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music

Notes and References

  1. Lee, Amy. All That I'm Living For (thread) - change of heart (post) - EvThreads (retrieved with Wayback Machine)
  2. See a scan of the magazine
  3. Yes, this line is different in the actual song. It could be lyrics from earlier versions or Amy just messed it up.
  4. C. Bottomley. Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs - VH1.com (retrieved with Wayback Machine)
  5. Performed by Amy Lee (piano, vocals), John LeCompt (acoustic guitar) and David Eggar (cello)