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The song was released as a radio single in Colombia, as announced in an article of October 18, 2007 <ref name="radio">http://www.lafm.com.co/noticia.php3?nt=25563 - See the article</ref>.
The song was released as a radio single in Colombia, as announced in an article of October 18, 2007 <ref name="radio">http://www.lafm.com.co/noticia.php3?nt=25563 - See the article</ref>.
There is a rumour that there is a ''radio version'' for this song. It may be fan made. Some say that there is an alternative version with the acoustic section of the song taken out. This remains unknown.


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Weight of the World está disponible en español. Ver el artículo

Το άρθρο Weight of the World είναι διαθέσιμο στα ελληνικά. Δείτε το άρθρο

Weight of the World è disponibile in italiano. Vedi l'articolo

Weight of the World está disponível em português. Ver o artigo

General Information

Written by: A. Lee and T. Balsamo

Described as a song about Amy's "plea for perspective from the expectation of young fans" by Evanescence.com.

The guitars take off whilst Amy’s voice gets lost between sampled mumbling and a guitar riff by Balsamo. The vocals get more and more synthetic whilst the guitars get mixed with an electronic supplement. A track that is very easily distinguished from Evanescence’s repertoire.

Amy's description of the song: [1]

I live for the rock songs. With the line-up changing, I think a lot of people thought it would be more of the My Immortal stuff. But My Immortal was Ben [Moody]'s song! I was always trying to pull us in a crazier direction. Songs like Weight of the World and Sweet Sacrifice and All That I'm Living For are so amazing to me because of the adrenaline. Especially when we play them live.


The song was released as a radio single in Colombia, as announced in an article of October 18, 2007 [2].

There is a rumour that there is a radio version for this song. It may be fan made. Some say that there is an alternative version with the acoustic section of the song taken out. This remains unknown.

Title

According to the audio and the bio sections of the official website of Evanescence, the correct title of the song is Weight of the World (with small letters) and not Weight Of The World, as it can be supposed since it's a song title.[3]

Versions

Studio versions:

Weight of the World

  • Recording date: September 2005 - March 2006
  • Status: Released
  • Released on:
The Open Door (track #3)
Weight of the World promotional single[2]
  • Length: 3:38

Weight of the World [Radio Edit]

  • Recording date: Needed
  • Status: Released
  • Released on:
The Open Door (track #3)
Weight of the World promotional single[2]
  • Length: 3:15


Live versions:

Weight of the World [Live in Tokyo]

  • Performing period: October 5, 2006 - December 8, 2007
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: Sweet Sacrifice Single
  • Length: 3:42

Weight of the World [Acoustic] [4]

  • Performing period: September 2006
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Length: Unknown
  • Examples: The World Premier of The Open Door in London, UK and at "La Maroquinerie" in Paris, France.

Lyrics

Feels like the weight of the world
Like God in Heaven gave me a turn
Don't cling to me, I swear I can't fix you
Still in the dark, can you fix me?

Freefall, freefall, all through life

If you love me, then let go of me
I won't be held down by who I used to be
She's nothing to me

Feels like the weight of the world
Like all my screaming has gone unheard
And oh, I know you don't believe in me
Safe in the dark, how can you see?

Freefall, freefall, all through life

If you love me then let go of me
I won't be held down by who I used to be

If you love me then let go of me
I won't be held down by who I was

If you love me then let go of me
I won't be held down by who I used to be

Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music

Notes and References

  1. C. Bottomley. Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs - VH1.com
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://www.lafm.com.co/noticia.php3?nt=25563 - See the article
  3. Evanescence - The Official Site: Audio | Bio
  4. Performed by Amy Lee (piano, vocals), John LeCompt (acoustic guitar) and David Eggar (cello)