Me singing "My Immortal" by Evanescence

I'M BAAAACK!!! I promised new videos in 2009 and so here I am sticking to my word. I don't know why I tolerated going without a webcam for so long, but I'm back in business. It's a completely random coincidence that it has been almost exactly a year since my last post on 2/9/08. Weird.

First, I feel obligated to ask you to please try to ignore the microphone alien sprouting out from my bosom in the video. I don't have a mic stand and if I put it on the piano then I get a jumbly, messy, awful sound resulting from the piano's vibration (as in nearly all my other videos with accompaniment). While piano vibration worked wonders for Beethoven, it makes for very bad things to happen with sound recording. So, I simply rigged the damn thing to my shirt for the time being. I think the sound quality is enough of a step up from my other videos that looking goofy was a small price to pay.

At any rate, I was so excited to be up and running again that I nabbed the first bit of music I could find in my piano bench from the stack of music I've been working with lately. One person made a comment on one of my other vids that was so sweet and generous to say I sounded a bit like the gal from Evanescence and so I thought I'd better throw one of theirs into the mix for my "comeback". I didn't really practice it at all before turning the camera on, so I hope you'll also forgive a few mistakes I make along the way (like mixing up a word in the chorus' repeat, oh well).

Lyrics:

1st verse:
I'm so tired of being here,
suppressed by all my childish fears.
And if you have to leave,
I wish that you would just leave,
'cause your presence still lingers here,
and it won't leave me alone.

Pre-chorus:
These wounds won't seem to heal.
This pain is just too real.
There's just too much that time cannot erase.

Chorus:
When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears.
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears.
And I've held your hand through all of these years,
but you still have all of me.

2nd verse:
You used to captivate me
by your resonating light.
But, now I'm bound by the life you left behind.
Your face, it haunts
my once pleasant dreams.
Your voice, it chased away
all the sanity in me.

Pre-Chorus repeat
Chorus repeat

Bridge:
I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone.
And/But though you're still with me, I've been alone all along.

Chorus repeat

A hearty thanks again to all of you who have been so kind and supportive.

p.s. Just a complete side note to say that, yes, I do sometimes get sucked into the wonderously strange universe that is the mainstream and I came across this song in the first place through Stephenie Meyer's alternate playlist for New Moon. It is definitely among the more subdued pieces that Evanescence usually produces, and it is heartbreaking enough without the literary connection I also have with it. Enjoy and thanks again!

Category:

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• loss

[RoseofMay]

Wow. You have a beautiful voice. I should really try what you did there. How were you able to get the microphone to work with the camera so your voice was heard better? I've been trying to figure that out and I get so lost.

[anseliz]

First, thank you so much. Second, it took several attempts to get it right (older vids, yikes!), but most computers have a mic jack that you can plug right in just like they're headphones (in fact, the plug is usually right by the headphone one - on laptops anyway). Look up the "Labtec Verse 524", that's the microphone I use and, seriously, you can get it online for 5 bucks! I just use Windows Movie Maker and it automatically uses the mic when it's plugged in. Good luck and happy video-making!

[vieravelcro]

My goodness Hun !! U have a beautiful voice :) I wish u well w ur music ,

[ninanilebabic]

Great !

[Zenitune]

your voice is beautiful m'am. i would love to see you singing so much more... like, youre astounding. BEAUTIFUL. tears.

[tammybabeyxxx]

i love all of yours videos, but this is amazing. it's one of my favourite songs:')! i sing too, it would mean so much if you went and checked out some of my videos:)!

[Mikaelababy100]

Really good:)

[Mikaelababy100]

Really good awesome girl keep singing don't give up :))

[carriesaysrawr]

you're freaking amazingggg! (: I loveeeee you!

[thepinkthing01]

voice of an angel.. :)

[20chaza1]

you are amazing i wish i was that good i wish i could play piano like that i never got lessions i wish i did you go girl