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Written by: A. Lee, B. Moody, D. Hodges and R. Gray

Originally recorded as a demo and revamped as track #6 on Fallen. Rocky Gray is credited for writing the song for his band, Soul Embraced (The original, titled My Tourniquet, was a track on an album called For the Incomplete) and the rest of Evanescence reworked it for Fallen; Amy wrote a melody and a whole other second verse.

During an interview with VH1, Amy Lee said, “A lot of our songs are written in a way that you could take them to mean several different things. That one was written by our drummer Rocky , who was in a christian death metal band before he joined us. He told me that it is coming from a Christian standpoint, but it’s about suicide. It’s from the perspective of someone who has just committed suicide and it’s about the controversy in Christianity that if you commit suicide, will you go to heaven or hell? If all sins are forgiven after accepting Christ, why would there be an exception?”

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Abbynator wrote:
Thursday morning

<3

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linzi76 wrote:
last week

Love It xx

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hadomaru wrote:
last month

good song, the original version is better though

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surelymaggie wrote:
last month

"Am I too lost to be saved... Am I too lost?" Great song.

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a-d-t-r wrote:
last month

"I tried to kill the pain... but only brought more... so much more... I lay dying, and I'm pouring crimson regret and betrayal. I'm dying, praying, bleeding and screaming" it's about cutting yourself. the lyrics are kind of obvious, a tourniquet is something used to stop the flow of blood

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Vince7Toro wrote:
last month

jeden z lepszych utworów tego zespołu

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oldmoonlight wrote:
December 2011

'... ( I want to die )'

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cherrueixsoir wrote:
December 2011

"i'm dying" ^_^

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dudewaitwat wrote:
December 2011

Lol just awful music. I mean I like it, but it's so awful.

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Katzylein wrote:
December 2011

Der Song live.. Genial *-*

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acslus wrote:
November 2011

return to me salvation!... *rocks* what a great song!

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heartbreakdown wrote:
November 2011

my wounds cry for the grave, my soul cries for deliverance

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ScreamingHand12 wrote:
November 2011

Love this awesome song;)

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bruno_dreamer wrote:
November 2011

It means so much to me </3

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gabrielcmusic wrote:
October 2011

i want to die +1

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getback35 wrote:
October 2011

When I first heard Fallen's lyrics my first impression was dark, thinking the message was about suicide and pain. Then I listened more closely. These songs are about survival and strength; not only the inner strength we need for ourselves, but the kind that we can give others who might need a hand. The realization of this made me take a second look at first impressions....I had the wrong idea, this time.

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Lets-StartARiot wrote:
October 2011

I didn't know this was a cover.

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Oriol1992 wrote:
October 2011

This song is about God, it's not that complicated !!!

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Rizzan8 wrote:
October 2011

@BlinkSUM Tourniquet is hmmm something like a belt used to stop very heavy bleeding (used only on a leg or an arm)

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lehmelo wrote:
October 2011

I'MMMM DYINGGGGGG, PRAYINGGGGGG, BLEEDINGGGGG AND SCREAMINGGGG

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