Goth-rocker AMY LEE accepts her lyrics can be dark and depressing at times - but she has learned they actually help save lives too. The Christian EVANESCENCE singer hopes her songs about loneliness and desperation help troubled fans realise they're not the only ones going through difficult times - she's been there too. But now Lee has a more upbeat view of life, she's thrilled to hear suicidal fans have chosen life over death after listening to her songs. She explains, "I'm all about making people feel like they're not alone. One fan told me they were seriously contemplating suicide, but that night they were playing our album, something pulled them back from the edge. "I know how it feels to be completely alone and helpless, and the last thing you want to hear in that situation is, 'It's going to be OK.' "The only thing that seems to really help is that someone else who has felt that low expressing those feelings to you."

 

EVANESCENCE star AMY LEE's mother was so worried about the dark lyrics her daughter penned when she first started songwriting, she suggested the teen try counseling. The goth-rock queen admits her early attempts at poetry and lyrics were sinister and must have terrified her poor mother. She explains, "She heard me writing music in my room when I was a teenager. She was like, 'What are you singing?' and I read her some lyrics. "She said, 'I wonder if you need to talk to somebody." Lee reveals her moody temperament and that chat with her mother left her feeling she should self-medicate herself. The FALLEN singer says, "I thought about taking antidepressants, but I think that takes your soul away." But Lee now realises her early angst was a reaction to the death of her three-year-old sister when she was six. She adds, "I was getting a perspective that most people don't get until they're adults. I started writing dramatic poetry when I was 10 - it's all about eternity and loneliness."

 

 

Source: http://evanescence.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=985

I have so much more respect for her now. :wub:

How sad that she lost her sister? :cry:

But totally agree with how the music reaches out to you and all about loneliness and stuff <3

There's so many songs about her gorgeous sister Bonnie. I'm so sorry she died so early on in her life, it really is tragic.

 

I agree that the lyrics really touch you on a deep level - I'm so glad all the cr*p that's happened to Amy has made her a stronger person and given her such a beautiful nature and soul that inspires her to write such moving stuff.

It must be so nice also to hear that people choose their life over death after listening to your stuff. Must give you a real sense of achievement.

 

Sad about her sister though. :(

amy lee is great...i love her music and agree that her lyrics are great at changing your mood completely...i hope she realises how much she helps people