Taking Over Me
-Located on the album(s): "Fallen Promotional LP" as Track #8; "Fallen LP" as Track #8
-BMI Work #6389440
-Length Time: 3:19 (v1 2001 - 2002 Demo); 3:41 (v2 2001 - 2002 Demo); 3:37 (v2 Fallen Promotional LP); 3:49 (Fallen Pre-Master); 3:49 (Fallen LP)
-Acoustic Version Available? [NO]
-Live Version Available? [YES] - See: Live in Cologne, Germany 10-17-03.
-Acapella Version Available? [NO]
-Instrumental Version Available? [NO]
Lyrics:
Taking Over Me - v1 2001 - 2002 DemoBack up vocals are in italics.0:00 - 0:12
You don't remember me
But I remember you
I lie awake and try so hard
Not to think of you
But who
(who) can
(can) decide what they dream?
And dream I do...
I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
(find you ahhh)I have to be with you to live to breathe
You're taking over me
Have you forgotten all I know
And all we had?
(Ahhh)You saw me mourning my love for you
(Mourning my love for you)And touched my hand
I knew you loved me then
(then)I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
(find you ahh)I have to be with you to live to breathe
You're taking over me
I look in a mirror and see your face
(face, face)If I look deep enough
So many things inside that are
Just like you are taking over
(over, over, over, over, over)I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you to live to breathe
You're taking over me
I believe in you
(I believe in you)I'll give up everything just to find you
(ahh find you)I have to be with you to live to breathe
You're taking over me
(Taking over me)You're taking over me
(Ahhh)3:13 - 3:19
Song:
Taking Over Me - v2 2001 - 2002 Demo & Fallen Promotional LP Version0:00 - 0:22
You don't remember me
But I remember you
I lie awake and try so hard
Not to think of you
But who
(who) can
(can) decide what they dream?
And dream I do...
I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
(find you ahh)I have to be with you to live to breathe
You're taking over me
Have you forgotten all I know
And all we had?
(Ahhh)You saw me mourning my love for you
(Mourning my love for you)And touched my hand
I knew you loved me then
(then)I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
(find you ahh)I have to be with you to live to breathe
You're taking over me
I look in a mirror and see your face
(face, face)If I look deep enough
So many things inside that are
Just like you are taking over
(over, over, over, over, over)I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you to live to breathe
You're taking over me
I believe in you
(I believe in you)I'll give up everything just to find you
(ahh find you)I have to be with you to live to breathe
You're taking over me
(Taking over me)You're taking over me ahhh
(Taking over me)You're taking over me
3:34 - 3:41
Song:
Taking Over Me - Pre-Master & Fallen VersionBack up vocals are in italics.0:00 - 0:21
You don't remember me
But I remember you
I lie awake and try so hard
Not to think of you
But who can decide what they dream?
And dream I do . . .
I believe in you
(I will believe)I'll give up everything just to find you
(Ahh, find you, I will believe)I have to be with you to live to breathe
(to live, to breathe)You're taking over me
(taking over me)Have you forgotten all I know
And all we had?
(had)You saw me mourning my love for you
And touched my hand
(Haaah, Ooo Ooo Ooo)I knew you loved me then
(I knew you loved me)I believe in you
(I will believe, I believe in you)I'll give up everything just to find you
(Ahh, find you, I will believe)I have to be with you to live to breathe
(to live, to breathe)You're taking over me
(taking over me)I look in the mirror and see your face
If I look deep enough
So many things inside that are
Just like you are taking over
I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you to live to breathe
You're taking over me
I believe in you
(I will believe, I believe in you)I'll give up everything just to find you
(Ahh, find you, I will believe)I have to be with you to live to breathe
(to live, to breathe)You're taking over me
(taking over me)(Taking over me)You're taking over me
(Taking over me)Taking over me
3:34 - 3:49
Song:
Some Things To Think About/Debate Over
-This song was played live and put on the "Anywhere But Home Live CD" as Track #3 (3:57). [Zenith, Paris 2004]
Song:
-This song was played live and put on the "Everybody's Fool Single" as Track #2 (4:07). [Cologne, Germany 10-17-03]
-The version on the Fallen Promotional LP is the same as the second demo (v2) of the 2001 - 2002 Demos. The only difference is that it eliminates four seconds of extra silence at the end.
-On bootlegs, the first demo (v1) of the 2001 - 2002 Demos is usually called "I Believe In You." It is an EvRumor that this was a working title for the song. The second demo (v2) of the 2001 - 2002 Demos usually is attributed with the name (Long Intro) in order to signify that, compared to the first demo, this is the one with the intro (like the version on Fallen). Sometimes, discographies shorten this to Taking Over Me (Long).
-The Pre-Master Mix of Taking Over Me, a recent finding thanks to a certain archivist (*who could that be? ;D*), is the Fallen Version with an added ending that was subsequently cut from the Fallen final mix. This version is also called the Rough Edit, or the Rough Cut Edit. Nevertheless it is one out of the three Pre-Master Mixes the EvCommunity has in its possession, after Imaginary (Long Intro) and Tourniquet (No Outro). It was first found in late 2007, but it was unable to be shared due to EvElitism (the same that prevented the Going Under (Demo) from being shared when we first looked for it circa late 2004); due to my Indiana Jones-style quest, it has finally resurfaced. It is the most recent Pre-Fallen era finding, in studio quality, since Haunted v4, which was found in early 2007. It is exampled below:
Song:
-During the Fallen tour, this song was usually after "Going Under," but before "Everybody's Fool."
-A "funny" song meaning as posted by Ben Moody:
Taking Over Me:
Well, it's obviously about Amy being Ben's biggest fan. She secretly stalks him and sleeps outside of his tour bus.... in her tour bus
-John LeCompt is credited with co-writing this song.
SOURCE-Amy Lee on "Taking Over Me":
Taking Over Me is about obsession. Like you're obsessed with someone who you believe is the one for you. I dont know. It's about obsession.
-According to Music Notes:
(1) Taking Over Me is written in C Major
(2) It is set in a time signature of common time and performed in a tempo of 84 beats per minute
(3) Amy Lee's vocals range from C4 to E5.
SOURCETHANKS to DoubleA for the lyrics and the videos are from FallenEvArmy!