I’ve always been a fan of bands that aren’t afraid to branch out. We head in a lot of different directions on this one, I think. But the tone of the album, and the lyrical content, and the overall themes… I just wanted it to be heavy as shit, y’know? I was like, “Man, I can’t wait to play some really crazy stuff!” And Amy was totally onboard with that!
I feel like a lot of things have already been done – it’s really hard to be super original these days, as far as riffs and things like that go. I wasn’t thinking so far ahead as to how we were going to change our sound, or anything like that. We were all gelling really closely in the studio, so there was a lot of excitement in that. But I was also excited because I felt comfortable enough to bring in ideas and share in the songwriting. For starters, it was the first rock album – like, full-on electric album – that we’ve done since the self-titled one. So now that I’d been in the band for almost 14 years, I was really excited to do this album. And when we went in to do that record, we’d been apart for a really long time, so I still felt like a new member I didn’t really have a lot of input on the songwriting. Even though I’d been with the band since 2007, our third album was the first one that I actually played on. Troy: I was just excited to make another record. How did you want The Bitter Truth to build on what you’d established creatively with the first four Evanescence albums? I think it’s a very beautiful, very meaningful, very real album. I just miss Amy and the guys so much! When you spend so many years together, and then all of a sudden you’re disconnected because of something like a pandemic, it’s like, “…Woah.” So you can really hear the heaviness of 2020 in the songwriting, y’know? All the songs are very… They’re real. But they were all able to meet up in the States, so they started writing again and sent me everything via email, and I would record some DI stuff and send it over to Nick. That was the last time I saw Amy and the guys. We met up at Nick’s studio in Nashville last February to record the first four songs, and when we all went to the airport to fly home, we were like, “Okay, goodbye, see you next month!” And then the next month never came. When we started writing the album, we didn’t even know the world ‘pandemic’. The sound of these songs, and the meaning behind them, really mirrors what was going on in 2020.
Truly one of the best lyrical efforts by Evanescence ever.How does it feel now that you’re finally in the home stretch with The Bitter Truth ?
"But this time they're sweeter than honey"īut this is a true love, that's better than all others, "sweeter than honey." "Spare these lies" to spare the hurt that they will evenutaly cause. Lying to one's self about a relationship only makes it worse. "Wait outside, and spare these lies we tell ourselves." If she had "made one chip" on the "monument of the heart," she would have backed off, and rested on "the last day," or the day that the couple parted. "I might just lay myself down a little more than I had on the last day."īecause she made no impact on her lover, she's been restless, and always trying to make that impression. "But if I could leave a mark, on the monument of your heart."Īgain, showing the deep love of this person Throughout her life, she's never even made an impression on them in any way. The statues are the people in this world that she has met and delt with. "I've walked by statues, never even leaving one chip." She's spending so much time just being angry, and never even trying to be kind and gentle. Knocking on the front door is to show your love for somone with love and tranquility. By throwing rocks, Amy Lee is means that she is trying to persuade this fellow by force, anger, etc. Obviously, this person is madly in love with someone. "I've spent so much time throwing rocks at your window, that I never even knocked on the front door" The lyrics amplify the musical excelence that is presented. General CommentOne of the most emotional songs by Evanescence ever produced, and one of the best songs of it's kind IMO.
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