Evanescence: Sweet Sacrifice Meaning

Song Released: 2007

Sweet Sacrifice Lyrics

It's true, we're all a little insane.
But it's so clear,
Now that I'm unchained.

Fear is only in our minds,
Taking over all the time.
Fear is only in our minds but it's taking over all the time.

You poor sweet innocent thing.
Dry your...

1. anonymous

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   Dec 16th 2006 !⃝

   `Sweet sacrifice' to me is an extension of the abusive relationship she was in with `fallen'. It's angry, it's painful,it's liberating. It's looking at the relationship from unchained eyes and expressing the anger/vengence she still feels for him, but at the same time letting go of the fear of being alone...and the realisation that she can and will live without him. lines like "oh you love to hate me don't you honey, I'm you sweet sacrifice...and "one day I'm gonna forget your name, one sweet day you're gonna drown in my lost pain" kinda sum this up. the liberating part of the song comes in the lines "do you wonder why you hate? are you still to weak to survive your mistakes?"...the sarcasm of the "you poor sweet innocent thing, dry your eyes and testify"...really is quite haunting and reeks of the manipulation, lies and torment of this realtionship.
2. Chris

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   Oct 31st 2006 !⃝

   Nonono... No offense to either of you but my interpretation is totally different... I believe that it can be very easily compared to something like the salem witch trials. It's because she's different...Like any other means of discrimination- because all discrimination is fear because there "different" and yet its "taking over all the time." so the "poor, sweet, innocent thing" that everyone will believe will sacrifice amy lee because of a prejudged hate.
3. anonymous

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   Oct 6th 2006 !⃝

   I agree, it's about an abusive relationship. I think it's more of an emotional/mental abuse. They are sucking the life outta her, portraying themselves as the victim, and she's had enough and is not taking it anymore.
4. Evanescencefreak

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   Sep 27th 2006 !⃝

   This song is pretty much about an abusive relationship, (whether it'd be physically, or mentally) and how she (amy lee) is getting over it, and not saying she's so broken, she's saying...This pretty much says it...
   
   "fear is only in our minds"

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