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Lockdown

Release date: 25th August 2014

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About This Track

'Lockdown' by Amy Lee is a 2014 track from the album 'Aftermath'. The lyrics picture a trapped, defensive state, with the speaker feeling an outside pressure, watching cracks appear in their walls, and choking on words that rise up. They frame survival as a deliberate shutting-in, repeating the idea of locking down, even as dreams blur the boundary between war and peace. The emotional stance is fearful and guarded, yet determined to endure, with the refrain-like pull of “To survive, I lockdown”.

"Lockdown" is a track by Amy Lee, from the album Aftermath, released 25th August 2014. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Amy Lee.

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Amy Lee

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Lyrics

Lockdown

I can feel you calling me

I can see the cracks between these walls

But this pain

I choke on the words as they rise in me

To survive, I lockdown

I can feel you calling me

I can taste the poison in your heart

But these dreams

Blurring the lines between war and peace

To survive, I lockdown

Say the words

I can’t face the world

If I could say the words

Everything would be broken still

We are broken

I can feel you calling me

I can see the cracks between these walls

But this pain

I choke on the words as they rise in me

To survive, I lockdown

Say the words

I can’t face the world

If I could say the words

Everything would be broken still

And I know why

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2014

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2014

—Between Worlds
—After
—Can't Stop What's Coming
—Drifter
—Dark Water
—Lockdown
—Remember to Breathe
—Voice In My Head
—White Out

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If You're a StarDream Too Much

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Amy Lee, Chuck Palmer
Lyricist: Amy Lee
Producer: Amy Lee, Chuck Palmer, Dave Eggar
Bass: Amanda Ruzza
Drums: Chuck Palmer
Guitar: Joel Hoekstra
Keyboards: Amy Lee
Vocals: Amy Lee
Mastering Engineer: Peter Doell
Mixing Engineer: Brendan Muldowney
Programmer: Amy Lee, Chuck Palmer

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