Lithium

Written by: A. Lee Amy Lee has been quoted saying the song is about losing the comfort of sorrow. Lithium is a mood stabilizer that would take away the sorrow that the writer holds inside and she is not ready to let go of it. She has lived with sorrow so long that losing it now would be like losing a part of herself. That is what the whole refrain is about: "Lithium, Don't want to lock myself up inside, Lithium, Don't want to forget what it feels without, Lithium, I want to stay in love with my sorrow." . It's about her inner feelings toward herself. She first wrote the chorus on guitar when she was about 16, but left it there. Eventually she started playing it on the piano, and the verses came out. "I have a pile of pieces stowed away in my mind that maybe I'll use some day. In a way it's an old song, but not really; It grew up."

[Chorus] Lithium Don't wanna lock me up inside Lithium Don't wanna forget how it feels without Lithium I wanna stay in love with my sorrow, oh [Post-Chorus] But God, I wanna let it go [Verse 1] Come to bed, don't make me sleep alone Couldn't hide the emptiness, you let it show Never wanted it to be so cold Just didn't drink enough to say you love me [Pre-Chorus] I can't hold on to me Wonder what's wrong with me [Chorus] Lithium Don't wanna lock me up inside Lithium Don't wanna forget how it feels without Lithium I wanna stay in love with my sorrow, ah [Bridge] Don't wanna let it lay me down this time Drown my will to fly Here in the darkness I know myself Can't break free until I let it go, let me go [Verse 2] Darling, I forgive you after all Anything is better than to be alone And in the end I guess I had to fall Always find my place among the ashes [Pre-Chorus] I can't hold on to me Wonder what's wrong with me [Chorus] Lithium Don't wanna lock me up inside Lithium Don't wanna forget how it feels without Lithium Stay in love with you, ah [Post-Chorus] I'm gonna let it go