Lithium

by

Evanescence

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Lithium (written by Amy Lee) is the second single from The Open Door, and it's a wonderful song. Lee is able to take sadness and portray it beautifully in her work, and at the same time put a positive spin on it. Despite its melancholoy tone, Lithium has a happy ending. This disc also has a track cut from The Open Door entitled The Last Song I'm Wasting On You (also written by Amy Lee). The title refers to Ben Moody, ex-guitarist of Evanescence and the man who founded the band with Lee. His departure from the band was on less than ideal terms, to put it mildly, and this song reminds me very much of My Immortal - but I personally think it is better. It's a truly heartbreaking piece of work. The third track on the CD is a live acoustic performance of All That I'm Living For (written by Amy Lee and John LeCompt), which is very hard rock on The Open Door. Here it is piano-heavy and laced with strings. The transition from one form of music to another is seamless and the song is no less powerful or amazing because of it. Finally, the disc offers a live acoustic performance of Lithium in video form (it must be played on a computer). A transformation similar to the one of All That I'm Living For occurs here, yielding equally impressive results.