Before I listened to the full album and found out it was actually about 2 conjoined twins I originally thought it was about a person with split personalities or something.
SyrupBuddy I kept thinking and thinking about what this song was about and then I'm all like, "OH! IT'S SO OBVIOUS! How did I not get that right away?".
I think this song is powerful because several people can relate to it, not only the case of conjoined twins. Lovers that no longer feel how they used to, yet remain together out of something (too used to the life they made together, perhaps) even if they fight all the time, friends who wish they could be how they were, but have changed over time, siblings... Sadly, it happens. We can grow up with someone, love them, but somewhere down the road... Either we change or life forces us to take different paths (even if we're still together). Somehow, love fades. And no matter how much you want to, things can't go back to how they used to be and you just look around wondering how in hell things became like this. It's painful as hell and it happens so often... Like I said, this is why I think this song is so powerful. It's not limited to a single "case" per say.
Goddammit so true... I wouldn't say that it's inevitable or that everyone splits up at some point or another but... I have this childhood friend, actually, and suffice to say things got kinda complicated and weird between us and for quite a few years we just kinda didn't really talk or hang out together. We've made up and we're talking now but things will never be the same. I wish things could just go back to how they were when we were kids but we've both changed a lot and grown up, and it's still kinda awkward because of that gap in our relationship where we weren't really talking. It's like... what do I even say? He's my childhood friend, but in some ways he's also almost like a stranger to me... and I want to talk to him more and hang out like we used to but I'm afraid if I come on too strong he'll just run away again. Ugh, so this is just too true...
I believe a friend loves at all times even if they change. That's why I won't abandon relationships even if I have to distance myself. However, I still feel pain. I wish one of my friends could be who he was before the presidential election. Now, he practically vilifies me.
@@CB_W0lf Really makes me feel like its a battle with me and my inner demons. "Don't you feel like severing?" and the way it keeps referring to "We" and "Us".
I had a twin at conception. My mom had a miscarriage, and I was the surviving one. I've often felt a presence late at night, like a ghost on my shoulder. This song makes me feel that way again, especially when I try to sing it by myself.
My brother was supposed to be a twin but instead my mother suffered a miscarriage early in the pregnancy. As a result I have an adorable precious Autistic little brother who is oblivious to the fact that he was supposed to be a typical kid with a twin. It kinda makes you think about how different life could be.
My mom had a miscarrage before she had me and when i was younger i would have vivid nightmares of a girl and I would wake up in the dark feeling like i was being watched by someone
I actually imagine two minds living in the same body, whenever I hear this song. And I don't really want to know the meaning of the song, because I like it more this way.
SPOILER ALERT There is a VERY similar story to Evelyn in a series called American Horror story. It’s about two conjoined sisters who are taken away to the circus by an old lady named Elsa Mars and she wants them for fame so more people will come to say such peculiar beings. However instead of getting a full house the whole night was bought by a very rich man who instantly falls in love with the twins. One of the sisters named Bette instantly fell in love with the man too, however her sister did not and began to loathe him. But one of the sisters (I can’t remember who) wanted to be separated from the other so much that they didn’t really care if the other died during the process. But the other soon turned terrified of the other, I remember one scene where she asked,”But won’t you miss me...?” and the other had not replied. Later on in the series the one who had wanted to be separated soon began to care for the other and they never really wanted to be separated from the other.
There's a song that's also by Evelyn Evelyn that talk about love interests. It's called "You Only Want Me Cause You Want My Sister", and the story behind it is that one of the twins had a dream that they were separated, and their boyfriend wanted to date the other twin.
I actually did weep on my birthday. I turned 19 on October 1st, and to me, a birthday is just a celebration of being one year closer to death. One year closer to new adventures they say, a new chance. It's just another year to check off my list of years until I die. Birthdays terrify me, the older I get.
having a twin is not always a good thing. My parents would ignore me in favor of my brother. I would get seriously sick as a child (pneumonia ) and i still remember when i was at the hospital fighting for my life on a IV and oxygen tubes, and they were annoyed and griping about having to miss his kindergarten plY he was in. Fast forward a few years to high school. I was getting all A's but i did poorly on a mid term. my grade dropped to a low b. My parents yelled about it because "if i didnt try harder i was going to fail at my future" I later saw my twins grades which were all F's and D's. My parents have always had double standards and favor my twin because he was stronger
I guess I can't really relate to that much, but I might understand a bit. My sister has autism, so a lot of the things she does "has an excuse" while I get everything taken away from me because I'm not perfect. Recently I was diagnosed with autism as well. Apparently, I still don't "have an excuse" and she still does. Of course, I love my sister and she loves me back more than anything. I just wish that I didn't have to be jealous of her. Funny... her name is Evelyn...
If you listen to this, the 'Have you seen my sister Evelyn?' It seems like the boy got his sister removed and doesn't remember it, it's kind of chilling
Evelyn Evelyn have a book detailing their lives along with a few tracks on the album that are just a word for word telling of the book and in it they never die. I suggest checking out the full story if you haven't; it's really good. You can find the full album on youtube.
For some reason, i imagine this song as a duet between twins, who were close. but as time goes by, they realize the one they're talking to is just their reflection in the mirror. And as the song builds up, each insist that they are the real one until they both break the mirror, leaving each other all alone forever.
+jolliapplegirl the song is actually about conjoined twins, the band (Evelyn Evelyn - Amanda Palmer - The Dresden Dolls - Amanda Palmer + The Grand Theft Orchestra) made a whole set dedicated to them
I can imagine this too! except. . More of an animation thing. And at the end, At the end of the 9 Evelyn's , I can imagine the mirror shattering, And the twins flashing back on their life. And when the last part happens, I can imagine a real person tracing over the broken glass with his finger, recollecting. And the broken reflection is nowhere to be found. The last panel of sad music, The camera pans out, showing a broken mirror, and blood on the ground, Neither person nor reflection to be seen.( Imagination, Screw my life )
This reminds me of a book I read in a setting where most children were born with two personalities, and as they grew up, one personality would grow weaker and weaker until they faded away entirely. The main characters were two personalities that hadn't fused when everyone else their age was only one personality, and they had to hide that the weaker personality was still there, because otherwise they'd be forced into treatment to make the weaker personality disappear. I don't remember the plot very well, but I feel like this song is fitting for it.
Wow i also ways though i had two personalities one good and nice the other bad and mean with bad very bad and she is locked now but don't know when it going to blow but soon it will happen
Such an eerie beautiful tune. I used to have a conjoined twin at the shoulder (yes I realize how rare that is, God had mercy on us) but we were separated when we were young, around 7 years old. We didn't share any organs, lucky us. We both are very happy and healthy now. But this song gives me chills and makes me remember that! Edit: Wow, thanks for all the likes guys! Never thought it would get so many.
Ashley Dawnhurricane I'm sorry if this counts as an insecure question, but what's it like, I'm a twin too, I've always wondered what it's like for conjoined twins, I imagine it's very different from non conjoined twins.
Jestergirl The funny lady Well, I think a pretty obvious thing is you can't do anything by yourself. My twin was always next to me 24/7 and it was very difficult trying to figure out what to do since we often had differing opinions. Sleeping, I couldn't roll over and that was annoying haha. My twin and I fought a lot because we never had the alone time that we both craved. But after we separated it was clear that being together for those 7 years had brought us very close to each other.
@@fiore8123My names Evalyn, Eva and Lyn are split personifications of myself that I use as a coping mechanism. Eva is the past, and Lyn is the present. That’s why I hate the name Eva.
How did you end up diagnosed, like Did you voice your concerns to a doctor or did they voice their concerns? If you voiced your concerns how did you go about doing so?
i can relate too. my alter found this song and put it in the notes app and told me that’s how they felt with me so now i can’t stop thinking about what to do with this information...
Oh, aye! We share an opinion! High-fives for sharing sibling fight-to-the-death-over-everythings-- Er, I mean, sibling rivalries! ...Ha... ha... ha... (Heheh... 😅)
Tintaglia Saphira I know. This isn't a personality song. People are just going to say "This is so me" if it demonstrates any type of pain or struggle. It's about twins. Although I feel it's kind of like me and my sister it's more about twins then a single person.
My 12-yr-old daughter actually shared this with me... I haven't been able to stop listening to it since. Words can't describe how much I love this song, both the lyrics and especially the music...wow
Yeah, when I first heard this song I thought, "this song's awesome, I'm going to listen to the album." I listened to the album and 1 hour later I was laying in bed, feeling disturbed and sickened, but awed.
All of it is actually pretty innocent *until* you listen to 'The Tragic Events of September' or if you start to over think it. There are some gems on there, 'Have you seen my Sister, Evelyn' comes to mind, but yeah, I do recommend it, it's just messed up when you do realise the full extent of the story.
Saaaaaame People probably think I'm crazy when I sing this because I'm basically just having a conversation with myself, and it's in my lower range so it's very quiet as well.
Haha I was thinking I gotta get my brother to sing this with me (I just now discovered it, so not even sure if he would like it, haha... I could likely record it with myself, just alternate parts ;)) plus, it made me think of my brother (I know it's not a cheerful song, haha, nor is it intended like that, I just love the song and I adore my brothers, lol, I just love dark songs, too, and the beginning, before reading the comments, it sounded like siblings that were really close, and we were really close growing up (still are, but differently... As kids we seemed to see things in a similar but sometimes opposite way, now we've grown up and realize how much we can come up with creatively because we think so similarly and yet also differently, and studied different topics in college, so we complement each other's strengths well)... And yeah, I totally adore my brothers (in not a creepy way, they are just two of my bffs and always have been), and the song is awesome and I would love to sing it with my youngest brother, especially since our other brother has special needs and loves music, especially when i sing and record songs for him, lol... I've found stuff I recorded for him years and years ago and golly it's horrible, but he loves it, haha... Siblings are awesome :)) (I'm greatful that we aren't conjoined, though... That's much "closer" than anyone would wish for.... Though there is an awesome set of conjoined twins who just got their first teaching job, I think one is named Britney, I can't think of the other young lady's name at the moment, but they do a great job making the best of their situation - I figure when it's all you know, you kinda learn to adapt, and they do, but I also know that even with my best buds from college or... Anyone... Heck, maybe most of all my siblings, only because they were both my first best friends, and still are, but I've never fought with anyone as intense and passionately as I did with my brothers growing up, haha... It took way too much energy to fight for more than 10 minutes to maybe an hour or so if we went away from each other for breaks in yelling for a bit haha, but then we would get bored of fighting and realize we didn't even disagree like we thought we did, usually we just misunderstood each other's meaning, but we would cool off and apologize pretty quickly cause it was too hard to stay so mad for very long and we were the only friends each other had around much of the time, so it was more fun to get along, but I can't IMAGINE how hard it would be to have to be ALWAYS with each other, especially during those 10 minutes when you're like 5 years old and just wanna go at each other, haha... Seriously, that would be rough! So I'm sure they had their challenges, beyond just the obvious ones like learning how to crawl while not yet being able to talk and such, but only controlling one arm and one leg, while your twin sister controls the opposite side... It's wonderful that they made the best of the situation they were given,though. And I really thought I would remember the other twins name by now... Maybe it starts with an s, but... That's gonna bug me haha
I sang both parts just quickly changing my tone of voice for their differences in their voices and just tried my best to jump from one of them singing to the other one. If only i had a sister
I feel like the two conjoined twins want to seperate but they are to scared, not just because one, or both of them can become unhealthy or die early, but because if they are healthy there relationship will never be the same. They grew up together and they had always been toghether. As much as they want to split they don't at the very same time, because the close relationship they had shared growing up could be torn to ashes.
ʝυѕт мσиιкα they can't be separated tho they only have one liver stomach large and small intestine and I would cut one of their lungs in half since they have 3
I know this is about two conjoined twins but this gives me an idea for something else... This boy has two imaginary friends who helped him do everything. If he had a decision to make, they would help him. But as he gets older the Imaginary friends start to fight like his parents do. When the boy has a choice, instead of them figuring it out peacefully, they start fighting. "Want to go ice skating?"- "We just did that yesterday" the boy would say 'can we be firefighters' and they would respond "Can we be astronauts?" Finally the boy wants to let go of his imaginary friends. He's older and they aren't helping. But when he tries, they won't go away. Finally he realizes that 'He's not alone'... whether those are ghosts or some schizophrenia stuff, idk
This is kinda what its like having DID with two completely opposite personalities. One does something the other does the opposite or I'm talking to someone as on of them one will say one thing the other something else and I have to figure out what was said
This song makes me imagine the positive and negative parts of someone's mind, wanting to leave but not wanting to leave everything behind, wanting to ruin everything and fix it at the same time. Conflicting thoughts and emotions of someone who is lost of what to do.
Imagine this as an animatic, the characters being a guy and a girl, either twins or very close friends, arguing with each other and each chorus is them getting older, but the girl loses her will to live, the ending being they get into a huge argument and the guy plans on killing the girl, and just as he chases her into a field and goes to strike her with a knife, he hits stone instead, and it’s the girls gravestone.
The original story is actually about conjoined twins named Eva and Lyn. i Really like your idea but i feel like instead of them being just friends or twins the conjoined aspect is really cool.
This really reminds me of Aether and Lumine of Genshin Impact--twins who were separated and I definitely can see the male twin snapping because of...some certain events and trying to kill the female twin.
This song really hits hard for me rn... My best friend of 10 years and I are going through a really tough time.... We grew up together. We're practically siblings. Closer than siblings, but I'm worried we won't be this way for much longer.... This song is much more relatable now than when I first heard it years ago
This song will always hold a place in my heart. Every moment my mind is blank I’ll suddenly remember this song. It’s like a fever dream to me absolutely surreal
cherry_ ice_fangirl Me: *listening to this song and starts crying* My parents: *knocks on my door* Are you ok?! Me: IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT, I WISH THEY COULD GET ALONG, THEIR NOT GOING TO LIVE FOR MUCH LONGER, THEY SPENT THEIR CHILDHOOD WORKING IN A CIRCUS AS A FREAKSHOW ACT!! *crys even more* My parents: ... Thus marks the day my parents stoped refering to me as their daughter!
Did anyone else hear "Ever and Ever and Ever and Ever" when they said Evelyn near the end? I think that if the "Ever and" part was supposed to be heard, it was to convey how they would be together forever and ever and ever.
i relate to this so much since i have a dissociative disorder. people think its like having a friend with you always but its not. you dont have a sense of privacy, its hard to make friends because the person "you" meet is actually meeting entirely different people. we are all different people with different goals and memories which causes so much difficulty when making choices, going to school, doing hobbies, anything really. everyone desperately wants their own body and their own life but thats not possible. its chaotic and saddening just like this song
I know this is about conjoined twins and stuff, but honestly this reminds me of how I feel with my OCD. It's like a demon version of yourself hanging over your shoulder, constantly with you and having something to say about everything you do and you just want to get AWAY from it but you can't. In general I feel like this song can represent most mental illnesses.
This song has probably inspired soo many fanfics for many completely different fandoms, and if I have enough motivation I may or may not add one to the list
guys. for all of you confused, this song is about two conjoined twins. They have a whole story of them in the album Evelyn Evelyn by the duo Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley (who dress up as the twins and sing the songs from the album.) It's an incredibly disturbing yet incredible tale and I do recommend listening to the album to understand the twins' backstory.
This song always reminds me of a person at war with their own mind (yes I know it's about conjoined twins) one voice is their mind and the other is their heart "We grew up so very close" means that they were a logical person who was in touch with their own mind.
"Please just stop touching me!" The girl just hovering her hands all over, and not actually touching him like "i'M NOT TOUCHING U ur not allowed 2 complain"
Everyone is like, "Fandom!" "Fandom!" "Fandom!" "Shut up, Fandoms, it's about conjoined twins!" And I'm just like, "Hey, would you look at that. I know this from a MAP."
NOT ME VISITING THIS SONG SO SO SO SO LONG AFTER ALL OF THAT HAPPENED BUT THEN CRYING EVEN MORE THAN USUAL BECAUSE SOMEONE GOT REPLACED AND I MISS THE OLD FRIENDSHIP😫✋
Fun fact: I have twin sisters called Eva and another one called Lyn and they are 6. Their birthday is in 30th of December. I was so obsessed with this album in the time that my mom named my sisters after it.
I love the fact that the more you listen to the part where they say "Evelyn" it slowly starts to sound like "Eve and Lyn" the two names of the conjoined twins.
I think one's name is Eve and the others name is Lynn "Eve and Lynn" sounds awfully like Evelyn if said repeatedly, which it probably was, since they were always together
Okay, yeah, it reminds of you of your fave char, w/e. But y'all seriously need to listen to the full album. It's perfection and deserves a fandom of its own. A tragic and impressive tale of abuse, prostitution, death, regret, and sisterly love. Plus a song that mostly consists of two people screaming "CHICKEN MAN!" for three minutes.
This song makes me feel so many emotions. Sure, it can apply to many different cases, but a case of conjoined twins is a type of struggle no other could relate to without understanding just how tedious it can be. I really feel for those conjoined twins who forever have to live beside their sibling for the rest of their lives, because at the end of it all, they're never going to be alone, will never live alone, and never die alone.
Kind of like the feeling of your inner demons taking you over and casting you away from the person you once were, the "once were" person being a happy and wonderful individual, and your inner demons slowly sway you away into the darkness where you eventually end it all. This song made me cry in the first 30 seconds due to those thoughts in my head.
My dad walked in on me listening to this song and he was like "why are you listening to this?" My parents don't think this song would leave a positive impact on me but that's the point of the song, it's supposed to be sad and relatable still. I won't stop listening to this masterpiece
+TheLiteralMuffin M: Clara.... C: Mia.... M: Why have be been stuck this way?! C: Please stop yelling at me... M: We must be severing... C: Wait 'til everything will come together at last... M: but we're broken; I don't care to play. B: We grew up so distressed... M: Closer to vanity C: Closer to Sanity M: Shared revenge... C: And wore the same dress. M: Made all our promises C: Wrote about every wish. M: Who gets a mirror tonight? B: Will they feed us today? C: Can we go play outside? M: He said no just yesterday. C: Why dont they understand... B: Do we ask that too much? C: What if they find us...? M: They weren't looking anyways. C: Mia... M: Clara... C: Why can't we survive another day? M: Just die stupid, you can't hide anyway. C: This is why we're severing... M: now everything's just come together at last. C: But with her mind i dont want to play. B: Recite the spell, we have what you love most. M:It's nearly your birthday, C: child, just stop your weeping. M: Loose our minds... C: We are a ghost. M: You are the worst, C: but inside im screaming. M: We're dead in the mirror tonight. B: We didn't eat today. M: I don't love, so life is dim C: But doctors don't think that way. M: We'll never be super stars, B: Nobody ever cares. M: I thought we'd get famous C: They're watching us anyways. M: Clara... C: Mia... M: I don't want to be this way. C: We cannot run away. M: But magic is in severing C: But everything cannot just be a cat. M: It's lost and black, don't care either way. B: We grew up...Far too close. M: A parasite, and it's host... C: But the doctors did what was best for us! M: Did we even ask for this?! I didn't want this! Idiot, i need some time to myself! C: Looking in those eyes.... Insanity is home.... M: Get far away from me! Don't even touch me! Why can't you be something original!? C: I think i know why... We're still alone... M: I bet you are scared of me C: No, but if you did care for me, M: If you just let me free, C: You were always with Gracie. B: But you never listen with constant insisting M: Enough reminiscing C: I miss reminiscing B: We know that we're missing M: I just want them to die you see C: but you want me to believe M: How dare you not leave me alone! C: I want a sister to whom i get along! M: Clara...Clara... C: Mia....Mia.... M: Clara...Clara... C: Mia....Mia... M: Clara....Clara... C: Mia....Mia... M: Clara...Clara... C: Mia....Mia.... M: Clara... C: Mia... M: Clara... C: Mia... M: Clara... C: Mia... M: Clara.... C: Mia.... B: Clara, Mia, Clara, Mia, Clara, Mia, Clara, Mia, Clara....
Weird, my name is Evelyn and this just showed up in my recommended videos even though I've never heard a song like this haha. But man, I love it. It's so beautiful- kind of sad as well. I'm swear I'm not crying. It's just.. allergies.
This Song Is Just A Fucking Experience That Takes Your Soul Away When You First Listen To It. Like- I WANT A FUCKING ANALYSIS VIDEO ON HOW BRILLIANT THIS DAMN SONG IS, PLEASE-
for me it's the constant two voices in my BPD. we really did grow uo together, one a hurt child the other a parasitic maladaptive inner voice to humble and quiet me. but now irs suffocating and dangerous.
i used to listen to this song repeatedly years ago, i havent listened to it for a good year until sadist reminded me of it. I dont want to seem toxic but im glad the mcyt community hasnt taken over the comment section
