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== General Information ==
== General information ==
''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[B. Moody]]''
 
'''''Whisper''''' is the twelfth track from [[Evanescence]]'s debut album, ''[[Fallen]]''.
 
It was originally recorded on Amy and Ben's ''[[Sound Asleep]]'' EP in 1999.<ref name="soundasleep" /> It's one of the first songs [[Amy Lee]] and [[Ben Moody]] wrote as Evanescence.<ref name="metaledge2003">{{cite journal|last=Gargano|first=Paul|date=August 2003|title=Evanescence Brought to Life|journal=Metal Edge|page=18|issue=4|volume=49}}</ref> 


''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[B. Moody]]''
At the beginning of the song on the ''Sound Asleep EP'', there is an introduction which is actually a part of the song itself played backward that culminates in a sound clip from the movie ''My World Dies Screaming'', also known as ''[[Terror in the Haunted House]]'' (1958), the same film some clips on ''[[Understanding]]'' are taken from.
 
The post-''[[Origin]]'' demo of ''Whisper'' contains sound clips from the ''Romeo and Juliet'' soundtrack. This version begins with a sample intro from "Death Scene" and "O Verona" and includes backup vocals by David Hodges on the chorus. There are a few versions of the song floating around the internet and various bootleg discs (see [[Fake]]). One version has a burst of noise before the vocals in the intro sample (at approximately 0:29). Another version does not have this burst of noise, but has distinct 'skipping' sounds that appear after the 0:30 mark.
 
''Whisper'' received local radio play in Little Rock. It was the #1 most requested new single for more than two weeks on the radio station KLEC "Lick" 106.3 FM.<ref name=whisperlead /> According to [[Bigwig Enterprises]], the song was ''Origin'''s lead single.<ref name=whisperlead />
 
The ''We The Living'' Vol. 3 version is the ''Sound Asleep'' EP version without the reversed intro and sound clip from the movie. It also has an extended drum outro. The Post-''Sound Asleep'' demo is mostly the same as the We The Living version, only without the extended drum outro.
 
The ''Automata Magazine 3.0'' version is the ''Origin'' version of Whisper and the song "[[Origin (song)|Origin]]" merged into one track.
 
In pre-releases of the demo on ''Origin'', Origin and Whisper are separate tracks but there is no gap of silence between track 1 and 2, almost appear merged as the same track.
 
In the ''Fallen'' version, at the end the choir sings "''Servatis a periculum, servatis a maleficum''," which is roughly translated from Latin as "''Save us from danger, save us from evil''". As with all the other choir parts throughout the album, the choir on "Whisper" was written and arranged by Amy. [[The Millenium Choir]] performed the vocals, and it was recorded at NRG Studios in North Hollywood. The same choir voiced the rest of ''Fallen'', and later [[Lacrymosa|''Lacrymosa'']] on [[The Open Door|''The Open Door'']].<ref name="mixonline">Reeseman, Bryan (August 1, 2003). [https://web.archive.org/web/20040812174035/http://mixonline.com/recording/interviews/audio_evanescence_enduring_sound/ "In The Recording Studio With Evanescence: Recording Fallen"]. ''Mixonline''.</ref>
 
While answering questions from fans in an [[EvClub]] interview, a question comes up that asks "Can you still relate to the songs you wrote years ago?"  Amy's response about this song is:


Originally recorded on the [[Sound Asleep EP]] in 1998. There are currently six versions of this song available. A demo version of Whisper contains sound clips from the ''William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet soundtrack''.  This version begins with a sample intro from "Death Scene" and "O Verona"<ref>The part of "Death Scene" is played normally, but the part of "O Verona" is played at a frecuency of about 112.24489% than normal (if the normal frecuency is 44100Hz, the used frecuency for Whisper is 49500Hz) [http://files.getdropbox.com/u/727841/EvanescenceReference/Fake%20Whisper%20Intro.mp3 Play] a fake audioclip, by [[User:Gerard armando|Gerard Armando]] which contains the both songs merged together, like sounds on Whisper.</ref>. There are a few versions of the song floating around the internet and various bootleg discs (see [[Fake]]). One version has a burst of noise before the vocals in the intro sample (at approximately 0:29). Another version does not have this burst of noise, but has distinct 'skipping' sounds that appear after the 0:30 mark.
{{quote|Whisper is something that we still play on stage a lot and I love playing it, it's a great live song.  But lyrically it doesn't hold a ton of meaning for me anymore 'cause I'm not really at a very dark place in my life at all right now. I'm at a pretty positive place. So unless I'm really angry, I don't totally relate to Whisper.}}


At the beginning of the original version, the one on the [[Sound Asleep EP]], there is an introduction which is actually a part of the song itself played backward that culminates in a sound clip from the movie [http://imdb.com/title/tt0051962/ My World Dies Screaming], also known as ''"Terror in the Haunted House"'' (1958)<ref>[http://files.getdropbox.com/u/727841/EvanescenceReference/Terror%20in%20the%20haunted%20house%202.mp3 Here] are the samples, recorded from the movie "Terror in the Haunted House"</ref>, the same film some clips on [[Understanding]] are taken from.
A part of ''Whisper'' was played by Amy in ''[[Overture]]'', the intro song on Evanescence's fourth studio album, ''[[Synthesis]]''<ref>https://www.facebook.com/Evanescence/posts/10154862809831786</ref>;


In the Fallen version, at the ending it says ''"Servatis a periculum, servatis a maleficum"'', which is roughly translated from Latin as ''"Save us from danger, save us from evil"''.
{{quote|That progression includes bits from some of our earliest music, including ''Whisper'', which was one of the first songs we ever recorded and anyone ever heard from us.}}


While answering questions from fans in an EvClub interview, a question comes up that asks, "Can you still relate to the songs you wrote years ago?"  Amy's response about this song is, "Whisper is something that we still play on stage a lot and I love playing it, it's a great live song.  But lyrically it doesn't hold a ton of meaning for me anymore 'cause I'm not really at a very dark place in my life at all right now.  I'm at a pretty positive place.  So unless I'm really angry, I don't totally relate to Whisper."
Amy discussed the song in a ''Kerrang!'' cover story about the 20th anniversary of ''Fallen'':


== Versions ==
{{quote|“I love how dramatic it is! And there’s a place for that. That was what we thought was our hit when I was graduating high school. When we did have a few gigs, that was our opener. We were playing shows, and I was like, ‘This is ''us''!’ It’s very epic, very dramatic. No wonder I was so nervous getting onstage – I was like, ‘How do I live up to this ridiculousness!?’ (''Laughs'') So, when I get to the end of ''Fallen'', my overwhelming final thesis is I’m so grateful. It is something bigger than me. I wouldn’t change anything about it. I had to go through that pain. We all have different lives that we have lived with this soundtrack being part of it. I’m just grateful to be part of that and I think I’m able to fully appreciate ''Fallen'' now in a way that I wasn’t previously able to. This is a huge gift.”<ref name=kerrang2023 />}}


==Versions==
'''Studio Versions:'''
'''Studio Versions:'''


'''Whisper [Fallen Version]'''
'''Whisper [''Fallen'' version]'''  
*''Recording Date:'' August - November 2002
*''Recording Date:'' August - November 2002
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:'' [[Fallen]] (Track #11)
*''Released On:'' ''[[Fallen]]'' (track #11)
*''Length:'' 5:27
*''Length:'' 5:27


'''Whisper [We The Living Vol. 3 Version]'''<ref name=wtl>In this version there is a heavy, repetitive guitar riff prominent through the verses instead of the use of synthesizers or strings. David Hodges vocals are also featured in the chorus and reprise in this version as well.</ref>
'''Whisper [''Sound Asleep EP'' version]'''
*''Recording Date:'' 2000
*''Recording Date:'' 1998
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:'' [[We The Living, Vol. 3]] (Track #6)
*''Released On:'' ''[[Sound Asleep EP]]'' (track #2)
*''Length:'' 4:06
*''Length:'' 4:06


'''Whisper [Origin Version]'''<ref name=origin>In this version [[David Hodges]] sings in the chorus.</ref>
'''Whisper [Post-''Sound Asleep'' demo]'''
*''Recording Date:'' 1999
*''Recording Date:'' 1998
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Released On:'' [[Origin]] (Track #2)
*''Length:'' 3:51
*''Length:'' 3:56


'''Whisper [Whisper/Sound Asleep EP Version]'''
'''Whisper [''We The Living'' Vol. 3 version]'''
*''Recording Date:'' 1998
*''Recording Date:'' 1998
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:'' [[Sound Asleep EP]] (Track #2)
*''Released On:'' [[We The Living, Vol. 3|''We The Living'', Vol. 3]] (track #6)
*''Length:'' 4:06
*''Length:'' 4:06


'''Whisper [Demo Version #1]''' <ref name=demo>This is the Whisper/Sound Asleep EP version without the sample at the beginning of the song.</ref> <ref name=origin />
'''Whisper [''Origin'' version]'''
*''Recording Date:'' 1998
*''Recording Date:'' 1999
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:'' Unreleased
*''Released On:'' ''[[Origin]]'' (track #2)
*''Length:'' 3:51
*''Length:'' 3:56


'''Whisper [Demo Version #2]''' <ref name=demo2>This track is a combination Whisper and Origin from the album Origin. The songs have been merged together.</ref>
'''Whisper [''Automata Magazine'' 3.0 version]'''
*''Recording Date:'' 1999
*''Recording Date:'' 1999
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:'' [[Automata Magazine|Automata Magazine 3.0]] (Track #2)
*''Released On:'' [[Automata Magazine|''Automata Magazine'' 3.0]] (track #2)
*''Length:'' 4:32
*''Length:'' 4:32


'''Whisper [Demo Version #3]''' <ref name=demo3>This demo containing sound clips from the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack.</ref>
'''Whisper [Post-''Origin'' demo]'''
*''Recording Date:'' 2002
*''Recording Date:'' 2001-2002
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Length:'' 5:12
*''Length:'' 5:12
'''Whisper [Demo 10.10.01]'''<ref name=demo2001 />
*''Recording date:'' October 10, 2001
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' ''Fallen 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition'' cassette tape (track #A2)
*''Length:'' 3:38




'''Live Versions:'''
'''Live Versions:'''


'''Whisper [Anywhere But Home DVD Live]'''
'''Whisper [2000-2004 live]'''
*''Performing Period:'' 2004
*''Performing period:'' 2000 - August 14, 2004
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Recording Date:'' May 25, 2004
*''Recording date:'' October 17, 2003 (Everybody's Fool single); May 25, 2004 (''Anywhere but Home'')
*''Released On:'' Anywhere But Home (Track #13)
*''Released on:''
*''Length:'' 5:43
:''[[Anywhere but Home]]'' (track #13)
:[[Everybody's Fool#Commercial Release|"Everybody's Fool" single]] (track #3)
*''Length:'' 5:27 ("Everybody's Fool" single); 5:43 (''Anywhere but Home'')
*''Example:'' River Market Pavillion, Little Rock (2000), Rock am Ring (June 7, 2003)
 
'''Whisper [2006-2007 live]'''
*''Performing period:'' October 5, 2006 - December 8, 2007
*''Example:'' Rock am Ring (June 3, 2007)
 
'''Whisper [2009 live]'''
*''Performing period:'' November 4 and November 8, 2009
*''Performed at:'' [[New York Secret Show 2009|New York City Secret Show]] (November 4) and [[Maquinaria Festival 2009|Maquinária Festival, São Paulo, Brazil]] (November 8)


'''Whisper [Live in Cologne]''' <ref name=live>This recording contains a fantastic guitar solo by Ben.</ref>
'''Whisper [2011-2012 live]'''
*''Performing Period:'' 2003
*''Performing Period:'' August 17, 2011 - November 9, 2012
*''Status:'' Released
*''Example:'' War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA (August 17, 2011)
*''Released On:'' [[Everybody's Fool#Commercial Release|Everybody's Fool Single]] (Track #3)
*''Length:'' 5:27


'''Whisper [Live 2006-2007]''' <ref>This live version is actually split into two versions. The first features a short intro, while the second has a longer drums-and-synth intro. Amy also sings the original soprano part of the album version. During the Family Values Tour 2007, a guitar playing extremely high and more complicated rythm in the drums were added to the long intro.</ref>
'''Whisper [2015 live]'''
*''Performing period:'' 2006-2007 (Specific dates needed)
*''Performing Period:'' November 2015
*''Status:'' Released
*''Example:'' Ozzfest Festival, Japan (November 21)
*''Example:'' Live @ Rock Am Ring 2007


'''Whisper [Acoustic]'''
'''Whisper [2016 live]'''
*''Performing period:'' 2003
*''Performing Period:'' April - November 2016
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' The acoustic performance at Juanita's


'''Whisper [Live Demo Version]'''
'''Whisper [2017 live]'''
*''Performing Period:'' May 7th, 1999
*''Performing Period:'' April - July 9, 2017
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' Concert at Vino's Bar


== Downloads ==
'''Whisper [2019 live]'''
*''Performing Period:'' May 3 - September 26, 2019
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' [[Welcome to Rockville]] (May 3)


* [http://evanescencereference.info/music/c4td0tt/Evanescence_-_Sound_Asleep_EP_-_02_-_Whisper_-_Demo_Version.mp3 Whisper (Sound Asleep Version)]
'''Whisper [Live 2023 Big Medley]'''<ref>This version was played as a medley along with ''[[Haunted]]'', ''[[My Last Breath]]'', ''[[Cloud Nine]]'', ''[[Everybody's Fool]]'' and ''[[Weight of the World]]''.</ref>
*''Performing period:'' June 2 - 9, August 24 - October 28, 2023
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' [[Rock im Park]] 2023, Nuremberg, Germany (June 2, 2023)


* [http://evanescencereference.info/music/c4td0tt/Evanescence_-_Origin_-_02_-_Whisper.mp3 Whisper (Origin Version)]
'''Whisper [2023 live]'''<ref>[[Emma Anzai]] sings backing vocals.</ref>
*''Performing Period:'' August 19-20, 2023
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' [[Summer Sonic]], Osaka, Japan (August 20, 2023)


* [http://evanescencereference.info/music/c4td0tt/Evanescence_-_Whisper_-_Demo_Version_%231.mp3 Whisper (Demo Version #1)]
'''Whisper [Acoustic]'''
*''Performing period:'' 2003
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' The acoustic performance at [[Juanita's Restaurant|Juanita's]]
 
'''Whisper [Live ''Sound Asleep'' EP version]'''
*''Performing Period:'' January 1999; May 7th, 1999
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' Concert at [[Vino's Pizza Pub & Brewery|Vino's Bar]] on [[Live at Vino's January 1999|January 2]] and [[Live at Vino's 1999|May 7, 1999]]


* [http://evanescencereference.info/music/c4td0tt/Evanescence_-_Whisper_-_Demo_Version_%232.mp3 Whisper (Demo Version #2)]
==Download==
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/#Sound_Asleep_EP Whisper (Sound Asleep EP)]


* [http://evanescencereference.info/music/c4td0tt/Evanescence_-_Demo_CD_-_01_-_Whisper2002.mp3 Whisper (Demo Version #3)]
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/#Origin_CD Whisper (Origin)]  


* [http://files.getdropbox.com/u/727841/EvanescenceReference/Whisper%20%28We%20The%20Living%20version%29.mp3 Whisper (We The Living Vol. 3)]
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/index.html#Misc Whisper (Post-Sound Asleep Demo)]


* [http://files.getdropbox.com/u/727841/EvanescenceReference/Whisper%20%28Automata%20version%29.mp3 Whisper (Automata Magazine 3.0)]
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/index.html#Misc Whisper (Automata Magazine 3.0)]  


== Lyrics ==
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/index.html#Misc Whisper (Post-Origin Demo)]


=== Fallen Version ===
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/index.html#Misc Whisper (We The Living Vol. 3)]


==Lyrics==
===''Fallen'' Version===
Catch me as I fall<br>
Catch me as I fall<br>
Say you're here and it's all over now<br>
Say you're here and it's all over now<br>
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''Upon my end shall I begin?''<br>
''Upon my end shall I begin?''<br>
''Forsaking all I've fallen for''<br>
''Forsaking all I've fallen for''<br>
''I rise to meet The End? [I rise to meet my end?]''<br>
''I rise to meet the end [I rise to meet my end]''<br>
<br>
<br>
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
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''Servatis a periculum''<br>
''Servatis a periculum''<br>


=== Whisper/Sound Asleep EP Version ===
===''Sound Asleep EP'' version===
 
''Death in- Death in its most hideous form''<br>
''Death in- Death in it's most hideous form''<br>
<br>
<br>
Catch me as I fall<br>
Catch me as I fall<br>
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Speaking to the atmosphere<br>
Speaking to the atmosphere<br>
No one's here and I fall into myself<br>
No one's here and I fall into myself<br>
This truth drive me into madness<br>
This truth drives me into madness<br>
I know I can stop the pain<br>
I know I can stop the pain<br>
If I will it all away<br>
If I will it all away<br>
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Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>


=== Origin Version ===
===''Origin'' version===
Catch me as I fall<br>
Catch me as I fall<br>
Say you're here and it's all over now ''[it's all over now]''<br>
Say you're here and it's all over now ''[it's all over now]''<br>
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Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>


=== Demo Version #1 // We The Living Vol. 3===
===Post-''Sound Asleep'' demo and ''We The Living'' Vol. 3===
Catch me as I fall<br>
Catch me as I fall<br>
Say you're here and it's all over now<br>
Say you're here and it's all over now<br>
Speaking to the atmosphere<br>
Speaking to the atmosphere<br>
No one's here and I fall into myself<br>
No one's here and I fall into myself<br>
This truth drive me into madness<br>
This truth drives me into madness<br>
I know I can stop the pain<br>
I know I can stop the pain<br>
If I will it all away<br>
If I will it all away<br>
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Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>


=== Demo Version #2 ===
===''Automata Magazine'' 3.0 version===
 
''I'm sure it's getting darker''<br>
''I'm sure it's getting darker''<br>
''Don't close your eyes''<br>
''Don't close your eyes''<br>
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<br>
<br>
''You hold the answer deep within your own mind''<br>
''You hold the answer deep within your own mind''<br>
''Death in it's most hideous form''<br>
''Death in its most hideous form''<br>
<br>
<br>
Catch me as I fall<br>
Catch me as I fall<br>
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Speaking to the atmosphere<br>
Speaking to the atmosphere<br>
No one's here and I fall into myself<br>
No one's here and I fall into myself<br>
This truth drive me into madness<br>
This truth drives me into madness<br>
I know I can stop the pain<br>
I know I can stop the pain<br>
If I will it all away<br>
If I will it all away<br>
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Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>


=== Demo Version #3 ===
===Post-''Origin'' demo and Demo 10.10.01 ===
 
<small>''Intro Lyrics required''</small>
<br>
Catch me as I fall<br>
Catch me as I fall<br>
Say you're here and it's all over now<br>
Say you're here and it's all over now<br>
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Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
<br>
== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==


==Guitar tabs & sheet music==
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Whisper.pdf Piano sheet music with guitar tabs]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Whisper.pdf Piano sheet music with guitar tabs]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Whisper%20%5bOrigin%5d.pdf Piano sheet music with vocal - arranged by amadeus88]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Whisper%20%5bOrigin%5d.pdf Piano sheet music with vocal - arranged by amadeus88]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Whisper_DevinEastman.pdf Piano sheet music - transcribed by Devin Eastman] [http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Whisper_DevinEastman.mid midi file]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Whisper_DevinEastman.pdf Piano sheet music - transcribed by Devin Eastman]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Whisper_DevinEastman.mid midi file]  
 
==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
 
<ref name=whisperlead>{{cite web|title=EVANESCENCE ANNOUNCES MAJOR LABEL RECORDING DEAL|url=http://www.bigwigenterprises.com/announce.htm|work=Bigwigenterprises.com|accessdate=February 14, 2014|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20030207073919/http://www.bigwigenterprises.com/announce.htm|archivedate=February 7, 2003}}</ref>
 
<ref name="soundasleep">{{cite web|title=Evanescence discography|url=http://www.bigwigenterprises.com:80/reviews.htm|work=Bigwigenterprises.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020814081316/http://www.bigwigenterprises.com:80/reviews.htm|archivedate=August 14, 2002}}</ref>


== Notes and References ==
<ref name=kerrang2023>{{cite news|last=Garner|first=George|date=November 15, 2023|url=https://www.kerrang.com/evanescence-fallen-amy-lee-bring-me-to-life-going-under-my-immortal-interview-anniversary-cover-story|title=Evanescence: “I’m so grateful for Fallen. It is something bigger than me”|newspaper=Kerrang!}}</ref>


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<ref name=demo2001>Same as the post-''Origin'' demo, but it lacks the orchestral intro.</ref>


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Across the Universe*
All That I'm Living For
Anything for You
Anywhere
Artifact/The Turn
Ascension of the Spirit
Away from Me
Before the Dawn
Better Without You
Bleed
Blind Belief
Breathe No More
Bring Me to Life
Broken Pieces Shine
Call Me When You're Sober
Catherine
Cloud Nine
Demise
Disappear
End of the Dream
Erase This
Eternal
Even in Death
Everybody's Fool
Exodus
Far From Heaven
Farther Away
Feeding the Dark
Field of Innocence
Forever You
Forgive Me
Give Unto Me
Going Under
Good Enough
Haunted
Hello
Hi-Lo
If You Don't Mind
Imaginary
Imperfection
Instrumental 1
Instrumental 2
Instrumental 3
Instrumental 4
Lacrymosa
Lies
Like You
Listen to the Rain
Lithium
Lose Control
Lost in Paradise
Made of Stone
Me & You
Missing
My Heart Is Broken
My Immortal
My Last Breath
Never Go Back
New Way to Bleed
Oceans
October
Origin
Overture
Part of Me
Perfect Dream
Say You Will
Secret Door
Sick
Snow White Queen
So Close
Solitude
Spanish
Surrender
Sweet Sacrifice
Swimming Home
Take Cover
Taking Over Me
The Chain*
The Change
The End
The Game is Over
The In-Between
The Last Song I'm Wasting on You
The Only One
The Other Side
Together Again
Tourniquet
Understanding
Unknown Title
Unraveling
Use My Voice
Wasted on You
Weight of the World
What You Want
Where Will You Go?
Whisper
Yeah Right
You Got a Lot to Learn
Your Love
Your Star
* Cover songs


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For the Whisper EP, see Sound Asleep EP.

General information

Written by: A. Lee and B. Moody

Whisper is the twelfth track from Evanescence's debut album, Fallen.

It was originally recorded on Amy and Ben's Sound Asleep EP in 1999.[1] It's one of the first songs Amy Lee and Ben Moody wrote as Evanescence.[2]

At the beginning of the song on the Sound Asleep EP, there is an introduction which is actually a part of the song itself played backward that culminates in a sound clip from the movie My World Dies Screaming, also known as Terror in the Haunted House (1958), the same film some clips on Understanding are taken from.

The post-Origin demo of Whisper contains sound clips from the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack. This version begins with a sample intro from "Death Scene" and "O Verona" and includes backup vocals by David Hodges on the chorus. There are a few versions of the song floating around the internet and various bootleg discs (see Fake). One version has a burst of noise before the vocals in the intro sample (at approximately 0:29). Another version does not have this burst of noise, but has distinct 'skipping' sounds that appear after the 0:30 mark.

Whisper received local radio play in Little Rock. It was the #1 most requested new single for more than two weeks on the radio station KLEC "Lick" 106.3 FM.[3] According to Bigwig Enterprises, the song was Origin's lead single.[3]

The We The Living Vol. 3 version is the Sound Asleep EP version without the reversed intro and sound clip from the movie. It also has an extended drum outro. The Post-Sound Asleep demo is mostly the same as the We The Living version, only without the extended drum outro.

The Automata Magazine 3.0 version is the Origin version of Whisper and the song "Origin" merged into one track.

In pre-releases of the demo on Origin, Origin and Whisper are separate tracks but there is no gap of silence between track 1 and 2, almost appear merged as the same track.

In the Fallen version, at the end the choir sings "Servatis a periculum, servatis a maleficum," which is roughly translated from Latin as "Save us from danger, save us from evil". As with all the other choir parts throughout the album, the choir on "Whisper" was written and arranged by Amy. The Millenium Choir performed the vocals, and it was recorded at NRG Studios in North Hollywood. The same choir voiced the rest of Fallen, and later Lacrymosa on The Open Door.[4]

While answering questions from fans in an EvClub interview, a question comes up that asks "Can you still relate to the songs you wrote years ago?" Amy's response about this song is:

Vin1.jpg Whisper is something that we still play on stage a lot and I love playing it, it's a great live song. But lyrically it doesn't hold a ton of meaning for me anymore 'cause I'm not really at a very dark place in my life at all right now. I'm at a pretty positive place. So unless I'm really angry, I don't totally relate to Whisper. Vin2.jpg


A part of Whisper was played by Amy in Overture, the intro song on Evanescence's fourth studio album, Synthesis[5];

Vin1.jpg That progression includes bits from some of our earliest music, including Whisper, which was one of the first songs we ever recorded and anyone ever heard from us. Vin2.jpg


Amy discussed the song in a Kerrang! cover story about the 20th anniversary of Fallen:

Vin1.jpg “I love how dramatic it is! And there’s a place for that. That was what we thought was our hit when I was graduating high school. When we did have a few gigs, that was our opener. We were playing shows, and I was like, ‘This is us!’ It’s very epic, very dramatic. No wonder I was so nervous getting onstage – I was like, ‘How do I live up to this ridiculousness!?’ (Laughs) So, when I get to the end of Fallen, my overwhelming final thesis is I’m so grateful. It is something bigger than me. I wouldn’t change anything about it. I had to go through that pain. We all have different lives that we have lived with this soundtrack being part of it. I’m just grateful to be part of that and I think I’m able to fully appreciate Fallen now in a way that I wasn’t previously able to. This is a huge gift.”[6] Vin2.jpg


Versions

Studio Versions:

Whisper [Fallen version]

  • Recording Date: August - November 2002
  • Status: Released
  • Released On: Fallen (track #11)
  • Length: 5:27

Whisper [Sound Asleep EP version]

  • Recording Date: 1998
  • Status: Released
  • Released On: Sound Asleep EP (track #2)
  • Length: 4:06

Whisper [Post-Sound Asleep demo]

  • Recording Date: 1998
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Length: 3:51

Whisper [We The Living Vol. 3 version]

Whisper [Origin version]

  • Recording Date: 1999
  • Status: Released
  • Released On: Origin (track #2)
  • Length: 3:56

Whisper [Automata Magazine 3.0 version]

Whisper [Post-Origin demo]

  • Recording Date: 2001-2002
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Length: 5:12

Whisper [Demo 10.10.01][7]

  • Recording date: October 10, 2001
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: Fallen 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition cassette tape (track #A2)
  • Length: 3:38


Live Versions:

Whisper [2000-2004 live]

  • Performing period: 2000 - August 14, 2004
  • Status: Released
  • Recording date: October 17, 2003 (Everybody's Fool single); May 25, 2004 (Anywhere but Home)
  • Released on:
Anywhere but Home (track #13)
"Everybody's Fool" single (track #3)
  • Length: 5:27 ("Everybody's Fool" single); 5:43 (Anywhere but Home)
  • Example: River Market Pavillion, Little Rock (2000), Rock am Ring (June 7, 2003)

Whisper [2006-2007 live]

  • Performing period: October 5, 2006 - December 8, 2007
  • Example: Rock am Ring (June 3, 2007)

Whisper [2009 live]

Whisper [2011-2012 live]

  • Performing Period: August 17, 2011 - November 9, 2012
  • Example: War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA (August 17, 2011)

Whisper [2015 live]

  • Performing Period: November 2015
  • Example: Ozzfest Festival, Japan (November 21)

Whisper [2016 live]

  • Performing Period: April - November 2016
  • Status: Unreleased

Whisper [2017 live]

  • Performing Period: April - July 9, 2017
  • Status: Unreleased

Whisper [2019 live]

  • Performing Period: May 3 - September 26, 2019
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Example: Welcome to Rockville (May 3)

Whisper [Live 2023 Big Medley][8]

  • Performing period: June 2 - 9, August 24 - October 28, 2023
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Example: Rock im Park 2023, Nuremberg, Germany (June 2, 2023)

Whisper [2023 live][9]

  • Performing Period: August 19-20, 2023
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Example: Summer Sonic, Osaka, Japan (August 20, 2023)

Whisper [Acoustic]

  • Performing period: 2003
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Example: The acoustic performance at Juanita's

Whisper [Live Sound Asleep EP version]

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Lyrics

Fallen Version

Catch me as I fall
Say you're here and it's all over now
Speaking to the atmosphere
No one's here and I fall into myself
This truth drives me into madness
I know I can stop the pain
If I will it all away
If I will it all away

Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

I'm frightened by what I see
But somehow I know
That there's much more to come
Immobilized by my fear
And soon to be blinded by tears
I can stop the pain
If I will it all away
If I will it all away

Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

Fallen angels at my feet
Whispered voices at my ear
Death before my eyes
Lying next to me, I fear

She beckons me shall I give in?
Upon my end shall I begin?
Forsaking all I've fallen for
I rise to meet the end [I rise to meet my end]

Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

[Servatis a periculum] Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
[Servatis a maleficum] Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
[Servatis a periculum] Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
[Servatis a maleficum] Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

[Servatis a periculum] Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
[Servatis a maleficum] Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
[Servatis a periculum] Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
[Servatis a maleficum] Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

Servatis a periculum
Servatis a maleficum
Servatis a periculum
Servatis a maleficum
Servatis a periculum
Servatis a maleficum
Servatis a periculum
Servatis a maleficum
Servatis a periculum
Servatis a maleficum
Servatis a periculum
Servatis a maleficum
Servatis a periculum

Sound Asleep EP version

Death in- Death in its most hideous form

Catch me as I fall
Say you're here and it's all over now
Speaking to the atmosphere
No one's here and I fall into myself
This truth drives me into madness
I know I can stop the pain
If I will it all away

Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

I'm frightened by what I see
But somehow I know
That there's much more to come
Immobilized by my fear
And soon to be
Blinded by tears
I can stop the pain
If I will it all away

Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

Fallen angels at my feet
Whispered voices at my ear
Death before my eyes [death before my eyes]
Lying next to me, I fear

She beckons me shall I give in
Upon my end shall I begin
Forsaking all I've fallen for
I rise to meet my end [I rise to meet my end]
[I rise to meet my end]
Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

Origin version

Catch me as I fall
Say you're here and it's all over now [it's all over now]
Speaking to the atmosphere
No one's here and I fall into myself
This truth drive me into madness
I know I can stop the pain
If I will it all away

Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

I'm frightened by what I see
But somehow I know
That there's much more to come
Immobilized by my fear
And soon to be
Blinded by tears
I can stop the pain
If I will it all away

Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

Fallen angels at my feet
Whispered voices at my ear
Death before my eyes
Lying next to me, I fear

She beckons me shall I give in
Upon my end shall I begin
Forsaking all I've fallen for
I rise to meet the end
Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

Post-Sound Asleep demo and We The Living Vol. 3

Catch me as I fall
Say you're here and it's all over now
Speaking to the atmosphere
No one's here and I fall into myself
This truth drives me into madness
I know I can stop the pain
If I will it all away

Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

I'm frightened by what I see
But somehow I know
That there's much more to come
Immobilized by my fear
And soon to be
Blinded by tears
I can stop the pain
If I will it all away

Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

Fallen angels at my feet
Whispered voices at my ear
Death before my eyes [death before my eyes]
Lying next to me, I fear

She beckons me shall I give in
Upon my end shall I begin
Forsaking all I've fallen for
I rise to meet my end [I rise to meet my end]
[I rise to meet my end]
Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

Automata Magazine 3.0 version

I'm sure it's getting darker
Don't close your eyes
Don't make a sound
Don't make a sound

You hold the answer deep within your own mind
Death in its most hideous form

Catch me as I fall
Say you're here and it's all over now [it's all over now]
Speaking to the atmosphere
No one's here and I fall into myself
This truth drives me into madness
I know I can stop the pain
If I will it all away

Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

I'm frightened by what I see
But somehow I know
That there's much more to come
Immobilized by my fear
And soon to be
Blinded by tears
I can stop the pain
If I will it all away

Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

Fallen angels at my feet
Whispered voices at my ear
Death before my eyes
Lying next to me, I fear

She beckons me shall I give in
Upon my end shall I begin
Forsaking all I've fallen for
I rise to meet the end
Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

Post-Origin demo and Demo 10.10.01

Catch me as I fall
Say you're here and it's all over now
Speaking to the atmosphere
No one's here and I fall into myself
This truth [this truth] drives me into [into] madness [madness]
I know I can stop the pain
If I will it all away [will it all away]

Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

I'm frightened by what I see
But somehow I know
That there's much more to come
Immobilized by my fear
And soon to be blinded by tears
I can stop the pain
If I will it all away [will it all away]

Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

Fallen angels at my feet
Whispered voices at my ear
Death before my eyes
Lying next to me I fear

She beckons me shall I give in
Upon my end shall I begin
Forsaking all I've fallen for
I rise to meet the end

Don't turn away [Don't give in to the pain]
Don't try to hide [Though they're screaming your name]
Don't close your eyes [God knows what lies behind them]
Don't turn out the light [Never sleep, never die]

Guitar tabs & sheet music

References

  1. ↑ "Evanescence discography". Bigwigenterprises.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020814081316/http://www.bigwigenterprises.com:80/reviews.htm.
  2. ↑ Gargano, Paul (August 2003). "Evanescence Brought to Life". Metal Edge 49 (4): 18.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "EVANESCENCE ANNOUNCES MAJOR LABEL RECORDING DEAL". Bigwigenterprises.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20030207073919/http://www.bigwigenterprises.com/announce.htm. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ Reeseman, Bryan (August 1, 2003). "In The Recording Studio With Evanescence: Recording Fallen". Mixonline.
  5. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Evanescence/posts/10154862809831786
  6. ↑ Garner, George (November 15, 2023). "Evanescence: “I’m so grateful for Fallen. It is something bigger than me”". Kerrang!. https://www.kerrang.com/evanescence-fallen-amy-lee-bring-me-to-life-going-under-my-immortal-interview-anniversary-cover-story.
  7. ↑ Same as the post-Origin demo, but it lacks the orchestral intro.
  8. ↑ This version was played as a medley along with Haunted, My Last Breath, Cloud Nine, Everybody's Fool and Weight of the World.
  9. ↑ Emma Anzai sings backing vocals.
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