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== General Information ==
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== General information ==
''Written by: [[A. Lee]], [[B. Moody]] and [[D. Hodges]]''<ref name="bmi" />


35 second instrumental track.<br>
'''''Origin''''' is the first track from [[Evanescence]]'s demo album, ''[[Origin (album)|Origin]]'' (2000).
Begins with an effect from the beginning of [[Give Unto Me]], a few more effects, whispered words (apparently whispered by [[Ben Moody]]), some quotes taken off a television show that was used once on the [[Evanescence EP]] version of [[Understanding]] and on the [[Whisper EP / Sound Asleep EP|Whisper\Sound Asleep EP]] version of [[Whisper]]. It then fades into the electric guitars of the next track, [[Whisper]].
 
It is a 35-second intro with sampled sound effects, whispered words and quotes taken from the 1958 movie ''My World Dies Screaming'' (also known as ''[[Terror in the Haunted House]]''), that was used on the ''[[Evanescence EP]]'' version of [[Understanding|''Understanding'']] and on the ''[[Sound Asleep EP]]'' version of [[Whisper|''Whisper'']]. The intro then fades into the electric guitar of the next track on ''Origin'', ''Whisper''.
 
The intro is merged with the ''Origin'' version of ''Whisper'' on the ''[[Automata|Automata Magazine 3.0]]'' compilation CD, released in 2001.
 
The intro for the [[Live at Vino's 1999|May 1999 concert]] at [[Vino's Pizza Pub & Brewery|Vino's]] contains an excerpt of ''Origin'', then it connects to the ''Sound Asleep'' version of ''Whisper''.
 
The third demo version for [[Haunted|''Haunted'']] features this track at the beginning and then fades into the first demo of ''Haunted''.


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


'''Studio versions:'''<br>
'''Origin'''
<br>
*''Recording date:'' 1999
'''- Origin'''<br>
*''Status:'' Released
''Recording date:'' 1999<br>
*''Released on:'' ''[[Origin (album)|Origin]]'' (Track #1)
''Status:'' Released<br>
*''Length:'' 0:35
''Released on:'' [[Origin (album)|Origin]] (track #1)<br>
 
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== Download ==
'''Never performed live'''<br>
*[http://www.evanescencereference.info/music/#Origin_CD Origin]


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
''I'm sure it's getting darker''<br>
''I'm sure it's getting darker''<br>
''Don't close your eyes''<br>
''Don't make a sound''<br>
''Don't make a sound''<br>
''Don't make a sound''<br>
''Don't make a sound''<br>
<br>
<br>
"You hold the answer deep within your own mind"<br>
You hold the answer deep within your own mind<br>
"Death and death in it's most hideous form"<br>
Death in its most hideous form<br>
<br>
<br>
== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==


== Guitar tabs & sheet music==
''not available''
== References ==
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General information

Written by: A. Lee, B. Moody and D. Hodges[1]

Origin is the first track from Evanescence's demo album, Origin (2000).

It is a 35-second intro with sampled sound effects, whispered words and quotes taken from the 1958 movie My World Dies Screaming (also known as Terror in the Haunted House), that was used on the Evanescence EP version of Understanding and on the Sound Asleep EP version of Whisper. The intro then fades into the electric guitar of the next track on Origin, Whisper.

The intro is merged with the Origin version of Whisper on the Automata Magazine 3.0 compilation CD, released in 2001.

The intro for the May 1999 concert at Vino's contains an excerpt of Origin, then it connects to the Sound Asleep version of Whisper.

The third demo version for Haunted features this track at the beginning and then fades into the first demo of Haunted.

Versions

Studio versions:

Origin

  • Recording date: 1999
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: Origin (Track #1)
  • Length: 0:35

Download

Lyrics

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

Guitar tabs & sheet music

not available

References