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Revision as of 10:57, 28 October 2007
General Information
Written by: A. Lee and T. Balsamo
The song was originally written for the movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, but was scrapped by the director. "I thought it would be awesome for the opening scene, but they wanted something original," says Lee of the Mozart cover. [1]
It features elements of W.A. Mozart's "Lacrimosa" from his 'Requiem in D Minor.' More info on that composition can be found here.
A 22-cord orchestra led by Dave Campbell (with whom Evanescence had already worked for their performance at the Billboard Awards 2004) starts off the song in order to introduce a choir, which serves as back up for Amy’s vocals.
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Dave Campbell is an enormous inspiration source for me. He’s so talented. The way he arranges orchestral parts is remarkable. It's the element of our music that makes me cry! | 
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Terry's guitar solo in the middle of the song adds to its sheer epic sound before the choir closes with a stunning decrescendo.
The word "Lacrymosa" means 'relating to sadness.'
Amy's description of the song: [2]
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I saw Amadeus when I was nine years old and fell in love with Mozart. The part of Mozart's Requiem called "Lacrimosa" is my favorite piece of music ever. I always wished we could cover it, but with programming and guitars and make it cool. It's our moment to try all the things I wanted to and couldn't, so I started messing with it in Protools. Terry wrote some riffs and turned it into this awesome metal epic. |
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Recorded in a chapel near Seattle.
A 30 second clip of this song along with The Open Door trailer was featured on music.aol.com's page for Evanescence. It can now be seen on YouTube here.
Versions
Studio versions:
Lacrymosa
- Recording date: September 2005 - March 2006
- Status: Released
- Released on: The Open Door (track #7)
- Length: 3:37
Lacrymosa (sample)
- Recording date: September 2005 - March 2006
- Status: Unreleased
- Released on: The Open Door Trailer (video)
- Note: this version is a sample cut of the album version. Aprox. leight 00:31
- Length: 0:30
Live versions:
Lacrymosa [new guitar solo]
- Performing period: October 5, 2006 - January 18, 2007
- Status: Unreleased
- Example: Live @ KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2006
Lacrymosa [original guitar solo]
- Performing period: January 25, 2007 - present
- Status: Unreleased
- Example: Live @ Sydney Enterteinment Centre Sydney, Australia (February 17, 2007)
Lyrics
Out on your own
Cold and alone again
Can this be what you really wanted, baby?
[Lacrimosa]
Blame it on me
[Dies illa]
Set your guilt free
[Lacrimosa]
Nothing can hold you back now
[Dona eis requiem]
Now that you're gone
I feel like myself again
Grieving the things I can't repair and willing
[Lacrimosa]
To let you blame it on me
[Dies illa]
And set your guilt free
[Lacrimosa]
I don't want to hold you back now love
[Dona eis requiem]
I can't change who I am
Not this time, I wont lie to keep you near me
And in this short life
There's no time to waste on giving up
My love wasn't enough
[Lacrimosa]
And you can blame it on me
[Dies illa]
Just set your guilt free, honey
[Lacrimosa]
I don't want to hold you back now love
[Dona eis requiem]
Amen
Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music
Notes and References
- ↑ The Essence of Evanescence, page 10. - Metal Edge, September 8, 2006. Retrieved on November, 2006.
- ↑ C. Bottomley. Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs - VH1.com
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