Whisper
- For the Whisper EP, see Sound Asleep.
General Information
Written by: A. Lee and B. Moody
Originally recorded on the Whisper EP in 1998. There are currently 6 versions of the song. A demo version of Whisper contains sound clips from the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack. "O Verona" and "Juliet's Requiem" are the clips.
“Servatis a periculum, servatis a maleficum” is roughly translated as “Save us from danger, save us from evil.”
According to many sources the line is grammatically incorrect, but Amy Lee maintains that she’s a hell of a Thai chef.
At the beginning of the original version, the one on the Whisper 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.
Versions
Studio versions:
Whisper [Fallen version]
- Recording date: August - November 2002
- Status: Released
- Released on: Fallen (track #11)
Whisper [Origin version]
- Recording date: 1999
- Status: Released
- Released on: Origin (track #2)
Whisper [Whisper/Sound Asleep EP version]
- Recording date: 1998
- Status: Released
- Released on: Sound Asleep EP (track #2)
Whisper [demo version #1] [1]
- Recording date: 1998
- Status: Released
- Released on: We The Living, Vol. 3 (track #6)
Whisper [demo version #2] [2]
- Recording date: 1999
- Status: Released
- Released on: Automata Magazine 3.0 (track #2)
Whisper [demo version #3] [3]
- Recording date: 2002
- Status: Unreleased
Live versions:
Whisper [Anywhere But Home DVD live]
- Performing period: 2004
- Status: Released
- Recording date: May 25, 2004
- Released on: Anywhere But Home (track #13)
Whisper [live in Cologne] [4]
- Performing period: 2003
- Status: Released
- Released on: Everybody's Fool Single (track #3)
Whisper [acoustic]
- Performing period: 2003
- Status: Unreleased
- Example: The acoustic performance at Juanita's
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 drive 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 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, servatis a maleficum {repeats through to end of song}
Don't turn away, yeah (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)
Don't turn away, yeah (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)
Demo Version 2002
This version begins with a sample intro from O Verona / Juliet's Requiem. 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 approx 0:29). Another version does not have this burst of noise, but has distinct 'skipping' sounds that appear after the 0:30 mark.
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
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)
Whisper/Sound Asleep EP Version
”Death in- Death in it's 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 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 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)
Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music
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