Speak to Me

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General information

Written by: A. Lee and M. Wandmacher

Speak to Me is the end title theme song for the independent movie, Voice From The Stone. Amy Lee wrote the song with the movie's score producer, Michael Wandmacher.

It was announced that Amy was working on a song for the film when the official Twitter account for Voice From The Stone posted a photo of Amy recording in the studio on August 13, 2015.

They recorded the song at Skywalker Ranch in Nicasio, California, which is well known for being the workplace of film director, George Lucas, who worked on blockbuster films such as Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park.

In an interview with Collider, Amy explains that she was approached by the movie's director, Eric D. Howell, about writing a song for the film:

...And this one came from the fact that the director (Eric Howell) thought of me specifically for it, which is awesome. He was like, “I just have a vision that it could be really cool, if you wanted to make a song for my film.” And I was like, “Okay!” And then, he let me see it. That’s how it started. He wanted me to check it out to see how I felt..

In the same interview, Amy said she watched an unfinalised version of the movie, and loved it:

So, I watched the film and loved it. It’s so beautiful. And when I first saw it, it wasn’t finished. The score was in demo form and it hadn’t been edited, all the way. They were still working on it, but I felt so many feelings, with this beautiful romance happening, and it being very suspenseful and scary, and also just very beautiful.

On November 17, 2017, Eric D. Howell posted on Twitter that Speak to Me won Best Original Song for an Independant Movie at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards.

Versions

Studio versions:

Speak To Me

• Recording date: August 2015
• Status: Released
• Released on: March 17, 2017
• Length: 5:17

Speak To Me [Radio Edit]

• Recording date: August 2015
• Status: Released
• Released on: March 17, 2017
• Length: 4:35

Live versions:

Speak To Me [Live]

• Status: Unreleased
• Performing dates: October 14, 2017 - TBC
• Performed at: Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NV (October 14, 2017)

Lyrics

Be still, my love
I will return to you
However far you feel from me
You will never be alone
I will always be waiting
And I will always be watching you
Speak to me
Speak to me
Speak to me

I can't let go
You're every part of me
The space between is just a dream
You will never be alone

I will always be waiting
And I'll always be watching
We are one breath apart, my love
And I'll be holding it in 'till we're together
Hear me call your name
And just speak
Speak to me
Speak to me
Speak

I feel you rushing all through me
In these walls I still hear your heartbeat
And nothing in this world can hold me back
From waking through to you

We are one breath apart, my love
And I'll be holding it in 'till we're together
Hear me call your name
Just believe and speak
Speak to me
Speak to me
Speak to me

Be still, my love
I will return to you

Video

The music video was recorded on October 21, 2015 at the Castello di Celsa in Tuscany, Italy - the same location where the movie was shot. Amy shared a few pictures of herself getting ready and recording for the video shoot on Instagram.

The video was released exclusively through Entertainment Weekly on March 22, 2017, before being uploaded to YouTube some hours later. It gained one million views in eighteen days, with the views currently standing at over five million.