Whisper
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- For the Whisper EP, see Sound Asleep.
General Information
Written by: A. Lee and B. Moody
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"[1]. 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.
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 My World Dies Screaming, also known as "Terror in the Haunted House" (1958)[2], the same film some clips on Understanding are taken from.
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".
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:
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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.[3] | 
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Versions
Studio Versions:
Whisper [Fallen Version]
- Recording Date: August - November 2002
- Status: Released
- Released On: Fallen (Track #11)
- Length: 5:27
Whisper [We The Living Vol. 3 Version][4]
- Recording Date: 1999
- Status: Released
- Released On: We The Living, Vol. 3 (Track #6)
- Length: 4:06
Whisper [Origin Version][5]
- Recording Date: 1999
- Status: Released
- Released On: Origin (Track #2)
- Length: 3:56
Whisper [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] [6]
- Recording Date: 1998
- Status: Unreleased
- Length: 3:51
Whisper [Automata Magazine 3.0 Version] [7]
- Recording Date: 1999
- Status: Released
- Released On: Automata Magazine 3.0 (Track #2)
- Length: 4:32
Whisper [Post-Origin Demo] [8]
- Recording Date: 2001-2002
- Status: Unreleased
- Length: 5:12
Live Versions:
Whisper [2002-2004 Live]
- Performing Period: 2002 - 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)
Whisper [2006-2007 Live]
- Performing Period: 2006 - December 8, 2007
- Example: Rock Am Ring 2007
Whisper [2009 Live]
- Performing Period: November 4, November 8, 2009
- Performed at: New York City Secret Show and Maquinaria Festival, São Paulo, Brazil
Whisper [2011-2012 Live]
- Performing Period: August 17, 2011 - November 9, 2012
- Example: War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Whisper [Acoustic]
- Performing period: 2003
- Status: Unreleased
- Example: The acoustic performance at Juanita's
Whisper [Live Whisper/Sound Asleep EP Version]
- Performing Period: May 7th, 1999
- Status: Unreleased
- Example: Concert at Vino's Bar
Downloads
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
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 [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 // 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 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 [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 it's 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 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-Origin Demo
Intro Lyrics required
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
- Piano sheet music with guitar tabs
- Piano sheet music with vocal - arranged by amadeus88
- Piano sheet music - transcribed by Devin Eastman midi file
Notes and References
- ↑ 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) Play a fake audioclip, by Gerard Armando which contains the both songs merged together, like sounds on Whisper.
- ↑ Here are the samples, recorded from the movie "Terror in the Haunted House"
- ↑ Watch the interview on YouTube
- ↑ This is the Sound Asleep/Whisper EP version without the sample at the beginning of the song and an extended drum outro.
- ↑ In this version David Hodges sings in the chorus.
- ↑ This is the Whisper/Sound Asleep EP version without the sample at the beginning of the song.
- ↑ This track is a combination Whisper and Origin from the album Origin. The songs have been merged together.
- ↑ This demo containing sound clips from the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack.
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