Secret Door

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General information

Written by: A. Lee and W. B. Hunt

A track on the deluxe edition of Evanescence's self-titled album, Evanescence. It is one of the songs that got reworked from the 2009–2010 Lillywhite sessions (along with "Made of Stone", "Sick", "Swimming Home" and "End of the Dream").

In an interview with Spin, Amy announced the name of three new songs included in the third album, among them is "Secret Door", a ballad played with the harp.

On June 19, 2011, Amy posted a video on twitvid titled "...Secret Door..." in which she is playing a slow, calming piece on the harp.

In a Spotify fan interview on July 18, 2012, Amy revealed the inspiration behind "Secret Door":

I was having a recurrent dream. When I woke up every time all I could remember was this round door, overgrown with ivy and a really strong feeling of love- for something through the door. I wrote the song about love within a dream and the idea that reality is only the one you choose.

Secret Door was confirmed to be on Synthesis when the tracklist was revealed through the album's pre-order on September 15, 2017.

Versions

Studio versions:

Secret Door

• Recording date: February 2011 - July 2011
• Status: Released
• Released on:

Evanescence (deluxe edition) (track #16)

Lost Whispers (track #12)

• Length: 3:53

Secret Door [Synthesis version]

• Recording date: May - August 2017
• Status: Awaiting release
• Released on: Synthesis (track #10)
• Length: TBC

Live versions:

Secret Door [Acoustic]

• Performing dates: December 7, 2011; March 8, 2014
• Performed at: Octane Artist Confidential, SiriusXM Radio (December 7); McMinnville, Tennessee (March 8)

Lyrics

Turn out the lights
Feed the fire 'til my soul breaks free
My heart is high as the waves above me
Don't need to understand
Too lost to lose

Don't fight my tears 'cause they feel so good
And I, I will remember how to fly
Unlock the heavens in my mind
Follow my love back through the same secret door

Look past the end
It's a dream as it's always been
All life lives on if we've ever loved it

And I, I will remember how to fly
Unlock the heavens in my mind
Follow my love back through the same secret door

I, I will remember how to fly
Unlock the heavens in my mind
Follow my love back through the same secret door