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== General information ==
''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[Will "Science" Hunt|W. B. Hunt]]''


==General Information==
'''''Secret Door''''' is the sixteenth and final track from the deluxe edition of [[Evanescence]]'s third studio album, ''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]''. It is one of the three songs that got reworked from the [[Evanescence_(album)#The_Lillywhite_sessions_.282010.29|2010 Lillywhite sessions]] (along with ''[[Made of Stone]]'' and ''[[Swimming Home]]'')<ref>"You're getting it in pieces, and there are a few good bits left to go. Made of Stone, Secret Door and Swimming Home were from the broken record, and they went on the Ev self titled album. Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing was from that project and you've heard that now too, in Recover. I have a few left to show you when the time is right... Hi-lo is still one of my favorites. Love Will! We are working on another project right now!" - Amy Lee on [https://www.facebook.com/AmyLeeBrasil/photos/a.700829276654339/1025939330809997/?type=3&theater Facebook]</ref>.
The 16th track on the Deluxe Version of Evanescence's self-titled album, [[Evanescence (album)]].


In an interview with Spin.com<ref>http://www.spin.com/articles/amy-lee-talks-evanescences-comeback-lp</ref> Amy announces the name of three new songs included in the [[Third Album|third album]], among them is "Secret Door": a ballad played with the harp.
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.<ref name=spinint />


On June 19th, Amy posted a video on twitvid titled "...Secret Door..." <ref>http://www.twitvid.com/5U8B9</ref> in which she is playing a slow, calming piece on 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.<ref name=telly />
 
In a track-by-track interview on ''Evanescence'''s [[Evanescence_(album)#Deluxe_edition_DVD|deluxe edition bonus DVD]], Amy discussed the song:
 
{{quote|I took harp lessons for half a year and they felt really good. And, you know, not that I can play a lot, I'm not an amazing harpist. But it's fun to be able to do.
 
''Secret Door'' is the one song on the album that's really different. It's just harp and orchestra, basically. It's like when you're in a dream and there's this magical place and you wake up and you don't want to wake up and just like always trying to get back into that same dream. That was what it was inspired by.<ref name=onthesongs />}}
 
In a Spotify fan interview on July 18, 2012, Amy revealed the inspiration behind "Secret Door":
 
{{quote|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.}}
 
The song was included on the b-side album, ''[[Lost Whispers (album)|Lost Whispers]]'', for ''[[The Ultimate Collection]]'' LP set that was released on December 9, 2016.
 
''Secret Door'' was confirmed to be reworked and included on the orchestral album, ''[[Synthesis]]'', when the track list was revealed through the album's pre-order on September 15, 2017. This version was performed live for the first time on October 14, 2017 at the Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Synthesis Live tour. Watch a performance of the song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBro7vb3Axk here].
 
[[Kirsten Copely]], Amy's harp teacher, played the harp on the ''Synthesis'' reworking of the song.<ref name=kirsten /><ref name=harptweet />


== Versions ==
== Versions ==
'''Studio versions:'''
'''Studio versions:'''


'''Secret Door'''
'''Secret Door [''Evanescence'' version]'''
*''Recording Date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
*''Recording date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Status:'' [[The Evanescence Reference:Release Status|Released, Available]]
*''Released On:'' [[Evanescence (album)]]
*''Released on:''
:''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]'' (deluxe edition) (track #16)
:''[[Lost Whispers (album)|Lost Whispers]]'' (track #12)
*''Length:'' 3:53
*''Length:'' 3:53
'''Secret Door [''Synthesis'' version]'''
*''Recording date:'' May - August 2017
*''Status:'' Released, Available
*''Released on: [[Synthesis]]'' (track #10)
*''Length:'' 3:48
'''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)
'''Secret Door [Synthesis Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' October 14, 2017 - September 8, 2018
*''Status:'' Released
*''Recording date:'' November 3, 2017
*''Released on:'' ''[[Synthesis Live]]'' (track #10)
*''Length:'' 3:46


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
Turn out the lights<br/>
Turn out the lights<br>
Feed the fire 'til my soul breaks free<br/>
Feed the fire 'til my soul breaks free<br>
My heart is high as the waves above me<br/>
My heart is high as the waves above me<br>
Don't need to understand<br/>
Don't need to understand<br>
Too lost to lose<br/>
Too lost to lose<br>
<br/>
<br>
Don't fight my tears 'cause they feel so good<br/>
Don't fight my tears 'cause they feel so good<br>
And I, I will remember how to fly<br/>
And I, I will remember how to fly<br>
Unlock the heavens in my mind<br/>
Unlock the heavens in my mind<br>
Follow my love back through the same secret door<br/>
Follow my love back through the same secret door<br>
<br/>
<br>
Look past the end<br/>
Look past the end<br>
It's a dream as it's always been<br/>
It's a dream as it's always been<br>
All life lives on if we've ever loved it<br/>
All life lives on if we've ever loved it<br>
<br/>
<br>
And I, I will remember how to fly<br/>
And I, I will remember how to fly<br>
Unlock the heavens in my mind<br/>
Unlock the heavens in my mind<br>
Follow my love back through the same secret door<br/>
Follow my love back through the same secret door<br>
<br/>
<br>
I, I will remember how to fly<br/>
I, I will remember how to fly<br>
Unlock the heavens in my mind<br/>
Unlock the heavens in my mind<br>
Follow my love back through the same secret door
Follow my love back through the same secret door


==Notes and References==
== References ==
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{{reflist|refs=
 
<ref name=spinint>{{cite news|last=Goodman|first=William|title=Amy Lee Talks Evanescence's Comeback LP|url=http://www.spin.com/articles/amy-lee-talks-evanescences-comeback-lp/|accessdate=April 28, 2011|newspaper=Spin|date=April 13, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name=telly>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|url=http://telly.com/5U8B9|title=...Secret Door...|work=Telly|accessdate=June 20, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name=onthesongs>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4cbVLlU6p0|title=On the Songs|work=Evanescence (Deluxe Edition)|date=October 11, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name=kirsten>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiqwyB5k_H4|title=EVANESCENCE - Inside Synthesis: Episode 3 - Harp|work=YouTube|date=October 13, 2017}}</ref>
 
<ref name=harptweet>{{cite web|last=Agresta Copely|first=Kirsten|url=https://twitter.com/musiccityharp/status/996834919056801796|title=Thank you so much for these kind words, @amandabear1990! I loved recording that song! #SecretDoor #Synthesis|work=Twitter|date=May 16, 2018}}</ref>
 
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Across the Universe*
All That I'm Living For
Anything for You
Anywhere
Artifact/The Turn
Ascension of the Spirit
Away from Me
Before the Dawn
Better Without You
Bleed
Blind Belief
Breathe No More
Bring Me to Life
Broken Pieces Shine
Call Me When You're Sober
Catherine
Cloud Nine
Demise
Disappear
End of the Dream
Erase This
Eternal
Even in Death
Everybody's Fool
Exodus
Far From Heaven
Farther Away
Feeding the Dark
Field of Innocence
Forever You
Forgive Me
Give Unto Me
Going Under
Good Enough
Haunted
Hello
Hi-Lo
If You Don't Mind
Imaginary
Imperfection
Instrumental 1
Instrumental 2
Instrumental 3
Instrumental 4
Lacrymosa
Lies
Like You
Listen to the Rain
Lithium
Lose Control
Lost in Paradise
Made of Stone
Me & You
Missing
My Heart Is Broken
My Immortal
My Last Breath
Never Go Back
New Way to Bleed
Oceans
October
Origin
Overture
Part of Me
Perfect Dream
Say You Will
Secret Door
Sick
Snow White Queen
So Close
Solitude
Spanish
Surrender
Sweet Sacrifice
Swimming Home
Take Cover
Taking Over Me
The Chain*
The Change
The End
The Game is Over
The In-Between
The Last Song I'm Wasting on You
The Only One
The Other Side
Together Again
Tourniquet
Understanding
Unknown Title
Unraveling
Use My Voice
Wasted on You
Weight of the World
What You Want
Where Will You Go?
Whisper
Yeah Right
You Got a Lot to Learn
Your Love
Your Star
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General information

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

Secret Door is the sixteenth and final track from the deluxe edition of Evanescence's third studio album, Evanescence. It is one of the three songs that got reworked from the 2010 Lillywhite sessions (along with Made of Stone and Swimming Home)[1].

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.[2]

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.[3]

In a track-by-track interview on Evanescence's deluxe edition bonus DVD, Amy discussed the song:

Vin1.jpg I took harp lessons for half a year and they felt really good. And, you know, not that I can play a lot, I'm not an amazing harpist. But it's fun to be able to do.

Secret Door is the one song on the album that's really different. It's just harp and orchestra, basically. It's like when you're in a dream and there's this magical place and you wake up and you don't want to wake up and just like always trying to get back into that same dream. That was what it was inspired by.[4]

Vin2.jpg


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

Vin1.jpg 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. Vin2.jpg


The song was included on the b-side album, Lost Whispers, for The Ultimate Collection LP set that was released on December 9, 2016.

Secret Door was confirmed to be reworked and included on the orchestral album, Synthesis, when the track list was revealed through the album's pre-order on September 15, 2017. This version was performed live for the first time on October 14, 2017 at the Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Synthesis Live tour. Watch a performance of the song here.

Kirsten Copely, Amy's harp teacher, played the harp on the Synthesis reworking of the song.[5][6]

Versions

Studio versions:

Secret Door [Evanescence version]

Evanescence (deluxe edition) (track #16)
Lost Whispers (track #12)
  • Length: 3:53

Secret Door [Synthesis version]

  • Recording date: May - August 2017
  • Status: Released, Available
  • Released on: Synthesis (track #10)
  • Length: 3:48


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)

Secret Door [Synthesis Live]

  • Performing period: October 14, 2017 - September 8, 2018
  • Status: Released
  • Recording date: November 3, 2017
  • Released on: Synthesis Live (track #10)
  • Length: 3:46

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

References

  1. "You're getting it in pieces, and there are a few good bits left to go. Made of Stone, Secret Door and Swimming Home were from the broken record, and they went on the Ev self titled album. Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing was from that project and you've heard that now too, in Recover. I have a few left to show you when the time is right... Hi-lo is still one of my favorites. Love Will! We are working on another project right now!" - Amy Lee on Facebook
  2. Goodman, William (April 13, 2011). "Amy Lee Talks Evanescence's Comeback LP". Spin. http://www.spin.com/articles/amy-lee-talks-evanescences-comeback-lp/. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  3. Lee, Amy. "...Secret Door...". Telly. http://telly.com/5U8B9. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  4. "On the Songs". Evanescence (Deluxe Edition). October 11, 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4cbVLlU6p0.
  5. "EVANESCENCE - Inside Synthesis: Episode 3 - Harp". YouTube. October 13, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiqwyB5k_H4.
  6. Agresta Copely, Kirsten (May 16, 2018). "Thank you so much for these kind words, @amandabear1990! I loved recording that song! #SecretDoor #Synthesis". Twitter. https://twitter.com/musiccityharp/status/996834919056801796.