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''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[T. Balsamo]]'' | ''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[T. Balsamo]]'' | ||
[[Terry Balsamo]]'s favorite song on [[The Open Door]],<ref | [[Terry Balsamo]]'s favorite song on [[The Open Door]],<ref name=favorite /> and the song Amy's finding it most fun to play live from [[The Open Door]]. She used both the piano and the percussive organ to play the song using her Baldwin Digital Piano. It displays the maturity of the band's new (at the time) sound. The choir once again appears, causing the end of the song to be really epic. It includes a piano solo of 41 seconds, but it continues after a second bridge (All my fears [...] own way out) and to the end of the song.[[Image:The mechanical lights of Lisbon.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"...the mechanical lights of Lisbon...... ;)"<br>(AmyLeeEV - [[Twitter]])<ref name=listwit />]] | ||
Amy mentioned in one of their concerts in Ottawa, Canada that this song was "pretty much the hardest thing [they] have ever written." | Amy mentioned in one of their concerts in Ottawa, Canada that this song was "pretty much the hardest thing [they] have ever written." | ||
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{{quote|A couple of years ago, I felt so alone that I was dreading going on tour. We had just arrived in Lisbon and I was in my room feeling jet-lagged, weird and tired. I had just been home where I could see the stars at night. But when I looked out the hotel window in Lisbon, I couldn't see anything because we were in this big city. That was the last straw. I felt so depressed, I just started singing this song.<ref name=vh1 | {{quote|A couple of years ago, I felt so alone that I was dreading going on tour. We had just arrived in Lisbon and I was in my room feeling jet-lagged, weird and tired. I had just been home where I could see the stars at night. But when I looked out the hotel window in Lisbon, I couldn't see anything because we were in this big city. That was the last straw. I felt so depressed, I just started singing this song.<ref name=vh1 />}} | ||
During the bridge, the background choir sings "Alma surdo, loucura, onde está seu alma? Loucura, todo sozinho" (Portuguese with some grammatical mistakes) which tries to mean "Deaf soul, madness, where is its soul? Madness, all alone" in English. In correct portuguese it would be "Alma surda, loucura, onde está sua alma? Loucura, toda sozinha." | During the bridge, the background choir sings "Alma surdo, loucura, onde está seu alma? Loucura, todo sozinho" (Portuguese with some grammatical mistakes) which tries to mean "Deaf soul, madness, where is its soul? Madness, all alone" in English. In correct portuguese it would be "Alma surda, loucura, onde está sua alma? Loucura, toda sozinha." | ||
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*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Your%20Star%20%5bTOD%5d.pdf Piano sheet music with guitar tabs] | *[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Your%20Star%20%5bTOD%5d.pdf Piano sheet music with guitar tabs] | ||
==Notes and References== | ==Notes and References== | ||
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<ref name=favorite>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIb9aMJmlus "Evanescence - Live and Intimate In Australia 2007 (Full Show)"]. ''YouTube''. August 1, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2013.</ref> | |||
<ref name=listwit>[https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/205805333044658179 Amy's tweet]. May 24, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.</ref> | |||
<ref name=vh1>Bottomley, C. (September 18, 2006). [http://web.archive.org/web/20061016104811/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1540914/story.jhtml "Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs"]. ''VH1.com''. Archived from [http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1540914/story.jhtml the original] on October 16, 2006. Retrieved December 3, 2006.</ref> | |||
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General Information
Written by: A. Lee and T. Balsamo
Terry Balsamo's favorite song on The Open Door,[1] and the song Amy's finding it most fun to play live from The Open Door. She used both the piano and the percussive organ to play the song using her Baldwin Digital Piano. It displays the maturity of the band's new (at the time) sound. The choir once again appears, causing the end of the song to be really epic. It includes a piano solo of 41 seconds, but it continues after a second bridge (All my fears [...] own way out) and to the end of the song.
Amy mentioned in one of their concerts in Ottawa, Canada that this song was "pretty much the hardest thing [they] have ever written."
Amy's description of the song:
A couple of years ago, I felt so alone that I was dreading going on tour. We had just arrived in Lisbon and I was in my room feeling jet-lagged, weird and tired. I had just been home where I could see the stars at night. But when I looked out the hotel window in Lisbon, I couldn't see anything because we were in this big city. That was the last straw. I felt so depressed, I just started singing this song.[3] |
During the bridge, the background choir sings "Alma surdo, loucura, onde está seu alma? Loucura, todo sozinho" (Portuguese with some grammatical mistakes) which tries to mean "Deaf soul, madness, where is its soul? Madness, all alone" in English. In correct portuguese it would be "Alma surda, loucura, onde está sua alma? Loucura, toda sozinha."
Versions
Studio versions:
Your Star
- Recording date: September 2005 - March 2006
- Status: Released
- Released on: The Open Door (track #11)
- Length: 4:43
Live versions:
Your Star [2006-2007 Live]
- Performing period: January 5, 2006 - December 8, 2007
- Example: Live at Zepp Tokyo
Your Star [2009 Live]
- Performing Dates: November 4; November 8, 2009
- Performed at: New York City Secret Show (November 4) and Maquinaria Festival, São Paulo, Brazil (November 8)
Your Star [2011-2012 Live]
- Performing Period: August 17, 2011 - November 8, 2012
- Example: War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Lyrics
I can't see your star
I can't see your star
Though I patiently waited, bedside,
For the death of today
I can't see your star
The mechanical lights of Lisbon
Frightened it away
And I'm alone now
Me and all I stood for
We're wandering now
All in parts in pieces, swim lonely
Find your own way out
I can't see your star
I can't see your star
How can the darkness feel so wrong?
And I'm alone now
Me and all I stood for
We're wandering now
All in parts in pieces, swim lonely
Find your own way out
So far away
It's growing colder without your love
Why can't you feel me calling your name?
Can't break the silence
It's breaking me
[Alma surda, loucura] all my fears [onde está sua alma?]
[Loucura, toda sozinha] turn to rage
And I'm alone now
Me and all I stood for
We're wandering now
All in parts and pieces, swim lonely
Find your own way out now
And nothing worth fighting for
We're wandering now
All in parts and pieces, swim lonely
Find your own way out
Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music
Notes and References
- ↑ "Evanescence - Live and Intimate In Australia 2007 (Full Show)". YouTube. August 1, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- ↑ Amy's tweet. May 24, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ↑ Bottomley, C. (September 18, 2006). "Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs". VH1.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2006. Retrieved December 3, 2006.
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