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== General Information ==
== General Information ==


''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[B. Moody]]''<br>
''Written by: [[A. Lee]] and [[B. Moody]]''


Originally recorded on the [[Whisper EP]] in 1998. There are currently 6 versions of the song. A demo version of Whisper contains sound clips from the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack. "O Verona" and "Juliet's Requiem" are the clips.
Originally recorded on the [[Whisper EP]] in 1998. There are currently 6 versions of the song. A demo version of Whisper contains sound clips from the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack. are the clips. This version begins with a sample intro from "O Verona" and "Juliet's Requiem". 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 approx 0:29). Another version does not have this burst of noise, but has distinct 'skipping' sounds that appear after the 0:30 mark


“Servatis a periculum, servatis a maleficum” is roughly translated as “Save us from danger, save us from evil.”
"Servatis a periculum, servatis a maleficum" is roughly translated from Latin as "Save us from danger, save us from evil"


According to many sources the line is grammatically incorrect, but Amy Lee maintains that she’s a hell of a Thai chef.
According to many sources the line is grammatically incorrect, but Amy Lee maintains that she's a hell of a Thai chef.


At the beginning of the original version, the one on the [[Whisper 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 [http://imdb.com/title/tt0051962/ My World Dies Screaming], also known as “''Terror in the Haunted House''“ (1958), the same film some clips on [[Understanding]] are taken from.
At the beginning of the original version, the one on the [[Whisper 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 [http://imdb.com/title/tt0051962/ My World Dies Screaming], also known as "''Terror in the Haunted House''" (1958), the same film some clips on [[Understanding]] are taken from.
 
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/OriginCD_files/Evanescence%20-%20Origin%20-%2001%20-%20Origin.mp3 Whisper (Origin) - Listen]
 
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/DemoCD_files/Evanescence%20-%20Demo%20CD%20-%2001%20-%20Whisper2002.mp3 Whisper (Demo #3) - Listen]
 
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/SoundAsleepEP_files/Evanescence%20-%20Sound%20Asleep%20EP%20-%2002%20-%20Whisper%20(Demo%20Version).mp3 Whisper (Sound Asleep) - Listen]
 
<small>Downloads for Demos #1 and #2 available soon</small>


== Versions ==
== Versions ==
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*''Released on:'' [[Fallen]] (track #11)
*''Released on:'' [[Fallen]] (track #11)


'''Whisper [Origin version]'''
'''Whisper [Origin version]'''<ref name=origin>In this version [[David Hodges]] sings in the chorus</ref>
*''Recording date:'' 1999
*''Recording date:'' 1999
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
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*''Released on:'' [[Sound Asleep EP]] (track #2)
*''Released on:'' [[Sound Asleep EP]] (track #2)


'''Whisper [demo version #1]''' <ref name=demo>This is the Whisper/Sound Asleep EP version without the sample at the beginning of the song.</ref>
'''Whisper [demo version #1]''' <ref name=demo>This is the Whisper/Sound Asleep EP version without the sample at the beginning of the song</ref> <ref name=origin />
*''Recording date:'' 1998
*''Recording date:'' 1998
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[We The Living, Vol. 3]] (track #6)
*''Released on:'' [[We The Living, Vol. 3]] (track #6)


'''Whisper [demo version #2]''' <ref name=demo2>This track is Whisper and Origin from the album Origin merged together.</ref>
'''Whisper [demo version #2]''' <ref name=demo2>This track is Whisper and Origin from the album Origin merged together</ref>
*''Recording date:'' 1999
*''Recording date:'' 1999
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[Automata Magazine | Automata Magazine 3.0]] (track #2)
*''Released on:'' [[Automata Magazine|Automata Magazine 3.0]] (track #2)


'''Whisper [demo version #3]''' <ref name=demo3>The demo containing sound clips from the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack.</ref>
'''Whisper [demo version #3]''' <ref name=demo3>The demo containing sound clips from the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack</ref>
*''Recording date:'' 2002
*''Recording date:'' 2002
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Status:'' Unreleased


'''Live versions:'''
'''Live versions:'''
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== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
===[[Fallen]] Version===
=== Fallen Version ===
Catch me as I fall<br>
Catch me as I fall<br>
Say you're here and it's all over now<br>
Say you're here and it's all over now<br>
Speaking to the atmosphere<br>
Speaking to the atmosphere<br>
No one's here and I fall into myself<br>
No one's here and I fall into myself<br>
This truth drive me into madness<br>
This truth drives me into madness<br>
I know I can stop the pain<br>
I know I can stop the pain<br>
If I will it all away...<br>
If I will it all away<br>
If I will it all away<br>
If I will it all away<br>
<br>
<br>
Don't turn away ''(Don't give in to the pain)''<br>
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't try to hide ''(Though they're screaming your name)''<br>
Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''(God knows what lies behind them)''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''(Never sleep never die)''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
<br>
<br>
I'm frightened by what I see<br>
I'm frightened by what I see<br>
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And soon to be blinded by tears<br>
And soon to be blinded by tears<br>
I can stop the pain<br>
I can stop the pain<br>
If I will it all away...<br>
If I will it all away<br>
If I will it all away<br>
If I will it all away<br>
<br>
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
<br>
<br>
Don't turn away ''(Don't give in to the pain)''<br>
''Fallen angels at my feet''<br>
Don't try to hide ''(Though they're screaming your name)''<br>
''Whispered voices at my ear''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''(God knows what lies behind them)''<br>
''Death before my eyes''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''(Never sleep never die)''<br>
''Lying next to me, I fear''<br>
<br>
<br>
Fallen angels at my feet<br>
''She beckons me shall I give in''<br>
Whispered voices at my ear<br>
''Upon my end shall I begin''<br>
Death before my eyes<br>
''Forsaking all I've fallen for''<br>
Lying next to me I fear<br>
''I rise to meet the end [I rise to meet my end]''<br>
She beckons me shall I give in<br>
Upon my end shall I begin<br>
Forsaking all I've fallen for<br>
I rise to meet my end<br>
<br>
<br>
Don't turn away ''(Don't give in to the pain)''<br>
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't try to hide ''(Though they're screaming your name)''<br>
Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''(God knows what lies behind them)''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''(Never sleep never die)''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
<br>
<br>
''Servatis a periculum, servatis a maleficum {repeats through to end of song}''<br>
''[Servatis a periculum]'' Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
''[Servatis a maleficum]'' Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
''[Servatis a periculum]'' Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
''[Servatis a maleficum]'' Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
<br>
<br>
Don't turn away, yeah ''(Don't give in to the pain)''<br>
''[Servatis a periculum]'' Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't try to hide ''(Though they're screaming your name)''<br>
''[Servatis a maleficum]'' Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''(God knows what lies behind them)''<br>
''[Servatis a periculum]'' Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''(Never sleep never die)''<br>
''[Servatis a maleficum]'' Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
<br>
<br>
Don't turn away, yeah ''(Don't give in to the pain)''<br>
''Servatis a periculum''<br>
Don't try to hide ''(Though they're screaming your name)''<br>
''Servatis a maleficum''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''(God knows what lies behind them)''<br>
''Servatis a periculum''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''(Never sleep never die)''<br>
''Servatis a maleficum''<br>
''Servatis a periculum''<br>
''Servatis a maleficum''<br>
''Servatis a periculum''<br>
''Servatis a maleficum''<br>
''Servatis a periculum''<br>
''Servatis a maleficum''<br>
''Servatis a periculum''<br>
''Servatis a maleficum''<br>
''Servatis a periculum''<br>


<br>
=== Whisper/Sound Asleep EP Version ===
===Demo Version 2002===
''Death in- Death in it's most hideous form''<br>
''This version begins with a sample intro from O Verona / Juliet's Requiem. 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 approx 0:29). Another version does not have this burst of noise, but has distinct 'skipping' sounds that appear after the 0:30 mark.''<br>
<br>
<br>
Catch me as I fall<br>
Catch me as I fall<br>
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Speaking to the atmosphere<br>
Speaking to the atmosphere<br>
No one's here and I fall into myself<br>
No one's here and I fall into myself<br>
This truth drive me into madness<br>
I know I can stop the pain<br>
If I will it all away<br>
<br>
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
<br>
I'm frightened by what I see<br>
But somehow I know<br>
That there's much more to come<br>
Immobilized by my fear<br>
And soon to be<br>
Blinded by tears<br>
I can stop the pain<br>
If I will it all away<br>
<br>
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
<br>
''Fallen angels at my feet''<br>
''Whispered voices at my ear''<br>
''Death before my eyes [death before my eyes]''<br>
''Lying next to me, I fear''<br>
<br>
<br>
This truth drives me into madness<br>
''She beckons me shall I give in''<br>
''Upon my end shall I begin''<br>
''Forsaking all I've fallen for''<br>
''I rise to meet my end [I rise to meet my end]''<br>
''[I rise to meet my end]''
<br>
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
 
=== Origin Version ===
Catch me as I fall<br>
Say you're here and it's all over now ''[it's all over now]''<br>
Speaking to the atmosphere<br>
No one's here and I fall into myself<br>
This truth drive me into madness<br>
I know I can stop the pain<br>
I know I can stop the pain<br>
If I will it all away<br>
If I will it all away<br>
<br>
<br>
Don't turn away ''(Don't give in to the pain)''<br>
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't try to hide ''(Though they're screaming your name)''<br>
Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''(God knows what lies behind them)''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''(Never sleep never die)''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
<br>
<br>
I'm frightened by what I see<br>
I'm frightened by what I see<br>
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And soon to be<br>
And soon to be<br>
Blinded by tears<br>
Blinded by tears<br>
I can stop the pain<br>
If I will it all away<br>
<br>
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
<br>
<br>
''Fallen angels at my feet''<br>
''Whispered voices at my ear''<br>
''Death before my eyes''<br>
''Lying next to me, I fear''<br>
<br>
''She beckons me shall I give in''<br>
''Upon my end shall I begin''<br>
''Forsaking all I've fallen for''<br>
''I rise to meet the end''
<br>
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
=== Demo Version #1 ===
Catch me as I fall<br>
Say you're here and it's all over now<br>
Speaking to the atmosphere<br>
No one's here and I fall into myself<br>
This truth drive me into madness<br>
I know I can stop the pain<br>
If I will it all away<br>
<br>
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
<br>
I'm frightened by what I see<br>
But somehow I know<br>
That there's much more to come<br>
Immobilized by my fear<br>
And soon to be<br>
Blinded by tears<br>
I can stop the pain<br>
I can stop the pain<br>
If I will it all away<br>
If I will it all away<br>
<br>
<br>
Don't turn away ''(Don't give in to the pain)''<br>
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't try to hide ''(Though they're screaming your name)''<br>
Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''(God knows what lies behind them)''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''(Never sleep never die)''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
<br>
<br>
Fallen angels at my feet<br>
''Fallen angels at my feet''<br>
Whispered voices at my ear<br>
''Whispered voices at my ear''<br>
Death before my eyes<br>
''Death before my eyes [death before my eyes]''<br>
Lying next to me I fear<br>
''Lying next to me, I fear''<br>
She beckons me shall I give in<br>
Upon my end shall I begin<br>
Forsaking all I've fallen for<br>
I rise to meet the end<br>
<br>
<br>
Don't turn away ''(Don't give in to the pain)''<br>
''She beckons me shall I give in''<br>
Don't try to hide ''(Though they're screaming your name)''<br>
''Upon my end shall I begin''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''(God knows what lies behind them)''<br>
''Forsaking all I've fallen for''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''(Never sleep never die)''<br>
''I rise to meet my end [I rise to meet my end]''<br>
''[I rise to meet my end]''
<br>
<br>
===Whisper/Sound Asleep EP Version===
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
 
=== Demo Version #2 ===
''I'm sure it's getting darker''<br>
''Don't make a sound''<br>
''Don't make a sound''<br>
<br>
<br>
''”Death in- Death in it's most hideous form”''<br>
''You hold the answer deep within your own mind''<br>
''Death in it's most hideous form''<br>
<br>
<br>
Catch me as I fall<br>
Catch me as I fall<br>
Say you're here and it's all over now<br>
Say you're here and it's all over now ''[it's all over now]''<br>
Speaking to the atmosphere<br>
Speaking to the atmosphere<br>
No one's here and I fall into myself<br>
No one's here and I fall into myself<br>
This truth drive me<br>
This truth drive me into madness<br>
Into madness<br>
I know I can stop the pain<br>
I know I can stop the pain<br>
If I will it all away<br>
If I will it all away<br>
<br>
<br>
Don't turn away ''(Don't give in to the pain)''<br>
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't try to hide ''(Though they're screaming your name)''<br>
Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''(God knows what lies behind them)''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''(Never sleep never die)''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
<br>
<br>
I'm frightened by what I see<br>
I'm frightened by what I see<br>
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If I will it all away<br>
If I will it all away<br>
<br>
<br>
Don't turn away ''(Don't give in to the pain)''<br>
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't try to hide ''(Though they're screaming your name)''<br>
Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''(God knows what lies behind them)''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''(Never sleep never die)''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
<br>
<br>
Fallen angels at my feet<br>
''Fallen angels at my feet''<br>
Whispered voices at my ear<br>
''Whispered voices at my ear''<br>
Death before my eyes<br>
''Death before my eyes''<br>
Lying next to me I fear<br>
''Lying next to me, I fear''<br>
She beckons me<br>
Shall I give in<br>
Upon my end shall I begin<br>
Forsaking all I've fallen for<br>
I rise to meet my end<br>
<br>
<br>
Don't turn away ''(Don't give in to the pain)''<br>
''She beckons me shall I give in''<br>
Don't try to hide ''(Though they're screaming your name)''<br>
''Upon my end shall I begin''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''(God knows what lies behind them)''<br>
''Forsaking all I've fallen for''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''(Never sleep never die)''<br>
''I rise to meet the end''
<br>
<br>
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>


=== Demo Version #3 ===
<small>''Intro Lyrics required''</small>
<br>
Catch me as I fall<br>
Say you're here and it's all over now<br>
Speaking to the atmosphere<br>
No one's here and I fall into myself<br>
This truth ''[this truth]'' drives me into ''[into]'' madness ''[madness]''<br>
I know I can stop the pain<br>
If I will it all away ''[will it all away]''<br>
<br>
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
<br>
I'm frightened by what I see<br>
But somehow I know<br>
That there's much more to come<br>
Immobilized by my fear<br>
And soon to be blinded by tears<br>
I can stop the pain<br>
If I will it all away ''[will it all away]''<br>
<br>
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
<br>
''Fallen angels at my feet''<br>
''Whispered voices at my ear''<br>
''Death before my eyes''<br>
''Lying next to me I fear''<br>
<br>
''She beckons me shall I give in''<br>
''Upon my end shall I begin''<br>
''Forsaking all I've fallen for''<br>
''I rise to meet the end''<br>
<br>
Don't turn away ''[Don't give in to the pain]''<br>
Don't try to hide ''[Though they're screaming your name]''<br>
Don't close your eyes ''[God knows what lies behind them]''<br>
Don't turn out the light ''[Never sleep, never die]''<br>
<br>
== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Whisper.pdf Piano sheet music with guitar tabs]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Whisper.pdf Piano sheet music with guitar tabs]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Whisper%20%5bOrigin%5d.pdf Piano sheet music with vocal - arranged by amadeus88]
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Whisper%20%5bOrigin%5d.pdf Piano sheet music with vocal - arranged by amadeus88]
 
== Notes and References ==
==References==
<small>{{Ref}}</small>
<small>
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{{Evanescence}}
</small>
 
[[Category:Sound Asleep EP songs]]
[[Category:Sound Asleep EP songs]]
[[Category:Origin songs]]
[[Category:Origin songs]]
[[Category:Fallen songs]]
[[Category:Fallen songs]]
[[Category:Anywhere but Home songs]]
[[Category:Anywhere but Home songs]]

Revision as of 19:04, 8 June 2007

For the Whisper EP, see Sound Asleep.

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
* Cover songs


General Information

Written by: A. Lee and B. Moody

Originally recorded on the Whisper EP in 1998. There are currently 6 versions of the song. A demo version of Whisper contains sound clips from the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack. are the clips. This version begins with a sample intro from "O Verona" and "Juliet's Requiem". 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 approx 0:29). Another version does not have this burst of noise, but has distinct 'skipping' sounds that appear after the 0:30 mark

"Servatis a periculum, servatis a maleficum" is roughly translated from Latin as "Save us from danger, save us from evil"

According to many sources the line is grammatically incorrect, but Amy Lee maintains that she's a hell of a Thai chef.

At the beginning of the original version, the one on the Whisper 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), the same film some clips on Understanding are taken from.

Downloads for Demos #1 and #2 available soon

Versions

Studio versions:

Whisper [Fallen version]

  • Recording date: August - November 2002
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: Fallen (track #11)

Whisper [Origin version][1]

  • Recording date: 1999
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: Origin (track #2)

Whisper [Whisper/Sound Asleep EP version]

  • Recording date: 1998
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: Sound Asleep EP (track #2)

Whisper [demo version #1] [2] [1]

Whisper [demo version #2] [3]

Whisper [demo version #3] [4]

  • Recording date: 2002
  • Status: Unreleased


Live versions:

Whisper [Anywhere But Home DVD live]

  • Performing period: 2004
  • Status: Released
  • Recording date: May 25, 2004
  • Released on: Anywhere But Home (track #13)

Whisper [live in Cologne] [5]

Whisper [acoustic]

  • Performing period: 2003
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Example: The acoustic performance at Juanita's

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]

Demo Version #1

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]

Demo Version #2

I'm sure it's getting darker
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]


Demo Version #3

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

Notes and References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 In this version David Hodges sings in the chorus
  2. ↑ This is the Whisper/Sound Asleep EP version without the sample at the beginning of the song
  3. ↑ This track is Whisper and Origin from the album Origin merged together
  4. ↑ The demo containing sound clips from the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack
  5. ↑ Has a fantastic guitar solo by Ben.




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