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"Secret Door"
Released October 11, 2011 (Evanescence)
November 10, 2017 (Synthesis)
Length 3:53 (Evanescence)
3:48 (Synthesis)
Producers Nick Raskulinecz (Evanescence)
Amy Lee, Will Hunt (Synthesis)
Label Wind-up Records
Chronology
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"Secret Door" is the sixteenth and final track on the deluxe edition of American band Evanescence's self-titled third album. An alternate, more-orchestrated version of the song is also included on Synthesis.

Background[]

"Secret Door" was written by Amy Lee and Will "Science" Hunt and originally reworked from the scrapped 2010 Steve Lillywhite sessions for the band's third album, along with "Made of Stone" and "Swimming Home."[1] This scrapped album is referred to as "broken record" by Amy.

In an interview with Spin, Amy announced the name of three new songs included in the third album, among them was "Secret Door", a ballad played with the harp.[2] On June 19, 2011, Amy posted a clip on her Twitter in which she's recording harp for this song in particular.[3][4]

In a Q&A session held in Milan in September 2011, Amy revealed the song was originally the closing track on the standard edition of the self-titled album, but she woke up one day and decided to change it to "Swimming Home" on the last minute.[5]


On a Spotify fan interview in 2012, Amy discussed the meaning of the song:

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.

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

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

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

Videos[]

Credits[]

Evanescence[]

  • Amy Lee - vocals, harp, piano, songwriting
  • Will B. Hunt - songwriting
  • David Campbell - strings arrangement
  • Antoine Silverman - strings contractor, concertmaster
  • Dave Eggar - cello solo
  • Nick Raskulinecz - production
  • Randy Staub - mixing

Synthesis[]

  • Amy Lee - vocals, songwriting
  • Will B. Hunt - production, engineer, programming, songwriting
  • Kirsten Copely - harp
  • David Campbell - orchestral arrangements, conductor
  • Alan Umstead - contractor, concertmaster
  • Nashville Music Scoring Orchestra - orchestra
  • Damian Taylor - mixing

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's Facebook Q&A on February 29, 2016)
  2. Spin: Amy Lee Talks Evanescence’s Comeback LP (April 13, 2011)
  3. http://twitvid.com/5U8B9 - ...Secret Door... (June 19, 2011)
  4. Evanescence (Amy Lee) - Secret Door (June 2011)
  5. Told by Amy in a Q&A session in Milan in September 2011.
  6. "EVANESCENCE - Inside Synthesis: Episode 3 - Harp"


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