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{{Song Infobox
'''Secret Door''' is a song on the Deluxe Edition of the third, self titled studio album, [[Evanescence (Album)|Evanescence]].
 
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|span = 3:53 <small>(''Evanescence'')</small><br />3:48 <small>(''Synthesis'')</small>
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|previous = "[[Disappear (song)|Disappear]]"|Type = Song|Title = [[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]|Date = October 11, 2011 ''(Evanescence)''<br>
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November 10, 2017 ''(Synthesis)''|Length = 3:53 (''Evanescence''<br>
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3:48 (''Synthesis'')|Producers = [[Nick Raskulinecz]] ''(Evanescence)''<br>[[Amy Lee]], [[Will Hunt]] ''(Synthesis)''|Last song = ''[[Disappear (song)|Disappear]]''|This song = ''Secret Door''|Image = <tabber>
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</tabber>|Label = [[Wind-up Records]]}}"'''Secret Door"''' is the sixteenth and final track on the deluxe edition of American band Evanescence's [[Evanescence (album)|self-titled third album]]. An alternate, stripped-down version of the song is also included on ''[[Synthesis]]''.
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== Background ==
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"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 (song)|"Made of Stone"]] and [[Swimming Home (song)|"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 (song)|Hi-lo]] is still one of my favorites. Love Will! We are working on another project right now!" ([https://www.facebook.com/AmyLeeBrasil/photos/a.700829276654339/1025939330809997/?type=3&theater Amy Lee's Facebook Q&A on February 29, 2016])</ref> This scrapped album is referred to as "broken record" by Amy.
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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.<ref>[https://www.spin.com/2011/04/amy-lee-talks-evanescences-comeback-lp/ Spin: Amy Lee Talks Evanescence’s Comeback LP] (April 13, 2011)
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On June 19, 2011, Amy posted a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-khx8_c9KLQ clip] on her Twitter in which she's recording harp for this song in particular.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/82530406573940737 http://twitvid.com/5U8B9 - ...Secret Door...] (June 19, 2011)</ref>
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On a Spotify fan interview in 2012, Amy discussed the meaning of the song:<blockquote>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.</blockquote>
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==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
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{{Scroll box|<poem>Turn out the lights
Turn out the lights[[Video:16 Secret Door (Bonus Track) - Evanescence 2011 Album HD|thumb|350px|right]]<br />Feed the fire till my soul breaks free<br />My heart is high as the waves above me<br />Don’t need to understand<br />Too lost to lose<br />Don’t fight my tears cause they feel so good<br />And I<br />I will remember how to fly<br />Unlock the heavens in my mind<br />Follow my love back through the same secret door<br />Look past the end<br />It’s a dream, as it’s always been<br />All life lives on if we’ve ever loved it<br />And I<br />I will remember how to fly<br />Unlock the heavens in my mind<br />Follow my love back through the same secret door
 
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Feed the fire 'til my soul breaks free
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My heart is high as the waves above me
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Don't need to understand
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Too lost to lose
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Don't fight my tears 'cause they feel so good
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And I will remember how to fly
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Unlock the heavens in my mind
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Follow my love back through the same secret door
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Look past the end
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It's a dream as it's always been
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All life lives on if we've ever loved it
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And I will remember how to fly
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Unlock the heavens in my mind
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Follow my love back through the same secret door
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I will remember how to fly
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Unlock the heavens in my mind
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Follow my love back through the same secret door</poem>}}
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==Videos==
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<gallery>EVANESCENCE - "Secret Door" (Official Audio - Synthesis)</gallery>
   
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== References ==
And I<br />I will remember how to fly<br />Unlock the heavens in my mind<br />Follow my love back through the same secret door
 
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Revision as of 06:15, 2 May 2020

""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
Evanescence
Disappear Secret Door

"Secret Door" is the sixteenth and final track on the deluxe edition of American band Evanescence's self-titled third album. An alternate, stripped-down 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]

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.

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

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)