Fallen de Evanescence
Álbum de Evanescence
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 4 de Marzo de 2003
- Sello Discográfico: Wind-Up
- Compositores: Amy Lee, Ben Moody, David Hodges
- Productores: Dave Fortman
Fallen es un álbum de Evanescence, publicado en 2003 por Wind-Up. El disco incluye 11 canciones, entre ellas «Going Under», «Bring me to life», «Everybody's Fool» y «My Inmortal».
Introducción: el despertar de un gigante del Rock
"Fallen" es el álbum debut comercial de Evanescence y uno de los discos de rock más exitosos y definitorios de la década de 2000. Lanzado en 2003, el álbum catapultó a la banda de Arkansas al estrellato mundial, vendiendo más de 17 millones de copias en todo el mundo. "Fallen" es una poderosa mezcla de nu metal, rock gótico y baladas de piano cinematográficas, todo ello unido por la extraordinaria voz operística de Amy Lee. El disco capturó a la perfección la angustia adolescente de la época, convirtiéndose en la banda sonora de una generación.
Con éxitos masivos como "Bring Me to Life" y "My Immortal", "Fallen" no solo dominó las listas de éxitos, sino que también arrasó en los Premios Grammy, ganando en las categorías de Mejor Artista Nuevo y Mejor Interpretación de Hard Rock. Es un álbum que trascendió las etiquetas de género para convertirse en un fenómeno cultural.
Cómo nació el disco
Tras firmar con Wind-up Records, la banda se trasladó a Los Ángeles para trabajar con el productor Dave Fortman (conocido por su trabajo con Superjoint Ritual y Mudvayne). El proceso de grabación fue intenso y estuvo marcado por la presión del sello discográfico. La controversia más famosa fue la insistencia de la discográfica en incluir una voz masculina en el primer single, "Bring Me to Life", para que la canción encajara en las radios de nu metal dominadas por hombres. Pese a la fuerte oposición de Amy Lee, el rapero Paul McCoy de la banda 12 Stones fue añadido a la pista. Aunque la decisión fue un éxito comercial, generó una tensión creativa que contribuiría a la posterior salida del cofundador Ben Moody.
Estilo y contenido de las letras
El sonido de "Fallen" se caracteriza por su dramática dualidad: la colisión entre los pesados riffs de guitarra de nu metal y los delicados y melancólicos arreglos de piano y cuerdas de inspiración clásica. Esta fórmula de "la bella y la bestia" sónica, con la voz etérea de Lee flotando sobre una base de rock agresivo, fue la clave de su atractivo masivo. Líricamente, el álbum explora temas de oscuridad, amor, pérdida y búsqueda de la identidad, con una sensibilidad gótica que conectó profundamente con una audiencia joven.
Temas y su faceta audiovisual
"Bring Me to Life": El single que lo empezó todo. Su inclusión en la banda sonora de la película "Daredevil" le dio una exposición masiva. La canción es un himno de rock con un riff de piano inolvidable y un estribillo explosivo. Su videoclip, en el que Amy Lee escala un rascacielos y es dejada caer al vacío, se convirtió en un icono de la MTV.
"Going Under": Considerada por muchos fans como la canción que mejor representa el sonido puro de la banda, sin las concesiones comerciales de su primer single. Es un tema de nu metal potente y dinámico, con una de las interpretaciones vocales más feroces de Lee.
"My Immortal": La balada de piano que se convirtió en un himno global de duelo y recuerdo. La versión del álbum, con arreglos de cuerda, le dio una dimensión cinematográfica que la convirtió en un éxito masivo. Su melancólico vídeo en blanco y negro, filmado en Barcelona, es una de las imágenes más recordadas de la banda.
Resultados y gira
"Fallen" fue un éxito comercial colosal. Alcanzó el número 3 en el Billboard 200 de Estados Unidos (donde está certificado Diamante por más de 10 millones de copias vendidas) y el número 1 en el Reino Unido, Australia y Canadá. En España, llegó al número 5. La Fallen Tour fue una gira mundial de casi dos años que consolidó a Evanescence como uno de los actos de rock más importantes del mundo.
Listado de Canciones
- Going Under3:34
Letra
Now I will tell you what I've done for you Fifty thousand tears I've cried Screaming, deceiving and bleeding for you And you still won't hear me (Going under) Don't want your hand This time I'll save myself Maybe I'll wake up for once Not tormented daily Defeated by you Just when I thought I'd reached the bottom I'm dying again I'm going under Drowning in you I'm falling forever I've got to breakthrough I'm going under Blurring and stirring the truth and the lies So I don't know what's real and what's not Always confusing the thoughts in my head So I can't trust myself anymore I'm dying again I'm going under Drowning in you I'm falling forever I've got to break through So go on and scream Scream at me, I'm so far away I won't be broken again I've got to breathe I can't keep going under I'm dying again I'm going under Drowning in you I'm falling forever I've got to break through I'm going under I'm going under I'm going under - Bring me to life3:57
Letra
How can you see into my eyes like open doors? Leading you down into my core where I’ve become so numb Without a soul my spirit’s sleeping somewhere cold Until you find it there and lead it back home (Wake me up) Wake me up inside (I can’t wake up) Wake me up inside (Save me) Call my name and save me from the dark (Wake me up) Bid my blood to run (I can’t wake up) Before I come undone (Save me) Save me from the nothing I’ve become Now that I know what I’m without You can’t just leave me Breathe into me and make me real Bring me to life (Wake me up) Wake me up inside (I can’t wake up) Wake me up inside (Save me) Call my name and save me from the dark (Wake me up) Bid my blood to run (I can’t wake up) Before I come undone (Save me) Save me from the nothing I’ve become Bring me to life (I’ve been living a lie, there’s nothing inside) Bring me to life Frozen inside without your touch Without your love, darling Only you are the life among the dead All this time I can’t believe I couldn’t see Kept in the dark but you were there in front of me I’ve been sleeping a thousand years it seems Got to open my eyes to everything Without a thought, without a voice, without a soul Don’t let me die here There must be something more Bring me to life (Wake me up) Wake me up inside (I can’t wake up) Wake me up inside (Save me) Call my name and save me from the dark (Wake me up) Bid my blood to run (I can’t wake up) Before I come undone (Save me) Save me from the nothing I’ve become Bring me to life (I’ve been living a lie, there’s nothing inside) Bring me to life - Everybody's Fool3:15
- My Inmortal4:24
- Haunted3:06
Letra
Long lost words whisper slowly to me Still can't find what keeps me here When all this time I've been so hollow inside I know you're still there Watching me, wanting me I can feel you pull me down Fearing you, loving you I won't let you pull me down Hunting you I can smell you alive Your heart pounding in my head Watching me, wanting me I can feel you pull me down Saving me, raping me Watching me Watching me, wanting me I can feel you pull me down Fearing you, loving you I won't let you pull me down - Tourniquet4:38
Letra
I tried to kill the pain But only brought more (So much more) I lay dying and I'm pouring Crimson regret and betrayal I'm dying, praying, bleeding and screaming Am I too lost to be saved? Am I too lost? My God, my tourniquet Return to me, salvation My god, my tourniquet Return to me, salvation Do you remember me? Lost for so long Will you be on the other side Or will you forget me? I'm dying, praying, bleeding and screaming Am I too lost to be saved? Am I too lost? My god, my tourniquet Return to me, salvation My God, my tourniquet Return to me, salvation (I want to die) My god, my tourniquet Return to me, salvation My God, my tourniquet Return to me, salvation My wounds cry for the grave My soul cries for deliverance Will I be denied? Christ, tourniquet My suicide - Imaginary4:17
Letra
Oh, paper flowers Oh, paper flowers I linger in the doorway Of alarm clock screaming Monsters calling my name Let me stay Where the wind will whisper to me Where the raindrops As they're falling tell a story In my field of paper flowers And candy clouds of lullaby I lie inside myself for hours And watch my purple sky fly over me Don't say I'm out of touch With this rampant chaos, your reality I know well what lies Beyond my sleeping refuge The nightmare I built My own world to escape In my field of paper flowers And candy clouds of lullaby I lie inside myself for hours And watch my purple sky fly over me Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights Oh, how I long for the deep sleep dreaming The goddess of imaginary light In my field of paper flowers And candy clouds of lullaby I lie inside myself for hours And watch my purple sky fly over me Oh, paper flowers Oh, paper flowers - Taking over me3:49
Letra
You don't remember me But I remember you I lie awake and try so hard Not to think of you But who can decide what they dream? And dream I do I believe in you I'll give up everything just to find you I have to be with you To live, to breathe You're taking over me Have you forgotten all I know And all we had? You saw me mourning my love for you And touched my hand I knew you loved me then I believe in you I'll give up everything just to find you I have to be with you To live, to breathe You're taking over me I look in the mirror and see your face If I look deep enough So many things inside That are just like you are taking over I believe in you I'll give up everything just to find you I have to be with you To live, to breathe You're taking over me Taking over me You're taking over me - Hello3:40
Letra
Playground school bell rings again Rain clouds come to play again Has no one told you she's not breathing? Hello, I am your mind Giving you someone to talk to, hello If I smile and don't believe Soon I know I'll wake from this dream Don't try to fix me I'm not broken Hello, I am the lie living for you So you can hide, don't cry Suddenly I know I'm not sleeping Hello, I'm still here All that's left of yesterday - My Last Breath4:07
Letra
Hold on to me, love You know I can't stay long All I wanted to say Was I love you and I'm not afraid Can you hear me? Can you feel me in your arms? Holding my last breath Safe inside myself Are all my thoughts of you Sweet raptured light It ends here tonight I'll miss the winter A world of fragile things Look for me in the white forest Hiding in a hollow tree (Come find me) I know you hear me I can taste it in your tears Holding my last breath Safe inside myself Are all my thoughts of you Sweet raptured light It ends here tonight Closing your eyes to disappear You pray your dreams will leave you here But still you wake and know the truth No one's there Say goodnight Don't be afraid Calling me, calling me As you fade to black (Say goodnight) Holding my last breath (Don't be afraid) Safe inside myself (Calling me, calling you) Are all my thoughts of you Sweet raptured light It ends here tonight Holding my last breath Safe inside myself Are all my thoughts of you Sweet raptured light It ends here tonight - Whisper5:27
Letra
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 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) Don't turn away Don't try to hide Don't close your eyes Don't turn out the lights Don't turn away Don't try to hide Don't close your eyes Don't turn out the lights Servatis a periculum Servatis a malificum
