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General Information
Written by: A. Lee and T. Balsamo
The first song Evanescence did for The Open Door. The song uses the same sample from White Zombie's "Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks, and Cannibal Girls" that was previously used in Even In Death, but at a slower tempo and lower pitch.
In this song, Amy sang her lowest note. "...twisted way you think of me..."
In issue 88 of "Rock Sound," Amy revealed exactly what the song is really about. She explained how the song is based on "scary experiences." She explained how many nights she was forced to stay in hotels, because a stalker was erm...stalking her. She took part of the title from EvBoard, as her username is "Snow White." The word "Queen" was presumably added because of how a stalker would over idolize a victim.
Amy's description of the song:
I went through some weird experiences with stalkers. It's weird how it works. My lyrics are so intimate that people feel like they really know me, and I don't know them at all. My privacy had been completely invaded and there were a couple of nights where I couldn't stay at my house. So I wrote a song about it through the eyes of the stalker, and with my perspective, too.
Originally Posted by pixelle
...this song sounds like the narrator is almost about to be raped.
The setting of the song is so off-kilter, it basically arrests you from the first listen. It's violating. It's like the narrator is talking to the attacker, and the attacker is attempting to justify their actions in the chorus ("soon I know you'll see you're just like me."), either to the narrator or to themselves as they attempt to commit the crime.
I'm not trying to say that this song is based on a rape attempt, but the way the subject is discussed, it's very carnal ("all your hands on me/I can't scream", "undress in the dark and hide from you", "now I have you", "there's nowhere to run so let's just get it over") and there are a lot of references to the human body, in addition to a chord progression that's flat-out VIOLATING. You can't listen to this song without feeling at least a little disturbed.
Versions
Studio versions:
Snow White Queen Recording date: September 2005 - March 2006 Status: Released Released on: The Open Door (track #6) Length: 4:22
Live versions:
Snow White Queen [live] Performing period: only a few shows in October 2006 and January 2007 Status: Unreleased Example: Live @ Scotiabank Place Ottawa, Canada (January 10, 2007)
