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McCoy attempts to pull her back up, but he ultimately loses his grip. Lee falls into the darkness, eventually waking up in her bed, suggesting the ordeal was a dream—or a representation of her inner struggle. Key Meaning & Symbols

Filmed at the Hotel Rembrandt in Bucharest, Romania. evanescence_bring_me_to_life_official_music_video

It opens with Amy Lee asleep in a nightgown, dreaming of a long fall from a skyscraper. McCoy attempts to pull her back up, but

Amy Lee wrote the song at age 19 about a real-life encounter in a restaurant with a friend of a friend (Josh Hartzler, now her husband). He asked her, "Are you happy?", which she felt pierced through the "fake" happiness she was projecting during a difficult relationship. eventually waking up in her bed