Bring Me to Life
Evanescence & Paul McCoy * Track #2 On Fallen
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Bring Me to Life by Evanescence (Ft. Paul McCoy)
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EvanescencePaul McCoyProduced by
Dave FortmanWrited by
Amy Lee & Ben Moody & David HodgesAbout
After Wind-Up Records insisted the group bring on a full-time rapper and the band refused, Evanescence went home, assuming they no longer had a record deal. However, the label contacted them again and a compromise was met – one song would feature a guest rapper, and that was “Bring Me to Life”.
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Bring Me to Life Lyrics
[Verse 1: Amy Lee]
How can you see into my eyes
Like open doors?
Leading you down into my core
Where I've become so numb
[Pre-Chorus: Amy Lee]
Without a soul (Soul)
My spirit's sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there and lead it back home
[Chorus: Paul McCoy, Amy Lee]
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
[Verse 2: Amy Lee]
Now that I know what I'm without
You can't just leave me (Ooh, oh)
Breathe into me and make me real (Make me real)
Bring (Bring) me (Me) to life
[Chorus: Paul McCoy, Amy Lee]
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
[Post-Chorus: Amy Lee, Paul McCoy]
Bring me to life
I've been livin' a lie
There's nothing inside
Bring me to life
[Bridge: Amy Lee]
Frozen inside (Frozen inside)
Without your touch (Without your love)
Without your love, darling
Only you (Only you) are the life (Life) among the dead
[Verse 3: Paul McCoy, Amy Lee]
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
[Chorus: Paul McCoy, Amy Lee]
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
[Post-Chorus: Amy Lee, Paul McCoy]
Bring me to life
I've been living a lie (Bring me to life)
There's nothing inside (There's nothing inside)
Bring me to life
Bring Me to Life Q&A
Who wrote Bring Me to Life's ?
Bring Me to Life was written by Amy Lee & Ben Moody & David Hodges.
Who produced Bring Me to Life's ?
Bring Me to Life was produced by Dave Fortman.
When did Evanescence release Bring Me to Life?
Evanescence released Bring Me to Life on Tue Mar 04 2003.
Who is Amy Lee singing to in these lyrics?
“Bring Me To Life” is actually inspired by Lee’s husband, as she stated in an interview:
I wrote It about my husband when we first met. We were not dating or anything, and we didn’t actually begin to date until years later. That first part, the lyrics:
‘How can you see into my eyes like open doors...
How did Evanescence end up working with Paul from 12 Stones?
Amy Lee said:
Fox was looking for a female voice for the Elektra character in Daredevil and they heard a version of the song we did with a rap in it, though it wasn’t Paul. They liked it because it fit the scene, which cut back and forth between Elektra and Daredevil. We’ve been friends with Paul f...
What has the media said about the song?
In 2018, NPR ranked this as the #88 greatest song by a female or nonbinary artist in the 21st century, saying:
In the shadow of 9/11, American masculinity was in crisis and the music industry seemed keen to cash in on the resulting anxiety by assembling legions of male rap-rock malcontents. Meanwhi...