Evanescence_bring_me_to_life_official_music_video May 2026

She reaches the window where guest vocalist Paul McCoy (of the band 12 Stones) is performing. As he notices her and opens the window, she loses her balance and drapes over the ledge.

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. 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. She reaches the window where guest vocalist Paul

Director Philipp Stölzl initially worried he would need a stunt double for the dangling shots, but Lee performed them herself, hanging from McCoy's arm for hours. Production Facts Director: Philipp Stölzl . He asked her, "Are you happy