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== General information ==
''Written by: [[A. Lee]], [[T. Balsamo]], [[Tim McCord|T. McCord]] and [[Zach Williams|Z. Williams]]''


==General Information==
'''''My Heart Is Broken''''' is the fourth track and the second single from [[Evanescence]]'s third studio album, ''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]''. In a Spotify fan interview in July 2012, Amy revealed that the working title for the song was "Metalocalarp".<ref name="workingtitle" />
The 4th track on Evanescence's self-titled album, [[Evanescence (album)]]. It was chosen to be the second single, but the first mainstream single.{{fact}}


In a track-by-track interview with NME.com, Amy said<ref>http://www.nme.com/news/evanescence/59472</ref>:
{{quote|'''Q:''' In the Spotify chat, you said the working title for "My Heart Is Broken" was 'Metalocalarp'. Can you tell us more about it?
'''A:''' Tim, Terry and I wrote the song together at my house in NY. Tim programmed a simple drum beat on the computer and looped it, and I started jamming that piano riff on the harp, and then Terry came in w the guitar. We loved it right away, and once we got together with the rest of the band, it really came to life. We almost always have stupid temporary names for songs before we get the lyrics written and name it for real. Metalocalypse plus harp equals Metalocalarp.<ref name=amyleebrasil />}}


{{quote|Let's see, this is another one from that session when we wrote What You Want. Actually the song at first we were jamming Tim and Terry and I. I actually used to play that piano part on the harp because it was a lot slower and a little bit easier. And then it just got faster and faster at pre-production with the band. And when we get into recording I was cool, get in the harp and I was like 'Nah, this is not possible anymore, it's way fast'! So it's a piano part, actually I think it sounds better as a piano part. It's more prominent, it's a stronger instrument so you're hearing it a little bit more.
The song premiered online before the official release of the album on September 27, 2011.<ref name=digitalspy /> The name of the song was revealed along with ''[[Secret Door]]'' and ''[[Oceans]]'' in a ''Spin'' interview, in which it was said to be a harp ballad.<ref name=spinapril13>{{cite news|last=Goodman|first=William|title=Amy Lee Talks Evanescence's Comeback LP|url=http://www.spin.com/articles/amy-lee-talks-evanescences-comeback-lp/|accessdate=May 24, 2013|newspaper=Spin|date=April 13, 2011}}</ref> In a track-by-track interview with ''NME'', Amy explained why the song turned out to not be a harp ballad:
I love that song, it's definitely one of the more passionate tracks on the album. And I hope that that's the second single, I think it might be.}}


In another interview with Kerrang Magazine, Amy noted that the song was inspired by her involvement with the organisation Restore NYC rather than romantic heartbreak as the title of the song might suggest. <ref> Kerrang Magazine, Issue 1384, Oct 08 2011 </ref>
{{quote|Let's see, this is another one from that session when we wrote ''[[What You Want]]''. Actually, the song at first we were jamming Tim and Terry and I. I actually used to play that piano part on the harp because it was a lot slower and a little bit easier. And then it just got faster and faster at pre-production with the band. And when we get into recording I was cool, get in the harp and I was like 'Nah, this is not possible anymore, it's way fast'! So it's a piano part, actually I think it sounds better as a piano part. It's more prominent, it's a stronger instrument so you're hearing it a little bit more.
I love that song, it's definitely one of the more passionate tracks on the album. And I hope that that's the second single, I think it might be.<ref name=nme />}}


{{quote|"A good friend of mine heads up an organisation in New York that rescues victims of sex trafficking", Amy clarifies. "My husband and I got involved and were really moved and horrified. As I was writing the song I was putting myself in that place - what would it be like to be trapped? Threatened? Alone? Unable to tell anyone what was happening because you're afraid of what would happen?" |}}
Amy further explained the song in an MTV interview:


== Versions ==
{{quote|A lot of times when I write, I just sort of make up words, and something will stick, and I'll be like, "Oh, that's from my subconscious. That's what I need to write the song about." And that's sort of what happened [with the song]. I was like, "I think I'm writing about this thing; it's on my heart," just imagining being in such a trapped place and how that might feel, so the song was actually inspired by that idea.<ref name=fansinsidevideo />}}


'''Studio versions:'''
In another interview with ''Kerrang!'' Magazine, Amy noted that the song was inspired by her involvement with the organisation [[Restore Freedom|Restore NYC]] rather than romantic heartbreak as the title of the song might suggest.


'''My Heart Is Broken'''
{{quote|A good friend of mine heads up an organisation in New York that rescues victims of sex trafficking. [[Josh Hartzler|My husband]] and I got involved and were really moved and horrified. As I was writing the song I was putting myself in that place - what would it be like to be trapped? Threatened? Alone? Unable to tell anyone what was happening because you're afraid of what would happen?<ref name=aboutagirl />}}
*''Recording Date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
 
''My Heart Is Broken'' was performed live for the first time at the 2011 Rock in Rio festival on October 2.<ref name=rockrio /> The song was also added to the set-list of the [[Evanescence Tour]] (2011-12).<ref name=hollywoodsoph /><ref name=take40 /><ref name=whiplash />
 
''My Heart is Broken'' was confirmed to be reworked and included on the orchestral album, ''[[Synthesis]]'', when the track list was revealed through the album's pre-order on September 15, 2017. This version was performed live for the first time on October 14, 2017 at the Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada for the [[Synthesis Live Tour|Synthesis Live tour]]. Watch a performance of the song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Q00INmQ_4 here].
 
In a ''Synthesis'' track-by-track on Facebook, ''My Heart Is Broken'' is given another little explanation:<ref name=synthesis />
 
{{quote|This song was inspired by a story I watched on sex trafficking, which took me to a horrible, dark place that is just so incredibly common. It’s heartbreaking. What’s cool about this song is it’s returning home to its original form, musically. I first wrote that song with a harp and a drum loop. The piano which drove the song on Evanescence was a harp part, and by the time we added the band to it, it speeded up and turned out more of a rocker than a ballad. It went too fast for me to play on harp, which you couldn’t hear in the mix, so instead, I played it on piano. For this album, we took out the piano, and replaced it with the harp, which was played by the woman <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Kirsten Copely|Kirsten Agresta Copely]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> who originally taught me to play. We then had her harmonize in a duet with the piano before the vocals come back in.}}
 
==Versions==
===Studio Versions===
 
'''My Heart Is Broken [''Evanescence'' version]'''
*''Recording date:'' April 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:''
*''Released on:'' ''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]'' (track #4)
:[[Evanescence (album)]] (track #4) – the second single off the album
:My Heart Is Broken [[My Heart Is Broken Single|commercial digital single and most of the radio singles]]<ref>The single version doesn't have the guitars from [[The Change]] in the beginning.</ref>
*''Length:'' 4:29
*''Length:'' 4:29


'''My Heart Is Broken (Rock Mix/Rock Mix Edit)'''
'''My Heart Is Broken [Demo]'''<ref name="harpdemo" group=note />
*''Recording Date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
*''Recording date:'' 2010-2011
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Length:'' Unknown
 
'''My Heart Is Broken [Single version]'''<ref name="singlever" group=note />
*''Recording date:'' April 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:'' My Heart Is Broken [[My Heart Is Broken Single|commercial digital single]] and the [[My Heart Is Broken Single#German 2-Track promo|German 2-Track promo]]
*''Released on:'' "My Heart Is Broken" digital single and some of the radio singles
*''Length:'' 4:30
 
'''My Heart Is Broken [Rock mix]'''
*''Recording date:'' April 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' "My Heart Is Broken" digital single (track #2)
*''Length:'' 4:29
*''Length:'' 4:29


'''My Heart Is Broken (Pop Mix/Pop Remix Edit)'''
'''My Heart Is Broken [Pop mix]'''
*''Recording Date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
*''Recording date:'' April 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:'' My Heart Is Broken [[My Heart Is Broken Single|commercial digital single]] and the [[My Heart Is Broken Single#German 2-Track promo|German 2-Track promo]]
*''Released on:'' "My Heart Is Broken" digital single (track #3)
*''Length:'' 4:02
*''Length:'' 4:02


'''My Heart Is Broken (Radio Edit)'''
'''My Heart Is Broken [Rock mix edit/Alternate mix]'''
*''Recording Date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
*''Recording date:'' April 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:'' My Heart Is Broken [[My Heart Is Broken Single#UK Radio Promo|UK Radio Single]]
*''Released on:'' My Heart Is Broken radio singles
*''Length:'' 3:45
*''Length:'' 3:50


'''My Heart Is Broken (Alternate Mix)'''<ref>This is the version used in the music video.</ref>
'''My Heart Is Broken [Pop remix edit]'''
*''Recording Date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
*''Recording date:'' April 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:'' My Heart Is Broken [[My Heart Is Broken Single#US Radio Promo|US Radio Single]]
*''Released on:'' "My Heart Is Broken" radio singles
*''Length:'' 3:50
*''Length:'' 3:45


'''My Heart Is Broken (Radio Mix)'''
'''My Heart Is Broken [Radio edit/Radio mix]'''
*''Recording Date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
*''Recording date:'' April 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:'' My Heart Is Broken [[My Heart Is Broken Single#US Radio Promo|US Radio Single]]
*''Released on:'' "My Heart Is Broken" radio singles
*''Length:'' 3:45
*''Length:'' 3:45


'''My Heart Is Broken (Instrumental Version)'''
'''My Heart Is Broken [Instrumental version]'''
*''Recording Date:'' February 2011 - July 2011
*''Recording date:'' April 2011 - July 2011
*''Status:'' Released
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:'' My Heart Is Broken [[My Heart Is Broken Single#UK Radio Promo|UK Radio Single]]
*''Released on:'' "My Heart Is Broken" UK radio single
*''Length:'' 4:30
*''Length:'' 4:30


'''Live versions:'''
'''My Heart Is Broken [''Synthesis'' version]'''
*''Recording date:'' May - August 2017
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' ''[[Synthesis]]'' (track #4)
*''Length:'' 4:34
 
===Live Versions===


'''My Heart Is Broken [Live]'''
'''My Heart Is Broken [Live]'''
*''Performing Period:'' 2011-2012
*''Performing period:'' October 2, 2011 - November 9, 2012; November 2015; April - November 2016; April 2017
*''Example:'' Rock In Rio 2011
*''Example:'' Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina (January 13, 2012)


'''My Heart Is Broken [Acoustic]'''
'''My Heart Is Broken [SiriusXM acoustic]'''
*''Performing Period:'' 2011-2012
*''Performing date:'' December 7, 2011
*''Example:'' Live @ Octane Artist Confidential, Sirius XM Radio
*''Performed at:'' Octane Artist Confidential, SiriusXM Radio
 
'''My Heart Is Broken [Restore Freedom Gala acoustic]'''
*''Performing date:'' April 10, 2012
*''Performed at:'' [[Restore Freedom|Restore Freedom Gala 2012]], City Winery NYC
 
'''My Heart Is Broken [Top30 Countdown acoustic]'''
*''Performing date:'' April 14, 2012
*''Performed at:'' Australia
 
'''My Heart Is Broken [BigFM acoustic]'''
*''Performing date:'' May 30, 2012
*''Performed at:'' BigFM, Wiesbaden, Germany
 
'''My Heart Is Broken <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Live and Acoustic: Amy Lee and Paula Cole|Wellspring House acoustic]]]'''
*''Performing date:'' November 7, 2013
*''Performed at:'' Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, Massachusetts
 
'''My Heart Is Broken [Synthesis Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' October 14, 2017 - September 8, 2018
*''Status:'' Released
*''Recording date:'' November 3, 2017
*''Released on:'' ''[[Synthesis Live]]'' (track #5)
*''Length:'' 4:40
 
'''My Heart Is Broken [2019 Acoustic]'''
*''Performing date:'' September 23, 2019
*''Performed at:'' Grad Event Hall, Voronezh, Russia


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
 
=== Album, single and rock mix versions ===
===Album, Single and Rock Mix/Rock Mix Edit Versions===
I will wander till the end of time<br>
I will wander till the end of time<br>
torn away from you<br><br>
torn away from you<br>
 
<br>
I pulled away to face the pain<br>
I pulled away to face the pain<br>
I close my eyes and drift away<br>
I close my eyes and drift away<br>
over the fear that I will never find a way to heal my soul<br>
over the fear that I will never find a way to heal my soul<br>
and I will wander till the end of time<br>
and I will wander till the end of time<br>
torn away from you<br><br>
torn away from you<br>
 
<br>
My heart is broken<br>
My heart is broken<br>
sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
deliver us from sorrow's hold<br><br>
deliver us from sorrow's hold<br>
 
<br>
Over my heart<br><br>
Over my heart<br>
 
<br>
I can't go on living this way<br>
I can't go on living this way<br>
But I can't go back the way I came<br>
But I can't go back the way I came<br>
chained to this fear that I will never find a way to heal my soul<br>
chained to this fear that I will never find a way to heal my soul<br>
and I will wander till the end of time<br>
and I will wander till the end of time<br>
half alive without you<br><br>
half alive without you<br>
 
<br>
My heart is broken<br>
My heart is broken<br>
sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
deliver us<br>
deliver us<br>
 
<br>
Change<br>
Change<br>
Open your eyes to the light<br>
Open your eyes to the light<br>
I denied it all so long, oh so long<br>
I denied it all so long, oh so long<br>
Say goodbye<br>
Say goodbye<br>
Goodbye<br><br>
Goodbye<br>
 
<br>
My heart is broken<br>
My heart is broken<br>
release me, I can't hold on<br>
release me, I can't hold on<br>
deliver us<br><br>
deliver us<br>
 
<br>
My heart is broken<br>
My heart is broken<br>
sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
deliver us<br><br>
deliver us<br>
 
<br>
My heart is broken<br>
My heart is broken ''(from sorrow's hold)''<br>
sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
deliver us from sorrow's hold<br>
deliver us from sorrow's hold<br>


=== Pop Mix/Pop Remix Edit Version ===
=== Pop mix version ===
I pulled away to face the pain<br>
I pulled away to face the pain<br>
I close my eyes and drift away<br>
I close my eyes and drift away<br>
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My heart is broken<br>
My heart is broken<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
Deliver us from sorrow’s hold<br>
Deliver us from sorrow's hold<br>
(Over my heart)<br>
(Over my heart)<br>
<br>
<br>
I can’t go on living this way<br>
I can’t go on living this way<br>
But I can’t go back the way I came<br>
But I can't go back the way I came<br>
Chained to this fear that I will never find<br>
Chained to this fear that I will never find<br>
A way to heal my soul<br>
A way to heal my soul<br>
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<br>
<br>
My heart is broken<br>
My heart is broken<br>
Release me, I can’t hold on<br>Deliver us<br>
Release me, I can't hold on<br>
Deliver us<br>
<br>
My heart is broken<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
Deliver us<br>
<br>
My heart is broken ''(from sorrow's hold)''<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
Deliver us from sorrow's hold<br>
 
=== Pop remix edit and radio edit/radio mix versions ===
I pulled away to face the pain<br>
I close my eyes and drift away<br>
Over the fear that I will never find<br>
A way to heal my soul<br>
And I will wander till the end of time<br>
Torn away from you<br>
<br>
My heart is broken<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
Deliver us from sorrow's hold<br>
(Over my heart)<br>
<br>
I can't go on living this way<br>
But I can't go back the way I came<br>
Chained to this fear that I will never find<br>
A way to heal my soul<br>
And I will wander till the end of time<br>
Half alive without you<br>
<br>
<br>
My heart is broken<br>
My heart is broken<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
Deliver us<br>
Deliver us<br>
<br>
Change<br>
Open your eyes to the light<br>
I denied it all so long<br>
Oh so long<br>
Say goodbye, goodbye<br>
<br>
<br>
My heart is broken<br>
My heart is broken<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
Deliver us from sorrow’s hold<br>
Deliver us<br>
<br>
My heart is broken ''(from sorrow's hold)''<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
Deliver us from sorrow's hold<br>


===Alternate Mix Version===
=== Rock mix edit/Alternate mix version ===
I will wander till the end of time<br>
I will wander till the end of time<br>
Torn away from you<br>
Torn away from you<br>
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My heart is broken<br>
My heart is broken<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
Deliver us from sorrow’s hold<br>
Deliver us from sorrow's hold<br>
(Over my heart)<br>
(Over my heart)<br>
<br>
<br>
I can’t go on living this way<br>
I can't go on living this way<br>
But I can’t go back the way I came<br>
But I can't go back the way I came<br>
Chained to this fear that I will never find<br>
Chained to this fear that I will never find<br>
A way to heal my soul<br>
A way to heal my soul<br>
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<br>
<br>
My heart is broken<br>
My heart is broken<br>
Release me, I can’t hold on<br>
Release me, I can't hold on<br>
Deliver us<br>
Deliver us<br>
<br>
<br>
My heart is broken<br>
My heart is broken ''(from sorrow's hold)''<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
Deliver us from sorrow’s hold<br>
Deliver us from sorrow's hold<br>


===Radio Edit and Radio Mix Versions===
=== Restore Freedom Gala version (Live) ===
<small>([[Ashley Arrison]]'s parts are in parentheses)</small><br>
<small>{{(}}[[Paula Cole]]'s parts are in brackets]</small><br>
<br>
I will wander till the end of time<br>
Torn away from you<br>
<br>
I pulled away to face the pain<br>
I pulled away to face the pain<br>
I close my eyes and drift away<br>
I close my eyes and drift away<br>
Over the fear that I will never find<br>
Over the fear that I will never find<br>
(that I will never find)<br>
[that I will never find]<br>
A way to heal my soul<br>
A way to heal my soul<br>
(A way to heal my soul)<br>
[A way to heal my soul]<br>
And I will wander till the end of time<br>
And I will wander till the end of time<br>
(will wander till the end of time)<br>
[will wander till the end of time]<br>
Torn away from you<br>
Torn away from you<br>
<br>
<br>
My heart is broken<br>
My heart is broken<br>
(My heart is broken)<br>
[My heart is broken]<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
Deliver us from sorrow’s hold<br>
(Sweet sleep, my dark angel)<br>
(Over my heart)<br>
[Sweet sleep, my dark angel]<br>
Deliver us from sorrow's hold<br>
(from sorrow's hold)<br>
[Oooo...]<br>
Over my heart<br>
<br>
<br>
I can’t go on living this way<br>
I can’t go on living this way<br>
But I can’t go back the way I came<br>
(can’t go on living this way)<br>
But I can't go back the way I came<br>
(can’t go back the way I came)<br>
Chained to this fear that I will never find<br>
Chained to this fear that I will never find<br>
(that I will never find)<br>
[that I will never find]<br>
A way to heal my soul<br>
A way to heal my soul<br>
(A way to heal my soul)<br>
[A way to heal my soul]<br>
And I will wander till the end of time<br>
And I will wander till the end of time<br>
(will wander till the end of time)<br>
[will wander till the end of time]<br>
Half alive without you<br>
Half alive without you<br>
<br>
<br>
My heart is broken<br>
My heart is broken<br>
(My heart is broken)<br>
[My heart is broken]<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
(Sweet sleep, my dark angel)<br>
[Sweet sleep, my dark angel]<br>
Deliver us<br>
Deliver us<br>
<br>
<br>
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Open your eyes to the light<br>
Open your eyes to the light<br>
I denied it all so long<br>
I denied it all so long<br>
(I denied it all so long)<br>
Oh so long<br>
Oh so long<br>
(Oh so long)<br>
Say goodbye, goodbye<br>
Say goodbye, goodbye<br>
(Say goodbye, goodbye)<br>
<br>
<br>
My heart is broken<br>
My heart is broken<br>
Release me, I can’t hold on<br>
(My heart is broken)<br>
[My heart is broken]<br>
Release me, I can't hold on<br>
(Release me, I can't hold on)<br>
[Release me, I can't hold on]<br>
Deliver us<br>
Deliver us<br>
<br>
<br>
My heart is broken<br>
My heart is broken<br>
(My heart is broken)<br>
[My heart is broken]<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
Sweet sleep, my dark angel<br>
Deliver us from sorrow’s hold<br>
(Sweet sleep, my dark angel)<br>
[Sweet sleep, my dark angel]<br>
Deliver us from sorrow's hold<br>
(Deliver us from sorrow's hold)<br>
[Deliver us from sorrow's hold]<br>
 
== Video ==
[[Image:MHIBvideo.PNG|thumb|300px|right|My Heart Is Broken video.]]
The video for My Heart Is Broken, shot in Los Angeles, California by Dean Karr,<ref name=videostatic /> began shooting on December 1, 2011<ref name=blabbertap /> and was released on January 24, 2012.<ref name=january24 />
 
{{quote|"We have an air conditioner this time," she laughed. "This [video] is going to look a lot different. Actually, I kind of wanted it to be the opposite. The first video, for 'What You Want,' was very real, and this is very surreal."
 
To help get that surreal feel, Lee explained that she drew inspiration from a decidedly below-the-radar source: the 1988 British fantasy/horror film ''[[Paperhouse]]'', which stuck with her since she first saw it as a teen:
 
"[It's about] this girl, and everything that she would draw would come to life in her dreams, and she was creating this dream world for herself. And at first, it was cool, but then it's like this nightmare," she explained. "So I sort of thought it would apply, and be cool, to have it be this dream that you're trapped in. So you're in a place that, at first, is a magical world, but at the same time, you're isolated and trapped there, and that's the reason you want to come back to reality after a time.
 
"We're playing with fiber optics, and so it's basically like I'm drawing the world around me from nothingness, and when I draw things with my hands, it's like they actually come to life," she continued. "So it's a lot of fun with creating this surreal dream world, and the guys' performance is sort of like the dream within the dream, in an abyss of darkness; it's very cool."<ref name=behindthevideomtv />}}
 
Amy posted this blog about the music video on [[Evanescence.com]]:<ref name="blog" />
{{quote|''I met Dean Karr a few years back when I lived in LA.  I knew he had made a ton of dark and beautiful photos and videos, but what stuck with me was how fun he was to be around. He even had a pet hedgehog! How can you not love that? Anyway, we decided it was high time we made a video together, my ideas for MHIB really fit his look and we started scheming. I wanted an isolated dreamworld, and he had all these amazing ideas about fiber optics and special effects and the treatment came together really quickly. This was one of the most pleasant, easy-going shoots ever. The whole team was great. I worked with a new stylist this time, Dawn Ritz, who made the dress I'm wearing in most of the video. I loved working with her too- it was really hard to choose only two outfits out of all the rad stuff she had there for me!  We shot at a sound stage in LA and built the set inside. The band performed first and were done within the first couple of hours, and I spent the day playing around in fake grass and singing to my "light finger" (there was actually a small light taped to my finger with surgical tape and the wires were hidden in my glove for the  beginning scenes.) The hardest part was playing the piano at double speed for the slow-motion shots. The part is already fast! I kept messing up and i know it doesnt matter but it was hard not to laugh. We finished very late that night and all I wanted to do was watch everything we'd just shot...but unfortunately it doesn't work that way, you have to wait a week or two :) So, I just stayed up all night thinking about it. Dean, Arthur, and everyone on the crew were so nice and I really enjoyed this one. Not to mention it turned out really cool in my opinion! Hope you like it too.''}}
 
The dress worn by Amy while playing the piano was designed by the artist Dawn Ritz.<ref name=dawnritz />
[[Image:MHIB lyric video.PNG|thumb|250px|right|My Heart Is Broken Lyric Video]]
 
The video can be watched on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1QGnq9jUU0 YouTube].
 
The behind the scenes video can be watched on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-c-ULfJv2I YouTube].
 
On August 11, 2023, the director shared the video treatment. Read it [https://www.reddit.com/r/Evanescence/comments/15oa68f/have_a_read_of_the_script_i_wrote_for_the_my/ here].
 
=== Lyric video ===
A lyric video was released on Evanescence's channel on January 31, 2012 on YouTube, a week after the music video was released.
 
It can be watched on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0qIG-h4rIE YouTube].
 
== Commercial release ==
{{Main|My Heart Is Broken Single}}
My Heart Is Broken was chosen to be the second single, and it was digitally released on November 11, 2011. The song was sent to radio stations in the United States on October 31, 2011.
 
Tracks released with the single include:
*"My Heart Is Broken" [Single version]
*"My Heart Is Broken" [Rock Mix]
*"My Heart Is Broken" [Pop Mix]
*"My Heart Is Broken" [Album version] <small>(promotional only)</small>
*"My Heart Is Broken" [Rock Mix Edit] <small>(promotional only)</small>
*"My Heart Is Broken" [Pop Remix Edit] <small>(promotional only)</small>
*"My Heart Is Broken" [Alternate Mix] <small>(same as the rock mix edit)</small>
*"My Heart Is Broken" [Radio Edit] <small>(promotional only)</small>
*"My Heart Is Broken" [Radio Mix] <small>(same as the radio edit)</small>
*"My Heart Is Broken" [Instrumental version] <small>(promotional only)</small>
*"My Heart Is Broken" [Video] <small>(promotional only)</small>
 
== Chart performance ==
In Austria, "My Heart Is Broken" debuted at number 36, which is its peak position, on November 25, 2011. The next week it fell to number 67, and the next week it fell off the chart.<ref name="austriachart" /> On the German singles chart, "My Heart Is Broken" debuted and peaked at number 92 on November 28, 2011. It stayed on the chart for one week.<ref name="germanchart" /> In the US, "My Heart Is Broken" debuted at number 40 on the ''[[Billboard]]'' Adult Pop Songs chart.<ref name="adultpopsongsdeb" /> The next week, it rose to number 37, and the next week it rose to number 36. The song stayed on the chart for 10 weeks and peaked at number 34.<ref name="adultpopsongs" />
 
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|-
!align="left"|Chart&nbsp;(2011–12)<br />
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak<br />position<br />
|-
|align="left"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref name="austriachart">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – My Heart Is Broken|url=http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Evanescence&titel=My+Heart+Is+Broken&cat=s|accessdate=March 14, 2014|publisher=Austriancharts.at (Ö3 Austria Top 40)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|36
|-
|align="left"|Germany (Media Control AG)<ref name="germanchart">{{cite web|title=Evanescence|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/EVANESCENCE/?type=single|accessdate=March 14, 2014|language=German|publisher=Media Control Charts (PhonoNet GmbH)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|92
|-
|align="left"|US Adult Pop Songs (''[[Billboard]]'')<ref name="adultpopsongs">{{cite web|title=Evanescence – Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=343|accessdate=March 14, 2014|publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' Adult Pop Songs for Evanescence}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|34
|}
 
== Notes ==
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<ref name="harpdemo" group=note>This version was written with the harp instead of the piano.</ref>
 
<ref name="singlever" group=note>The single version doesn't have the guitars from "The Change" in the beginning.</ref>
 
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== References ==
{{reflist|2|refs=
 
<ref name=amyleebrasil>{{cite web|title=Entrevista Exclusiva Com Amy Lee|url=http://www.amyleebrasil.com/2012/09/entrevista-exclusiva-com-amy-lee/|work=AmyLeeBrasil.com|date=September 5, 2012|accessdate=April 29, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304222751/http://www.amyleebrasil.com/2012/09/entrevista-exclusiva-com-amy-lee/|archivedate=March 4, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=digitalspy>{{cite news|last=Copsey|first=Robert|title=Exclusive: Evanescence unveil new album track 'My Heart is Broken'|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a342662/evanescence-unveil-new-album-track-my-heart-is-broken.html|accessdate=June 20, 2013|work=Digital Spy|date=September 28, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name=nme>{{cite news|title=Evanescence Track By Track (Part 1) video|url=http://www.nme.com/nme-video/evanescence-track-by-track-part-1/1178305922001|accessdate=September 11, 2011|newspaper=NME}}</ref>
 
<ref name=fansinsidevideo>{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|title=Evanescence Take Fans Inside 'My Heart Is Broken' Video|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1677475/evanescence-my-heart-is-broken-video.jhtml|accessdate=May 24, 2013|work=MTV News|date=January 18, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120055926/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1677475/evanescence-my-heart-is-broken-video.jhtml|archivedate=January 20, 2012}}</ref>
 
<ref name=aboutagirl>{{cite journal|last=Garner|first=George|title=About a Girl|journal=Kerrang!|date=October 8, 2011|issue=1384|page=25|url=http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Evanescence/displayimage.php?album=89&pos=3|accessdate=May 24, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=rockrio>{{cite news|last=Ribeiro|first=Guilherme|date=October 2, 2011|url=http://mtv.uol.com.br/musica/evanescence-toca-o-bom-basico-no-rock-in-rio|title=EVANESCENCE TOCA O BOM BÁSICO NO ROCK IN RIO|language=Portuguese|work=MTV Brasil|accessdate=October 23, 2013|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120401184739/http://mtv.uol.com.br/musica/evanescence-toca-o-bom-basico-no-rock-in-rio|archivedate=April 1, 2012}}</ref>
 
<ref name=hollywoodsoph>{{cite news|last=Schillaci|first=Sophie|date=October 12, 2011|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/evanescence-taylor-momsen-concert-review-247487|title=Evanescence at the Palladium: Concert Review|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=October 23, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=take40>{{cite web|url=http://www.take40.com/news/30103/review:-evanescence-melbourne-concert,-rod-laver-arena---24th-march-2012|title=Review: Evanescence Melbourne Concert, Rod Laver Arena - 24th March 2012|work=Take 40 Australia|date=March 25, 2012|accessdate=October 23, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120234724/http://www.take40.com/news/30103/review:-evanescence-melbourne-concert,-rod-laver-arena---24th-march-2012|archivedate=November 20, 2012}}</ref>
 
<ref name=whiplash>{{cite web|last=Finatto|first=Paulo, Jr.|date=October 10, 2012|url=http://whiplash.net/materias/shows/165121-evanescence.html|title=Resenha - Evanescence (Pepsi on Stage, Porto Alegre, 04/10/12)|work=Whiplash.net|accessdate=October 23, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=videostatic>{{cite web|last=Gottlieb|first=Steven|title=In Production: Evanescence - Dean Karr, dir.|url=http://www.videostatic.com/content/production-evanescence-dean-karr-dir|work=Videostatic.com|date=December 2, 2011|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=blabbertap>{{cite news|title=Evanescence Taps Director Dean Karr For 'My Heart Is Broken' Video|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-taps-director-dean-karr-for-my-heart-is-broken-video/|accessdate=October 22, 2013|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=December 5, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name=january24>{{cite news|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|title=Evanescence Unveils Mystical 'My Heart Is Broken' Video|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/510391/evanescence-unveils-mystical-my-heart-is-broken-video|accessdate=October 22, 2013|newspaper=[[Billboard]]|date=January 24, 2012}}</ref>
 
<ref name=behindthevideomtv>{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|title=Evanescence's 'My Heart Is Broken': Behind The Video|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1675654/evanescence-my-heart-is-broken.jhtml|accessdate=May 11, 2013|work=MTV News|date=December 9, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107072143/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1675654/evanescence-my-heart-is-broken.jhtml|archivedate=January 7, 2012}}</ref>
 
<ref name=dawnritz>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee @ Yahoo Argentina 2012|url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xp00a5|work=Dailymotion.com|accessdate=June 9, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=adultpopsongsdeb>{{cite web|title=Chart Highlights: Taio Cruz's 'Hangover' Debuts On Pop Songs|url=http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-taio-cruz-s-hangover-debuts-1005573552.story#/web/20111130024510/http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-taio-cruz-s-hangover-debuts-1005573552.story|work=[[Billboard]]|date=November 28, 2011|accessdate=March 14, 2014|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20111130024510/http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-taio-cruz-s-hangover-debuts-1005573552.story#/web/20111130024510/http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-taio-cruz-s-hangover-debuts-1005573552.story|archivedate=November 30, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name=synthesis>{{cite web|title=Each day this week we'll feature four songs off the new album...|url=https://www.facebook.com/Evanescence/posts/10154862809831786|work=Facebook|date=November 20, 2017}}</ref>
 
<ref name="blog">{{cite web|title=Amy Blogs About the "My Heart Is Broken" Video Shoot|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118054037/http://www.evanescence.com//|work=Evanescence.com|date=January 17, 2012}}</ref>
 
<ref name="workingtitle">{{cite web|title=Evanescence Spotify Interview|url=https://evthreads.proboards.com/post/40812/thread|work=EvThreads Reborn|date=2012}}</ref>


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Across the Universe*
All That I'm Living For
Anything for You
Anywhere
Artifact/The Turn
Ascension of the Spirit
Away from Me
Before the Dawn
Better Without You
Bleed
Blind Belief
Breathe No More
Bring Me to Life
Broken Pieces Shine
Call Me When You're Sober
Catherine
Cloud Nine
Demise
Disappear
End of the Dream
Erase This
Eternal
Even in Death
Everybody's Fool
Exodus
Far From Heaven
Farther Away
Feeding the Dark
Field of Innocence
Forever You
Forgive Me
Give Unto Me
Going Under
Good Enough
Haunted
Hello
Hi-Lo
If You Don't Mind
Imaginary
Imperfection
Instrumental 1
Instrumental 2
Instrumental 3
Instrumental 4
Lacrymosa
Lies
Like You
Listen to the Rain
Lithium
Lose Control
Lost in Paradise
Made of Stone
Me & You
Missing
My Heart Is Broken
My Immortal
My Last Breath
Never Go Back
New Way to Bleed
Oceans
October
Origin
Overture
Part of Me
Perfect Dream
Say You Will
Secret Door
Sick
Snow White Queen
So Close
Solitude
Spanish
Surrender
Sweet Sacrifice
Swimming Home
Take Cover
Taking Over Me
The Chain*
The Change
The End
The Game is Over
The In-Between
The Last Song I'm Wasting on You
The Only One
The Other Side
Together Again
Tourniquet
Understanding
Unknown Title
Unraveling
Use My Voice
Wasted on You
Weight of the World
What You Want
Where Will You Go?
Whisper
Yeah Right
You Got a Lot to Learn
Your Love
Your Star
* Cover songs


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General information

Written by: A. Lee, T. Balsamo, T. McCord and Z. Williams

My Heart Is Broken is the fourth track and the second single from Evanescence's third studio album, Evanescence. In a Spotify fan interview in July 2012, Amy revealed that the working title for the song was "Metalocalarp".[1]

Vin1.jpg Q: In the Spotify chat, you said the working title for "My Heart Is Broken" was 'Metalocalarp'. Can you tell us more about it?

A: Tim, Terry and I wrote the song together at my house in NY. Tim programmed a simple drum beat on the computer and looped it, and I started jamming that piano riff on the harp, and then Terry came in w the guitar. We loved it right away, and once we got together with the rest of the band, it really came to life. We almost always have stupid temporary names for songs before we get the lyrics written and name it for real. Metalocalypse plus harp equals Metalocalarp.[2]

Vin2.jpg


The song premiered online before the official release of the album on September 27, 2011.[3] The name of the song was revealed along with Secret Door and Oceans in a Spin interview, in which it was said to be a harp ballad.[4] In a track-by-track interview with NME, Amy explained why the song turned out to not be a harp ballad:

Vin1.jpg Let's see, this is another one from that session when we wrote What You Want. Actually, the song at first we were jamming Tim and Terry and I. I actually used to play that piano part on the harp because it was a lot slower and a little bit easier. And then it just got faster and faster at pre-production with the band. And when we get into recording I was cool, get in the harp and I was like 'Nah, this is not possible anymore, it's way fast'! So it's a piano part, actually I think it sounds better as a piano part. It's more prominent, it's a stronger instrument so you're hearing it a little bit more.

I love that song, it's definitely one of the more passionate tracks on the album. And I hope that that's the second single, I think it might be.[5]

Vin2.jpg


Amy further explained the song in an MTV interview:

Vin1.jpg A lot of times when I write, I just sort of make up words, and something will stick, and I'll be like, "Oh, that's from my subconscious. That's what I need to write the song about." And that's sort of what happened [with the song]. I was like, "I think I'm writing about this thing; it's on my heart," just imagining being in such a trapped place and how that might feel, so the song was actually inspired by that idea.[6] Vin2.jpg


In another interview with Kerrang! Magazine, Amy noted that the song was inspired by her involvement with the organisation Restore NYC rather than romantic heartbreak as the title of the song might suggest.

Vin1.jpg A good friend of mine heads up an organisation in New York that rescues victims of sex trafficking. My husband and I got involved and were really moved and horrified. As I was writing the song I was putting myself in that place - what would it be like to be trapped? Threatened? Alone? Unable to tell anyone what was happening because you're afraid of what would happen?[7] Vin2.jpg


My Heart Is Broken was performed live for the first time at the 2011 Rock in Rio festival on October 2.[8] The song was also added to the set-list of the Evanescence Tour (2011-12).[9][10][11]

My Heart is Broken was confirmed to be reworked and included on the orchestral album, Synthesis, when the track list was revealed through the album's pre-order on September 15, 2017. This version was performed live for the first time on October 14, 2017 at the Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Synthesis Live tour. Watch a performance of the song here.

In a Synthesis track-by-track on Facebook, My Heart Is Broken is given another little explanation:[12]

Vin1.jpg This song was inspired by a story I watched on sex trafficking, which took me to a horrible, dark place that is just so incredibly common. It’s heartbreaking. What’s cool about this song is it’s returning home to its original form, musically. I first wrote that song with a harp and a drum loop. The piano which drove the song on Evanescence was a harp part, and by the time we added the band to it, it speeded up and turned out more of a rocker than a ballad. It went too fast for me to play on harp, which you couldn’t hear in the mix, so instead, I played it on piano. For this album, we took out the piano, and replaced it with the harp, which was played by the woman [Kirsten Agresta Copely] who originally taught me to play. We then had her harmonize in a duet with the piano before the vocals come back in. Vin2.jpg


Versions

Studio Versions

My Heart Is Broken [Evanescence version]

  • Recording date: April 2011 - July 2011
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: Evanescence (track #4)
  • Length: 4:29

My Heart Is Broken [Demo][note 1]

  • Recording date: 2010-2011
  • Status: Unreleased
  • Length: Unknown

My Heart Is Broken [Single version][note 2]

  • Recording date: April 2011 - July 2011
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: "My Heart Is Broken" digital single and some of the radio singles
  • Length: 4:30

My Heart Is Broken [Rock mix]

  • Recording date: April 2011 - July 2011
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: "My Heart Is Broken" digital single (track #2)
  • Length: 4:29

My Heart Is Broken [Pop mix]

  • Recording date: April 2011 - July 2011
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: "My Heart Is Broken" digital single (track #3)
  • Length: 4:02

My Heart Is Broken [Rock mix edit/Alternate mix]

  • Recording date: April 2011 - July 2011
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: My Heart Is Broken radio singles
  • Length: 3:50

My Heart Is Broken [Pop remix edit]

  • Recording date: April 2011 - July 2011
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: "My Heart Is Broken" radio singles
  • Length: 3:45

My Heart Is Broken [Radio edit/Radio mix]

  • Recording date: April 2011 - July 2011
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: "My Heart Is Broken" radio singles
  • Length: 3:45

My Heart Is Broken [Instrumental version]

  • Recording date: April 2011 - July 2011
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: "My Heart Is Broken" UK radio single
  • Length: 4:30

My Heart Is Broken [Synthesis version]

  • Recording date: May - August 2017
  • Status: Released
  • Released on: Synthesis (track #4)
  • Length: 4:34

Live Versions

My Heart Is Broken [Live]

  • Performing period: October 2, 2011 - November 9, 2012; November 2015; April - November 2016; April 2017
  • Example: Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina (January 13, 2012)

My Heart Is Broken [SiriusXM acoustic]

  • Performing date: December 7, 2011
  • Performed at: Octane Artist Confidential, SiriusXM Radio

My Heart Is Broken [Restore Freedom Gala acoustic]

My Heart Is Broken [Top30 Countdown acoustic]

  • Performing date: April 14, 2012
  • Performed at: Australia

My Heart Is Broken [BigFM acoustic]

  • Performing date: May 30, 2012
  • Performed at: BigFM, Wiesbaden, Germany

My Heart Is Broken [Wellspring House acoustic]

  • Performing date: November 7, 2013
  • Performed at: Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, Massachusetts

My Heart Is Broken [Synthesis Live]

  • Performing period: October 14, 2017 - September 8, 2018
  • Status: Released
  • Recording date: November 3, 2017
  • Released on: Synthesis Live (track #5)
  • Length: 4:40

My Heart Is Broken [2019 Acoustic]

  • Performing date: September 23, 2019
  • Performed at: Grad Event Hall, Voronezh, Russia

Lyrics

Album, single and rock mix versions

I will wander till the end of time
torn away from you

I pulled away to face the pain
I close my eyes and drift away
over the fear that I will never find a way to heal my soul
and I will wander till the end of time
torn away from you

My heart is broken
sweet sleep, my dark angel
deliver us from sorrow's hold

Over my heart

I can't go on living this way
But I can't go back the way I came
chained to this fear that I will never find a way to heal my soul
and I will wander till the end of time
half alive without you

My heart is broken
sweet sleep, my dark angel
deliver us

Change
Open your eyes to the light
I denied it all so long, oh so long
Say goodbye
Goodbye

My heart is broken
release me, I can't hold on
deliver us

My heart is broken
sweet sleep, my dark angel
deliver us

My heart is broken (from sorrow's hold)
sweet sleep, my dark angel
deliver us from sorrow's hold

Pop mix version

I pulled away to face the pain
I close my eyes and drift away
Over the fear that I will never find
A way to heal my soul
And I will wander till the end of time
Torn away from you

My heart is broken
Sweet sleep, my dark angel
Deliver us from sorrow's hold
(Over my heart)

I can’t go on living this way
But I can't go back the way I came
Chained to this fear that I will never find
A way to heal my soul
And I will wander till the end of time
Half alive without you

My heart is broken
Sweet sleep, my dark angel
Deliver us

Change
Open your eyes to the light
I denied it all so long
Oh so long
Say goodbye, goodbye

My heart is broken
Release me, I can't hold on
Deliver us

My heart is broken
Sweet sleep, my dark angel
Deliver us

My heart is broken (from sorrow's hold)
Sweet sleep, my dark angel
Deliver us from sorrow's hold

Pop remix edit and radio edit/radio mix versions

I pulled away to face the pain
I close my eyes and drift away
Over the fear that I will never find
A way to heal my soul
And I will wander till the end of time
Torn away from you

My heart is broken
Sweet sleep, my dark angel
Deliver us from sorrow's hold
(Over my heart)

I can't go on living this way
But I can't go back the way I came
Chained to this fear that I will never find
A way to heal my soul
And I will wander till the end of time
Half alive without you

My heart is broken
Sweet sleep, my dark angel
Deliver us

Change
Open your eyes to the light
I denied it all so long
Oh so long
Say goodbye, goodbye

My heart is broken
Sweet sleep, my dark angel
Deliver us

My heart is broken (from sorrow's hold)
Sweet sleep, my dark angel
Deliver us from sorrow's hold

Rock mix edit/Alternate mix version

I will wander till the end of time
Torn away from you

I pulled away to face the pain
I close my eyes and drift away
Over the fear that I will never find
A way to heal my soul
And I will wander till the end of time
Torn away from you

My heart is broken
Sweet sleep, my dark angel
Deliver us from sorrow's hold
(Over my heart)

I can't go on living this way
But I can't go back the way I came
Chained to this fear that I will never find
A way to heal my soul
And I will wander till the end of time
Half alive without you

My heart is broken
Sweet sleep, my dark angel
Deliver us

Change
Open your eyes to the light
I denied it all so long
Oh so long
Say goodbye, goodbye

My heart is broken
Release me, I can't hold on
Deliver us

My heart is broken (from sorrow's hold)
Sweet sleep, my dark angel
Deliver us from sorrow's hold

Restore Freedom Gala version (Live)

(Ashley Arrison's parts are in parentheses)
[Paula Cole's parts are in brackets]

I will wander till the end of time
Torn away from you

I pulled away to face the pain
I close my eyes and drift away
Over the fear that I will never find
(that I will never find)
[that I will never find]
A way to heal my soul
(A way to heal my soul)
[A way to heal my soul]
And I will wander till the end of time
(will wander till the end of time)
[will wander till the end of time]
Torn away from you

My heart is broken
(My heart is broken)
[My heart is broken]
Sweet sleep, my dark angel
(Sweet sleep, my dark angel)
[Sweet sleep, my dark angel]
Deliver us from sorrow's hold
(from sorrow's hold)
[Oooo...]
Over my heart

I can’t go on living this way
(can’t go on living this way)
But I can't go back the way I came
(can’t go back the way I came)
Chained to this fear that I will never find
(that I will never find)
[that I will never find]
A way to heal my soul
(A way to heal my soul)
[A way to heal my soul]
And I will wander till the end of time
(will wander till the end of time)
[will wander till the end of time]
Half alive without you

My heart is broken
(My heart is broken)
[My heart is broken]
Sweet sleep, my dark angel
(Sweet sleep, my dark angel)
[Sweet sleep, my dark angel]
Deliver us

Change
Open your eyes to the light
I denied it all so long
(I denied it all so long)
Oh so long
(Oh so long)
Say goodbye, goodbye
(Say goodbye, goodbye)

My heart is broken
(My heart is broken)
[My heart is broken]
Release me, I can't hold on
(Release me, I can't hold on)
[Release me, I can't hold on]
Deliver us

My heart is broken
(My heart is broken)
[My heart is broken]
Sweet sleep, my dark angel
(Sweet sleep, my dark angel)
[Sweet sleep, my dark angel]
Deliver us from sorrow's hold
(Deliver us from sorrow's hold)
[Deliver us from sorrow's hold]

Video

My Heart Is Broken video.

The video for My Heart Is Broken, shot in Los Angeles, California by Dean Karr,[13] began shooting on December 1, 2011[14] and was released on January 24, 2012.[15]

Vin1.jpg "We have an air conditioner this time," she laughed. "This [video] is going to look a lot different. Actually, I kind of wanted it to be the opposite. The first video, for 'What You Want,' was very real, and this is very surreal."

To help get that surreal feel, Lee explained that she drew inspiration from a decidedly below-the-radar source: the 1988 British fantasy/horror film Paperhouse, which stuck with her since she first saw it as a teen:

"[It's about] this girl, and everything that she would draw would come to life in her dreams, and she was creating this dream world for herself. And at first, it was cool, but then it's like this nightmare," she explained. "So I sort of thought it would apply, and be cool, to have it be this dream that you're trapped in. So you're in a place that, at first, is a magical world, but at the same time, you're isolated and trapped there, and that's the reason you want to come back to reality after a time.

"We're playing with fiber optics, and so it's basically like I'm drawing the world around me from nothingness, and when I draw things with my hands, it's like they actually come to life," she continued. "So it's a lot of fun with creating this surreal dream world, and the guys' performance is sort of like the dream within the dream, in an abyss of darkness; it's very cool."[16]

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Amy posted this blog about the music video on Evanescence.com:[17]

Vin1.jpg I met Dean Karr a few years back when I lived in LA. I knew he had made a ton of dark and beautiful photos and videos, but what stuck with me was how fun he was to be around. He even had a pet hedgehog! How can you not love that? Anyway, we decided it was high time we made a video together, my ideas for MHIB really fit his look and we started scheming. I wanted an isolated dreamworld, and he had all these amazing ideas about fiber optics and special effects and the treatment came together really quickly. This was one of the most pleasant, easy-going shoots ever. The whole team was great. I worked with a new stylist this time, Dawn Ritz, who made the dress I'm wearing in most of the video. I loved working with her too- it was really hard to choose only two outfits out of all the rad stuff she had there for me! We shot at a sound stage in LA and built the set inside. The band performed first and were done within the first couple of hours, and I spent the day playing around in fake grass and singing to my "light finger" (there was actually a small light taped to my finger with surgical tape and the wires were hidden in my glove for the beginning scenes.) The hardest part was playing the piano at double speed for the slow-motion shots. The part is already fast! I kept messing up and i know it doesnt matter but it was hard not to laugh. We finished very late that night and all I wanted to do was watch everything we'd just shot...but unfortunately it doesn't work that way, you have to wait a week or two :) So, I just stayed up all night thinking about it. Dean, Arthur, and everyone on the crew were so nice and I really enjoyed this one. Not to mention it turned out really cool in my opinion! Hope you like it too. Vin2.jpg


The dress worn by Amy while playing the piano was designed by the artist Dawn Ritz.[18]

My Heart Is Broken Lyric Video

The video can be watched on YouTube.

The behind the scenes video can be watched on YouTube.

On August 11, 2023, the director shared the video treatment. Read it here.

Lyric video

A lyric video was released on Evanescence's channel on January 31, 2012 on YouTube, a week after the music video was released.

It can be watched on YouTube.

Commercial release

Exquisite-kfind.png Main article: My Heart Is Broken Single

My Heart Is Broken was chosen to be the second single, and it was digitally released on November 11, 2011. The song was sent to radio stations in the United States on October 31, 2011.

Tracks released with the single include:

  • "My Heart Is Broken" [Single version]
  • "My Heart Is Broken" [Rock Mix]
  • "My Heart Is Broken" [Pop Mix]
  • "My Heart Is Broken" [Album version] (promotional only)
  • "My Heart Is Broken" [Rock Mix Edit] (promotional only)
  • "My Heart Is Broken" [Pop Remix Edit] (promotional only)
  • "My Heart Is Broken" [Alternate Mix] (same as the rock mix edit)
  • "My Heart Is Broken" [Radio Edit] (promotional only)
  • "My Heart Is Broken" [Radio Mix] (same as the radio edit)
  • "My Heart Is Broken" [Instrumental version] (promotional only)
  • "My Heart Is Broken" [Video] (promotional only)

Chart performance

In Austria, "My Heart Is Broken" debuted at number 36, which is its peak position, on November 25, 2011. The next week it fell to number 67, and the next week it fell off the chart.[19] On the German singles chart, "My Heart Is Broken" debuted and peaked at number 92 on November 28, 2011. It stayed on the chart for one week.[20] In the US, "My Heart Is Broken" debuted at number 40 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart.[21] The next week, it rose to number 37, and the next week it rose to number 36. The song stayed on the chart for 10 weeks and peaked at number 34.[22]

Chart (2011–12)
 Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[19] 36
Germany (Media Control AG)[20] 92
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[22] 34

Notes

  1. ↑ This version was written with the harp instead of the piano.
  2. ↑ The single version doesn't have the guitars from "The Change" in the beginning.

References

  1. ↑ "Evanescence Spotify Interview". EvThreads Reborn. 2012. https://evthreads.proboards.com/post/40812/thread.
  2. ↑ "Entrevista Exclusiva Com Amy Lee". AmyLeeBrasil.com. September 5, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130304222751/http://www.amyleebrasil.com/2012/09/entrevista-exclusiva-com-amy-lee/. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ Copsey, Robert (September 28, 2011). "Exclusive: Evanescence unveil new album track 'My Heart is Broken'". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a342662/evanescence-unveil-new-album-track-my-heart-is-broken.html. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  4. ↑ Goodman, William (April 13, 2011). "Amy Lee Talks Evanescence's Comeback LP". Spin. http://www.spin.com/articles/amy-lee-talks-evanescences-comeback-lp/. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Evanescence Track By Track (Part 1) video". NME. http://www.nme.com/nme-video/evanescence-track-by-track-part-1/1178305922001. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  6. ↑ Montgomery, James (January 18, 2012). "Evanescence Take Fans Inside 'My Heart Is Broken' Video". MTV News. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120120055926/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1677475/evanescence-my-heart-is-broken-video.jhtml. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  7. ↑ Garner, George (October 8, 2011). "About a Girl". Kerrang! (1384): 25. http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Evanescence/displayimage.php?album=89&pos=3. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  8. ↑ Ribeiro, Guilherme (October 2, 2011). "EVANESCENCE TOCA O BOM BÁSICO NO ROCK IN RIO" (in Portuguese). MTV Brasil. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. http://web.archive.org/web/20120401184739/http://mtv.uol.com.br/musica/evanescence-toca-o-bom-basico-no-rock-in-rio. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  9. ↑ Schillaci, Sophie (October 12, 2011). "Evanescence at the Palladium: Concert Review". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/evanescence-taylor-momsen-concert-review-247487. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Review: Evanescence Melbourne Concert, Rod Laver Arena - 24th March 2012". Take 40 Australia. March 25, 2012. Archived from the original on November 20, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121120234724/http://www.take40.com/news/30103/review:-evanescence-melbourne-concert,-rod-laver-arena---24th-march-2012. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  11. ↑ Finatto, Paulo, Jr. (October 10, 2012). "Resenha - Evanescence (Pepsi on Stage, Porto Alegre, 04/10/12)". Whiplash.net. http://whiplash.net/materias/shows/165121-evanescence.html. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Each day this week we'll feature four songs off the new album...". Facebook. November 20, 2017. https://www.facebook.com/Evanescence/posts/10154862809831786.
  13. ↑ Gottlieb, Steven (December 2, 2011). "In Production: Evanescence - Dean Karr, dir.". Videostatic.com. http://www.videostatic.com/content/production-evanescence-dean-karr-dir. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Evanescence Taps Director Dean Karr For 'My Heart Is Broken' Video". Blabbermouth.net. December 5, 2011. http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-taps-director-dean-karr-for-my-heart-is-broken-video/. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  15. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (January 24, 2012). "Evanescence Unveils Mystical 'My Heart Is Broken' Video". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/510391/evanescence-unveils-mystical-my-heart-is-broken-video. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  16. ↑ Montgomery, James (December 9, 2011). "Evanescence's 'My Heart Is Broken': Behind The Video". MTV News. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120107072143/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1675654/evanescence-my-heart-is-broken.jhtml. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Amy Blogs About the "My Heart Is Broken" Video Shoot". Evanescence.com. January 17, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120118054037/http://www.evanescence.com//.
  18. ↑ "Amy Lee @ Yahoo Argentina 2012". Dailymotion.com. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xp00a5. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Evanescence – My Heart Is Broken". Austriancharts.at (Ö3 Austria Top 40). http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Evanescence&titel=My+Heart+Is+Broken&cat=s. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Evanescence" (in German). Media Control Charts (PhonoNet GmbH). http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/EVANESCENCE/?type=single. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Chart Highlights: Taio Cruz's 'Hangover' Debuts On Pop Songs". Billboard. November 28, 2011. Archived from the original on November 30, 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20111130024510/http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-taio-cruz-s-hangover-debuts-1005573552.story#/web/20111130024510/http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-taio-cruz-s-hangover-debuts-1005573552.story. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Evanescence – Chart History". Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Evanescence. http://www.billboard.com/artist/301942/Evanescence/chart?f=343. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
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