My Heart Is Broken

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General Information

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

My Heart is Broken is the 4th track on Evanescence's self-titled album, Evanescence (album). It was chosen to be the second single. Its working title was "Metalocalarp".

In the Spotify chat, you said the working title for “My Heart is Broken” was ‘Metalocalarp’. Can you tell us more about it? "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."

The name of the song was announced along with Secret Door and Oceans in a Spin.com interview, in which it was said to be a harp ballad. In a track-by-track interview with NME.com, Amy explained why it turned out to not be a harp ballad:

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.

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.

"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?"

Versions

Studio versions:

My Heart is Broken

• Recording Date: February 2011 - July 2011
• Status: Released
• Released On: Evanescence (album) (track #4) – the second single off the album
• Length: 4:29

My Heart is Broken (Demo)

• Recording Date: 2011
• Status: Unreleased
• Length: Unknown

My Heart is Broken (Single Version)

• Recording Date: February 2011 - July 2011
• Status: Released
• Released On: My Heart is Broken commercial digital single and most of the radio singles
• Length: 4:30

My Heart is Broken (Rock Mix)

• Recording Date: February 2011 - July 2011
• Status: Released
• Released On: My Heart is Broken commercial digital single
• Length: 4:29

My Heart is Broken (Pop Mix)

• Recording Date: February 2011 - July 2011
• Status: Released
• Released On: My Heart is Broken commercial digital single
• Length: 4:02

My Heart is Broken (Rock Mix Edit/Alternate Mix)

• Recording Date: February 2011 - July 2011
• Status: Released
• Released On: My Heart is Broken US Radio Single and the German/Dutch 2-Track promo
• Length: 3:50

My Heart is Broken (Pop Remix Edit)

• Recording Date: February 2011 - July 2011
• Status: Released
• Released On: My Heart is Broken German/Dutch 2-Track promo
• Length: 3:45

My Heart is Broken (Radio Edit/Radio Mix)

• Recording Date: February 2011 - July 2011
• Status: Released
• Released On: My Heart is Broken UK Radio Single and the US Radio Single
• Length: 3:45

My Heart is Broken (Instrumental Version)

• Recording Date: February 2011 - July 2011
• Status: Released
• Released On: My Heart is Broken UK Radio Single
• Length: 4:30

Live versions:

My Heart is Broken (Live)

• Performing Period: October 2, 2011 - November 9, 2012
• Example: Rock In Rio 2011

My Heart is Broken (Acoustic)

• Performing Period: 2011-2012
• Example: Live @ Octane Artist Confidential, SiriusXM Radio

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
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
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
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
Sweet sleep, my dark angel
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, was released on January 24, 2012.

"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." Amy playing the piano in the video. 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."

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

My Heart Is Broken Lyric Video

Lyric Video

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