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. It was chosen to be the second single. In a Spotify fan interview on July 18, 2012, Amy revealed that the working title for the song was "Metalocalarp."[1]
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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."[2] |
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The song premiered online before the official release of the album on September 27, 2011.[3] 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.[4] In a track-by-track interview with NME.com, Amy explained why the song turned out to not be a harp ballad:
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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] |
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Amy also said this about the song in an MTV interview:
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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] |
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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.
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"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?"[7] |
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In an MTV interview the band said that they wanted the song to be included the soundtrack to the movie The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. Will said:
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I've been screaming for [new song] 'My Heart Is Broken' to land in that, because I think it would fit the story so well. I got sucked into the "Twilight" vortex by the girls at home, so by default, I've got to watch it. |
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And Amy added:
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"Fine, I read the books; everybody hates me now," Lee laughed. "I didn't watch the first movie — I was like, 'Yeah, whatever. I got over vampires in high school' — then they were like, 'Maybe you should write a song for the movie,' so I read the book and I wrote some songs, and it didn't work out because they have all these cool hipster people that are doing the 'Twilight' stuff. But then I was kind of into it, so I read the next books."
And after reading the books, Lee actually found herself at odds with her bandmates, most of whom are avowed members of Team Edward. Seems she's got a soft spot for the frequently shirtless werewolf, though not for reasons you'd probably expect. "Jacob [is my favorite], for sure," she said. "He's the good guy, he's the sweetheart."[8] |
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Different Versions
There are nine known studio versions of this song. There is the demo version which was written with the harp instead of the piano. The Single version is the same as the version on the album, only without the guitars from The Change flowing into it. In the Rock Mix the piano and strings are less prominent while the drums and guitars are more prominent. The song overall sounds more dirty compared to the album version. In the Pop Mix, the intro is cut. It has a Amy singing and playing the piano for the first minute of the song, with the band kicking in in the second verse.
In the Rock Mix Edit and Alternate Mix (which are the same version), the piano parts in the intro are cut and one of the choruses in the ending of the song is cut. The Pop Remix Edit is mostly the same as the Pop Mix, the only difference being that there is only one chorus in the ending of the song. The Radio Edit and Radio Mix (which are the same version) cuts the intro and begins with the drum playing. One of the choruses in the ending of the song is also cut. On the UK Radio Single, there is the official instrumental version of the song.
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