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Lee awakens and sleepwalks out of her window, climbing the exterior of the building while the band performs in another room on a higher floor.

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

Filmed at the Hotel Rembrandt in Bucharest, Romania. Lee awakens and sleepwalks out of her window,

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 . Filmed at the Hotel Rembrandt in Bucharest, Romania

It opens with Amy Lee asleep in a nightgown, dreaming of a long fall from a skyscraper.