Changes: My Last Breath (song)

""My Last Breath""
Released	March 4, 2003
Length	4:09
Producers	Dave Fortman
Label	Wind-up Records
Chronology

Latest revision as of 01:12, 2 August 2020

"My Last Breath" is a song from the first studio album, Fallen.

Background

The song was recorded as a demo before being chosen to be on Fallen. Amy and Ben have both said that the 9/11 attacks in New York City inspired them to write this song.

Ben: "My Last Breath" came from right after the September 11th thing and sort of from the perspective of someone who was just immediately swept away and sort of a lingering emotion or lingering spirit, like saying goodbye because it was just so sudden. And this particular person in the story is sort of speaking to a loved one, you know, trying to comfort them. And there is also like any kind of experience there are mixed emotions, where when you go to the bridge is sort of the like denial factor or the anger factor that goes in for that brief moment, because no emotion is perfect by itself. It's like any experiance you go through, you're going to have a whole swirl.

Amy: Yeah, saying goodbye and like, you know, spirit form, like coming to the living loved one.^[1]

Lyrics

Fallen and Mystary Versions:

Hold on to me, love
You know I can't stay long
All I wanted to say was I love you and I'm not afraid, ah

Can you hear me?
Can you feel me in your arms?

Holding my last breath
Safe inside myself
Are all my thoughts of you
Sweet raptured light, it ends here tonight

I'll miss the winter
A world of fragile things
Look for me in the white forest
Hiding in a hollow tree [come find me]

I know you hear me
I can taste it in your tears

Holding my last breath
Safe inside myself
Are all my thoughts of you
Sweet raptured light, it ends here tonight

Closing your eyes to disappear
You pray your dreams will leave you here
But still you wake and know the truth
No one's there

Say goodnight
Don't be afraid
Calling me, calling me
As you fade to black

[Say goodnight] Holding my last breath
[Don't be afraid] Safe inside myself
[Calling me, calling me] Are all my thoughts of you
Sweet raptured light, it ends here tonight

[Holding my last breath]
[Safe inside myself]
[Are all my thoughts of you]
[Sweet raptured light]
[It ends here tonight]

Demo Version:

Hold on to me love
You know I can't stay long
All I wanted to say was I love you and I'm not afraid
Can you hear me?
Can you feel me in your arms?

Holding my last breath
Safe inside myself
Are all my thoughts of you
Sweet raptured light it ends here tonight

I'll miss the winter
A world of fragile things
Look for me in the white forest
Hiding in a hollow tree [Come find me] I know you hear me
I can taste it in your tears

Holding my last breath [Holding my last breath] Safe inside myself [Safe inside myself] Are all my thoughts of you
Sweet raptured light it ends here tonight

Closing your eyes to disappear
You pray your dreams will leave you here
But still you wake and know the truth
No one's there

Say goodnight
Don't be afraid
Calling me
Calling me as you fade to black

[Say goodnight] Holding my last breath [Don´t be afraid] Safe inside myself [Calling me, calling me] Are all my thoughts of you
Sweet raptured light, it ends here tonight

Say goodnight Don't be afraid Are all my thoughts of you Calling me Calling me as you fade

In other media

The song is used in the 2010 horror film Paranormal Activity 2.

References

↑ Playing Evanescence Interview 2003 (Thank you EvThreads)

• home • Songs

The Bitter Truth
Artifact/The Turn • Broken Pieces Shine • The Game is Over • Yeah Right • Feeding The Dark • Wasted On You • Better Without You • Use My Voice • Take Cover • Far From Heaven • Part of Me • Blind Belief

Synthesis
Overture • Never Go Back • Hi-Lo • My Heart Is Broken • Lacrymosa • The End of the Dream • Bring Me To Life • Unraveling (Interlude) • Imaginary • Secret Door • Lithium • Lost In Paradise • Your Star • My Immortal • The In-Between (Piano Solo) • Imperfection

Evanescence

What You Want • Made Of Stone • The Change • My Heart Is Broken • The Other Side • Erase This • Lost In Paradise • Sick • End Of The Dream • Oceans • Never Go Back • Swimming Home Deluxe Edition

A New Way To Bleed • Say You Will • Disappear • Secret Door

Outtakes (2010 sessions)

Perfect Dream • You Got a Lot to Learn • Take Cover • Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing

The Open Door

Sweet Sacrifice • Call Me When You're Sober • Weight of the World • Lithium • Cloud Nine • Snow White Queen • Lacrymosa • Like You • Lose Control • The Only One • Your Star • All That I'm Living For • Good Enough iTunes pre-order bonus track

The Last Song I'm Wasting On You

B-Sides

Together Again • If You Don't Mind

Fallen
Going Under • Bring Me To Life • Everybody's Fool • My Immortal • Haunted • Tourniquet • Imaginary • Taking Over Me • Hello • My Last Breath • Whisper B-Sides Farther Away • Missing • Breathe No More

Pre-Fallen Material

Mystary EP (2003)

My Last Breath (Mystary EP Version) • My Immortal (Mystary EP Version) • Farther Away (Mystary EP Version) • Everybody's Fool (Mystary EP Version) • My Immortal

Origin (2000)

Origin • Whisper • Imaginary (Origin Version) • My Immortal • Where Will You Go (Origin Version) • Field Of Innocence • Even In Death • Anywhere • Lies • Away From Me • Eternal

Whisper/Sound Asleep EP (1999)

Give Unto Me (Sound Asleep Version) • Whisper (Demo Version #1) • Understanding (Sound Asleep version) • Forgive Me • Ascension Of The Spirit

Evanescence EP (1998)

Where Will You Go? (Evanescence EP Version) • Solitude • Imaginary (Evanescence EP version) • Exodus • So Close • Understanding (Evanescence EP version) • The End
Evanescence EP Outtakes
My Immortal (Evanescence EP Version) • Give Unto Me (Evanescence EP version) • October • Untitled Song

[1] Playing Evanescence Interview 2003 (Thank you EvThreads)

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-'''My Last Breath''' is a song from the first studio album, [[Fallen]].
+==Background==
+The song was recorded as a demo before being chosen to be on ''Fallen''. Amy and Ben have both said that the 9/11 attacks in New York City inspired them to write this song.
+<blockquote>'''Ben:''' "My Last Breath" came from right after the September 11th thing and sort of from the perspective of someone who was just immediately swept away and sort of a lingering emotion or lingering spirit, like saying goodbye because it was just so sudden. And this particular person in the story is sort of speaking to a loved one, you know, trying to comfort them. And there is also like any kind of experience there are mixed emotions, where when you go to the bridge is sort of the like denial factor or the anger factor that goes in for that brief moment, because no emotion is perfect by itself. It's like any experiance you go through, you're going to have a whole swirl.</blockquote>
+<blockquote>'''Amy''': Yeah, saying goodbye and like, you know, spirit form, like coming to the living loved one.<ref>Playing Evanescence Interview 2003 ([https://evthreads.proboards.com/post/30628 Thank you EvThreads])</ref></blockquote>
 ==Lyrics==
+===Fallen and Mystary Versions:===
+Hold on to me, love<br />You know I can't stay long<br />All I wanted to say was I love you and I'm not afraid, ah
+Can you hear me?<br />Can you feel me in your arms?
+Holding my last breath<br />Safe inside myself<br />Are all my thoughts of you<br />Sweet raptured light, it ends here tonight
+I'll miss the winter<br />A world of fragile things<br />Look for me in the white forest<br />Hiding in a hollow tree [''come find me'']
+I know you hear me<br />I can taste it in your tears
+Holding my last breath<br />Safe inside myself<br />Are all my thoughts of you<br />Sweet raptured light, it ends here tonight
+Closing your eyes to disappear<br />You pray your dreams will leave you here<br />But still you wake and know the truth<br />No one's there
+Say goodnight<br />Don't be afraid<br />Calling me, calling me<br />As you fade to black
+''[Say goodnight] ''Holding my last breath<br />''[Don't be afraid]'' Safe inside myself<br />''[Calling me, calling me]'' Are all my thoughts of you<br />Sweet raptured light, it ends here tonight
+''[Holding my last breath]<br />[Safe inside myself]<br />[Are all my thoughts of you]<br />[Sweet raptured light]<br />[It ends here tonight]''
+===Demo Version:===
+Hold on to me love<br />You know I can't stay long<br />All I wanted to say was I love you and I'm not afraid<br />Can you hear me?<br />Can you feel me in your arms?
+Holding my last breath<br />Safe inside myself<br />Are all my thoughts of you<br />Sweet raptured light it ends here tonight
+I'll miss the winter<br />A world of fragile things<br />Look for me in the white forest<br />Hiding in a hollow tree ''[Come find me]''
+I know you hear me<br />I can taste it in your tears
+Holding my last breath ''[Holding my last breath]''
+Safe inside myself ''[Safe inside myself]''
+Are all my thoughts of you<br />Sweet raptured light it ends here tonight
+Closing your eyes to disappear<br />You pray your dreams will leave you here<br />But still you wake and know the truth<br />No one's there
+Say goodnight<br />Don't be afraid<br />Calling me<br />Calling me as you fade to black
+''[Say goodnight]'' Holding my last breath
+''[Don´t be afraid]'' Safe inside myself
+''[Calling me, calling me]'' Are all my thoughts of you<br />Sweet raptured light, it ends here tonight
+''Say goodnight''
+''Don't be afraid''
+''Are all my thoughts of you''
+''Calling me''
+''Calling me as you fade''
+==In other media==
-hold on to me love<br />you know i can't stay long<br />all i wanted to say was i love you and i'm not afraid<br />can you hear me?<br />can you feel me in your arms?<br />
+*The song is used in the 2010 horror film ''Paranormal Activity 2.''
-holding my last breath<br />safe inside myself<br />are all my thoughts of you<br />sweet raptured light it ends here tonight<br />
-i'll miss the winter<br />a world of fragile things<br />look for me in the white forest<br />hiding in a hollow tree (come find me)<br />i know you hear me<br />i can taste it in your tears<br />
-holding my last breath<br />safe inside myself<br />are all my thoughts of you<br />sweet raptured light it ends here tonight<br />
-closing your eyes to disappear<br />you pray your dreams will leave you here<br />but still you wake and know the truth<br />no one's there<br />
-say goodnight<br />don't be afraid<br />calling me calling me as you fade to black
+==References==
-{{Template:Navboxsongs}}
+<references />{{Template:Navboxsongs}}
 [[Category:Songs]]
 [[Category:Fallen]]
 [[Category:Anywhere But Home]]
+[[Category:Mystary EP]]