Bring Me to Life
Evanescence · 2003
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Bring me to life
- I've been living a lie
- There's nothing inside
- Bring me to life
Echo the hook
- (Wake me up) wake me up inside
- (I can't wake up) wake me up inside
- (Save me) call my name and save me from the dark
- (Wake me up) bid my blood to run
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I can't wake up wake me up inside
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I've been living a lie
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Wake me up wake me up inside
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Breathe into me and make me real
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Bring me to life
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Without a ? (soul), my spirit's sleeping somewhere cold
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
(I ? wake up) wake me up inside
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Bring ? me (me) to life
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Frozen ? without your touch, without your love
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
I've been ? a thousand years, it seems
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "wake" in the whole song?
"wake"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "save" in the whole song?
"save"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- (Wake me up) bid my blood to run
- (Wake me up) wake me up inside
- Got to open my eyes to everything
Exercise 25
"Bring Me to Life" was released in 2003. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 26
Imagine you are making a short film with "Bring Me to Life" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 27
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
i've→can't→i'm→there's→couldn't→don't→
Exercise 29
If you could ask Evanescence one question about "Bring Me to Life", what would it be and why?
Exercise 30
Describe the mood of "Bring Me to Life" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?