I wrote something else that was moody, dark and really cool, and the director (of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) wanted something that felt more hopeful. The song was about saying goodbye and moving on, and that’s what they’re doing in [the beginning of] the movie when they’re leaving their parents and going into some scary, unknown place. That’s how I wrote it, from their perspective.
Amy Lee on the song...
I wrote something else that was moody, dark and really cool, and the director (of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) wanted something that felt more hopeful. The song was about saying goodbye and moving on, and that’s what they’re doing in [the beginning of] the movie when they’re leaving their parents and going into some scary, unknown place. That’s how I wrote it, from their perspective.