Avril Lavigne - When You're Gone (official Video) Instant

The visits his wife's grave and raises a glass in a final toast to her memory.

Lavigne came up with the concept for the video herself, which was directed by . While she has stated the song is generally about the "emotional stuff" that comes with missing someone you love, it was reportedly written while she was married to Deryck Whibley and inspired by the distance created by their separate touring schedules.

The official music video for Avril Lavigne 's tells a "very personal" story through three separate vignettes representing different generations experiencing the pain of separation and loss. The Three Stories Avril Lavigne - When You're Gone (Official Video)

In the video’s climax, the metaphorical walls of their isolation collapse as the vignettes break into daylight:

A teenage couple is torn apart by the girl's controlling mother. After catching them together in a park, the mother locks the girl in her room, where she cries over digital photos of her boyfriend. The Video Ending The visits his wife's grave and raises a

An older man mourns his recently deceased wife. He is seen surrounded by her belongings, clutching her photographs and mementos in an empty house where her clothes still hang in the closet.

The returns to the park where she and her boyfriend were caught, where they have carved their initials, "A + D," into a tree. The official music video for Avril Lavigne 's

A young pregnant woman says goodbye to her husband as he leaves to fight in a war. She spends her days distraught, watching news of war casualties and waiting for any word from him.