Escrita por Jim Steinman, “Total Eclipse of the Heart” foi gravada em 1982/1983 e lançada primeiro como single em fevereiro de 1983, com “Straight from the Heart” no lado B. A faixa faz parte do álbum Faster Than the Speed of Night, o quinto álbum de estúdio de Bonnie Tyler, lançado em 11 de abril de 1983. A produção ficou por conta de Jim Steinman. “Total Eclipse of the Heart” é um power ballad épico e dramático. A letra fala sobre amor obsessivo, dor emocional e dependência (“Turn around, every now and then I get a little bit lonely”). Tem um tom intenso, quase operático, com forte emoção. Musicalmente, a faixa é grandiosa, com piano dramático, sintetizadores, orquestração e o vocal rouco e poderoso de Bonnie Tyler. O personnel da gravação inclui: Bonnie Tyler (vocais principais) e Roy Bittan (piano). Nos charts, a música alcançou as seguintes posições: Estados Unidos (Billboard Hot 100) 1º lugar, Reino Unido 1º lugar, Canadá 1º lugar, Austrália 5º lugar, Alemanha 16º lugar, Suíça 8º lugar, Suécia 5º lugar, Holanda 8º lugar, Irlanda 1º lugar, Nova Zelândia 1º lugar, França 10º lugar.
A letra:
(Turn around)
Every now and then
I get a little bit lonely
And you're never coming 'round
(Turn around)
Every now and then
I get a little bit tired
Of listening to the sound of my tears
(Turn around)
Every now and then
I get a little bit nervous
That the best of all the years have gone by
(Turn around)
Every now and then
I get a little bit terrified
And then I see the look in your eyes
(Turn around, bright eyes)
Every now and then I fall apart
(Turn around, bright eyes)
Every now and then
I fall apart
(Turn around)
Every now and then
I get a little bit restless
And I dream of something wild
(Turn around)
Every now and then
I get a little bit helpless
And I'm lying like a child in your arms
(Turn around)
Every now and then
I get a little bit angry
And I know I've got to get out and cry
(Turn around)
Every now and then
I get a little bit terrified
But then I see the look in your eyes
(Turn around, bright eyes)
Every now and then
I fall apart
Turn around, bright eyes
Every now and then
I fall apart
And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
'Cause we'll never be wrong
Together we can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time (all of the time)
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
(Forever's gonna start tonight)
Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart
(Turn around, bright eyes)
(Turn around, bright eyes)
(Turn around)
Every now and then
I know you'll never be the boy
You always wanted to be
(Turn around)
But every now and then
I know you'll always be the only boy
Who wanted me the way that I am
(Turn around)
Every now and then
I know there's no one in the universe
As magical and wondrous as you
(Turn around)
Every now and then
I know there's nothing any better
There's nothing that I just wouldn't do
(Turn around, bright eyes)
Every now and then I fall apart
(Turn around, bright eyes)
Every now and then I fall apart
And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
'Cause we'll never be wrong
Together we can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time (all of the time)
I don't know what to do
I'm always in the dark
Living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
(Forever's gonna start tonight)
Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
Nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart
A total eclipse of the heart
A total eclipse of the heart
(Turn around, bright eyes)
(Turn around, bright eyes)
(Turn around)
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