(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, and I need you) And I need you more than ever And if you only hold me tight (if you love me) We'll be holding on forever And we'll only be making it right (and we'll never) '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 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 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)
(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, and I need you) And I need you more than ever And if you only hold me tight (if you love me) We'll be holding on forever And we'll only be making it right (and we'll never) '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 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 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)
Jim Steinman escreveu a melodia do verso de “Total Eclipse of the Heart” originalmente para a trilha sonora do filme de 1980 *A Small Circle of Friends*, antes de adaptá‑la ao sucesso de Bonnie Tyler.
A letra “Turn around, bright eyes” já aparecia no musical universitário de Steinman de 1969, *The Dream Engine*, e foi mantida na versão final como refrão cantado por Rory Dodd.
Para a rádio, a gravação de 7 min 02 s foi editada para 4 min 30 s; Bonnie Tyler chegou a dizer que não achava a versão completa “amigável ao rádio”.
Durante o eclipse solar de 21 de agosto de 2017, Bonnie cantou uma versão reduzida a menos de 3 minutos a bordo de um cruzeiro no Caribe, e o streaming da música aumentou 214 % no dia do eclipse solar de 20 de março de 2015.
A canção venceu o Variety Club Award no Reino Unido em 1983 como “best recording artist” e foi incluída no ranking #82 da lista da VH1 “Top 100 Love Songs”.
Apesar de rumores de que Steinman a teria escrito originalmente para Meat Loaf, ele afirmou em entrevistas que a música foi concluída somente depois de encontrar Bonnie Tyler e nunca foi destinada a outro artista.
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