Lyrics of
Total Eclipse of the Heart

Total Eclipse of the Heart was written by Jim Steinman and recorded by Bonnie Tyler. It was released on her 1983 album Faster Than the Speed of Night. Steinman stated that the song was inspired by the vampire opera, Nosferatu, and was originally written for a musical based on the idea that never came to fruition. The song explores themes of desperate love and longing while also featuring the grandeur and drama characteristic of Steinmans work.

(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 the I fall apart
(Turn around, Bright eyes) Every now and the 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
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) Every now and the I fall apart
(Turn around, Bright eyes) Every now and the 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
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
Nothing I can say, a total eclipse of the heart
A total eclipse of the heart
A total eclipse of the heart