by Pa Rock
Poetry Appreciator
It would have been far more appropriate to post the lyrics to this song last week on the day of the solar eclipse, and to my credit I did mention in that post that Bonnie Tyler had been hired by a cruise ship company to sing "Total Eclipse of the Heart" on a voyage during the big event. But for reasons now lost in the murkiness of time, I opted instead to rerun "The Daffodil Poem."
Today Rosie and I are in Kansas City, and I always try to make mental notes of unusual things that I see on the long drive between my home and KC. One oddity that I came across on today's trip was a feature on a car that I happened to pass somewhere near Bolivar, Missouri. It was a very small, boxy white car that bore long eyelashes above each headlight. Eyelashes on cars may be common sights in some areas of the country, but for this old timer from the sticks it was a first. The lashes were about eight inches long and curled upward with the wind - and were actually quite becoming.
And as I passed that little car, the phrase "turn around, bright eyes" popped into my head and has been camped out there ever since. Now I am left to wonder if the car's eyes wink?
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" is an iconic song that is primarily associated with one artist - Bonnie Tyler. The song was actually written by James Richard Steinman. May he and Tyler sop up royalties on this work forever because it is a poetic masterpiece given life by a resounding voice.
Total Eclipse of the Heart
by James Richard Steinman
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
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
And 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 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 now)
And I need you more than ever
And if you only hold me tight (and if you only)
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right ('cause we'll never be wrong)
'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
And there's 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
Poetry Appreciator
It would have been far more appropriate to post the lyrics to this song last week on the day of the solar eclipse, and to my credit I did mention in that post that Bonnie Tyler had been hired by a cruise ship company to sing "Total Eclipse of the Heart" on a voyage during the big event. But for reasons now lost in the murkiness of time, I opted instead to rerun "The Daffodil Poem."
Today Rosie and I are in Kansas City, and I always try to make mental notes of unusual things that I see on the long drive between my home and KC. One oddity that I came across on today's trip was a feature on a car that I happened to pass somewhere near Bolivar, Missouri. It was a very small, boxy white car that bore long eyelashes above each headlight. Eyelashes on cars may be common sights in some areas of the country, but for this old timer from the sticks it was a first. The lashes were about eight inches long and curled upward with the wind - and were actually quite becoming.
And as I passed that little car, the phrase "turn around, bright eyes" popped into my head and has been camped out there ever since. Now I am left to wonder if the car's eyes wink?
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" is an iconic song that is primarily associated with one artist - Bonnie Tyler. The song was actually written by James Richard Steinman. May he and Tyler sop up royalties on this work forever because it is a poetic masterpiece given life by a resounding voice.
Total Eclipse of the Heart
by James Richard Steinman
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
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
And 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 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 now)
And I need you more than ever
And if you only hold me tight (and if you only)
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right ('cause we'll never be wrong)
'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
And there's 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
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