Muziek

Muziek

Muziek speelt een belangrijke rol in mijn leven. Ik bezoek graag concerten en ook thuis luister ik veel naar muziek. Een tijdje terug werd ik benaderd door iemand van het programma Brok in de keel. Zij hadden op mijn homepage gezien dat ik daar veel songteksten heb staan. Dat in combinatie met mijn levensverhaal leidde ertoe dat zij vroegen of ik interesse had mee te werken aan dat programma. Om diverse redenen ging dat (nog) niet door. Het nummer dat ik uitgekozen zou hebben is Total eclips of the heart van Bonnie Tyler.

Waarom dit lied?

Toen ik net blind was geworden hoorde ik dat liedje en luisterde goed naar de tekst. Die was opeens zo toepasselijk geworden… Telkens rolden er tranen over mijn wangen als ik het hoorde. Inmiddels ben ik jaren verder en blijven die tranen achterwege. Toch blijft het een prachtig en ontroerend nummer, waar ik nog altijd een brok van in mijn keel krijg.

Total eclips of the heart

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’ll 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
Turn around bright eyes
Turn around

every now and then I know you’ll never be the boy you always you wanted to be
Turn around,
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 wonderous as you
Turn around,
every now and then I know there’s nothing any better and there’s nothing 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’ll 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