It's All Coming Back To Me Now – English Lyrics

• By: Meat Loaf, Marion Raven
• Album: Bat Out Of Hell III

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the dramatic world of "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" by Meat Loaf and Marion Raven. This powerful ballad, originally penned by Jim Steinman, offers a rich tapestry of theatrical language and passionate expression. Learning the lyrics of this song can help you grasp advanced English vocabulary and complex emotional phrasing, allowing you to connect with the raw, operatic storytelling. Its intense narrative and evocative imagery make it a unique and memorable piece for language learners seeking to explore English through powerful rock ballads.

[English]

There were nights when the wind was so cold

That my body froze in bed if I just listened to it right outside the window

There were days when the sun was so cruel

That all the tears turned to dust and I just knew my eyes were drying up forever

I finished crying in the instant that you left

And I can't remember where or when or how

And I banished every memory you and I have ever made

But when you touch me like this

(Touch me like this) And you hold me like that

(Hold me like that) I just have to admit that it's all coming back to me

When I touch you like this

(Touch you like this) And I hold you like that

(Hold you like that) It's so hard to believe but it's all coming back to me now

It's all coming back

It's all coming back to me now

There were moments of gold and there were flashes of light

There were things I'd never do again but then they'd always seemed right

There were nights of endless pleasure, it was more than any laws allow, maybe baby

If I kiss you like this

(Kiss you like this) And if you whisper like that

(Whisper like that) It was lost long ago but it's all coming back to me

If you want me like this

(If you want me like this) And if you need me like that

(If you need me like that) It was dead long ago but it's all coming back to me

It's so hard to resist and it's all coming back to me

I can barely recall but it's all coming back to me now

But you were history with the slamming of the door

And I made myself so strong again somehow

And I never wasted any of my time on you since then

But if I touch you like this

(Touch you like this) And if you kiss me like that

(Kiss me like that) It was so long ago but it's all coming back to me

If you touch me like this

(Touch me like this) And if I kiss you like that

(Kiss you like that) It was gone with the wind but it's all coming back to me now

It's all coming back

It's all coming back to me now

There were moments of gold and there were flashes of light

There were things we'd never do again but then they'd always seemed right

There were nights of endless pleasure, it was more than all your laws allow, baby, baby, baby

When you touch me like this

(Touch me like this) And when you hold me like that

(Hold me like that) It was gone with the wind but it's all coming back to me

When you see me like this

(See me like this) And when I see you like that

(See you like that) Then we see what we want to see, all coming back to me

The flesh and the fantasies, all coming back to me

I can barley recall but it's all coming back to me now

If you forgive me all this

(Forgive me all this) If I forgive you all that

(Forgive you all that) We forgive and forget and it's all coming back to me now

It's all coming back to me now

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cold /koʊld/ A2	adjective - having a low temperature
cry /kraɪ/ B1	verb - to express sorrow or pain with tears
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B2	noun - the ability to remember information
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ B1	verb - to recall something from the past
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting
heart /hɑːrt/ B2	noun - the organ that pumps blood in your body; also used to symbolize emotion
touch /tʌtʃ/ B1	verb - to make physical contact with something
pleasure /ˈplɛʒər/ B2	noun - a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment
history /ˈhɪstəri/ B2	noun - the study of past events or the record of these events

Key Grammar Structures

• There were nights when the wind was so cold

  ➔ Past Continuous/Past Simple combination, relative clause with 'when'

  ➔ The sentence describes a recurring situation in the past. The phrase 'when the wind was so cold' acts as a relative clause modifying 'nights'. The use of 'were' indicates a plural subject ('nights').

• I finished crying in the instant that you left

  ➔ Past Simple, noun clause with 'that'

  ➔ The sentence describes a completed action ('finished crying') immediately following another action ('you left'). 'That you left' functions as a noun clause, acting as a complement to 'instant'.

• But when you touch me like this

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction 'when', comparative structure 'like this'

  ➔ The word 'when' introduces a subordinate clause indicating a condition or time. 'Like this' is used to specify the manner of the touch, creating a comparative sense.

• It's so hard to believe but it's all coming back to me now

  ➔ Contraction ('It's'), adjective + infinitive ('hard to believe'), present continuous ('coming back')

  ➔ The sentence expresses disbelief followed by the realization of returning memories. 'Hard to believe' functions as an adjective phrase describing the difficulty of accepting the situation. 'Coming back' emphasizes the ongoing process of memory recall.