Ravishing – English Lyrics

• By: Bonnie Tyler

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

When the sun is burning out

And the night is pouring in

Now is the time to run, run, boy

Now is the time to hide

There's nobody out on the beach

There's nobody down in the woods

We're gonna do it alone

We're gonna do it outside

And I can feel the air, it's sticking to our skin so tight

And I can feel there's something special in this air

Tonight, I really got it bad (I really got it bad)

Tonight, I really got it bad (I really got it bad)

Tonight, I really got it bad

But it's still so good, so good that I got it at all

And it was ravishing (ravishing)

And I love to see the moonlight, see it shimmer down my dress

It's so ravishing (ravishing)

And the wind is like a finger tracing patterns on your chest

You're so ravishing (ravishing, and I know)

This is the season that we make our move (we make our move)

This is the season we've got something to prove (this is the season)

And this is the season I've got something to lose

Oh, it's now or it's never, so now and forever

We're ravishing, ravishing

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Ravishing, ravishing

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Ravishing, ravishing

Oh, oh, oh, it's alright (alright)

We'll be ravishing each other 'til the end of this endless night

So right, so right, so right, so right

...

If an angel broke his wings, would he come to you for parts?

I need a couple of wings, boy, boy, I need a reason to soar

If the devil lost his fire, could he count on you for sparks?

There's something we ought to try now

We ought to try it some

More than anything I ever wanted was to see the light

And there's a chance that we'll be glowing in the dark

Tonight, I really got it bad (I really got it bad)

Tonight, I really got it bad (I really got it bad)

Tonight, I really got it bad

But it still felt good, so good, just to get it at all

And it's so ravishing (ravishing)

And I can't believe the way the stars are shooting through your hair

You're so ravishing (ravishing)

And it's just my luck tonight I don't have anything to wear

We're so ravishing (ravishing, and I know)

This is the season that we make our move (we make our move)

This is the season we've got something to prove (this is the season)

This is the season I've got something to lose

And all we ever really needed was

Ravishing, ravishing

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Ravishing, ravishing

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Ravishing, ravishing

Oh, oh, oh, it's alright

We'll be ravishing each other 'til the end of this endless

Ravishing each other 'til the end of this endless night

So right, so right, so right, so right

All right

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(Ravishing)

(Ravishing)

(Ravishing)

(Ravishing)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ravishing /ˈrævɪʃɪŋ/ C1	adjective - delightfully attractive; stunning verb - to seize or carry off sexually; to treat with extreme desire
burn /bɜːn/ A1	verb - to be on fire; to cause something to be on fire
pour /pɔːr/ A1	verb - to cause a liquid to flow continuously
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
hide /haɪd/ A1	verb - to conceal; to keep out of sight
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation
air /eər/ A1	noun - the invisible mixture of gases surrounding the Earth
skin /skɪn/ A1	noun - the outer covering of a body
special /ˈspɛʃəl/ A2	adjective - unusual, distinctive, or noteworthy
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each 24‑hour cycle
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star at the centre of the solar system
moonlight /ˈmuːnlaɪt/ B1	noun - light that comes from the moon
wind /wɪnd/ A1	noun - the natural movement of air
season /ˈsiːzən/ A2	noun - one of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, winter)
move /muːv/ A2	verb - to change position or location
prove /pruːv/ B2	verb - to demonstrate the truth or existence of something
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to fail to keep or maintain something
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ A2	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as a messenger of God
wings /wɪŋz/ A2	noun - paired appendages that enable a bird or aircraft to fly
soar /sɔːr/ B2	verb - to fly or rise high in the air

Key Grammar Structures

• When the sun is burning out

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ The verb phrase "is burning" shows the present continuous, used for actions happening now or around now.

• Now is the time to run, run, boy

  ➔ Infinitive

  ➔ The phrase "to run" is an infinitive, used after "time" to express purpose.

• There's nobody out on the beach

  ➔ Existential there is

  ➔ "There's" is a contraction of "there is", used to indicate the existence of something.

• And I can feel the air, it's sticking to our skin so tight

  ➔ Modal verb can

  ➔ "can" expresses ability or possibility in the present.

• Tonight, I really got it bad

  ➔ Simple Past

  ➔ "got" is the simple past form of "get", indicating a completed state in the past.

• If an angel broke his wings, would he come to you for parts?

  ➔ Second conditional

  ➔ The if‑clause uses the past simple "broke" and the main clause uses "would come", a typical second conditional expressing an unreal present or future situation.

• We’ll be ravishing each other 'til the end of this endless night

  ➔ Future continuous

  ➔ "will be ravishing" is the future continuous, used for an action that will be in progress at a specific future time.

• We ought to try it some

  ➔ Modal verb ought to

  ➔ "ought to" is a modal verb expressing advice, recommendation or moral obligation.

• And there's a chance that we'll be glowing in the dark

  ➔ Content clause with "that"

  ➔ The clause "that we'll be glowing" is a content clause functioning as the complement of the noun "chance".