It's All Coming Back To Me Now

Céline Dion

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 (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 had ever made

But when you touch me like this
And you hold me like that
I just have to admit
That it's all coming back to me
When I touch you like this
And I hold you like that
It's so hard to believe but it's all coming back to me
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
Baby, baby

If I kiss you like this
And if you whisper like that
It was lost long ago but it's all coming back to me
If you want me like this
And 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 it's all coming back

There were those empty threats and hollow lies
And whenever you try to hurt me
I just hurt you even worse and so much deeper

There were hours that just went on for days
When alone at last we'd count up all the chances
That were lost to us forever (forever)

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
And if you kiss me like that
It was so long ago but it's all coming back to me
If you touch me like this
And if I kiss you like that
It was gone with the wind
But it's all coming back to me
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
And when you hold me like that
It was gone with the wind but it's all coming back to me
When you see me like this
And when I 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 barely recall but it's all coming back to me now

If you forgive me all this
If I forgive you all that
We forgive and forget and it's all coming back to me
When you see me like this
And when I see you like that
We see just what we want to see all coming back to me
The flesh and the fantasies all coming back to me
I can barely recall but it's all coming back to me now

(It's all coming back to me now)
And when you kiss me like this
(It's all coming back to me now)
And when I touch you like that
(It's all coming back to me now)
And if you do it like this
(It's all coming back to me now)
And if we


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It's All Coming Back To Me Now Lyrics as written by Jim Steinman

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  • +5
    General Comment
    simply beautiful... the meaning is obvious- losing the one you love and blocking out memories of them bcos its too painful... but one day they return but you have forgotten them... until they touch you... then all those feelings and memories come flooding. its like that one person can break down all your barriers.
    charlie221149on December 07, 2006   Link
  • +2
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    sometimes it's just a melody or a certain smell that reminds you on the feeling you once had for someone... this is what this beautiful song reminds me of
    Sunnyon July 25, 2002   Link
  • +2
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    I like the song quite a bit. It reminds me of my ex, who was so great to me, and it ended abruptly and unexpectedly on a very bad note, and we kinda hated each other, then. But now, I'm beginning to fall for her again. It reminds me of the way that 2 minutes with them can make up for the 180,000 minutes you had to spend without them.
    TiburonGrrl5569on June 30, 2003   Link
  • +1
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    I like this song coz it makes you think of that someone who you hate, but really deep deep down, you still love them so much.....
    XxBabyGurlxXon October 18, 2004   Link
  • +1
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    This song is about someone who had lost someone they had loved, and since it was such a tradgity, they blocked it out of thier mind, but suddenly, little things make her remember. Very beautiful
    Megnificenton June 23, 2005   Link
  • +1
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    Jim Stienman is the freakin most brilliant song writer in the world!! This song was originally written for Meat Loaf to put on the Album Bat Out of Hell II (in 1993) but Meat Loaf wanted to use I would do anything for love (but I wont do that) instead and wait to put this song on Bat Out of Hell III (in 2006)......so Jim let Celine sing it. Later Meat Loaf sang this as a duet with a norwegian girl named Marion Ravon (who has an AMAZING VOICE). Celine did a good job, but it's no where near as good as when Meat Loaf sang it. Theres just too much emotion and power in his voice that no singer could EVER beat. MEAT LOAF 4EVER!!!!
    XmeatXloafXfreakXon October 18, 2009   Link
  • +1
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    Amazingly stunning song, lyrically, musically - especially her version. I love both her and Meat Loaf - but hers is the definitive version. Just like his version of "I'd do anything for love (but I won't do that) will always be the gold standard on that one. If you can, "watch" her version of this powerful song on the new iTunes visualizer...perfection for that app
    DouglasMon June 20, 2017   Link
  • 0
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    Yeah this song is about past memories... funny.. the way I associate this song is that it was my senior yr homecoming's theme song .. hehe
    pheebgirlon August 18, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    I agree with Megnificent. I've seen the music video. Just beautiful.
    MichelleBranch1109on February 18, 2006   Link
  • 0
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    This song means alot to me it reminds me of a friend and I and recently we just got back together and we both agreed this song is like us
    Lil_mxd_cowgirl09on March 13, 2006   Link

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