The single reached #1 on the UK Official Charts, #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #3 in Germany, and #2 in Australia, Canada, France, Spain, and Sweden.
"Take My Breath Away" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1986, beating both Peter Cetera's "Glory of Love" (from The Karate Kid) and Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram's "Somewhere Out There" (from An American Tail).
Take My Breath Away
Berlin Lyrics
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In my foolish lover's game
On this endless ocean
Finally lovers know no shame
Turning and returning
To some secret place inside
Watching in slow motion
As you turn around and say
"Take my breath away
Take my breath away"
Watching, I keep waiting
Still anticipating love
Never hesitating to become the fated ones
Turning and returning
To some secret place to hide
Watching in slow motion
As you turn to me and say
"My love, take my breath away"
Through the hourglass I saw you
In time you slipped away
When the mirror crashed I called you
And turned to hear you say
"If only for today
I am unafraid"
Take my breath away
Take my breath away
Watching every motion
In this foolish lover's game
Haunted by the notion
Somewhere there's a love in flames
Turning and returning
To some secret place inside
Watching in slow motion
As you turn my way and say
"Take my breath away
My love, take my breath away
My love, take my breath away
My love
My love, take my breath away
My love"
The song “Take My Breath Away” by Berlin is an evocative and tender love song, it describes the feeling of being completely swept up in passion and emotion. The lyrics talk about watching every motion of a lover in a foolish lover’s game, and feeling like finally, lovers know no shame. The song describes the experience of being so deeply in love that you can’t breathe, and feeling like you’ve finally found a love that is worth holding onto.
The lyrics continue, talking about watching the lover in slow motion as they turn around and say “Take My Breath Away”. The chorus repeats this phrase, singing about how the love is so strong and overwhelming that it literally takes the singer’s breath away. The image of turning and returning to some secret place inside also speaks to the intimacy and trust that is present between the lovers. The song goes on to say that through the hourglass and the turning of time, the lover slipped away, but the singer remains unafraid to love, even if just for today.
Line by Line Meaning
Watching every motion
Observing every movement you make
In my foolish lover's game
In this game we play as foolish lovers
On this endless ocean
Traveling on a boundless sea
Finally lovers know no shame
Finally realizing that true lovers have no shame
Turning and returning
Repeatedly changing directions
To some secret place inside
Going to some inner hidden place
Watching in slow motion
Watching you slowly in motion
As you turn around and say
As you turn and speak to me
"Take my breath away
Make me feel overwhelmed and speechless
Watching, I keep waiting
Continuously waiting and watching
Still anticipating love
Expecting and longing for love
Never hesitating to become the fated ones
Immediately deciding to become the destined lovers
Through the hourglass I saw you
I saw you through the hourglass
In time you slipped away
In time you disappeared
When the mirror crashed I called you
When the mirror broke, I shouted for you
And turned to hear you say
And turned to listen to you
"If only for today
If it's just for today
I am unafraid"
Then I am not scared
Watching every motion
Observing every movement you make
In this foolish lover's game
In this game we play as foolish lovers
Haunted by the notion
Unable to let go of the idea
Somewhere there's a love in flames
There is a passionate love somewhere
Turning and returning
Repeatedly changing directions
To some secret place inside
Going to some inner hidden place
Watching in slow motion
Observing you in slow motion
As you turn my way and say
As you face me and speak
"Take my breath away
Overwhelm me
My love, take my breath away
My love, make me speechless
My love, take my breath away
My love, leave me stunned
My love
My beloved
My love, take my breath away
My love, make me overwhelmed
Lyrics © Too Lost LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Giorgio Moroder, Tom Whitlock
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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