It's All Coming Back To Me Now {HD Remaster}
Céline Dion Lyrics

There were nights when the wind was so cold
Some nights, the wind was so harsh that it made me feel like I was freezing in my bed while listening to it from the window nearby.

That my body froze in bed if I just listened to it
The wind was so cold that it literally made my body freeze up while lying in bed, and I could feel it even more if I just listened to it outside.

Right outside the window
The wind was so close to the house that it could be heard from outside the window.

There were days when the sun was so cruel
The sun could become very imposing on some days, and it would even feel like it was torturing me.

That all the tears turned to dust
I cried tears until they dried up and turned into nothing, almost like they were absorbing the sun's unforgiving heat.

And I just knew my eyes were drying up forever (forever)
I had a deep feeling that my eyes were being damaged and could possibly dry out forever because of the sunlight.

I finished crying in the instant that you left
As soon as you left, I stopped crying and let go of everything related to you.

And I can't remember where or when or how
I don't have any recollection of where, when or how you left, it just seems like you disappeared without warning.

And I banished every memory you and I had ever made
I purposefully erased every memory that tied us together and made sure none would ever resurface.

But when you touch me like this
However, when you touch me in this way with your gentle caress or embrace, all the memories that I had tried to forget start flooding back.

And you hold me like that
When you wrap me around with that particular loving hold, it seems like everything that had been lost is being found again.

I just have to admit
I must say that it's not easy to keep denying the bond that we once had when you're treating me so lovingly.

That it's all coming back to me
I quickly realize that I can't continue denying what is happening anymore, as those memories come flooding back to me in wave after wave.

If I kiss you like this
I try to keep my distance from you, but sometimes I can't help myself, and I come close to you and kiss you in the same exact way as before.

And if you whisper like that
When you whisper sweet nothings in my ear with an intensity that I was familiar with before, I begin to feel the same spell that I was under before.

It was lost long ago but it's all coming back to me
I had thought these memories had been buried and forgotten ages ago, but in this moment the reminisces of our past love are coming flooding back and overwhelming me.

If you want me like this
You're the one crying out to me and telling me that you still want me like you did in the past, even though I have my reservations.

And if you need me like that
It seems like you still crave my closeness and support like you once did, and that need is something that I haven't witnessed from you for quite some time.

It was dead long ago but it's all coming back to me
I assumed that the love that we had was completely dead and there would be no revival, but it seems that the spark is coming back to life, strong and intense.

There were moments of gold and there were flashes of light
At one point in our relationship, we had golden and bright moments that brought us comfort and happiness.

There were things I'd never do again
Looking back, there were things that I wouldn't be able to bring myself to do again that we used to do during our time together.

But then they'd always seemed right
Regardless, when we were caught up in the moment, everything always seemed to be perfect and flawless, even if it wasn't the best idea.

There were nights of endless pleasure
We had nights, that when I remember them, overflowed with satisfaction, and had that feeling of contentment that seemed to go on and on forever.

It was more than any laws allow
These nights, in our relationship, edged past the limits of the societal norm, exceeding what we were ever allowed to do or consider.

Baby, baby
I still have fond memories of the times when we were call each other that here and there even though they are often bittersweet memories.

There were those empty threats and hollow lies
Throughout the course of our previous relationship, we would often make promises to one another that we couldn't keep, leaving us with disappointment and heartbreak.

And whenever you tried to hurt me
Every time that you attempted to cause pain to me, it was as though it came back to bite you even harder.

I just hurt you even worse and so much deeper
I had the tendency to retaliate harder and deeper with any action of hurt that you had tried to inflict on me.

There were hours that just went on for days
Sometimes it felt like time stretched so thin that what should have been hours became days, and I was not sure what was happening anymore.

When alone at last we'd count up all the chances
In those moments when we were alone with each other, it felt like every opportunity of happiness and companionship we let slip by, went through our minds.

That were lost to us forever (forever)
It felt as if we had let go of so many chances to become something good that what we lost was beyond the point of ever being found again.

But you were history with the slamming of the door
When you departed, you became history to me, someone I couldn't change anything about, in a moment marked by the sound of a slamming door.

And I made myself so strong again somehow
I had to work to pick up my broken pieces and not allow myself to be reduced to something frail and weak. I had to make myself strong again.

And I never wasted any of my time on you since then
After you left, I never took any actions toward bringing you back into my life, realizing that it was not worth any of my time or energy.

When you see me like this
This is a reference to them looking at each other and their awareness of their body language and actions.

And when I see you like that
This refers to the moments when they would catch each other looking in the potential of the other's eyes, almost as if peering into their soul.

Then we see what we want to see all coming back to me
It feels like we both have our own ideal version of the other, and we relive our relationship as we see it through that filter.

The flesh and the fantasies all coming back to me
The physical sensations and overwhelming dreams of what we used to be, with all of the sexual tension mixed in, are coming back in full force.

If you forgive me all this
It seems like, in order to make things work, they both have to take responsibility for the past and apologize for past actions.

If I forgive you all that
They'd both have to learn to move on from the past and come to terms with it if they ever want to have a future together.

We forgive and forget and it's all coming back to me
They'd both have to in all sincerity forgive and forget about the past, only then will the memories come flooding back full force, creating something new.

(It's all coming back to me now)
It is a refrain to emphasize that the past memories are becoming more and more vivid in the present moment.

And when you kiss me like this
Like earlier in the song, it's when they're physically close again, that they feel like they're losing control of themselves.

And when I touch you like that
When they're together and he's touching her in that perfect way, it's as if an electrical current runs through their bodies connecting them again.

If you do it like this
It's a repetition of the earlier lines, acknowledging that they're willing to give each other what they crave to make the relationship work again.

And if we forgive and we forget
It is echoing the sentiment earlier in the song that both parties would have to be willing to move past the traumas of the past and create something new with each other.

We see just what we want to see all coming back to me
If they're willing to forgive and forget and start anew, then they will be able to focus on what they want to see, that inkling of a joyful future, that they thought was impossible just a few moments ago.