His debut album, 'Tal Bachman', was released by Columbia in 1999. Scoring a smash hit with "She's So High", a pop/rock tune that achieved major airplay both in the U.S. and Canada, he earned much critical praise. The aforementioned tune won him a BMI award and he also scored a Juno for being Best New Solo Artist of the year. Bachman's work has also appeared on many mutli-artist collaboration albums over the years.
Strong Enough
Tal Bachman Lyrics
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The Eiffel Tower now, wouldn't you?
You'd stare at the sun, or lay yourself
Down six feet under, wouldn't you?
And if you could, you'd tie me up
And make me yours now, wouldn't you?
[Chorus]
Are you lost in love or crazy?
Are you strong enough,
Strong enough to love me?
And if you could, you'd walk through fire
On tightrope wire now, wouldn't you?
You'd fly up across the sky
Just to prove your point now, wouldn't you?
[Chorus]
You'd take me in hand, higher and higher, overland
But I'd slip through the cracks, and higher and higher
Take you back
And if you could, you'd tie me up
And make me yours now, wouldn't you?
You'd tie me up
But are you strong enough to love me?
Are you lost in love or crazy?
Are you strong enough to love me?
The lyrics of Tal Bachman's song Strong Enough explore the idea of intense and passionate love and the lengths that someone in love would go to prove their devotion. The song begins with the singer asking if their lover would climb the Eiffel Tower to show their love or even go so far as to tie them up and make them theirs. The recurring chorus asks if their lover is strong enough to truly love them, or if their love is just a temporary infatuation.
The second verse describes how their lover would walk through fire and fly across the sky just to prove their point, highlighting the intense and extreme measures that someone in love might take. The final lines return to the idea of being tied up, but with a slightly darker tone. The singer is questioning whether their lover's intensity crosses a line where it becomes unhealthy or even dangerous.
Overall, the lyrics of Strong Enough call into question the very nature of love and the lengths some people will go to for it. It is a song that explores the idea of extreme passion and obsession, asking whether it is truly love or something more destructive.
Line by Line Meaning
And if you could, you'd climb atop
The Eiffel Tower now, wouldn't you?
If it were possible, you would stop at nothing to achieve the extremes of life.
You'd stare at the sun, or lay yourself
Down six feet under, wouldn't you?
You are so relentless in your pursuits that you would be willing to endanger yourself to make it happen.
And if you could, you'd tie me up
And make me yours now, wouldn't you?
You are so passionate and possessive that you would go to any length to keep me with you.
Are you strong enough to love me?
Are you lost in love or crazy?
Are you strong enough,
Strong enough to love me?
Are you brave enough to handle the intensity of our relationship or is it engulfing you in a way that you're not able to think straight?
And if you could, you'd walk through fire
On tightrope wire now, wouldn't you?
You'd fly up across the sky
Just to prove your point now, wouldn't you?
You are driven by the impulse of proving yourself and would walk through the most dangerous and difficult paths just to prove your worth.
You'd take me in hand, higher and higher, overland
But I'd slip through the cracks, and higher and higher
Take you back
You are constantly pushing me towards higher goals but sometimes it backfires as I leave you and fall back down without being caught.
And if you could, you'd tie me up
And make me yours now, wouldn't you?
You'd tie me up
But are you strong enough to love me?
Are you lost in love or crazy?
Are you strong enough to love me?
Despite your strong feelings for me, the question remains if your love is powerful enough to hold us together amidst all the challenges and uncertainty.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: TAL BACHMAN
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