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Lyrics to Dance With Life (Full Version)

Lyrics to the song Dance With Life (The Brilliant Light) as recorded by Bryan Ferry.

(Taupin/Page)

I was thinking out loud
One life's such a short time for love
When a match made in heaven arrives
Eternity is never enough

It's all been so simple till now
There's no brilliance like beauty out there
No knowledge as wise as the heart
We all need reason to care

I need to dance with life sweep you away into the night
When there is no one else around  I will  make every day count
We need to dance with life swim in the soul of your eyes
Till we melt into the night
We need to dance with life
And we leave a brilliant light behind

We could lay on the ground
We could look at that light in the sky
Show the moon and the million stars
The stars that we become when we die

I need to dance with life sweep you away into the night
When there is no one else around  I will  make every day count
We need to dance with life swim in the soul of your eyes
Till we melt into the night
We need to dance with life
And we leave a brilliant light behind

It's no secret how I feel
This flesh and bone I love you is sealed
To cover me up and hide the deal
And the deal with me
To dance with life

Breathe the sweet fresh air
And make every second your last
And I'll touch you from the world I wake in
Make the most of the present and the past

I need to dance with life sweep you away into the night
When there is no one else around  I will  make every day count
We need to dance with life swim in the soul of your eyes
Till we melt into the night
We need to dance with life
And we leave a brilliant light behind

 


 

Dance With Life (Full Version)

Other

The Full version of Bryan Ferry's Dance With Life (the Brilliant Light) was available on the Phenomenon Soundtrack and also on the USA promo, German & Australian CD singles.

Words & Music by Bernie Taupin & Martin Page

This song was written for Bryan for the soundtrack to the film Phenomenon starring John Travolta. Intended as a single release in UK but was withdrawn. Some one track promos of the edited version exist for this single release. A two track edit & full version promo was available in USA and in Germany & Australia the official release contained the edit version and the full version and also contained Is Your Love Strong Enough? Full Version (on CD for the first time) and a previously unreleased full version of Help Me.

The song can be heard at the end of the film at the closing credits. The sleeve is a still from the promo video for the song.

Promo Video



 

Song Musicians

Dance With Life (Full Version) is on the following Roxy Music and Solo Albums