Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart Lyrics
Gene Pitney
Lyrics
Something's got a hold of my heart
Keeping my soul and my senses apart
Something's gotten into my life
Cutting it's way through my dreams like a knife
Turning me up, turning me down
Making me smile, making me frown
In a world that was all
I once lived in a time that was peace with no trouble at all
But then you came my way
And a feeling unknown shook my heart made me want you to stay
All of my nights and all of my days
Yeah, I gotta tell you now
Something's gotten hold of my hand
Dragging my soul to a beautiful land
Yeah, something has invaded my night
Painting my sleep with a colour so bright
Changing the grey, changing the blue
Scarlet for me and scarlet for you
Got to know if this is the real thing
I've got to know what's making my heart sing
Woah, yeah
You smile and I am lost for a lifetime
Each minute spent with you is the right time
Every hour, yeah, everyday, yeah
You touch me and my mind goes astray, yeah
And baby, yeah, and baby, yeah
Something's gotta hold of my hand
Dragging my soul to a beautiful land
Yeah, something's gotten into my mind
Cutting it's way through my dreams like a knife
Turning me up, oh-oh, turning me down, ooh-ooh
Making me smile, making me frown
In a world that was all
I once lived in a town that was peace with no trouble at all
But then you, you, you, you came my way
And a feeling unknown shook my heart made me want you to stay
All of my nights and all of my days
Yeah, I've gotta tell you now
Something's gotten hold of my hand
Dragging my soul to a beautiful land
Yeah, something has invaded my night
Painting my sleep with it's colour so bright
Changing the greys, changing the blues
Scarlet for me and scarlet for you
Song & Lyrics Facts
Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart is a song by Gene Pitney, an American singer-songwriter, musician, and sound engineer. He recorded it in 1967 and it reached No.
5 on the UK Singles Chart in December of that year. It was written by Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook, who also wrote hits for other artists like The Hollies and Blue Mink. The song is a ballad about a man who is overwhelmed by love and can't live without his lover. He sings that something has taken over his soul and he doesn't care about anything else. He feels like he's living in a dream and he's willing to give up everything for her. The song has a dramatic orchestral arrangement and Pitney's powerful vocals convey the intensity of his emotions. The song was later covered by many artists, including Nick Cave, Engelbert Humperdinck, and Marc Almond. The most successful version was a duet between Almond and Pitney in 1989, which topped the UK charts for four weeks and became Pitney's last hit. The duet version added some synth-pop elements and contrasted Almond's soft voice with Pitney's strong one.