Addicted To Love

Titre : Addicted To Love

Ecrit par : R. Palmer

Première publication : Sur l'album Riptide (1985)

Classement : US#1 / UK#5

Récompenses : Disque d'Or US / Disque d'Argent UK / Grammy Award de la Meilleure Performance Vocale Rock Masculine / MTV Video Music Award de la Meilleure Vidéo Masculine

« I dreamt this song. It woke me up in the middle of the night so I made a note of it on a cassette player I keep by the bed, in case of emergencies. When I finished writing it, I knew I'd caught one. It broke all sorts of records in the States and it felt like I'd just written the National Anthem for a while »   

Paroles :

The lights are on, but you’re not home
Your mind is not your own
Your heart sweats, your body shakes
Another kiss is what it takes

You can’t sleep, you can’t eat
There’s no doubt, you’re in deep
Your throat is tight, you can’t breathe
Another kiss is all you need

You like to think that you’re immune to the stuff, oh yeah?
It’s closer to the truth to say you can’t get enough
You know you're gonna have to face it
You’re addicted to love

You see the signs, but you can’t read
You’re running at a different speed
You heart beats in double-time
Another kiss and you’ll be mine

A one-track mind, you can’t be saved
Oblivion is all you crave
If there’s some left for you
You don’t mind if you do

You like to think that you’re immune to the stuff, oh yeah?
It’s closer to the truth to say you can’t get enough
You know you're gonna have to face it
You’re addicted to love

The lights are on, but you’re not home
Your will is not your own
Your heart sweats, your teeth grind
Another kiss and you’ll be mine

You like to think that you’re immune to the stuff, oh yeah?
It’s closer to the truth to say you can’t get enough
You know you're gonna have to face it
You’re addicted to love

La chanson a été reprise par de nombreux artistes, notamment par Tina Turner qui l'a même sortie en simple extrait de son album de 1988 Tina Live In Europe / The song was covered by many artists, most notably by Tina Turner who even released it as a single from her 1988 album Tina Live In Europe.