전세계 통산 2억 여장에 판매고를 자랑하는 경이로운 여성 아티스트 셀린 디온이 4년만의 첫 영어앨범 [TAKING CHANCES]를 들고 다시 찾아왔다. LAS VEGAS에서의 성공적인 극장쇼 [A NEW DAY]가 진행되는 동안 셀린 디온은 많은 수의 영어와 불어 앨범을 완성해 내며 대형 스타로서의 위상을 굳건히 지켜왔으며 본작 [TAKING CHANCES]는 정점에 위치해 있는 그녀의 존재감과 진가를 확인시켜줄 또 하나의 크나큰 결과물임을 상징화하여 주고 있다. 켈리 클락슨, 쉐릴 크로우, 에이브릴 라빈, 핑크 등 내놓으라 하는 스타들의 앨범을 제작하였던 존 쉥크스, 카라 디오가르디의 참여와 유리스믹스의 데이브 스튜어트, 전 에반에센스 기타리스트 벤 무디의 존재감은 물론 크리스티나 아길레라, 딕시 칙스, 그웬 스테파니의 작업물에 참여했던 린다 페리 그리고 마돈나, 산나타의 앤더스 베이그, 비욘세의 NE-YO, 백스트리트 보이스, 브리트니 스피어스의 크리스티앙 룬딘도 본작의 완성도에 큰 기여를 하고 있다. [TAKING CHANCES]의 포문을 여는 첫번째 트랙이자 싱글 커트 넘버 ‘TAKING CHANCES’는 카라 디오 가르디, 데이브 스튜어트 작곡의 넘버로 심오한 가사, 부드러움과 강렬함이 대비되는 곡으로 그녀의 이전 작품과는 차별되는 분위기를 담아내고 있다. 벤 무디와 전 에반에센스 멤버 데이빗 하지스와 같이 작업한 두번째 곡 ‘ALONE’은 너무나 친숙한 HEART의 커버버젼으로 셀린디온식 특유의 파워풀한 가창력으로 재조명된 놀라울만한 트랙이다. 벤 무디, 데이빗 핫지스 팀의 또 다른 곡 ‘THIS TIME’은 의미심장한 가사와 멜로디가 인상적이며 셀린 디온의 음악적 레벨을 한단계 끌어 올렸다는 평을 받고 있는 곡. 유로댄스의 비트를 담아내고 있는 ‘SHADOW OF LOVE’와 상반되는 사랑에 대한 유혹과 기억을 담아낸 ‘FADE AWAY’는 앨범의 전체적인 템포를 유지해 나가고 있다. 본작에서 가장 각광받고 있는 곡 ‘THAT’S JUST THE WOMAN IN ME’는 현대판 JANIS JOPLIN을 보는 것 같은, 팬들에게 가장 원초적인 셀린 디온의 모습을 보여준 첫번째 곡이 아닐까란 생각이 들 정도의 파워풀한 보이스를 선사하고 있다. 호주 출신 싱어 송 라이터 델타 구드램과 크리스티앙 룬딘의 ‘EYES ON ME’는 리듬을 끝가지 유지해 나가는 중동 특유의 리듬을 보여주고 있으며 그칠 줄 모르는 다채로운 그녀의 캐릭터가 돋보이는 넘버이다. 누군가를 그리워하는 처절함과 감성이 점철된 발라드 ‘A SONG FOR YOU’는 셀린 디온의 극도로 절제된 당당한 보이스와 로버트 웰스의 피아노 선율에 빠질 수 밖에 없는 멋진 넘버로 식지않은 그녀의 열정이 살아 숨쉬는 본작의 보석 같은 트랙이다. .... ....
Don't know much about your life. Don't know much about your world, but Don't want to be alone tonight, On this planet they call earth.
You don't know about my past, and I don't have a future figured out. And maybe this is going too fast. And maybe it's not meant to last,
But what do you say to taking chances, What do you say to jumping off the edge? Never knowing if there's solid ground below Or hand to hold, or hell to pay, What do you say, What do you say?
I just want to start again, And maybe you could show me how to try, And maybe you could take me in, Somewhere underneath your skin?
What do you say to taking chances, What do you say to jumping off the edge?
Never knowing if there's solid ground below Or hand to hold, or hell to pay, What do you say, What do you say?
And I had my heart beaten down, But I always come back for more, yeah. There’s nothing like love to pull you up, When you’re laying down on the floor there. So talk to me, talk to me, Like lovers do. Yeah walk with me, walk with me, Like lovers do, Like lovers do.
What do you say to taking chances, What do you say to jumping off the edge? Never knowing if there's solid ground below Or hand to hold, or hell to pay, What do you say, What do you say?
Don’t know much about your life And I don’t know much about your world.
I hear the ticking of the clock I''m lying here the room''s pitch dark I wonder where you are tonight No answer on the telephone And the night goes by so very slow Oh I hope that it won''t end though Alone
Till now I always got by on my own I never really cared until I met you And now it chills me to the bone How do I get you alone How do I get you alone
You don''t know how long I have wanted To touch your lips and hold you tight, oh You don''t know how long I have waited And I was going to tell you tonight But the secret is still my own And my love for you is still unknown Alone
Till now I always got by on my own I never really cared until I met you And now it chills me to the bone How do I get you alone How do I get you alone
I know that once in love You don't think of the devil who's inside And maybe it will come one day When you'll feel safe and I won't have the time
You hear what you wanna hear Play it once I could disappear Some rules to the game of me Get it right for both of us
Just say what you wanna say I've got it to give away We both want to make it last So keep your eyes on me Your eyes on me
It's not an illusion That you're the one And I have fallen deep I said it from the start When we're apart You must only think of me
Temptation is all around Take good care of what you found That's why when I turn around You better keep You better keep your eyes on me No matter what you think I need No matter what you once believed If you're mine
So you better say
No matter what you think of me No it doesn't really matter what you once believed I wanna be the air you breathe Yeah you better be everything you said you'd be
I'm gonna be your only one
We really can't go on No matter what you think of me You better keep your eyes on me
You say that you want me Open up your heart Even if it's hard Say that you need me Then let him know Baby don't put on a show
You say that you need me Tell him how you feel Let him know it's real And if you love me Never turn your back Gonna keep my eyes on there
Temptation is all around Take good care of what you found That's why when I turn around You better keep You better keep your eyes on me No matter what you think I need No matter what you once believed If you're mine
So you better say
No matter what you think of me No it doesn't really matter what you once believed I wanna be the air you breathe Yeah you better be everything you said you'd be
I'm gonna be your only one We really can't go on No matter what you think of me You better keep your eyes on me Your eyes on me Your eyes on me
The Endless confession The rise and fall As fragile as a child Lately I'm sorry I can't hold a smile But I stand tall to get by No matter how hard try to hide Did you know I take the time for you Did you know that I would see you through Did you know that I would play the part must've made it clear right from the start My love can you give me strength Somehow I forgot how to you ease my pain I know I'm right where I belong Something from nothing never proved me wrong
But I stand tall to get by No matter how hard try to hide Did you know I take the time for you Did you know that I could see you through Did you know that I would play the part I must've made it clear right from the start I would shade my whole life with you
Would you do same for me
I would give all I am to you Would you do same for me
And I will stand tall to get by No matter how hard I try to hide can you see I can brave Did you notice all my mistakes There were times I could feel you read my mind
Did you know I take the time for you Did you know that I would see right through Did you know that I would play the part I must I made it clear right from the start
live my life like a runaway I hide my dreams in a special place I'm waiting here for my prince to come To save me from the darkness I count the nights, I count the days The ways, yeah Don't wanna fight, it would be in vain So in vain, so in vain I can run but I can't hide It's because... I'm living in the shadow of love Yeah, yeah To me you are the only one I dream of I'm living in the shadow of love Your love surrounds me, it's everywhere It is my shelter, it is my air A moon eclipse and a burning sun Make a shade just for me For you I wait forever and a day Yes I would To be there if your love should come my way My way I can run but I can't hide It's because... I'm living in the shadow of love Yeah To me you are the only one I dream of I'm living in the shadow of love Too many nights, too many days I've hidden from the sun And though I've tried to break away You hold a leash just too strong I love you in the shadow of love I can run but I can't hide It's because... I'm living in the shadow of love Yeah To me you are the only one I dream of Cause I'm living in the shadow of love It's because... living in the shadow of love Shadow of love, yeah I can run but I can't hide It's because... the shadow of love Shadow of love
Surprise surprise I told you lies I thought the truth would set you free Surprise surprise It isn't all as it seems But who knew you'd wake up from your dreams If I told you myself I could've saved you the Hell Now look who's sorry God, I'm so sorry It's never the right time I guess it's do or die
Just when you think you've got me figured me out Just when you think you know me well Baby, you've barely even broke the ice My river runs wide You're not inside But you're closer than you were
Tonight, I'm a cameleon And every spot's hiding my scars But I will survive Cause I'll only let you in When I can be sure of who you are And you can call it a game But it's me playing safe And God I'm so sorry, I'm just so sorry What can I say? I thought you'd want to stay alive
Just when you think you've got me figured me out Just when you think you know me well Baby, you've barely even broke the ice My river runs wide You're not inside But you're closer than you were
You were tonight, tonight, tonight
And it's in your eyes That is all or nothing What I can disguise is that you're on to something I let myself go, will you still want me? Will I be enough? The fear of that haunts me Cause what if you walk away?
Just when you think youve got me figured me out Just when you think you know me well Baby, you've barely even broke the ice My river runs wide You're not inside But you're closer than you were
You were tonight, tonight, tonight
Just when you think you've got me figured me out Just when you think you've got me figured me out Surprise, surprise
One more I would bruise So scared of his return That I can't sleep tonight In this hospital light
You call a tragedy Is just another day to me For my heart beats with fear As his footsteps stroke near
The life I meant to lead Won't slip away from me..
Cause this time is the last time I know that my eyes have seen to much This nightmare is not fair And I've had enough
You break me cause I bleed You just say you're sorry You call this love But this time Your lies are not enough This time..
There's nothing left of this You wispered words and empty treaths We both wait to see What I thought this would be The last treath has come undone To rereveal what i've begun that i am a victim of Poors in love
I've been afraid for years But that won't keep me here..
Cause this time is the last time I know that my eyes have seen to much This nightmare is not fair And I've had enough
You break me You just say you're sorry You call this love But this time Your lies are not enough This time..
What remains a mystery You can not have the best of me So I'm taking back all you took from me..
Cause this time is the last time I know that my eyes have seen to much This nightmare is not fair And I've had enough
You break me You just say you're sorry You call this love But this time Your lies are not enough This time..
I couldn't live I couldnt live without your love for one kiss well I'd give everything up there's no words I can describe what I feel deep inside so I let this song say it all Then I hope you'll understand once you've listened till the end Heard the music in my head so before I could forget I start singing yeah I was singing this song for you Just made up the words la la la ohhh ohhh yeah my heart with a melody so I am singing this song for you
I’ve seen the tears and the heartache, and I felt the pain I’ve seen the hatred in so many lives, and lost in vain And yet through this darkness there’s always a light that shines through And takes me back home Takes me back home
All of the promises broken And all of the songs left unsung Seems so far away as I make my way back to you
Chorus: You gave me faith and you gave me a world to believe in You gave me your love to believe in And feeling this love I can rise up above And be strong and be whole once again
I know that dreams we hold on to, can just fade away And I know that words can be wasted, with so much to say And I when I feel helpless there’s always a hope that shines through And makes me believe Makes me believe
And I see for one fleeting moment A paradise under the sun I drift away and I make my way back to you
Chorus:
Bridge: Life goes on Can leave all sweet sorrow and pain And life, hold on To all that you are To all that we’ll be And I can go on once again
Chorus: x2
Because your love hears my soul once again I can live and I can dream once again Because you made me love you
What if we were meant to be together What if you were meant to be the one I could hide a million years and try to believe That any time the girl in mind will come and rescue me
Cause you're the fire, you're the one But you'll never see the sun If you don't know, you're right next to the right one And I could call it many names But it's myself I need to blame If you don't know, you're right next to the right one
In the end you've got a friend for lifetime Truly there to truly care for you I know you cry a million tears so I want you to know That a pretty face can take you places, you dont wanna go
Cause you're the fire, you're the one But you'll never see the sun If you don't know, you're right next to the right one And I could call it many names But it's myself I need to blame If you don't know, you're right next to the right one
So in the end it all depends on whether you'll find Warm embraces when I replace the one you had in mind...
Cause you're the fire, you're the one But you'll never see the sun If you don't know, you're right next to the right one And I could call it many names But it's myself I need to blame If you don't know, you're right next to the right one
I learned from the past Not everything lasts I understand that now Everything changed When you walked away But I'll survive somehow Though I have regrets I'll learn to forget And just keep moving on Cause when love is gone You have to be strong Once touched by pain You're not the same But time can heal Your heart again So let the clouds That bring you down Just fade away Away
REPEAT CHORDS
So I try to smile But after a while The memories come back But I won't give in Cause I know that then My heart will fade to black
And this time I learned That love can burn There's no right or wrong
I've got to be strong
Once touched by pain You're not the same But time can heal Your heart again So let the clouds That bring you down Just fade away Away
I know that one day I'll find that feeling again But until I do I'll do fine by myself
Once touched by pain You're not the same But time can heal Your heart again So let the clouds That bring you down You know that
Once touched by pain You're not the same But time can heal Your heart again So let the clouds That bring you down So let the clouds That bring you down Just fade away Away
If your shoes refuse to shine And your legs don't walk in line And tomorrow is just some other time, yeah That's just the woman in me, babe That's just the woman in me, baby That's just the woman working on you
And if your feet can't find the floor And your key won't fit the door And you forgot just that two twos are four, yeah That's just the woman in me, baby That's just the woman in me, baby That's just the woman working on you
Oh yeah, now And I've seen you wandering, baby Up and down my street, yeah Trying to explain that I caused all this pain To all the people that you meet Searching for that imperious,
Mysterious femme fatal kind of stuff, yeah But if you don't know by now That it's me anyhow Then baby, you've got it wrong
So if your play gets so confused And your TV is blowing a fuse Just come on over you've got nothing to lose
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah That's just the woman in me, baby That's just the woman in me, baby That's just the woman walking on you Working on you Working on you Working on you
'Cause I need, I need a man to love Because I need you, I need a man to love Oh, respect me, protect me, roll over, come over Run away yeah Bring me a bunch of flowers, and love That's the woman in me baby Working on you Oh yeah Working on you Oh yeah Working on you Oh yeah Working on you Oh yeah Oh, oh, oh
It's so sad what we have become Beautiful days we seem to leave so undone And I don't know where we will go from here All I know is that I can't seem to see the sun Through the sky from here Everyone has a finger But they can't point me to the light It can't be that hard to find After all we're so bright I don't know if tomorrow has a day I don't know if the rays will shine my way again All I know is that I'm standing in a place where My future is like the skies of L.A. Skies of L.A. Skies of L.A. I don't know if my body can take much more We're in the line of the richest riches But my mind seems so poor Everyone has a finger But they can't point me to the light It should't be that hard to find After all we're so bright I see so many visions But everyone seems out of sight This is total neglection Skies of L.A.
I had to escape The city was sticky and cruel Maybe I should have called you first But I was dying to get to you I was dreaming while I drove The long straight road ahead, uh, huh Could taste your sweet kisses Your arms open wide This fever for you is just burning me up inside
I drove all night to get to you Is that alright I drove all night Crept in your room Woke you from your sleep To make love to you Is that alright I drove all night
What in this world Keeps us from falling apart No matter where I go I hear The beating of our one heart I think about you When the night is cold and dark, uh huh No one can move me The way that you do Nothing erases this feeling between me and you
I drove all night to get to you Is that alright I drove all night Crept in your room Woke you from your sleep To make love to you Is that alright I drove all night
Could taste your sweet kisses Your arms open wide This fever for you is just burning me up inside
I drove all night to get to you Is that alright I drove all night Crept in your room Is that alright
I drove all night I drove all night to get to you Is that alright I drove all night Crept in your room Woke you from your sleep
There's so much life I've left to live And this fire's burning still
When I watch you look at me I think I could find a way To stand for every dream And forsake this solid ground And give up this fear within Of what would happen if they end, you I'm in love with you
'Cause I'd surrender everything To feel the chance, to live again I reach to you I know you can feel it too We'd make it through
A thousand dreams I still believe I'd make you give them all to me I'd hold you in my arms and never let go I surrender
I know I can't survive another night away from you You're the reason I go on And now I need to live the truth
Right now, there's no better time From this fear, I will break free And I'll live again with love And know they can't take that away from me And they will see... yeah
(I'd surrender everything) To feel the chance, to live again I reach to you I know you can feel it too We'd make it through
A thousand dreams I still believe I'll make you give them all to me I'll hold you in my arms and never let go I surrender
Every night gets longer And this voice's getting stronger baby I'll swallow my pride And I'll be alive Can't you hear my call? I surrender all...
(I'll surrender everything) (To feel the chance, to live again) I reach to you I know you can feel it too We'll make it through
A thousand dreams I still believe I'll make you give them all to me I'll hold you in my arms and never let go I surrender
Right here, right now I'd give my life to live again I'll break free Take me, my everything
I surrender all to you (Right now) Right now (I'd give my life to live again) I'd give my life (I'll break free, Take me) Take me, take me (my everything) My everything
(I surrender all to you, right now) Right now (I'd give my life to live again) I'd give my life to you baby I'll break free, yeah free
Looking back on when I Was a little nappy headed boy Then my only worry Was for Christmas what would be my toy Even though we sometimes Would not get a thing We were happy with the Joy the day would bring
Sneaking out the back door To hang out with those hoodlum friends of mine Greeted at the back door With "boy thought I told you not to go outside" Tryin' your best to bring the Water to your eyes Thinkin' it might stop her From woopin' your behind
I wish those days could come back once more Why did those days ever have to go I wish those days could come back once more Why did those days ever have to go 'Cause I love them so
Brother says he's tellin' 'Bout you playin' doctor with that girl Just don't tell I'll give you Anything you want in this whole wide world Mama gives you money for Sunday school You trade yours for candy after church is through
Smokin' cigarettes and writing something nasty on the wall Teacher sends you to the principal's office down the hall You grow up and learn that kinda thing ain't right But while you were doin'it-it sure felt outta sight
I wish those days could come back once more Why did those days ever have to go I wish those days could come back once more Why did those days ever have to go