Bonnie Tyler’s “Faster Than the Speed of Night” tells the story of two lovers racing against time, determined to seize a fleeting night of passion and freedom before dawn arrives. Fueled by desire, music, and reckless excitement, they embrace the moment, believing love is worth every risk before it slips away forever.
Faster Than the Speed of Night Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I don’t want to let another minute get by
They’re slipping through our fingers, but we’re ready to fly
The night’ll be our cover and we’ll huddle below
We’ve got the music in our bodies and the radio
[Verse 2]
And when the morning arrives, it’ll all be gone
Disappearing into the crack of dawn
We better make our move now (Now)
Before the sun is awake (Before the sun is awake)
It’s time to put up or shut up and to pick up the pace
(It’s time to put up or shut up and to pick up the pace)
(Baby, baby, baby)
[Verse 3]
We never want to let another minute get by
Love is going to get us while the moon is in the sky
We’re running out of night, but never running out of steam
We’re acting on a hunch, but we’ll be acting out a dream
[Pre-Chorus]
There really isn’t any time to lose
They’re going to catch us if we wait until it gets too light
You’re such a pretty boy
Let me show you what to do and you’ll do it (What to do and you’ll do it)
But you gotta move faster
Faster than the speed of night
[Chorus]
Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night
It’s all we ever wanted
And all we’ll ever need
And now it’s slipping through our fingers
Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night
It’s all we ever wanted
And all we’ll ever need
And now it’s slipping through our fingers
Faster than the speed of—
[Post-Chorus]
Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night
[Verse 4]
Let me show you how to drive me crazy
Let me show you how to make me feel so good
Let me show you how to take me to the edge of the stars and back again
You’ve gotta show me how to drive you crazy
You’ve gotta show me all the things you want to happen to you
We’ve gotta tell each other everything we always wanted someone to do
[Verse 5]
I don’t want to push you now and I don’t want to rush
We’re getting closer every second now, but close is not enough
The night’ll be our cover and we’ll huddle below
We got the music in our fingers and the radio
[Pre-Chorus]
There really isn’t any time to lose
We’re going to lose it if we wait until it gets too light
You’re such a pretty boy
Let me show you what to do and you’ll do it (What to do and you’ll do it)
But you’ve gotta go faster
Faster than the speed of night
[Chorus]
Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night
It’s all we ever wanted
And all we’ll ever need
And now it’s slipping through our fingers
Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night
It’s all we ever wanted
And all we’ll ever need
And now it’s slipping through our fingers
Faster than the speed of—
[Post-Chorus]
Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night
[Outro]
Faster than the speed of night
(I don’t want to let another minute get by)
Faster than the speed of night
(They’re slipping through our fingers, but we’re ready to fly)
Faster than the speed of night
(I don’t want to let another minute get by)
Faster than the speed of night
(Love is going to get us while the moon is in the sky)
Faster than the speed of night
(I don’t want to let another minute get by)
Faster than the speed of night
(They’re slipping through our fingers, but we’re ready to fly)
Faster than the speed of night
(I don’t want to let another minute get by)
(Oh-oh) Faster than the speed of night
(Love is going to get us while the moon is in the sky)
Faster than the speed of night
(I don’t want to let another minute get by)
Faster than the speed of night
Video of Faster Than the Speed of Night Lyrics By Bonnie Tyler
Song Credits
- Song Name :– Faster Than the Speed of Night
- Singer Name :–Bonnie Tyler
- Producer:- John Jansen & Jim Steinman
- Album:– Faster Than the Speed of Night
- Release Date :– April, 1983
Song Bio of Faster Than the Speed of Night By Bonnie Tyler
Faster Than the Speed of Night captures Bonnie Tyler at her most urgent, turning a single night into a race against the clock. The song follows two lovers who know exactly how little time they have. Dawn is coming, and with it, the end of whatever this is. So they chase it anyway.
There’s no hesitation in the storytelling. Every verse pushes forward, matching the couple’s own momentum as they abandon caution for one reckless, unforgettable stretch of hours. The production leans into that tension, pairing Tyler’s signature rasp with a driving arrangement that never lets the energy dip. It’s less a love song than a countdown, dressed up in synths and desire.
Released in April 1983, the track anchored Tyler’s album of the same name, produced by John Jansen and Jim Steinman, the same creative force behind her career-defining sound that year. Steinman’s theatrical, larger-than-life production style is unmistakable here, giving an already breathless narrative even more urgency.
