Skyfall

    Singer: Adele

    This is the end/ Hold your breath

    And count to ten/ Feel the earth move/ And then/

    Hear my heart burst again

    For this is the end/ I’ve drowned and dreamt/ This moment/ So overdue I owe them/ Swept away/ I’m stolen

    Let the skyfall/ When it crumbles

    We will stand tall/ Face it all together

    Let the skyfall/ When it crumbles

    We will stand tall/ Face it all together

    At skyfall/ At skyfall

    Skyfall/ Is where we start/

    A thousand miles/ And poles apart

    Where worlds collide/ And days are dark/ You may have my number

    You can take my name

    But you’ll never have my heart

    Let the skyfall/ When it crumbles

    We will stand tall/ Face it all together

    Let the skyfall/ When it crumbles

    We will stand tall/ Face it all together

    At skyfall

    Where you go I go/ What you see I see/ I know I’d never be me

    Without the security/ Of your loving arms/ Keeping me from harm

    Put your hand in my hand

    And we’ll stand

    Let the skyfall/ When it crumbles

    We will stand tall/ Face it all together

    Let the skyfall/ We will stand tall

    At skyfall

    Background:

    The best thing about “Skyfall” is that it takes James Bond themes back to basics. Gone are the attempts to create something “modern” and “edgy.” Back is a proper vintage ballad complete with a full 77-piece orchestra. “Feel the earth move and then hear my heart burst again,” Adele sings over a noirish melody, before being backed by an echoing choir on the chorus. The result is moody, seductive and easily up there with the best.