Goo Goo Dolls - Iris Lyrics

Goo Goo Dolls Lyrics

"Iris"

And I'd give up forever to touch you
'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't wanna go home right now

And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
When sooner or later it's over
I just don't wanna miss you tonight

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah, you bleed just to know you're alive

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am

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Writer(s): John T. Rzeznik

"Iris" is one of the Goo Goo Dolls' most well known songs.

The song was written for the soundtrack of the 1998 film "City of Angels". The main character, played by Nicholas Cage, gives up his immortality so he can feel something human. Lead singer John Rzeznik commented about this in an interview:"When I wrote 'Iris', I thought, 'Wow! What an amazing thing it must be like to love someone so much that you give up everything to be with them.' That's a pretty heavy thought."

After the movie, "Iris" was included into the Goo Goo Dolls' sixth album, "Dizzy Up the Girl".

In spring 1998, "Iris" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay and spent 18 weeks on the top.

In October 2012, the song became number one on Billboard's "Top 100 Pop Songs 1992–2012" chart.

album: "Dizzy Up The Girl" (1998)

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