This is why I love Jim Steinman

[FallingToFly]

Want to talk about songs that make your skin burn and your pulse change? Songs that get into your dreams and torture concepts that were only half-born phantoms of ideas? Songs that ooze sex and death, blood and sweat and tears, desire and longing and loss?

Jim Steinman is my drug of choice for erotica. He's the devil on my shoulder whispering worsd that elaborate on every dark dream I ever had. No wonder I always like the bad boys...

LEFT IN THE DARK

Spoken Intro
Where did he touch you
And how did it feel
Aand why did you let it begin
What did he whisper and when did you cry
And where do you think it will end
How long did you do it and why did you stop
Did you get to try anything new
How good was he honestly and were did you go
And who made the very first move

You don't have to sneak in the door
Just come on into the room
I've been lying in our bed in the dark all alone
And I've been waiting, I've been waiting for you

There's been no reason to move
It's been as still as a tomb
I needed you oh, so badly tonight
But I guess you had better things to do

I should have known that it was coming to this
But I must have been blind
I bet you still got a trace of his love in your eyes
And you still got his eyes on your mind

You swore you'd be with me at 7 o'clock
Now it's a quarter to three
And whatever you got and whoever it was
I guess you couldn't get it from me

I know that you love me, there's no need to talk
I see the look in your eyes and I got the proof
And there are no lies on your body, so take off your dress
I just want to get at the truth

I know that you love me, there's no need to talk
I see the look in your eyes and I got the proof
And there are no lies on your body, so take off your dress
I just want to get at the truth

And there are so many things that I just got to know
You tell me who! You tell me where! You tell me when!
But don't tell me now, I don't need any answers tonight
I just need some love so turn out the lights
And I'll be left in the dark again

I just need some love so turn out the lights
And I'll be left in the dark again
I just need some love so turn out the lights
And I'll be left in the dark again

Left in the dark again

I should have known that it was coming to this
But I must have been blind
I bet you still got a trace of his love in your eyes
And you still got his eyes on your mind

You swore you'd be with me at 7 o'clock
Now it's a quarter to three
And whatever you got and whoever it was
I guess you couldn't get it from me
I guess you couldn't get it from me

But down in my soul, down in my soul
I know - I know that you love me, there's no need to talk
I see the look in your eyes and I got the proof
And there are no lies on your body, so take off your dress
I just want to get at the truth

There are so many things that I just got to know
You tell me who! You tell me where! You tell me when!
But don't tell me now, I don't need any answers tonight
I just need some love so turn out the lights
And I'll be left in the dark again
I just need some love so turn out the lights
And I'll be left in the dark again

I just need some love so turn out the lights
And I'll be left in the dark again
I just need some love so turn out the lights
And I'll be left in the dark again
I just need some love so turn out the lights
And I'll be left in the dark again
I just need some love so turn out the lights
And I'll be left in the dark again

Left in the dark again....

Spoken Ending
Did he ever get rough
Did you ever get tender
Did it leave any scars
Do you expect them to heal
What did he look like
Did he remind you of me
Where you willing to beg or to kneel
Did he keep his eyes open
Did you bother to look
Or was he only a kid after all
Where did he touch you
And how did it feel
If you need hin again will he still be on call
And who made the very first move
Who made the very first move
Who made the very first move...​

 

[Antfarmer77]

I LOVE his work!! I love yours too for that matter. In a perfect world you two would be married! Or even better the three of us would live in a beach bar and we'd....

 

[FallingToFly]

I LOVE his work!! I love yours too for that matter. In a perfect world you two would be married! Or even better the three of us would live in a beach bar and we'd....

*snickers* He's a bit too senior for me... but dammit, his music is sexy. I'm in LOVE with Blind As A Bat and Alive off the new Meat Loaf album.

 

[Antfarmer77]

the new Meat Loaf album.

There's a new Meatloaf albumn??? Why am I always the last to find this stuff out? If he's too senior for you...more's the loss for both he and I then

 

[FallingToFly]

There's a new Meatloaf albumn??? Why am I always the last to find this stuff out? If he's too senior for you...more's the loss for both he and I then

If you have MSN Messenger and DSL, I can share with you.

 

[FallingToFly]

Here, Antfarmer: More Steinman to make you drool.

Meat Loaf
Blind As a Bat

I'm not afraid to show you who I am
And I am not ashamed of my life
Though I've walked alone down this cold and soulless road
I've always felt your heat in my bones

With every step I rise and fall
With everything to gain I end up losing it all
When the darkness gets in
I scream out and your light sets me free

I'm not afraid of the past no more
I'm not afraid and I'm bad for good
I used to dance to the devil's beat
If I could bust into hell I would

I'm not afraid to shed all my skin
I'm not afraid of the faults you see
I'm tearing down these walls right now
They're comin' down 'cause I believe

Your love is blind, blind as a bat
The way that you're leading me home like that
Your love is blind, blind as bat

I'm not afraid when they kick me down
I'm not afraid when I start to bleed
I'm not afraid if I live or die
I'm not afraid 'cause I believe

Your love is blind, blind as a bat
The way that you're leading me home like that
Your love is blind, blind as bat

And I wish that I could give you something in return
For the precious time you wasted on the tears I've never earned
For reaching out to help me 'cross the bridges that I burned

And in the end you'll finally see
That, baby, I've done everything I possibly can
I do it again 'cause know you're everything that I need

I'm not afraid of the the truth no more
I'm not afraid of the lies I hid
I'm not afraid of the past of my sins
'Cause I paid for the wrongs I did

I'm not afraid of the things you know
I'm just a book for the world to read
My final words on the final page
Will be amends 'cause I believe

Your love is blind, blind as a bat
The way that you're leading me home like that
Your love is blind, blind as bat

Your heart is kind, mine's painted black
The way me forgive me and just take me back
Your love is blind, blind as bat

Your love is blind, blind as a bat
The way that you're leading me home like that
Your love is blind, blind as bat

Your heart is kind, mine's painted black
The way me forgive me and just take me back
Your love is blind, blind as bat...

 

[FallingToFly]

A kiss is a terrible thing to waste...

Which is why I don't bother kissing anymore. I've wasted too many already.

A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Jim Steinman. Recorded by Meat Loaf on the albums

Songs From Whistle Down The Wind and The Very Best Of Meat Loaf. Featured female vocalist is Bonnie Tyler.



If you listen to the night you can hear the darkness call.

I can barely stand to wait, I can barely stand at all.

Come on closer to me now like we're sharing the same skin,

We gotta get out of this jail, we gotta let the future in.



So many things in your life that you're bound to regret:

Why didn't I do that? Why didn't I do this?

So many chances you've lost that you never forget:

Why didn't I make it? Why didn't I take it right there?



The loneliest words you'll ever know:

If only, if only it was so.

The emptiest words that there'll ever be:

It could've been me, it could've been me.



The loneliest words you'll ever know:

If only, if only it was so.

The emptiest words that there'll ever be:

It could've been me, it could've been me.



You'll have to pay for it later

If you don't get it when it's going for free.

Believe me, believe me,

A kiss is a terrible thing to waste,

A kiss is a terrible thing to waste.

It's something that's always been so.

A kiss is a terrible thing to waste,

A kiss is a terrible thing to waste,

And one of these nights you're gonna show me that you already know.

There's a feast waiting for you and you've never even gotten a taste.

It's later than you think

And a kiss is a terrible thing to waste.



You shouldn't tremble when we touch, there's no reason for these fears,

It's a promise that was made, we’ve been promised this for years.

I wanna show you it all, what to do and where and how

Cos we'll never be as young as we are right now,

We'll never be as young as we are right now.



So many cries in the night that you try to ignore:

Why didn't I do this? Why didn't I do that?

So many unanswered prayers, so many unopened doors:

Why didn't I take it? Why didn't I make it come true?



The loneliest words you'll ever know:

If only, if only it was so.

The emptiest words that there'll ever be:

It could've been me, it could've been me.



The loneliest words you'll ever know:

If only, if only it was so.

The emptiest words that there'll ever be:

It could've been me, it could've been me.



You'll have to pay for it later

If you don't get it when it's going for free.

Believe me, believe me, believe me,

A kiss is a terrible thing to waste,

A kiss is a terrible thing to waste.

It's something that's always been so.

A kiss is a terrible thing to waste,

A kiss is a terrible thing to waste,

And one of these nights I'm gonna show you that you already know.

There's a feast waiting for you and you've never even gotten a taste.

It's later than you think

And a kiss is a terrible thing to waste.



There's a feast waiting for you and you've never even gotten a taste.

It's later than you think

And a kiss is a terrible thing to waste



Tyre tracks and broken hearts, that's all we're leaving behind,

It doesn't matter what we're losing, only matters what we're going to find

Tyre tracks and broken hearts, that's all we're leaving behind,

It doesn't matter what we're losing, only matters what we're going to find

Tyre tracks and broken hearts, that's all we're leaving behind,

(Let's get away from the past)

It doesn't matter what we're losing, only matters what we're going to find

(So many ways to go fast)



Tyre tracks and broken hearts, that's all we're leaving behind,

It doesn't matter what we're losing, only matters what we're going to find

Tyre tracks and broken hearts, that's all we're leaving behind,

It doesn't matter what we're losing, only matters what we're going to find



There's a feast waiting for you and you've never even gotten a taste.

It's later than you think and a kiss is a terrible thing to waste.

(A kiss is a terrible thing to waste)

A kiss is a terrible thing to waste.

 

[FallingToFly]

Bad For Good lyrics


The sea is whipping the sky
The sky is whipping the sea
You can hide away forever from the storm
But you'll never hide away from me
The icy cold will cut us like a knife in the dark
And we may lose everything in the wind
But the Northern Lights are burning
And they're giving off sparks
I want to wrap myself around you like a winter skin

You know I'm onto your scent
We're near the end of the chase
Take a look out your window and I'll be there in the night
Your love is so close that I can almost taste it
The icy cold will cut us like a knife in the dark
And we may lose everything in the wind
But the Northern Lights are burning
And they're giving off sparks
I want to wrap myself around you like a winter skin

You've been living your life like a girl in a cage
And you whisper when I want you to shout
And I wonder why you wanna go on sleeping
When there's nothing left to dream about
But you better remember
If it's something I want then it's something I need
I wasn't built for comfort I was built for speed
If it's something I want then it's something I need
I wasn't built for comfort I was built for speed

And I know that I'm gonna be like this forever
I'm never gonna be what I should
And you think that I'll be bad for just a little while
But I know that I'll be bad for good
I know that I'll be bad for good
I know that I'll be bad for good

Your eyes are darker than sin
And I've been watching them glow
Take a chance on a promise and a roll of the dice
Put your foot on the gas, let it go, let it go, let it go

You've been living your life like a girl in a cage
And you whisper when I want you to shout
And wonder why you wanna go on sleeping
When there's nothing left to dream about
But you better remember
If it's something I want then it's something I need
I wasn't built for comfort I was built for speed
If it's something I want then it's something I need
I wasn't built for comfort I was built for speed

And I know that I'm gonna be like this forever
I'm never gonna be what I should
And you think that I'll be bad for just a little while
And you think that I'll be bad for just a little while
And you think that I'll be bad for just a little while
But I know that I'll be bad for good
I know that I'll be bad for good
I know that I'll be bad for good
I know that I'll be bad for good

Bad for good
Bad for good

For the good of some thrills on a long frigid night
For the good of the fire in your soul
For the good of the kiss let me hold you so tight
For the good of getting out of control
For the good of the action and a race in the dark
For the good of those chills up your spine
For the good of the rock and the roll in your heart
For the good of what's yours and what's mine
For the good of believing in a life after birth
For the good of your body so bright
For the good of the search for some heaven on earth
For the good of one hell of a night
For the good of one hell of a night

For the good of the action and a race in the dark
For the good of the fire in your soul
For the good of the rock and the roll in your heart
For the good of getting out of control
For the good of believing in a life after birth
For the good of your body so bright
For the good of the search for some heaven on earth
For the good of one hell of a night, for the good of one hell of a night

God speed!
God speed!
God speed! speed us away!
God speed!
God speed!
God speed! speed us away!

I'll be bad for good (God speed)
I'll be bad for good (God speed)
I'll be bad for good (God speed)
Speed us away, speed us away, speed us away, speed us away

The sea is whipping the sky
The sky is whipping the sea
You can hide away forever from the storm
But you'll never hide away from me
The icy cold will cut us like a knife in the dark
And we may lose everything in the wind
But the Northern Lights are burning
And they're giving off sparks
I want to wrap myself around you like a winter skin

I know that you can be bad
At least a little while
But if you give me a chance, give me one little chance
And give me all the love that you should
Then instead of being bad for just a little while
Then instead of being bad for just a little while
Then instead of being bad for just a little while

I'm gonna make you bad for good
I'm gonna make you bad for good
I'm gonna make you bad for good
I know that you'll be bad for good
You'll be bad for good

 

[Antfarmer77]

Awesome lyrics...thanks for shareing was a good start to my day

 

[FallingToFly]

Awesome lyrics...thanks for shareing was a good start to my day

Very welcome... I'm still listening to his stuff. He has a decent voice on his own, but seriously, the BEST vocals to match up to his music really is Meat Loaf.

 

[FallingToFly]

Cry Over Me- Track 5- The Monster's Loose

Another night sleepless
I don't want to feel this
Nothing can stop this pain
Trying to get to
A time I'll forget you
Still tangled in yesterday

It's so easy for you
To feel nothing for me
Did you ever feel anything?
I want you to cry over me, die over me
Even for a moment, even for a moment
I want you to hurt over me, feel what I feel
I want you to cry over die over me baby
Just for one time

I want your heart broken
Some sign of emotion
I want to see the tears to tumble down
Tell me I meant something
And that you feel nothing
But your world crashing down

It's so easy for you
To forget about me
Did I ever mean anything?
I want you to cry over me, die over me
Even for a moment, even for a moment
I want you to hurt over me, feel what I feel
I want you to cry over die over me baby
Just for one time

Cry...
Cry...

Well did you feel something?
Did we mean nothing at all?

I want you to cry over me, die over me
Even for a moment, even for a moment
I want you to hurt over me, feel what I feel, even for a moment
Why can't you cry over die over me baby
Why can't you hurt like I do like I hurt over you
Can't you cry over, die over me baby
Just for one time

I want you to cry over me baby
Want you to
Fall on your knees baby crawl back to me baby
Won't you cry over die over me
Just one time

Cry...
Cry...
Cry...


(And yes, the song makes me get all torn up inside, lol. It'll make a great Playlists. I'm thinking another Erotic Horror piece)

 

[Skip1934a]

subscribed

 

[FallingToFly]

subscribed

LOL!!! I keep adding to it... I'm soooo addicted for the moment.

 

[Skip1934a]

I'm soooo addicted for the moment.

I can tell.

 

[Antfarmer77]

*Doing the Pete Townsend 'windmill' on my ukulele as I drop to my knees and scream...*
" I can see paradise by the dashboard liiiiight..."

 

[FallingToFly]

*Doing the Pete Townsend 'windmill' on my ukulele as I drop to my knees and scream...*
" I can see paradise by the dashboard liiiiight..."

Bwahahahaha!!!

 

[Guest]

I love his brain.
And for that I could forgive his age and the fact that he's a real weirdo.
Tempermental too, but aren't all great artists?

Jim and Meat fanatic.

I've never heard the full spoken intos for "Left In The Dark" I suppose I'll reall have to get Jim's Bad For Good, eh?
I understand his singing is an "acquired taste?" Well *grin* So is Meat. And I'd hit him too. He's looking pretty good for almost 60, lost some weight again.

Jim is dying tho. It's a shame.

BOOHIII - AAAAAUUUUUGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!

did you guys see the dedication? They were still in litigation in June. *grin*

Artists..

 

[FallingToFly]

I love his brain.
And for that I could forgive his age and the fact that he's a real weirdo.
Tempermental too, but aren't all great artists?

Jim and Meat fanatic.

I've never heard the full spoken intos for "Left In The Dark" I suppose I'll reall have to get Jim's Bad For Good, eh?
I understand his singing is an "acquired taste?" Well *grin* So is Meat. And I'd hit him too. He's looking pretty good for almost 60, lost some weight again.

Jim is dying tho. It's a shame.

BOOHIII - AAAAAUUUUUGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!

did you guys see the dedication? They were still in litigation in June. *grin*

Artists..

I keep hearing that Jim is dying, from various things, but I can't find the official word on it. My NaNo entry has a dedication to Jim Steinman in it, for all the wonderful music that he's given me over the years, to listen to and become enthralled with. I hope, hope, hope, that he has more years in him, or good health and beautiful music to share with us, to inspire the creative spirits in all of us.

 

[FallingToFly]

Yep....

it's official. That song (I'm not telling which one) makes my panties wet.

 

[Antfarmer77]

Yep....

it's official. That song (I'm not telling which one) makes my panties wet.

Don't we even get a hint? Is it new or old (the song...not the panties )?

 

[FallingToFly]

Don't we even get a hint? Is it new or old (the song...not the panties )?

Old. The entire new cd makes me just.... yeah. Pheremones from hell. But it's an old song, and it's not Meat Loaf. Jim Steinman's other children did some pretty slamming work as well.

 

[Antfarmer77]

God speed!
God speed!
God speed! speed us away!
God speed!
God speed!
God speed! speed us away!

These lines have been driving me crazy since you posted them. I kept thinking there was another song that had these same lines, all I could picture was a woman clutching a mic with both hands singing this then began dancing around. Finally it came to me, "Goin' Nowhere Fast" by Fire Inc. from the Streets of Fire soundtrack. Diana Lane *rowrl rowrl* was the girl "singing" in the film. If I wore panties, this song would make them wet LOL

Artist: Fire Inc. Lyrics
Song: Nowhere Fast Lyrics
Lying in your bed and on a Saturday night
You're sweatin' buckets and it's not even hot
But your brain has got the message
And it's sending it out
To every nerve and every muscle you've got

You've got so many dreams
That you don't know where to put 'em
So you'd better turn a few of 'em loose
Your body's got a feeling that it's starting to rust
You'd better rev it up and put it to use

And I don't know how I ever thought that I could make it all alone
When you only make it better
And it better be tonight
And we'll fly away on those angel wings of chrome in your daddy's car
Waiting there for you tonight
I'll be there for you tonight

Even if you don't have anywhere to go
You go down on the pedal and you're ready to roll
And even if you don't have anywhere to go
You go down on the pedal and you're ready to roll
And your speed
Is all you'll ever need
All you'll ever need to know
Darlin', Darlin'-

You and me we're goin' nowhere slowly
And we've gotta get away from the past
There's nothin' wrong with goin' nowhere, baby
But we should be goin' nowhere fast

Everybody's goin' nowhere slowly
They're only fighting for the chance to be last
There's nothin' wrong with goin' nowhere, baby
But we should be goin' nowhere fast
It's so much better goin' nowhere fast

Ah...

Stalkin' in the shadows by the light of the moon
It's like a prison and the night is a cell
Goin' anywhere has gotta be heaven tonight
'Cause stayin' here has gotta be hell
Dyin' in the city like a fire on the water
Let's go runnin' on the back of the wind
There's gotta be some action on the face of the earth
And I've gotta see your face once again

And I don't know where I ever got the bright idea that I was cool
So alone and independent
But I'm depending on you now
And you'll always be the only thing that I just can't be without
And I'm out for you tonight
I'm comin' out for you tonight

Even if you don't have anywhere to go
You go down on the pedal and you're ready to roll (ready to roll)
Even if you don't have anywhere to go
You go down on the pedal and you're ready to roll
And your speed
Is all you'll ever need
All you'll ever need to know
Darlin', Darlin'-

You and me we're goin' nowhere slowly
And we've gotta get away from the past
There's nothin' wrong with goin' nowhere, baby
But we should be goin' nowhere fast

Everybody's goin' nowhere slowly
They're only fighting for the chance to be last
There's nothin' wrong with goin' nowhere, baby
But we should be goin' nowhere fast
It's so much better goin' nowhere fast

Godspeed
Godspeed
Godspeed
Speed us away!

Godspeed
Godspeed
Godspeed
Speed us away!

Godspeed
Godspeed
Godspeed
Speed us away!

(We're goin' nowhere fast!)

(Ah...)

 

[FallingToFly]

Yep.

And the song is Air Supply's "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All."

I have it on loop, and my brain is melting right out of my... ears. Yep. Ears.

 

[Antfarmer77]

* Googling for Air Supply ukulele tabs*

 

[FallingToFly]

* Googling for Air Supply ukulele tabs*

you nutcase