The sirens are screaming and the fires are howling
Way down in the valley tonight
There's a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye
And a blade shining oh so bright
There's evil in the air and there's thunder in sky
And a killer's on the bloodshot streets
Oh and down in the tunnel where the deadly are rising
Oh I swear I saw a young boy down in the gutter
He was starting to foam in the heat
Oh baby you're the only thing in this whole world
That's pure and good and right
And wherever you are and wherever you go
There's always gonna be some light
But I gotta get out I gotta break it out now
Before the final crack of dawn
So we gotta make the most of our one night together
When it's over you know we'll both be so alone
Like a bat out of hell
I'll be gone when the morning comes
And when the night is over
Like a bat out of hell
I'll be gone gone gone
And like a bat out of hell
I'll be gone when the morning comes
When the day is done and the sun goes down
And the moonlight's shining through
Then like a sinner before the gates of Heaven
I'll come crawling on back to you
I'm gonna hit the highway like a battering ram
On a silver black phantom bike
And when the metal is hot and the engine is hungry
And we're all about to see the light
Nothing ever grows in this rotten old hole
Everything is stunted and lost
And nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls
And nothing's ever worth the cost
Well I know that I'm damned if I never get out
And maybe I'm damned if I do
But with every other beat I've got left in my heart
You know I'd rather be damned with you
But If I gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned
Dancing through the night with you
Well If I gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned
Gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned
Gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned
Dancing through the night
Dancing through the night
Dancing through the night with you
Oh, baby you're the only thing in this whole world
That's pure and good and right
And wherever you are and wherever you go
There's always gonna be some light
But I gotta get out, I gotta break it out now
Before the final crack of dawn
So we gotta make the most of our one night together
When it's over you know we'll both be so alone
Like a bat out of hell
I'll be gone when the morning comes
And when the night is over
Like a bat out of hell
I'll be gone, gone, gone
And like a bat out of hell
I'll be gone when the morning comes
When the day is done and the sun goes down
And the moonlight's shining through
Then like a sinner before the gates of Heaven
I'll come crawling on back to you
Then like a sinner before the gates of Heaven
I'll come crawling on back to you
Well I can see myself tearing up the road
Faster than any other boy has ever gone
Oh and my skin is raw but my soul is ripe
And no one's gonna stop me now
I'm gonna make my escape
But I can't stop thinking of you
And I never see the sudden curve 'til it's way too late
Then I'm dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun
Torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike
And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
And the last thing I see is my heart still beating
Oh breaking out of my body and flying away
Like a bat out of hell
Then I'm dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun
Whahhh, torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike
And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
And the last thing I see is my heart still beating, still beating
Oh breaking out of my body and flying away
Oh like a bat out of hell
Oh like a bat out of hell
Oh like a bat out of hell
Oh like a bat out of hell
Oh like a bat out of hell
Oh like a bat out of hell
And I would do anything for love
I'd run right into hell and back
Oh I would do anything for love
I'll never lie to you and that's a fact
But I'll never forget the way you feel right now
Oh no no way
And I would do anything for love
But I won't do that
No I won't do that
And some days it don't come easy
And some days it don't come hard
Some days it don't come at all
And these are the days that never end
And some nights you're breathing fire
And some nights you're carved in ice
Some nights you're like nothing I've ever seen before
Or will again
And maybe I'm crazy
Oh it's crazy and it's true
I know you can save me
No one else can save me now but you
As long as the planets are turning
As long as the stars are burning
As long as your dreams are coming true
You better believe it
That I would do anything for love
Oh I would do anything for love
Oh I would do anything for love
But I won't do that
No no no I wont do...
I would do anything for love
Anything you've been dreaming of
But I just won't do
I would do anything for love
Anything you've been dreaming of
But I just won't do
I would do anything for love
Anything you've been dreaming of
But I just won't do that
And somedays I pray for silence
And somedays I pray for soul
Somedays I just pray to the Gods of Sex and Drums and Rock 'N Roll
And maybe I'm lonely
That's all I'm qualified to be
There's just one and only
The one and only promise I can keep
As long as the wheels are turning
As long as the fires are burning
As long as your prayers are coming true
You better believe it
That I would do anything for love
And you know it's true and that's a fact
Oh I would do anything for love
And there'll never be no turning back
But I'll never do it better then I do it with you
So strong So long
And I would do anything for love
Oh I would do anything for love
I would do anything for love
But I won't do that
No I won't do that
It was a hot summer night
And the beach was burning
There was fog crawling over the sand
Oh, when I listen to your heart
I hear the whole world turning
I see the shooting stars falling
Through your trembling hands
Well you were licking your lips
And your lipstick shining
I was dying just to ask for a taste
Oh we were lying together in a silver lining
By the the light of the moon
You know there's not another moment
Not another moment
Not another moment to waste
Oh well you hold me so close that my knees grow weak
But my soul is flying high above the ground
I'm trying to speak but no matter what I do
I just can't seem to make any sound
And then you took the words right out of my mouth
Oh it must have been while you were kissing me
You took the words right out of my mouth
Oh and I swear it's true
I was just about to say I love you
And then you took the words right out of my mouth
Oh it must have been while you were kissing me
You took the words right out of my mouth
Oh and I swear it's true
I was just about to say I love you
And now my body is shaking like a wave on the water
And I guess that I'm beginning to grin
Oh we're finally alone and we can do what we wanna
Oh the night is young
Ain't no one gonna know where
No one gonna know where
No one's gonna know where you've been
Aw you were licking your lips
And your lipstick shining
I was dying just to ask for a taste
Oh we were lying together in a silver lining
By the the light of the moon
You know there's not another moment to waste
And then you took the words right out of my mouth
Oh it must have been while you were kissing me
You took the words right out of my mouth
Oh and I swear it's true
I was just about to say I love you
Oh yeah you took the words right out of my mouth
Oh it must have been while you were kissing me
You took the words right out of my mouth
Oh and I swear it's true
I was just about to say I love you
And then you took the words right out of my mouth
Oh you took the words right out of my mouth
Hey you took the words right out of my mouth
Oh you took the words right out of my mouth
Hey you took the words right out of my mouth
Oh you took the words right out of my mouth
Hey hey took the words right out of my mouth
You took the words right out of my mouth
You took the words right out of my mouth
Oh it must have been while you were kissing me
You took the words right out of my mouth
Oh it must have been while you were kissing me
You took the words right out of my mouth
Oh it must have been while you were kissing me
You took the words right out of my mouth
Oh it must have been while you were
Must have been while you were
Must have been while you were
Must have been while you were kissing me yeah
about
This is "The Bat Unplugged EP" - housing all the previous releases in one place.
These are Jim Steinman's songs stripped down to their purest form - a voice and a guitar. Imagine Strat as a balladeer traveling across a post-apocalyptic world with just a guitar strapped to his back searching for love that glows like the metal on the edge of a knife.
This EP honors the genius songwriter himself. You are missed dearly Jim. Thank you for all of your amazing, healing music.
credits
released May 7, 2021
Producer: Andrew Polec, Jakob Reinhardt
Guitar: Jakob Reinhardt
Mixer: Jakob Reinhardt
Masterer: Greg Reierson
Record Label: Strat and the Casters
Music & Lyrics: James Richard Steinman
Photographer: Chris Bye
Layout: Part Two Design
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