Bat Out Of Hell lyrics by Meat Loaf
Title : BAT OUT OF HELLArtist : MEATLOAF
Comp : Jim Steinman
Copyright : Carlin Music Corp. Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Reference Number : 0658
Lyric sheet
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N.B. Characters in UPPER CASE are sung by the lead vocal.
Lead vocals in
by backing vocals singing the same lyrics.
Characters in lower case are backing vocals
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SOMEONE'S A-SCREAMING AND THE FIRES ARE HOWLIN'
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 THUNDER IN THE SKY
AND A KILLER'S ON THE BLOOD SHOT STREETS
OH AND DOWN IN THE TUNNEL WHERE THE DEADLY ARE RISIN'
OH I SWEAR I SAW A YOUNG BOY, DOWN IN THE GUTTER
HE WAS STARTING TO FOAM IN THE HEAT
OH BABY YOUR THE ONLY THING IN THIS WHOLE WORLD
oo - oo - oh oo - oo - oh
THATS PURE AND GOOD AND RIGHT
oo - oo - oh oo - oo - oh
AND WHERE EVER YOU ARE AND WHERE EVER YOU GO
oo - oo - oh oo - oo - oh
THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE SOME LIGHT
oo - oo - oh oooh
BUT I GOTTA GET OUT, I GOTTA BREAK IT UP NOW
oo - oo - oh oo - oo - oh
BE FORE THE FINAL CRACK OF DAWN
oo - oo - oh oooh
SO WE'RE DOWN OUT THE MIST, WITH OUR ONE NIGHT TOGETHER
oo - oo - oh oo - oo - oh
WHEN IT'S OVER YOU KNOW, WE'LL BOTH BE SO A LONE
oo - oo - oh
< LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL >
< I'LL BE GONE WHEN THE MORNING COMES >
< OH WHEN THE NIGHT IS OVER LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL >
< I'LL BE GONE, GONE, GONE >
< LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL >
< I'LL BE GONE WHEN THE MORNING COMES >
OH WHEN THE DAY IS GONE AND THE SUN GOES DOWN
oo - oo - oh oo - oo - oh
AND THE MOONLIGHT'S SHINING THROUGH
oo - oo - oh oo - oo - oh
AND 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 MY SILVER-BLACK PHANTOM BIKE
OH WHEN THE METAL IS HOT AND THE ENGINE IS HOLDING
AND WERE ALL ABOUT TO SEE THE LIGHT
NOTHING EVER GROWS IN THIS ROCK AND ROLL HOLE
AND EVERYTHING IS BURNIN' AND LOST
< AND NOTHING REALLY ROCKS AND NOTHING REALLY ROLLS >
< AND NOTHINGS EVER WORTH THE COST >
AND I KNOW THAT I'M DOWN IF I NEVER GET UP
oo - oo - oh oooh oo - oo - oh
AND MAYBE I'M DOWN IF I DO
oo - oo - oh oo - oo - oh
I'LL BE THERE BY THE BEAT I'VE GOT LEFT IN MY HEART
oo - oo - oh oo - oo - oh oo - oo - oh
YOU KNOW I'D NEVER BE DOWN WITH YOU
oo - oo - oh oooh
WELL IF I'VE GOTTA BE DAMNED, YA KNOW I WANNA BE DAMNED
DANCING THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH YOU
< WELL IF I'VE GOTTA BE DAMNED, DO YA KNOW I WANNA BE DAMNED >
< GOTTA BE DAMNED, YA KNOW I WANNA BE DAMNED >
< GOTTA BE DAMNED, YA KNOW I WANNA BE DAMNED >
< DANCING THROUGH THE NIGHT >
< DANCING THROUGH THE NIGHT >
< DANCING THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH YOU >
(Guitar and piano)
< LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL >
< I'LL BE GONE WHEN THE MORNING COMES >
< OH WHEN THE NIGHT IS OVER LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL >
< I'LL BE GONE, GONE, GONE >
< LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL >
< I'LL BE GONE WHEN THE MORNING COMES >
OH WHEN THE DAY IS DONE AND THE SUN GOES DOWN
oo - oo - oh oo - oo - oh
AND THE MOONLIGHT'S SHINING THROUGH
oo - oo - oh ooh ooh ooh ooh
< THEN LIKE A SINNER, BEFORE THE GATES OF HEAVEN >
< I'LL COME CRAWLING ON BACK TO YOU >
AND LIKE A SINNER, BEFORE THE GATES OF HEAVEN
I'LL COME CRAWLING ON BACK TO YOU
(Motorbike)
(Piano)
(Guitar)
OH I CAN SEE MYSELF, TEARING UP THE ROAD
< FASTER THAN ANY OTHER BOY HAS EVER GONE >
OH AND MY SKIN IS RAW BUT MY SOLE IS RIGHT
AND NO ONE IS GONNA STOP ME NOW
I'M GONNA MAKE MY E SCAPE
BUT I CAN'T STOP THINKING OF YOU
AND I NEVER SEEN THE SIGN UNTILL,
'TIL IT'S WAY TOO LATE
(Guitars)
AND I NEVER SEE THE SIGN UNTILL,
'TILL IT'S WAY TO LATE
THEN I'M DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF A
oo - oo - oh
PIT IN THE BLAZING SUN
oo - oo - oh oo - oo - oh
TORN AND TWISTED AT THE FOOT OF A BURNING BIKE
oo - oo - oh oo - oo - oh oooh
AND I THINK SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE MUST BE TOLLING A BELL
oo - oo - oh oo - oo - oh oooh
AND THE LAST THING I SEE IS MY HEART
oo - oo - oh oooh
STILL BEATING, BREAKING OUT OF MY BODY
AND FLYING AWAY . . . . . LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL
< AND I'M DOWN 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
oo - oo - oh oo - oo - oh ooh
< AND THE LAST THING I SEE IS MY HEART >
STILL BEATING, STILL BEATING
BREAKING OUT OF MY BODY, AND FLYING AWAY
LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL
< LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL, LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL >
< LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL >
< LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL, LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL >
< LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL >. . .
Transcribed and programmed by : Jason Glover
Edited and tweaked by : Kevin Earley
Copyright (C) 1994
