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Jim Steinman
31 quotes
“I have travelled across the universe through the years to find her. Sometimes going all the way is just a start...”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) first seen 1993 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Opening caption to the video for "I'd Do Anything for Love (but I Won't Do That)" (1993)
“I've been called over the top. How silly. If you don't go over the top, you can't see what's on the other side.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) first seen 1997 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "The Bat out of Hell" by Jonathan Karp in The Washington Post (26 January 26 1997)
“I didn't write it for anyone but Bonnie.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the song "Total Eclipse of the Heart" having been written specifically for Bonnie Tyler, countering claims he had or would have written it for Meat Loaf; as quoted in Like a Bat Out of Hell: The Larger than Life Stor…
“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 the sky And a killer's on the bloodshot streets.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Like a bat out of Hell I'll be gone when the morning comes. But 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.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Nothing ever grows in this rotten old hole And everything is stunted and lost And nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls And nothing's ever worth the cost. And 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 got left in my heart You know I'd rather be damned with you.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Then I'm dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun All 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, Breaking out of my body And flying away Like a bat out of Hell.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I never had a girl Looking any better than you did And all the kids at school They were wishing they were me that night.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It never felt so good, it never felt so right And we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night I can see paradise by the dashboard light.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ain't no doubt about it We were doubly blessed Cause we were barely seventeen And we were barely dressed.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Stop right there! I gotta know right now! Before we go any further — Do you love me? Will you love me forever?”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Baby, baby let me sleep on it Let me sleep on it And I'll give you my answer in the morning...”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So now I'm praying for the end of time To hurry up and arrive Cause if I gotta spend another minute with you I don't think that I can really survive. I'll never break my promise or forget my vow But God only knows what I can do right now. I'm praying for the end of time It's all that I can do Praying for the end of time, so I can end my time with you!”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Let me show you how to drive me crazy, Let me show you how to make me feel so good, Let me show you how to take me to the edge of the stars and back again. You've gotta show me how to drive you crazy, You've gotta show me all the things you wanna happen to you, We've gotta tell each other everything, we always wanted someone to do.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's all we ever wanted And all we'll ever need And now it's slipping through our fingers Faster than the speed of night.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Turn around Every now and then I get a little bit lonely And you're never coming 'round Turn around Every now and then I get a little bit tired Of listening to the sound of my tears Turn around Every now and then I get a little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by. Turn around Every now and then I get a little bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes. Turn around bright eyes. Every now and then I fall apart.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And I need you now tonight And I need you more than ever And if you only hold me tight We'll be holding on forever And we'll only be making it right 'Cause we'll never be wrong Together we can take it to the end of the line Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time (all of the time) I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks. I really need you tonight Forever's gonna start tonight (Forever's gonna start tonight)”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Once upon a time I was falling in love But now I'm only falling apart There's nothing I can do A total eclipse of the heart Once upon a time there was light in my life But now there's only love in the dark Nothing I can say A total eclipse of the heart..”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every time I see you, all the rays of the sun Are streaming through the waves in your hair And every star in the sky is taking aim at your eyes Like a spotlight.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You can take the darkness from the deep of the night And turn it to a beacon burning endlessly bright I gotta follow it 'cause everything I know Well, it's nothing 'till I give it to you.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'm never gonna make it without you Do you really wanna see me crawl ? And I'm never gonna make it like you do Making love out of nothing at all.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'll never forget the way you feel right now — Oh no — no way — I would do anything for love But I won't do that.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But it was long ago and it was far away, Oh god, it seems so very far. And if life is just a highway Then the soul is just a car.And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And we’ll never be as young as we are right now”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I know just how to fake it And I know just how to scheme I know just when to face the truth And then I know just when to dream. And I know just where to touch you And I know just what to prove I know when to pull you closer And I know when to let you loose. And I know the night is fading And I know the time's gonna fly And I'm never gonna tell you everything I gotta tell you But I know I've got to give it a try. And I know the roads to riches And I know the ways to fame I know all the rules and then I know how to break'em And then I always know the name of the game But I don't know how to leave you And I'll never let you fall And I don't know how you do it Making love out of nothing at all.”
Jim Steinman (1947–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source