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Jim Steinman Quotes

1947–2021 United States

James Richard Steinman (November 1, 1947 – April 19, 2021) was an American composer, lyricist, record producer, and playwright.

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Also known as: James Richard Steinman

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I didn't write it for anyone but Bonnie.

It never felt so good, it never felt so right
And we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife.

Bat out of Hell (1977)

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.

And we’ll never be as young as we are right now

Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993)

Every now and then I get a little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by.

Faster Than The Speed of Night (1983)

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.

Bad for Good (1981)

I have travelled across the universe through the years to find her. Sometimes going all the way is just a start...

And I'm never gonna tell you everything I gotta tell you
But I know I've got to give it a try.

Making Love out of Nothing at All (1983)

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.

Bad for Good (1981)

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.

Faster Than The Speed of Night (1983)

Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night
I can see paradise by the dashboard light.

Bat out of Hell (1977)

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.

Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993)

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..

Faster Than The Speed of Night (1983)

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.

Bat out of Hell (1977)

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.

Making Love out of Nothing at All (1983)

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.

Making Love out of Nothing at All (1983)

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.

Faster Than The Speed of Night (1983)

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.

Faster Than The Speed of Night (1983)

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.

Bad for Good (1981)

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.

Making Love out of Nothing at All (1983)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jim Steinman (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.