Bat Out Of Hell

• By: Meat Loaf

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
screaming /ˈskriːmɪŋ/ B1	verb - to utter a loud, piercing cry
howling /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/ B2	verb - to utter a loud, mournful cry
shadows /ˈʃædoʊz/ A2	noun - dark areas created when light is blocked
shining /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/ A2	verb - to emit light; to be bright
bright /braɪt/ B1	adjective - giving out or reflecting a lot of light
evil /ˈiːvl/ B2	noun - profound immorality and wickedness adjective - profoundly immoral and wicked
thunder /ˈθʌndər/ B1	noun - a loud crash of sound due to atmospheric electricity
killer /ˈkɪlər/ B1	noun - a person or thing that kills
bloodshot /ˈblʌdʃɒt/ B2	adjective - inflamed with blood
streets /striːts/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
deadly /ˈdedli/ B2	adjective - causing or able to cause death
rising /ˈraɪzɪŋ/ A2	verb - to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling position
gutter /ˈɡʌtər/ B2	noun - a channel at the edge of a street for carrying off rainwater
foam /foʊm/ B2	verb - to produce foam
pure /pjʊər/ B1	adjective - not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - to be desired or approved of
right /raɪt/ A1	adjective - morally good, justified, or acceptable
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
crack /kræk/ B1	noun - a line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking into separate parts
dawn /dɔːn/ B1	noun - the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - having no one else present
hell /hel/ B1	noun - a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often traditionally depicted as a place of perpetual fire beneath the earth where the wicked are punished after death
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the period of time between sunrise and noon
crawling /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move on one's hands and knees
sinner /ˈsɪnər/ B2	noun - a person who transgresses against religious or moral law
highway /ˈhaɪweɪ/ A2	noun - a main road, especially one connecting major towns or cities
metal /ˈmetl/ A2	noun - a solid material that is typically hard, shiny, malleable, fusible, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity
hot /hɑːt/ A1	adjective - having a high degree of heat or a high temperature
hungry /ˈhʌŋɡri/ A1	adjective - feeling or displaying the need for food
damned /dæmd/ B2	adjective - condemned by God to eternal punishment
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
raw /rɔː/ B1	adjective - not cooked
ripe /raɪp/ B1	adjective - having arrived at the stage of development when it is ready to be eaten
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B1	noun - an act of breaking free from confinement or control verb - get away from
dying /ˈdaɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - to stop living
blazing /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/ B2	adjective - burning fiercely or brightly
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ A2	verb - on fire
beating /ˈbiːtɪŋ/ A2	verb - to hit (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently

Grammar:

• The sirens are screaming and the fires are howling

  ➔ Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense

  ➔ Describes actions that are happening right now. The structure is 'are' + verb + '-ing'.

• And a blade shining, oh, so bright

  ➔ Present Participle as Adjective

  ➔ The word "shining" acts as an adjective to describe the blade. Present participles (verb + -ing) can modify nouns.

• Oh, baby, you're the only thing in this whole world that's pure and good and right

  ➔ Relative Clause with 'that'

  ➔ The clause "that's pure and good and right" is a relative clause, introduced by 'that', which modifies "the only thing". 'That' acts as the subject within the relative clause.

• Wherever you are and wherever you go

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Place with 'wherever'

  ➔ "Wherever" introduces adverbial clauses indicating any place. It means 'no matter where'.

• Like a bat out of hell, I'll be gone when the morning comes

  ➔ Future Tense with 'will' and Simile

  ➔ 'I'll be gone' is the future simple tense, indicating a future action. 'Like a bat out of hell' is a simile, comparing the speed of his departure to a bat flying from hell.

• Then like a sinner before the gates of Heaven, I'll come crawling on back to you

  ➔ Adverbial Phrase of Comparison and Future Tense

  ➔ "Like a sinner before the gates of Heaven" is an adverbial phrase of comparison describing *how* he'll return. 'I'll come crawling' is future simple, indicating the *time* of the return.

• And I know that I'm damned if I never get out

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Mixed)

  ➔ This sentence suggests a mixed conditional. 'I'm damned' implies a present/future consequence of a hypothetical past action (never getting out). While not a perfect type 3 conditional, the 'if I never get out' sets up a hypothetical that impacts his current state.

• And maybe I'm damned if I do

  ➔ Ellipsis and Conditional Clause (Implied)

  ➔ This is a shortened form. The full sentence could be: "And maybe I'm damned if I *do* get out." There's an implied conditional clause about the potential negative consequences of leaving.

• Well, if I gotta be damned, you know I wanna be damned dancing through the night with you

  ➔ Conditional Clause Type 1 (with variation) and 'wanna'

  ➔ 'If I gotta be damned' is a Type 1 conditional, although 'gotta' (got to) adds a colloquial feel. 'I wanna be damned dancing through the night' is the main clause expressing a desire, with 'wanna' being a contraction of 'want to'.