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 (are screaming, are howling)

  ➔ Describes actions happening at the moment of speaking. "Are screaming" and "are howling" indicate that the sirens and fires are actively making noise.

• There's a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye

  ➔ Existential "There is/are" + Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ "There's" introduces the existence of a man. "In the shadows" and "with a gun in his eye" are prepositional phrases modifying "man", describing his location and a characteristic.

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

  ➔ Relative Clause (That's pure...)

  ➔ "That's pure and good and right" is a relative clause modifying "the only thing". "That" acts as the relative pronoun, connecting the clause to the noun it describes.

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

  ➔ Simile ("Like a bat out of hell") + Future Simple ("I'll be gone") + Time Clause ("when the morning comes")

  ➔ The line uses a simile to compare the speaker's departure to a bat flying out of hell. "I'll be gone" expresses a future action, and "when the morning comes" is a time clause specifying when the action will occur.

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

  ➔ Simile ("like a sinner...") + Future Simple ("I'll come...") + Phrasal Verb ("crawling on back")

  ➔ This line uses a simile to compare the speaker's return to someone crawling back like a sinner before Heaven. "I'll come" expresses a future action. "Crawling on back" is a phrasal verb suggesting a humble and reluctant return.

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

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1 Implied) "If I gotta be damned..."

  ➔ This line presents a conditional situation where the speaker implies a preference if being damned is unavoidable. "If I gotta be damned" sets the condition, with the implied result being the desire to be damned while dancing with the person being addressed.

• Faster than any other boy has ever gone

  ➔ Comparative Adjective ("Faster") + Present Perfect "has ever gone"

  ➔ "Faster" is a comparative adjective showing a higher degree of speed. "Has ever gone" in the present perfect indicates an experience throughout someone's life until now, implying no one has been faster.

• 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

  ➔ Present Participle as Adjective (Still beating, Breaking out, flying away), Simile (Like a bat out of hell)

  ➔ "Still beating," "breaking out," and "flying away" are present participles used as adjectives to describe the heart. They add vivid detail to the scene. "Like a bat out of hell" is a simile comparing the heart's departure to a bat escaping from hell.