Meat Loaf - Blind Before I Stop
| 1 | Execution Day | 6:32 | Meat Loaf / Dick Wagner |
| 2 | Rock N' Roll Mercenaries | 5:00 | Micheal Emmig / Alan Hodge |
| 3 | Gettin' Away with Murder | 3:50 | Terry Britten / Sue Shifrin |
| 4 | One More Kiss (Night of the Soft Parade) | 5:40 | Meat Loaf / John Golden |
| 5 | Blind Before I Stop | 3:33 | Meat Loaf / John Golden / Paul Christie |
| 6 | Burning Down | 4:59 | Billy Rankin |
| 7 | Standing on the Outside | 3,59 | John Lang / Richard Page / Steve George |
| 8 | Masculine | 4:23 | Rick Derringer |
| 9 | A Man and a Woman | 4:11 | Jerry Riopelle / John Harris |
| 10 | Special Girl | 3:56 | Edde Schwartz / Dave Tyson |
| 11 | Rock N' Roll Hero | 4:30 | John Wilcox |
Produced by Frank Farian
Arranged by Frank Farian, Meat Loaf, Pit Löw, Mats Björklynd
Vocals: Meat Loaf (Rock 'N' Roll Merc.: Meat Loaf, John Parr, Frank Farian)
Backing Singers Male: Peter Bishof, Bertl Gebhard, Bimey Obereit, Frank Farian
Backing Singers Female: Amy and Elaine Goff
Choir: Jackson Choir
Arrangements and Computer Programming: Pit Löw, Mats Björklynd
Drums: Curt Cress
Saxaphone: Mel Collins
Guitars: Mats Björklynd, Johan Daansen, Peter Weihe
Bass: Dieter Petereit, John Golden: Bass
Keyboards: Harry Baierl, Pit Löw
| Label | Cat.No. | F. | Y. | C. | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arista | 207 741 | LP | 1986 | DE | |
| 2 | Arista | 257 741 | CD | 1986 | DE |
EXECUTION DAY
I stare in the mirror, my eyes refuse to blink
Sympathy for me, hell, I can't even think
Send for the iceman, my temperature is startin' to rise
I've heard it before, I know the truth from the lies
Is it any wonder heaven's racked with thunder?
And all of my dreams go under like the fallin' rain
Execution day…
Execution day…
Execution day…
Execution day…
Voices that hover like locusts keep smothering me
Twisting and turning my senses like a cyclone at sea
Don't touch me now—won't let you crucify me
You ain't no damn jury, you can't pass no sentence on me!
Is it any wonder heaven's racked with thunder?
And all of my dreams go under like the pourin' rain
Execution day…
Execution day…
Execution day…
Execution day…
Whose blood on whose hands?
Where's the promises they preached for this land
Standin' here with bibles clutched in their hands
Whose blood on whose hands?
Whose blood on whose hands?
(whose blood… whose hands…)
Execution day…
Execution day…
Father my hands are shakin'
I see the light that's breakin'
Show me the way to set my soul free
I hope it rains on me—let it rain on me
Execution day…
Execution day…
Execution day…
Execution day……
EXECUTION DAY
Meat Loaf: Lead and Backing Vocals
Peter Weihe: Acoustic, Fretless, Rhythm and Lead Guitars
Dieter Petereit: Bass
Harry Baierl: Piano
Mats Björklynd: Keyboards, Programming, Additional Guitars
Pit Löw: Keyboards, Programming
Curt Cress: Drums
Mel Collins: Saxophone
Background Vocals by Peter Bischof, Bertyl Gebhard, Bimey Obereit, Amy and Elaine Goff and The Jackson Choir
ROCK N' ROLL MERCENARIES
(talking)
(talking)
(talking)
(talking—wealth)
(talking—money)
(talking—power)
(talking—horses)
(talking—fun)
(talking—self)
(talking—power)
(talking—diamonds)
(talking—ego)
(talking—man)
(talking—wealth)
(talking—power)
(talking—power)
(talking—power)
(talking—power)
(repeats)
Money is power—power is fame
Meat:
Hmmm, talking about Rock N' Roll mercenaries
Soldiers of fortune by some other name
John:
I'm talking about Rock N' Roll mercenaries
Money is power—and power is fame
Meat: Everything you pay to hear
John: Just listen
Meat: Everything to catch your ear
John: Just listen
John:
Whatever it takes, they're ready to sell
Anything and everything—they do it themselves
Meat:
Hmmm, talking about Rock N' Roll mercenaries
Soldiers of fortune by some other name
John:
I'm talking about Rock N' Roll mercenaries
Money is power—and power is fame
John:
Young are the victims so easily swayed
Meat:
By subliminal poison, all continuous placed
Both:
Our conscience is a load, so heavy to carry
For a Rock N' Roll Mercenary
Meat:
Talking about Rock N' Roll mercenaries
Soldiers of fortune by some other name
John:
I'm talking about Rock N' Roll mercenaries
Money is power—and power is fame
(talkin'… talkin'…)
(talkin'… talkin'…)
(talkin'… talkin'…)
(talkin'… talkin'…)
(repeats)
John:
It starts with a game, see how they play
'Til all of the laughter is faded away
Meat:
Ooh, it's not for the song, it's not for the love
It's just for the gold and there is never enough
John: Never enough
Frank:
Talking about Rock N' Roll mercenaries
Soldiers of fortune by some other name
Meat:
Oh I'm talking about Rock N' Roll Mercenaries
Money is power—and power is fame
Meat: It's not for the song
John: It's not for the love
Meat: It's just for the gold
John: It is never enough
Meat:
Oh I'm talking about (Rock N' Roll Mercenaries)
Soldiers of fortune by some other name
John:
I'm talking about Rock N' Roll Mercenaries
Money is power—and power is fame, yeah yeah, oo-ooh oh….
(Rock N' Roll Mercenaries)
John: Yeaaah… haha
(talkin'… talkin'…)
(talkin'… talkin'…)
(talkin'… talkin'…)
(talkin'… talkin'…)
(repeats out)
Meat:
Rock N' Roll Mercenaries
Oh, I'm talking about
John:
Talkin' bout
Hey hey....
(fade)
ROCK N' ROLL MERCENARIES
Meat Loaf: Lead and Backing Vocals, Additional Guitars
John Parr: Duet and Backing Vocals
Frank Farian: Additional Vocals
Peter Weihe: Guitars
Johan Daansen: Guitars
Dieter Petereit: Bass
John Golden: Bass
Mats Björklynd: Keyboards, Programming, Additional Guitars
Pit Löw: Keyboards, Programming
Harry Baierl: Keyboards, Programming
Curt Cress: Drums
Background Vocals by Amy & Elaine Goff
GETTIN' AWAY WITH MURDER
She thought she had the only key
She thought you only opened up to her
Well you see—I don't know why you call it love
She thought she was the brightest light
But someone else was lighting up your life
What I think—I don't know why you call it love
I'm not suspicious, no not me
But I'm not blind and I'd have to be, not to see
Gettin' away with murder, you can love a girl and hurt her
That's gettin' away with—gettin' away with murder
You can tell a girl you love her while you're working on another
That's gettin' away with—gettin' away with murder
You had to love and run
Two in the hand has left you holdin' none
And I don't—I don't know how you call it love, no no
You're not demanding, no not you
You're understanding, you do what you want
She thought she was the brightest light
But someone else was lighting up your life
What I think—I don't know why you call it love
I'm not suspicious, no not me
But I'm not blind and I'd have to be, not to see
Gettin' away with murder, you can love a girl and hurt her
That's gettin' away with—gettin' away with murder
You can tell a girl you love her while you're working on another
That's gettin' away with—gettin' away with murder
You said I was the only one
But you were cheating all along
There ought to be a law for what you've done
I got to save you from yourself
I got ta stop you hurtin' someone else
Gettin' away with murder, you can love a girl and hurt her
That's gettin' away with—gettin' away with murder
You can tell a girl you love her while you're working on another
That's gettin' away with—gettin' away with murder
Gettin' away with murder, you can love a girl and hurt her
That's gettin' away with—gettin' away with murder
You can tell a girl you love her while you're working on another
That's gettin' away with—gettin' away with murder....
GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER
Meat Loaf: Lead Vocals
Peter Weihe: Guitars
Mats Björklynd: Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
Pit Löw: Keyboards
Curt Cress: Drums
Mel Collins: Saxophone
Background Vocals by Amy and Elaine Goff
First released by Patti Austin on Gettin' Away With Murder, 1985
ONE MORE KISS (NIGHT OF THE SOFT PARADE)
Part One
At sunset you hear the soft parade is coming
The cars and the beast behind all starts humming
And ooh, you got a cool machine so let's get it running
We'll break the silence of the night
And you know they're gonna hear us comin'
We always see them whisper
We know they're gonna talk
They fantasise the mysteries 'bout the night and the dark
So baby one more kiss, baby one more kiss
We never have to say goodbye
Oh one more kiss, baby one more kiss
It brings a little luck to the night
Artists got their earshels, they're ready on the mark
Gonna try and take the pictures of the dust and the gold in the sparks
And ooh, you got a cool machine, baby let's get it running
You never looked so good before
And your time it's finally comin'
'Cause our home is the wind
We're the gods of the mornin'
Champions of the night
When the engine's are rumblin'
Oh, our home is the wind
We're the gods of the mornin'
Champions of the night
When the engine's are rumblin'
So just one more kiss, baby one more kiss
We never had to say goodbye
One more kiss, baby one more kiss
I never wanna see you cry
One more kiss, baby one more kiss
It brings a little luck to the night
One more kiss, one more kiss
We never have to say goodbye....
Part Two
(ready—ready to roll)
(ready—ready to roll)
(ready—ready to roll)
(ready—ready to roll)
Under my foot gonna hit it down
Take this stance before the crowd
Sleepin' city, urban fall
Summer's sadness time to answer the call
(cool machine—get it runnin'—ready to roll)
Soft hands around my neck
One more kiss then time to connect
Leave this child, leave me all alone
This one's mine and I'm takin' it home
(ready—ready to roll)
This one's mine and I'm takin' it home....
Part Three
Now behind closed walls new histories start to rise
Of the soft parade and the heroes where they lie
And, ooh, you got a cool machine, baby let's get it running
You never looked so good before
and you know your time it's finally comin'
'Cause our home is the wind
we're the gods of the mornin'
Champions of the night
When the engine's are rumblin'
Oh, our home is the wind
We're the gods of the mornin'
Champions of the night
When the engine's are rumblin'
(one more kiss, one more kiss)
(one more kiss, one more kiss)
(one more kiss, one more kiss)
It brings a little luck
Brings a little luck to the night
(one more kiss, one more kiss)
Ooh one more kiss
One more kiss, baby one more kiss
We never have to say goodbye
And, ooh, you got a cool machine
Let's get it runnin'....
(fade)
ONE MORE KISS (NIGHT OF THE SOFT PARADE)
Meat Loaf: Lead Vocals
Peter Weihe: Guitars
John Golden: Warwick Fretless Bass
Harry Baierl: Piano
Pit Löw: Keyboards
Mats Björklynd: Keyboards
Curt Cress: Drums
Background Vocals by Peter Bischof, Bertyl Gebhard, Bimey Obereit, Amy and Elaine Goff
BLIND BEFORE I STOP
And I'll go blind before I stop
They're gonna have to come and lock me up
And I'll go blind before I stop
'Cause this boy mama just wanna rock
There's a two ton fireball burnin' trough the headphones
Cuttin' up my head, makin' ashes of my soul
A lightning bolt petition—tonite I'm gonna sign
Trouble out my window and I'm gonna find it
And I'm feelin' the fever, takin' in the heat
Bouncin' to the boogie, hittin' with the beat
Wrapped in the rhythm—dancin' till we drop
And I'll go blind before I stop
They're gonna have to come and lock me up
And I'll go blind before I stop
'Cause this boy mama just wannao rock
Moonlite madness masquerade
Got my invitation baby, time to play
Rip off the headphones, shove my arm into the socket
Sound comes rushing thru me like an intravenous rocket
And I'm feelin' the fever, takin' in the heat
Bouncin' to the boogie, hittin' with the beat
Wrapped in the rhythm—dancin' till we drop
And I'll go blind before I stop
They're gonna have to come and lock me up
And I'll go blind before I stop
'Cause this boy mama just wanna rock...
Doin' it in the market, doin' it in the mall
Doin' it in the busses and the high school hall
Doin' it in the alley, doin' it for free
Now they're doin' it baby on MTV
Doin' it in the backseat doin' it on the beach
Doin' it in the grandstand, just dancin' on the seats
Doin' it in the movies, doin' it on the train
Doin' it a mile high in a big jet plane....
And I'm feelin' the fever, takin' in the heat
Bouncin' to the boogie, hittin' with the beat
Wrapped in the rhythm—dancin' till we drop
And I'll go blind before I stop
They're gonna have to come and lock me up
And I'll go blind before I stop
'Cause this boy mama just wanna rock
I'll go blind before I stop
They're gonna have to come and lock me up
I'll go blind before I stop
'Cause this boy mama just wanna rock....
BLIND BEFORE I STOP
Lead Vocals: Meat Loaf
Guitars: Peter Weihe, Meat Loaf
Bass: John Golden
Keyboards: Pit Löw, Mats Björklynd
Drums: Curt Cress, Mats Björklynd
Background Vocals: Amy and Elaine Goff
BURNING DOWN
If it takes them so long, so long to say yes
Why don't they just say no?
We don't need anyone to be put to the test
Why don't they let us be?
Livin' for the right to be, livin' for the right
Livin' for the right to be, livin' for the right
Livin' for the right to be free
We needed a plan, we needed defences
They couldn't raise a smile
As the world looked down, they raided our sences
There can be no reconcile
Livin' for the right to be, livin' for the right
Livin' for the right to be, livin' for the right
Livin' for the right to be free
Burnin' down
Burnin' down
Burnin' down
Burnin' down
Burnin' down
Burnin' down
Burnin' down
Burnin' down
There was a time our life was taken for granted
I'll never come again, our flower is dead
The seed is unplanted, they put it all to the flame
Burnin' down
Burnin' down
Burnin' down
Burnin' down
Livin' for the right to be, livin' for the right
Livin' for the right to be, livin' for the right
Livin' for the right to be free
Burnin' down
Burnin' down
Burnin' down
Burnin' down....
BURNING DOWN
Meat Loaf: Lead and Backing Vocals
Peter Weihe: Guitars
Dieter Petereit: Bass
Mats Björklynd: Bass, Keyboards, Programming, Percussion
Pit Löw: Keyboards, Programming
Curt Cress: Drums
Mel Collins: Saxophone
Background Vocals by Peter Bischof, Bertyl Gebhard, Bimey Obereit, Amy and Elaine Goff, Frank Farian and The Jackson Choir
First released by Billy Rankin on Growin' Up Too Fast, 1984
STANDING ON THE OUTSIDE
I ain't livin' here no more
I ain't even keepin' score
It's too late to change, it's over
I'm drowned in a sea of tears
Nothin' I can say to you
Makes any difference
There ain't nothin' I can do
None of it makin' sence
Standing on the outside
Lookin' in at you
Standing on the outside
I'm runnin' out of time
I'm so tired of being alone
In a world that feels so cold
There's got to be a light that I can't find
There's got to be a soul somewhere
That shines for me
Now I don't want to live
Without love any more
I just wanna live my life
Love's gotta open up the door
Show me it's light again
Standing on the outside
Lookin' in at you
Standing on the outside
I'm runnin' out of time
Nothin' I can say to you
Makes any difference
There ain't nothin' I can do
None of it makin' sence
Standing on the outside
Lookin' in at you
Standing on the outside
I'm runnin' out of time....
STANDING ON THE OUTSIDE
Meat Loaf: Lead Vocals
Peter Weihe: Acoustic and Lead Guitars
Johan Daansen: Guitars
John Golden: Warwick Fretless Bass
Harry Baierl: Piano
Pit Löw: Keyboards, Programming
Mats Björklynd: Keyboards, Programming
Curt Cress: Drums
Background Vocals by Peter Bischof, Bertyl Gebhard, Bimey Obereit, Amy and Elaine Goff, The Jackson Choir
MASCULINE
This one of the neighbors from down the street. This racket of this music is been going on all afternoon, an' I'm sick 'n' tired of it. If it doesn't stop—I'm calling the police!
You got me on the run, you got me your way
Now I'm feeling pretty good and I'm beginning to sweat
Your love is so fine, you got me feelin' alright
Going out of my mind—I got to have you tonight
The girl's so deep inside like blood in my veins
Never lets me hide, now I'm going insane
It makes me climb te walls, bite my nails to the bone
It's always by my side, it never leaves me alone
When it's time to get tough—I'm masculine
(masculine, masculine)
When she wants to play rough—I'm masculine
(masculine, masculine)
Masculine
I know that I'm a man from the spark in my soul
It can make you so hot, you go out of control
Grab her by the hair, drag her back to your cave
It's what makes me a man—people always stay the same
When it's time to get tough—I'm masculine
(masculine, masculine)
When she wants to play rough—I'm masculine
(masculine, masculine)
Masculine....
(masculine, masculine)
(masculine, masculine)
(anytime, anyplace, anyway)
In the heat of the nite
(masculine, masculine)
And the dark of the day
(masculine, masculine)
Anytime, anyplace, anyway
When it's time to get tough—I'm masculine
(masculine, masculine)
When she wants to make love—I'm masculine
What you'd say?
When it's time to get tough—I'm masculine
Aaaaaah yeah
When she wants to play rough—I'm masculine
(masculine, masculine)
When she wants to make love
(masculine, masculine)
If you push me, I'll shove—I'm masculine
When she wants to play rough—I'm masculine.....
MASCULINE
Meat Loaf: Lead and Backing Vocals
Peter Weihe: Guitars
Dieter Petereit: Bass
Harry Baierl: Piano
Pit Löw: Keyboards
Mats Björklynd: Keyboards, Additional Guitars
Curt Cress: Drums
Background Vocals by Peter Bischof, Bertyl Gebhard, Bimey Obereit, Amy and Elaine Goff
A MAN AND A WOMAN
And the band began to play
Without a song they lose their way
A song of love and custom dreams
A song of yesterday
When they danced
When they danced
Her skirts were lifted high
She felt the music in his arms
The danger in his eyes
And a woman said, No
And a man said, But I love you so…
And a woman moved closer
And a man said, Take my love into your heart…
I must have you here by my side…
It happened all to fast
They came to loveand they came to last
No-one remembers now who lied
True love is made of glass
And a woman said, Change
And a man said, As soon as I can…
And a woman said, Open up
And a man said, Your way is right…
You're my love I want to be holdin' you down…
In the evening of their lives
No regrets and clear blue skies
They met again in old New York
He tells he one sweet lie
When they danced
When they danced
And a man said, I love you so…
And a woman moved closer
And a man said, Take my love into your heart…
I must have you here by my side…
A MAN AND A WOMAN
Meat Loaf: Lead Vocals
Amy Goff: Female Lead Vocals
Peter Weihe: Guitars
John Golden: Warwick Fretless Bass
Pit Löw: Keyboards
Mats Björklynd: Keyboards, Drums
Curt Cress: Drums
Background Vocals by Peter Bischof, Bertyl Gebhard, Bimey Obereit, Elaine Goff
First released by Jerry Riopelle on Dangerous Strangers, 1979
SPECIAL GIRL
Into each life a little sunlight want to shine
Let me tell you fortune life that once was mine
She was a special girl
She meant the world to me
And I gave her everything
When I found her I'd been looking everywhere
And when I lost her I was lost beyond despair
She was a special girl
She meant the world to me
And I gave her everything
Dreams are hard to touch
Could it be I love her too much?....
She was a special girl
And she meant the world to me
And I gave her everything
Bottom line is, she was fine in every way
And it's not with hesitation that I say
She was a special girl
And she meant the world to me
And I gave her everything
Dreams they come and go
But thoughts, like love, will always grow....
(special girl)
(special girl)....
SPECIAL GIRL
Meat Loaf: Lead Vocals
Peter Weihe: Guitars
Johan Daansen: Guitars
John Golden: Bass
Pit Löw: Keyboards
Mats Björklynd: Keyboards
Curt Cress: Drums
Background Vocals by Peter Bischof, Bertyl Gebhard, Bimey Obereit, Amy and Elaine Goff
First released by Eddie Schwartz on Public Life, 1983
ROCK 'N' ROLL HERO
I sold my soul to Rock N' Roll
When it didn't cost a thing
Stacks of scratched up 45's
And taught myself how to sing
What doesn't it take to be a Rock N' Roll Hero?
Just like the King
Livin' in a blaze of glory
Burnin' it up in a smoke filled club
Givin' your soul to the world
Like a Rock N' Roll Hero
A soldier of fortune in the night
Like a Rock N' Roll Hero
When the white-hot lights cut thru the night
And the sound of the thunder starts rearing
That's when you know what you're saving it for
And you know the feeling like a Rock N' Roll Hero
I owe it all to Rock N' Roll
And I wouldn't want to change a thing
Got this old guitar strapped round my neck
And my baby waitin' in the wings
What doesn't it take to be a Rock N' Roll Hero?
Just like the king
Livin' in a blaze of glory
A spark in your eyes, a flame in your soul
Givin' your soul to the world
Like a Rock N' Roll Hero
A soldier of fortune in the night
Like a Rock N' Roll Hero
When the white-hot lights cut thru the night
And the sound of the thunder starts rearing
That's when you know what you're saving it for
And you know the feeling like a Rock N' Roll Hero....
ROCK 'N' ROLL HERO
Meat Loaf: Lead Vocals
Peter Weihe: Guitars
Dieter Petereit: Bass
Pit Löw: Keyboards, Programming
Mats Björklynd: Keyboards, Programming
Curt Cress: Drums
Background Vocals by Peter Bischof, Bertyl Gebhard, Bimey Obereit, Amy and Elaine Goff
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