Versions[]
Elaine Caswell on Original Sin
Meat Loaf on Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell
Rory Dodd on a 'guide vocal' demo recording
Greg Sullivan at Paradise Found: The Lost Songs of Jim Steinman
Andrew Polec, Christina Bennington and Aran Macrae on Bat Out Of Hell The Musical: Original Cast Recording
Lyrics[]
And I never really sleep anymore
And I always get those dangerous dreams
And I never get a minute of peace
And I gotta wonder what it means
Maybe it's nothing and I'm under the weather
Maybe it's just one of those bugs going round
Maybe I'm under a spell and it's magic
Maybe there's a witch doctor with an office in town
Oh, is this a blessing, or is it a curse?
Does it get any better? Can it get any worse?
Will it go on forever, or is it over tonight?
Does it come with the darkness? Does it bring out the light?
Is it richer than diamonds or just a little cheaper than spit?
(I don't know what it is)
I don't know what it is, but it just won't quit
And there used to be such an easy way of living
And there used to be every hope in the world
And I used to get everything that I went after
But there never used to be this boy
But there never used to be this boy
Maybe I'm crazy and I'm losing my senses
Maybe I'm possessed by a spirit or such
Maybe I'm desperate and I've got no defenses
Can you get me a prescription for that one perfect touch?
Oh, is this a blessing, or is it a curse?
Does it get any better? Can it get any worse?
Will it go on forever, or is it over tonight?
Does it come with the darkness? Does it bring out the light?
It's a stairway to heaven or a subway going down to the pits
(Is it some kind of love?)
I don't know what it is but it just won't quit
There was a time when nothing ever really mattered
There was a time when there was nothing I didn't know
There was a time when I knew just what I was living for
There was a time and the time was so long ago
There was a time and the time was so long ago...
And I never really sleep anymore