Great All-Time "Clashing Libidos" Lyrics

[chocolateeyes]

Ahh, ya gotta love Jim Steinman's lyrics. He's actually written some decent songs for Air Supply and others, but they were delivered so "POP" that the words lost their power.

"Making Love Out Of Nothing At All"

(Jim Steinman)

I know just how to whisper,
and I know just how to cry;
I know just where to find the answers;
and I know just how to lie.
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.
And I know just where to touch you,
and I know just what to prove;
I know when to pull you closer,
and I know when to let you loose.
And I know the night is fading,
and I know that time's gonna fly;
and I'm never gonna tell you everything
I've got to tell you,
but I know I've got to give it a try.
And I know the roads to riches,
and I know the ways to fame;
I know all the rules
and then I know how to break 'em
and I always know the name of the game.
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,
(making love)
out of nothing at all,
(making love)
out of nothing at all,
(making love)
out of nothing at all,
(making love)
out of nothing at all
(making love)
out of nothing at all.
Every time I see you all the rays of the sun
are streaming through the waves in your hair;
and every star in the sky is taking aim
at your eyes like a spotlight,
The beating of my heart is a drum, and it's lost
and it's looking for a rhythm like you.
You can take the darkness from the pit of the night
and turn into a beacon burning endlessly bright.
I've got to follow it, 'cause everything I know, well it's nothing till I give it to you.
I can make the runner stumble,
I can make the final block;
And I can make every tackle, at the sound of the whistle,
I can make all the stadiums rock.
I can make tonight forever,
Or I can make it disappear by the dawn;
And I can make you every promise that has ever been made,
And I can make all your demons be gone.
But I'm never gonna make it without you,
Do you really want to 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
(making love)
out of nothing at all
(making love)
out of nothing at all
(making love)
out of nothing at all
(making love)
out of nothing at all
(making love)
out of nothing at all
(making love)

[chocolateeyes]

this one's even better, and a pretty good "SSM" song:

Artist: Jim Steinman
Song: Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through


You can't run away forever
But there's nothing wrong with getting a good head start.
You want to shut out the night

You want to shut down the sun

you want to shut away the pieces of a broken heart.

Think of how we'd lay down together

We'd be listening to the radio so loud and so strong.
Every golden nugget coming like a gift of the gods.
Someone must have blessed us when he gave us those songs

I treasure your love
I never want to lose it

You've been through the fires of hell
And I know you've got the ashes to prove it.
I treasure your love

I want to show you how to use it

You've been through a lot of pain in the dirt
And I know you've got the scars to prove it.

Remember everything that I told you
And I'm telling you again that it's true.
When you're alone and afraid and you're completely amazed
To find there's nothing anybody can do

Keep on believing
And you'll discover baby:

There's always something magic

There's always something new

And when you really
really need it the most
That's when rock and roll dreams come through.
The beat is yours forever
the beat is always new

And when you really
really need it the most
That's when rock and roll dreams come through . . . for you.

I treasure you love
. . .

Remember everything that I told you
And I'm telling you again that it's true.
You're never alone cause you can put on the phones
And let the drummer tell your heart what to do.
Keep on believing and you'll discover baby:
10

There's always something magic
. . .

The beat is yours forever -
That's when rock and roll dreams come through.
The beat is yours forever - . .

[maxsdad]

This really isn't a libidinous story, however, it is musically relevant. My young son learned the lyrics to the Stones, "you can't always get what you want" at the age of 4 (damn, was I proud of him), and always asked my W or I to crank it up whenever we were in the car.
Well, we started this little thing where whenever my W would go on rant, and start issuing demands, i would point to the boy and say, "tell mommy what Mick says!" and he would belt out in Mick's own bluesy style the popular refrain.
Could have something to do with why I'm suddenly involuntarily single again...do you think?!?!
Of course it also works whenever the mega-marketers on TV blast the kids 50 times during an episode of SpongeBob with the latest greatest toy (batteries not included)...when my S starts with the I wants, I'd ask him, "what's your favorite stones song again???"

[Dmsw4]

I think my H must have rocked out to "If you can't be with the one you love, honey, love the one you're with."

[chromosphere]

I don't think anyone else posted this one, sorry if it is a repeat. A very unusual song, but devastating in its simplicity. The guy's voice is very Robert Smith (the Cure), so it is not one of those songs that just sounds pleasant. The words are a mantra for the HDM. It brings tears to my eyes and a almost unbearable passion to my heart when I hear it.

Flames - VAST (Visual Audio Sensory Theater)

close your eyes
let me touch you now
let me give you something that is real
close the door
leave your fears behind
let me give you what you're giving me
you are the only thing
that makes me want to live at all
when i am with you
there's no reason to pretend
that when i am with you i feel flames again
just put me inside you
i would never ever leave
just put me inside you
i would never ever leave
you

[LustForLife]

Just listened to this one while running on the treadmill. Love this song. Made me run faster and faster trying to get my aggressions out, lol.
Thought you might relate to this one, Globule, considering the night you just had.
And for any other hopeless romantics out there

By Dashboard Confessional

Again I Go Unnoticed

So quiet
Another wasted night
The television steals the conversation
Exhale
Another wasted breath
Again it goes unnoticed

Please tell me you're just feeling tired
'cause if it's more than that I fear that I might break
Out of touch out of time
Please send me anything but signals that are mixed
'cause I can't read your rolling eyes
Out of touch are we out of time

Close lipped
Another goodnight kiss
Is robbed of all its passion
Your grip
Another time is slack
It leaves me feeling empty

Please tell me you're just feeling tired
'cause if it's more than that I feel that I might break
Out of touch out of time
Please send me anything but signals that are mixed
'cause I can't read your rolling eyes
Out of touch are we out of time

I'll wait until tomorrow
Maybe you'll feel better then
Maybe we'll be better then
So what's another day
When I can't bear these nights of thoughts of going on without you
This mood of yours is temporary
It seems worth the wait
To see you smile again
Out of the corner of MY eye
Won’t be the only way you're looking at me then
So quiet
Another wasted night
The television steals the conversation
Exhale
Another wasted breath
Again it goes unnoticed

[chromosphere]

"Your grip
Another time is slack"

I know that feeling. Even when I do hold hands with my wife, she never grips it. It is just like she is asleep, no energy, no passion, no desire. I held hands once with the OW and the instant I made contact I could feel the desire flowing there with a strong grip (the smile that accompanyed helped too). I gotta get stuff like that out of my head for now. But I don't want to forget it because I don't want to settle for less in my marriage. Does that make sense?

[Lillieperl]

glob wrote

I gotta get stuff like that out of my head for now. But I don't want to forget it because I don't want to settle for less in my marriage. Does that make sense?

Yes, it makes sense. Please stop trying to forget what it feels like to be alive. 'Cause that's what that feeling is/was.

[LustForLife]

Please stop trying to forget what it feels like to be alive. 'Cause that's what that feeling is/was
Couldn't have said it better myself Lil. That is exactly how I feel, even in my worst of times, these feelings are better than being numb/detached/boring. Our M was D-E-A-D and I wasn't even really aware of it. Told myself that was normal, all M go thru this, blah, blah. I still rationalize like that sometimes! It's a bunch of BS!!!!
There is NO WAY in hell I can get through the rest of my LIFE feeling passionless. That is too depressing to even comprehend

[cinemanymph]

globule,

I am cinemanymph, one of the boards resident former LDW. I am reading your thread in fits and starts. I don't log much time here as I just started a new job.

Is this the same VAST that released a song called "Free" about 5 years ago? I absolutely loved that song. It didn't get much airplay, but it hooked me the first time I heard it. Never was much of a Cure fan, but would be willing to take a closer listen on the merit of "Free".