Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 20… Read Full Bio ↴Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), known professionally as Meat Loaf, was an American rock singer and actor with a powerful, wide-ranging voice, famous for his theatrical live shows. He is on the list of best-selling music artists. His Bat Out of Hell trilogy — Bat Out of Hell (1977), Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993), and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006) — has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. The first album stayed on the charts for over nine years, as of 2016 still sold an estimated 200,000 copies annually, and is on the list of best-selling albums.

After the commercial success of Bat Out of Hell and Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell, and earning a Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for the song "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", Meat Loaf nevertheless experienced some difficulty establishing a steady career within the United States. The key to this success was his popularity in Europe, especially in the United Kingdom and Ireland. He received the 1994 Brit Award in the United Kingdom for best-selling album and single. He appeared in the 1997 film Spice World and he ranked 23rd for the number of weeks spent on the UK charts in 2006. He ranks 96th on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". Meat Loaf appeared in over 50 films and television shows, sometimes as himself or as characters resembling his stage persona. His film roles include Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and Robert Paulsen in Fight Club (1999). His early stage work included dual roles in the original Broadway cast of The Rocky Horror Show. He also appeared in the musical Hair, both on and Off-Broadway.

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Studio albums
Bat Out of Hell (1977)
Dead Ringer (1981)
Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983)
Bad Attitude (1984)
Blind Before I Stop (1986)
Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993)
Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)
Couldn't Have Said It Better (2003)
Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006)
Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010)
Hell in a Handbasket (2011)
Braver Than We Are (2016)

Everything Louder Than Everything Eles
Meat Loaf Lyrics

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Wasted youth!
Wasted youth!

Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh

I know that I will never be politically correct
And I don't give a damn about my lack of ettiquette

As far as I'm concerned the world could still be flat
And if the thrill is gone then it's time to take it back
If the thrill is gone then it's time to take it back
Who am I?
Why am I here?
Forget the questions someone get me another beer

What's the meaning of life?
What's the meaning of it all?
You gotta learn to dance
Before you learn to crawl
You gotta learn to dance
Before you learn to crawl

So sign up, all you raw recruits
Throw away those designer suits
You got your weapons cocked, your targets in your sights
There's a party raging, somewhere in the world
You gotta serve your country, gotta service your girl
You're all enlisted in the army of the night

And I ain't in it for the power
And I ain't in it for my health
I ain't in it for the glory of anything at all
And I sure ain't in it for the wealth
But I'm in it til' it's over
And I just can't stop
If you want to get it done, you have to do it yourself
And I like my music like I like my life
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else

Wasted youth!
Wasted youth!
Wasted youth!
Wasted youth!

They got a file on me that's a mile long
And they say that they've got all of the proof
That I'm just another case of arrested development
I'm just another wasted youth

They say that I'm in need of some radical discipline
They say I gotta face the truth
That I'm just another case of arrested development
I'm just another wasted youth

They say I'm wild and I'm reckless
I should be acting my age
I'm an impressionable child In a tumultuous world
And they say I'm at a difficult stage

But it seems to me to the contrary
Of all the crap they're gonna put on the page
That a wasted youth is better by far
Then a wise and productive old age
A wasted youth is better by far
Then a wise and productive old age
A wasted youth is better by far
Then a wise and productive old age
A wasted youth is better by far
Then a wise and productive old age
A wasted youth is better by far
Then a wise and productive old age
A wasted youth is better by far
Then a wise and productive old age

Louder, louder, louder, louder, louder, louder, louder, louder
Louder

If you want my views of history
Then there's something you should know
The three men I admire most are Curly, Larry, Moe
Don't worry about the future
Sooner or later it's the past if they say the thrill is gone then it's time to take it back
If the thrill is gone then it's time to take it back

So sign up, all you raw recruits
Throw away those two bit suits
You got your weapons cocked, your targets in your sights
There's a party raging, somewhere in the world
You gotta serve your country, gotta service your girl
You're all inducted in the army of the night
And I ain't in it for the power
And I ain't in it for my health
I ain't in it for the glory of anything at all
And I sure ain't in it for the wealth
But I'm in it til' it's over
And I just can't stop
If you want to get it done, you got to fight for yourself
And I like my music like I like my life

Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else
(Everything louder, everything)
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else
(Everything louder, everything louder)
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else
(Everything louder, everything louder, everything)
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else
(Everything louder, everything)
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else
(Everything louder, everything louder, everything)
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else
(Everything louder, everything louder, everything)
Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else

Everything louder than everything else
Everything louder than everything else

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Meat Loaf's song "Everything Louder Than Everything Else" reflect the ethos of a rebel who refuses to conform to societal norms. The song starts with the repeated chorus of "Wasted youth," depicting the belief of the singer that being politically correct or conforming to social norms is a waste of youth. The singer's lack of etiquette, his disbelief in the world being round or flat, and his call to take the thrill back all signify his rebellion against societal norms.

The singer raises existential questions concerning his existence and the meaning of life, which he dismisses as irrelevant. He underscores that before one tries to understand life's meaning, one should learn to dance before they learn to crawl. The second verse instigates the raw recruits to throw away their designer suits, enlist themselves in the army of the night and serve their country and girl. While the singer claims that he is not in it for the glory or wealth, his enthusiasm for the party raging somewhere in the world and his need to do it all himself manifest his desire for excitement and thrill.

The final verse features the singer defending his wasted youth, which society condemns as arrested development. He states that it is better to have a wasted youth than a wise and productive old age. The song concludes with the repeated chorus of "Everything Louder Than Everything Else."

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Written by: JIM STEINMAN

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