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Meat Loaf's Radical Candor

Meat Loaf's Radical Candor

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Need your weekly dose of Radical Candor? Meat Loaf will sing it to you.

These lyrics show that he definitely gives a damn, and he's also got to be willing to piss his girlfriend off to admit that he doesn't love her. But what do you think, does "two out of three ain't bad" come across like a feedback sandwich?

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I tried to show you just how much I care

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And all I can do is keep on telling you

I want you, I need you

But there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you

Now don't be sad

'Cause two out of three ain't bad

Now don't be sad

'Cause two out of three ain't bad

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https://youtu.be/k5hWWe-ts2s?t=1m27s

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