I would do anything for love, but I won't do that........

[jeffn]

And I would do anything for love, I'd run right into hell and back
I would do anything for love, I'll never lie to you and that's a fact
But I'll never forget the way you feel right now, oh no, no way
And I would do anything for love, but I won't do that, I won't do that
Anything for love, oh I would do anything for love
I would do anything for love, but I won't do that, oh I won't do that


So its obvious he means that he'll "never forget the way you feel right now..... no I won't do that"


ok........ I think I liked it more when I thought it was "I'll do anything for love but I won't do THAT"

 

[luvvinvinyl]

She's a hell of a nice lady, Ern, but I'd be divorced in a Windsor minute....

She has many other redeeming qualities...

...and I have the Almarro system, at the other end of the house.

 

[opt80]

I thought it meant he'd never go to Sears with her!:scratch2:


Alan

 

[Dusty Chalk]

If you watched the Storytellers episode, you would see that this really is a stupid question. The "that" refers to the immediately preceding line in every case. For example, in the line where it says, "...But I'll never forget the way you feel right now, oh no, no way; And I would do anything for love, but I won't do that, I won't do that...", he's saying that he would do anything for love, except forget the way [she] feels right now. And then:

But I'll never stop dreaming of you every night of my life, no way
And I would do anything for love, oh I would do anything for love
I would do anything for love, but I won't do that, no I won't do that.

It's this one that makes it particularly hard to figure out:

But I'll never forgive myself if we don't go all the way tonight
And I would do anything for love, oh I would do anything for love
Oh I would do anything for love, but I won't do that, no I won't do that

I think that one means that he won't forgive himself for love, but...ugh...it's really awkward English, to say the least.

 

[tentoze]

I'll never forgive him for unleashing it on the world.

 

[doctorbongo]

Jim "meatloaf" brickman may not have been good at brevity or clarity, but he had the market cornered on obtusity, pomposity and longwindedosity. So man words to say absolutely nothing at all ...

 

[doodledog]

If you think Meat Loaf's pompous, try Steinman's solo album, "Bad for Good." Might be the world's first self-reviewing album title.

They've actually re-released about half of it as Meat Loaf songs on "Bat 2" and Bat 3." But try to picture Steinman's lyrics with a voice that is, shall we say, somewhat less operatic than Meat Loaf's. Not pretty, but one of those that's so bad it's kinda fun in a dumb way.