I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)...won't do WHAT??

huskerlaw

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Fri Feb-08-08 03:26 PM
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I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)...won't do WHAT??

Edited on Fri Feb-08-08 03:28 PM by huskerlaw

Ok, so the song is all about all of the things that Meatloaf would do for love, but he keeps stating that he won't do "that." What is THAT?

Based on the last verse in the song, it appears that he's saying he would never cheat on her. Which is all fine and dandy, except "I would do anything for love, but I won't cheat on you" makes ZERO sense. Like, "No, I'm sorry baby. No matter how much you beg and plead, I simply refuse to fuck your best friend." WHAT?

So...what the hell is "that" which he will not do for love? Below are the lyrics for those who need them.

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,
No I won't do that.

And some days it don't come easy,
And some days it don't come hard,
Some days it don't come at all, and these are the days that never end,

And some nights you're breathing fire,
And some nights you're carved in ice,
Some nights you're like nothing I've ever seen before or will again,

And maybe I'm crazy,
Oh it's crazy and it's true,
I know you can save me, no one else can save me now but you.

As long as the planets are turning,
As long as the stars are burning,
As long as your dreams are coming true, you better believe it!

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 would do anything for love,
Anything you've been dreaming of,
But I just won't do that.

And some days I pray for silence,
And some days I pray for soul,
Some days I just pray to the god of sex and drums and rock 'n' roll,

And maybe I'm lonely,
That's all I'm qualified to be,
There's just one and only, one and only promise I can keep.

As long as the wheels are turning,
As long as the fires are burning,
As long as your prayers are coming true, you better believe it!

That I would do anything for love,
And you know it's true and that's a fact,
And I would do anything for love,
And there'll never be no turning back.

But I'll never do it better than I do it with you, so long, so long,
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, no, no, I won't do that.

Will you raise me up, will you help me down?
Will you get me right out of this godforsaken town?
Will you make it all a little less cold?

I can do that! I can do that!

Will you cater to every fantasy I got?
Will ya hose me down with holy water, if I get too hot?
Will you take me places I've never known?

Now I can do that! Oh oh now, I can do that!

I know the territory, I've been around,
It'll all turn to dust and we'll all fall down,
Sooner or later, you'll be screwing around.

I won't do that! No, 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,