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| HOW CAN YOU NOT KNOW?!? | |
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LordRahl 03:21 pm UTC 02/17/09 |
| In reply to: | Epic Fail - bellminer 02:44 pm UTC 02/12/09 |
| I could never understand why people cant figure out the song. Its so fucking simple. Maybe when it first came out Meat went on too long to try to explain it. The simple explanation: The line, "but I wont do that" is a reiteration of whatever the preceding lyrics were. I wont lie to you, Id do anything for love but I wont do that. I wont forgive myself if we dont go all the way tonight, Id do anything for love but I wont do that. Ill never do it better than I do it with you, Id do anything for love but I wont do that (I guess he will only use his skilled moves on said love and not anyone else, hahaha). And the whole ending! Jesus, it is a list of things he will do and a list of things he wont. Cut out some of the middle parts about dreaming and burning etc and the song explains itself. Sure there may be some double negatives and strange visuals that muck things up a bit but it isnt that hard to figure out > We're all familiar with the reviewers who listen to IDAFL, > can't figure out what "that" is, and subsequently rant > about it. Here's a new one, though: the reviewer actually > puts in their review the very lyrics that explain what > "that" is, and STILL fails to figure it out. It's > laughably sad. > > ----------------------------------------- > > Meatloaf SAYS he'd do anything for love, but then he > specifies that "I won't do that." So, what you're really > saying is that you won't do anything for love. > > Your love has prerequisites and conditions. Not only does > that not sound promising, it probably will have the both > of you sitting on a therapist's couch. > > You: "You said you'd do anything." (sobbing) > Him/Her: "Yeah, but you know, I wasn't being literal and I > sure as heck didn't mean that." > Therapist: "Hmm ... maybe it's best you go your separate > ways." > > Meatloaf tells you what he would do using lyrics written > by Jim Steinman. > > 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 > > And it sounds great until you recognize what's most > frustrating about Meatloaf's lyrics is that he never > specifies what "that" is. Is it being a vegan, or visiting > your mother? Perhaps it's going to mass every Sunday or > making your relationship exclusive. You'll never know. | |
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