For tonight's presentation on "What Meat Loaf won't do for love", I'm still kicking around a few possibilities for the final conclusion.
I'm not convinced that the 'that' is said explicitly in the song. Sure, he'd 'never stop dreaming', 'forget the way you feel' or 'screw around' sooner or later, but are that things you'd do for love? Would you screw around for love? Would you keep dreaming of someone for love? You might not screw around, because (for) love, you might dream of someone on account of love, but do those things for love?
If I forget about the official explanations by Jim and Meat (both have a history of not being all too factual when it suits them), and look at it again, it might be a case of a superbly play on words.
Compare "I would do anything for love (But I won't do that)" with "I would do anything for love, but I won't do that." If I'm not mistaken, both versions have exactly the same meaning. What if the parentheses in the title are there just to throw you off?
Sure, he would do 'anything for love', but he won't do that.
He would do anything for love, but he just ain't gonna do it.
Thoughts?
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