Well, in my opinion this song is about being a young & maybe a little naive &/or introverted girl and finding yourself loving a man who is at first very charming, carefree & outgoing, and seems at first to be without limits, as in
"There was a time
you opened up every doorway
you didn't mind if everything
wasn't your way"
then that man starts to gradually become more introverted & shows their more possessive/obsessive side to you as the relationship progresses, even while they keep up the appearance of being carefree & outgoing to everyone else,
"Don't pull away
that goes against what you told me
I look in your eyes
I realize what you've sold me
is love in a vacuum"
so you confront them about the way they're acting and of course they deny it,
"I think you've changed
but you insist that
that's not true"
quite possibly they are an addict of some sort, my guess would be cocaine, &/or showing very obsessive behavior towards you (early on in the video for this song we see the man hanging a picture up, it is a very large portrait of Aimee & it is prominently displayed in his/their apartment for the duration of the song), thus their "love in a vacuum",
"You look so strange, so distant
that you're hardly you
Now I can see
how you have been acting different
You say it's me
but I know
that it isn't
it's love in a vacuum"
but still you are in love with them and don't want to leave them and you know that they are truly in love with you and they don't want you to leave them either, maybe they are convinced you can save them from themself, maybe they are so broken that the possibility of an overdose &/or suicide attempt is very real and you want to get through to them that their behavior not only dangerous but it is also just pissing you off and if they don't wise up they run the risk of loosing you, as in the lines
"You will be lonely
if you leave me alone", so you want to save them but can't get through to them due to the addiction &/or emotional problems they have,
"Love in a vacuum
and that's not enough
love in a vacuum
You will be lonely
you'll be the only one who feels this way
You will be lonely
if you leave me alone
You will be lonely
you'll be the only one who feels this way
it's just not enough"
you want them to understand that the love they are giving you is not enough when it is filtered through the vacuum of their drug addiction &/or emotional impairment,
"You will be lonely
you'll be the only one who feels this way
it's just not enough
and just wait
you will be lonely
Love in a vacuum
Love in a vacuum
and that's not enough
Love in a vacuum".
'Love In A Vacuum' for me is a hauntingly truthful acute argument on the loneliness of obsession and almost inevitable loss of love that follows people who are broken in some way or another; the obsessives, the coke heads, the drunks, addicts or the just-plain-old emotionally broken; a razor sharp, lyrically driven, deceptively poppy, yet ultimately-depressing-in-the-best-way song.
Quintessential Aimee Mann.
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
I would do anything for love
I would do anything for love
But I won't do that
I won't do that
Some days it don't come easy
Some days it don't come hard
Some days it don't come at all
And these are the days that never end
Some nights you're breathing fire
Some nights you're carved in ice
Some nights you're like nothing I've ever seen before
Or will again
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!
That I would do anything for love
And I'll be there till the final act
I would do anything for love
And I'll take a vow and seal a pact
But I'll never forgive myself
If we don't go all the way tonight!
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
I would do anything for love
Anything you've been dreaming of
But I just won't do that
Somedays I pray for silence
Somedays I pray for soul
Somedays I just pray to the God
Of Sex and Drums and Rock 'N' Roll
Some nights I lose the feeling
Some nights I lose control
Some nights I just lose it all
When I watch you dance and the thunder rolls
Maybe I'm lonely
And that's all I'm qualified to be
There's just one and only
The 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
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
I would do anything for love
Anything you've been dreaming of
But I just won't do that
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
[Girl:] Will you raise me up?
Will you help me down?
Will you get me right out of this God-forsaken town?
Will you make it all a little less cold?
[Boy:] I can do that!
I can do that!
[Girl:] Will you hold me sacred?
Will you hold me tight?
Can you colorize my life?
I'm so sick of black and white...
Can you make it all a little less old?
[Boy:] I can do that!
Oh, oh, now I can do that!
[Girl:] Will you make me some magic
With your own two hands?
Can you build an emerald city
With these grains of sand?
Can you give me something I can take home?
[Boy:] I can do that!
Oh, oh now, I can do that!
[Girl:] Will you cater to every fantasy I got?
Will you hose me down with holy water
If I get too hot?
Will you take me places I've never known?
[Boy:] I can do that!
Oh, oh now, I can do that!
[Girl:] After a while you'll forget everything
It was a brief interlude and a midsummer night's fling
And you'll see that it's time to move on
[Boy:] I won't do that!
No, I won't do that!
[Girl:] I know the territory, I've been around
It'll all turn to dust and we'll all fall down
And sooner or later, you'll be screwing around...
[Boy:] 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
No, I won't do that
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
I would do anything for love
I would do anything for love
But I won't do that
I won't do that
Some days it don't come easy
Some days it don't come hard
Some days it don't come at all
And these are the days that never end
Some nights you're breathing fire
Some nights you're carved in ice
Some nights you're like nothing I've ever seen before
Or will again
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!
That I would do anything for love
And I'll be there till the final act
I would do anything for love
And I'll take a vow and seal a pact
But I'll never forgive myself
If we don't go all the way tonight!
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
I would do anything for love
Anything you've been dreaming of
But I just won't do that
Somedays I pray for silence
Somedays I pray for soul
Somedays I just pray to the God
Of Sex and Drums and Rock 'N' Roll
Some nights I lose the feeling
Some nights I lose control
Some nights I just lose it all
When I watch you dance and the thunder rolls
Maybe I'm lonely
And that's all I'm qualified to be
There's just one and only
The 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
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
I would do anything for love
Anything you've been dreaming of
But I just won't do that
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
[Girl:] Will you raise me up?
Will you help me down?
Will you get me right out of this God-forsaken town?
Will you make it all a little less cold?
[Boy:] I can do that!
I can do that!
[Girl:] Will you hold me sacred?
Will you hold me tight?
Can you colorize my life?
I'm so sick of black and white...
Can you make it all a little less old?
[Boy:] I can do that!
Oh, oh, now I can do that!
[Girl:] Will you make me some magic
With your own two hands?
Can you build an emerald city
With these grains of sand?
Can you give me something I can take home?
[Boy:] I can do that!
Oh, oh now, I can do that!
[Girl:] Will you cater to every fantasy I got?
Will you hose me down with holy water
If I get too hot?
Will you take me places I've never known?
[Boy:] I can do that!
Oh, oh now, I can do that!
[Girl:] After a while you'll forget everything
It was a brief interlude and a midsummer night's fling
And you'll see that it's time to move on
[Boy:] I won't do that!
No, I won't do that!
[Girl:] I know the territory, I've been around
It'll all turn to dust and we'll all fall down
And sooner or later, you'll be screwing around...
[Boy:] 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
No, I won't do that
Lyrics submitted by holmbom
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
There is a new 'that' in every verse, he says I would never lie to you, I won't forgive myself if we don't go all the way, Tonight; I'll never stop dreaming of you every night of my life; I'll never do it better than I do it with you; and when she says the he'll be screwing around sooner or later, that is the 'that' for the last verse.
Steinman is a great lyricist, too bad he couldn't sing.
Hit the nail right on the head, it's obvious, although both Meat Loaf and Steinman were still worried it wouldn't be clear to some people and cause confusion.
From: fitz42.net/meatloaf/songs/iddoanythingforlove.htm
There is no trick to this one, folks. Every time Meat sings "I won't do THAT," the word THAT clearly referes to something else he just said in the previous sentence:
I'd never forgive myself if we don't go all the way I would do anything for love, but I won't do that (he won't ever forgive himself)
But I’ll never forget the way you feel right now I would do anything for love, but I won't do that (he'll never forget the way she feels)
But I’ll never do it better than I do it with you I would do anything for love, but I won't do that (he'll never do it better than he does it with her)
But I’ll never stop dreaming of you every night of my life I would do anything for love, but I won't do that (he'll never stop dreaming of her)
And, of course, in the end of the song, THAT is very obvious in two verses:
GIRL: You'll see that it's time to move on BOY: I won't do that (he'll never move on)
GIRL: Sooner or later you'll be screwing around BOY: I won't do that (he'll never screw around)
Thats what the that is, I always thought it was kind of ovious.....there are interviews on youtube where he says that it changes with every verse.
I think "that" is cheat on her, if you read towards the end.
Girl:] I know the territory, I've been around It'll all turn to dust and we'll all fall down And sooner or later, YOU'LL BE SCREWING AROUND. [Boy:] I WONT DO THAT!! NO i WONT DO THAT!! 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
Or "I'll never do it better than I do it with you," "I'll never forget the way you feel right now," etc.
Okay, look at the words one more time: "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" Okay, I could be wrong, but here is my opinion: I think he is saying, he would do anything in the world for love, but he won't do "that" In this case, "that" is refering to him never forgetting the way she feels. I agree with what barakadis says, "that" means something different every time it's said, but in the first paragraph I think that "that" is refering back to the sentence or 2 before it. I don't know though, I could be wrong.
Yep, "that" is never forgetting the way she feels right now.
This song reminds me of "Paradise by the Dashboard Lights" in the sense that maybe he doesn't really love her. He's saying that he'll do anything for love, just to get laid, and the chick is trying to make him prove it, so he comes back with "but i won't do that"
I agree with this based on the line that I will never forgive myself if we don't go all the way tonight. It is a summer flame and he just lusts after her it is a fake love song like almost all of the "love songs" in the bat out of hell series
wow, I feel so complete or something, because it's been years, and I just now got around to reading the lyrics for this song, and I've always liked it, but the "(But i won't do that part)" always made me think it was about one of those "one foot in the door" kinda of deals... but after reading this, I realize i was totally wrong, and i agree with past comments... i interpret this song now as him singing to someone, strongly trying to convince her that he will do ANYTHING for love, but he will NOT do what she fears he'll do -- he will NOT give up, leave, forget, cheat, whatever...
knowing this now, i see this song in a totally new way. i love it even more. it's a song i could very well be singing. very beautiful. i think everyone would like someone to sing this for them...
now this song has skyrocketed even higher on my list of fave songs. one of those you have to sing along to sometimes, really.
"But I'll never do it better than I do it with you"
"[Girl:] I know the territory, I've been around It'll all turn to dust and we'll all fall down And sooner or later, you'll be screwing around...
[Boy:] I won't do that! No, I won't do that!"
Sounds like he won't cheat
Dang. Now I'm hungry. Dinner!
great song...about this guy who is in love with this girl and would do anything for her, but the girl is convinced that he will someday cheat on her, so he might as well do it and get it over with, but that's the one thing the guy won't do for her.
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