I would do anything for threat (but I won’t do that).

Ok so my last post mentioned Total Eclipse of the Heart which was written by Jim Steinman, who has also written and produced for Meat Loaf. So that reminded me of Meat Loaf’s epic I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That), which I’ve always rather liked. So what is below is the product of that and the desire to avoid working on what I should be working on. It was a little difficult since there are several different versions of the song. This is a hybrid of the version from the video, and a live performance. The first part more closely matches the video, but I like the more extended dialogue between the singer and the woman in the live version.

It’s still a bit rough but I need to get it off my desktop so I can do some real work. /sigh. I think I need to get back into an instance soon.

I Would Do Anything for Threat (But I Won’t Do That)

I would do anything for threat
I’d PUG right into hell and back
I would do anything for threat
I’ll never loose aggro to you and that’s a fact

But I’ll never forget the rage I have right now
Oh no…no way
I would do anything for threat
Oh I would do anything for threat
I would do anything for threat
But I won’t do that
No I won’t do that

Some runs it don’t come easy
Some runs it don’t come hard
Some runs it don’t come at all and these are the runs that never end
Some runs the boss casts fire
Some runs the boss casts ice
Some runs he’s like nothing I’ve ever tanked before or will again

Maybe I’m crazy
But it’s crazy and I’m sure
I know the healer can heal me
No one else can heal me but her

As long as the rogue is sapping
As long as the hunter’s trapping
As long as nightmares are coming true
You’d better believe it!

That I would do anything for threat
And I’ll be there until the final boss
I would do anything for threat
And I’ll promise that it won’t be a loss

I’ll never forgive myself if we don’t get to the end
Tonight…

I would do anything for threat
Oh I would do anything for threat
I would do anything for threat
But I won’t do that
No I won’t do that

I would do anything for threat
So my guildies won’t have to fret
But just I won’t do that

(repeat)

But I’ll never stop taunting the way I taunt right now, no way
I would do anything for threat
Oh I would do anything for threat
I would do anything for threat
But I won’t do that
No I won’t do that

Some days I pray for healing
Some days I pray for hots
Some days I just pray to the gods of sword and board and flasks ‘n pots

Here I’m tanking, that’s where I’m qualified by build
That’s my one and only, my one and only service to the guild

As long as the fire is raining
As long as the lock is draining
As long as your dots are landing true
You’d better believe it!

I would do anything for threat
And you know it’s true and that’s a fact
I would do anything for threat
I they’ll never been no turning back

I’ll never tank ‘em better than I tank ‘em with blues, so leet, so leet
I would do anything for threat
Oh I would do anything for threat
I would do anything for threat
But I won’t do that
No I won’t do that

I would do anything for threat
So my guildies won’t have to fret
But just I won’t do that

(repeat)

But I’ll never be happy with just blues every night of my life, no way
I would do anything for threat
But I won’t do that
No I won’t do that

Mage:
Will you build threat up so I can burn mobs down?
Will you keep us all from rocking back to town?
Will you do it ’cause I won’t spec cold?

Tank:
I can do that
I can do that

Hunter:
Will you keep the aggro? Will you hold it tight?
Will you protect my life, I’m so sick of getting wiped
Can you make it all a little less old?

Tank:
I can do that
I can do that

Rogue:
Will you get out your shield and do you job?
Will you let me backstab every trash mob?
Can you sunder mobs so that I can pwn?

Tank:
I can do that
Oh I can do that

Shadow Priest:
Will you help with every group quest I need?
Can you do without a holy priest if I make them bleed?
Will you keep aggro if all my mind blasts crit?

Tank:
I can do that
Oh I can do that

Warlock:
After a while you’ll not want to taunt
It was a brief experiment with talent points in prot
And you’ll see that it’s time to respec

Tank:
I won’t do that
No I won’t do that

Healer:
I know the instances, I’ve been around
You’ll lose the aggo and we’ll all fall down
And sooner or later you’ll be pugging around

Tank:
I won’t do that
No I won’t do that

Anything for threat
Oh I would do anything for threat
I would do anything for threat
But I won’t do that
No I won’t do that