Lirik The Way I Want You

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[Intro]
(Float forever)

[Chorus]
If you wanted to, we could walk off this Earth together
If you wanted to, we could lie here and float forever
If you wanted to, we could get lost into each other's
Eyes
'Cause in your arms I could
Die
But you don't want to
The way I want you

[Verse]
Goddamn, I'm so ashamed, the pills don't work the same
24/7 all the time, tryna scrub you off my brain like, "Ah"
Cigarettes and alcohol, it's 4AM where you are
Is it out of pocket if I call right now?
Just try to stop myself from reaching out again
For the thousandth time
But I know that I'm fucked up in my mind
And I talk to my therapist like a billion times
And that bitch is overpaid
And my anxiety won't go away
And I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired of loving you (You)

[Chorus]
If you wanted to, we could walk off this Earth together
If you wanted to, we could lay here and float forever
If you wanted to, we could get lost into each other's
Eyes
But you don't want to
The way I want you
Way I want you

[Outro]
(Float forever)
If you wanted to, we could walk off this Earth together

Makna di balik lagu 'The Way I Want You'

Lagu The Way I Want You merupakan salah satu lagu salam album Bebe Rexha berjudul Dirty Blonde yang menggambarkan perjuangan seseorang untuk melupakan orang yang pernah sangat dicintai meskipun hubungan tersebut telah meninggalkan rasa sakit. Lagu ini menunjukkan perasaan frustrasi, cemas, dan lelah secara mental karena terus berusaha menahan diri untuk tidak menghubungi mantan kekasihnya.

Di dalamnya juga tergambar konflik batin yang kuat, yaitu keinginan untuk berhenti menghubungi mantan tetapi selalu gagal. Selain itu, lagu ini menyoroti rasa lelah karena terus memikirkan orang yang tidak tepat, serta usaha mengatasi kecemasan dengan menceritakan masalah cintanya kepada seorang terapis atau psikolog.