Now I can see that we're falling apart From the way that it used to be, yeah No matter the distance I want you to know That deep down inside of me. Tell me why Ain't nothin' but a heartache Tell me why Ain't nothin' but a mistake Tell me why I never wanna hear you say I want it that wayĪm I your fire Your one desire Yes I know it's too late But I want it that way INSIDE OF ME= in BrE we would say "inside me", without OF.But we are two worlds apart Can't reach to your heart When you say That I want it that way "I want you to leave" (= if you leave, I’m happy because that’s what I want).ĭEEP DOWN= this is a common expression that emphasises the meaning of "down", it is "down and down" (we can’t say "very down" because that means "very depressed"). The situation that I want is "you know", if you know, I’m happy. I Want It That Way Lyrics by Backstreet Boys from the Millennium album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more: Yeah-eh-heah You are. I WANT YOU TO KNOW= notice this construction. USED TO refers to a habit or situation that was true in the past but not now any more: "I used to be a soldier" (but now I’m not). TO FALL APART= to crumble, to be destroyed. WANNA= want to (again, in AmE T is often lost after N). Notice the pronunciation of the ending –ACHE (as in "ake"). A "heartache" is when your heart hurts (not physically, but emotionally, because of love). HEARTACHE= "a headache" is when your head hurts, feels painful. That’s incorrect in standard English but it happens in colloquial speech and dialects. "Ain’t nothing but a heartache"= it isn’t anything but a heartache= it’s only a heartache.ĪIN’T NOTHING= "it isn’t nothing". REACH TO a place= get there, be able to go thereĪIN’T= isn’t (coll.). WE ARE (TWO) WORLDS APART= there’s a lot of distance between us (not physical distance) Notice the common American rule: N+T=N, so he says /w ɒn ɪ t/instead of /w ɒn tɪ t/ I WANT IT THAT WAY= I want it like that (not differently). THE ONE DESIRE= my only desire, the only thing I desire or I want.
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