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Descrição

A faixa "That Way - Bonus Track", de Lil Uzi Vert, é impulsionada pelo refrão repetitivo "I want it that way", que encapsula um desejo incessante por sucesso e luxo. A letra explora a ambição de um indivíduo que busca constantemente riqueza e prazer, evitando a todo custo o fracasso ("don't wanna go out bad, wanna go out sad"). O eu lírico demonstra confiança em sua equipe vencedora e em seu poder financeiro, valorizando dinheiro e itens de grife. Há uma forte ênfase na individualidade e autossuficiência ("I'm on my own"), combinada com referências explícitas a experiências hedonistas e um desdém por rivais. A música reflete uma mentalidade de viver a vida nos próprios termos, marcada por materialismo, conquistas sexuais e uma celebração descarada de um estilo de vida extravagante, enquanto se mantém firme em evitar qualquer tipo de queda.

Letra

I want it that way
I want it that way
I want it that way
I want it that way
But I don't wanna go out bad, wanna go out sad, wanna go out that way (no)
I'm with the winnin' team, they make sure I'm not in last place (let's go)
If I wake up, don't make no money, that's a sad day (woah)
Twenty-five hundred on my shirt what the tag say (let's go)
I want it that way
I want it that way
I want it that way, woah
I want it that way
Woah, she from Atlanta, she went to Cascade, ayy (let's get it)
She ride the D like she's tryna drag race (woah)
Don't slow me right down, I like it fast-paced, ayy
That is enough about that girl, everyone know it is my world
If he dropped an album, thought it was trash day (yeah, woah)
I'm on my own, not talkin' masturbate, yeah (ew)
She gave me dome 'til I graduate, woah
I'ma grab a Bentley, Mean might go and grab a Wraith, yeah
I had to snap back into reality and go grab a fitted (fitted)
My jeans, yeah, they fitted (woo)
But Lil Uzi, he is so far from the timid (let's go)
The reason I'm rich
'Cause I had to go and just fix my percentage (let's go)
You know that I'm winnin'
My white girl got black card and it got no limit (woo)
I don't wanna go out bad, don't wanna go out sad, not that way (yeah)
I'm with the winnin' team, they make sure I'm not in last place (yes)
If I wake up, don't make no money, that's a sad day (woah)
Twenty-five hundred for my shirt what the tag say (yeah)
And I want it that way
I want it that way
I want it that way, woah
I want it that way
When I'm in DC, make the hoes go-go (go)
Yes, I'm slimy like a snail, but I'm no slowpoke (slow)
Only reason I didn't kick her out 'cause she gon' deepthroat (yeah)
Hit it no protection, injection, yeah, this shit is lethal (go)
They laugh at me because I'm emo (yeah)
I killed my girlfriend, that's why I'm single (fuck her)
Can't call 911 'cause I'm in Reno (yeah)
Gave away my thumbs and I stood three toes (let's go, let's go)
Diamonds hittin', bling, bling (let's go)
Make the chopper sing, sing (let's go, let's go, let's go)
He a killer (what?), same thing (same thing)
Eyes low, same as me (yeah)
I don't wanna go out bad, don't wanna go out sad, not that way
I'm with the winnin' team, they make sure I'm not in last place (yes)
If I wake up, don't make no money, that's a sad day (why? Woah)
Twenty-five hundred for my shirt what the tag say (yeah)
And I want it that way
I want it that way
I want it that way, woah
I want it that way
I want it that way
I want it that way
I want it that way
I want it that way

Gírias

'Go out bad' ou 'go out sad' significa sofrer uma grande derrota, cair em desgraça ou terminar em uma situação lamentável, perdendo prestígio ou dinheiro. 'Cascade' se refere à Cascade Road em Atlanta, uma área notável frequentemente ligada à cultura afro-americana e a um estilo de vida específico. A expressão 'ride the D like she's tryna drag race' é uma metáfora sexual explícita que descreve a prática de sexo oral de forma intensa. 'Trash day' é uma comparação pejorativa que sugere que algo (como um álbum) é tão ruim que deve ser jogado fora. Por fim, 'go-go', no contexto de DC, alude ao subgênero musical funk de Washington D.C., implicando uma energia e ritmo contínuos para uma festa ou ato sexual.