The lyrics are very suggestive of this.Įtc etc. The voice of those that are not accepting of the transsexual. Surgery is often viewed as the final stage of transistion. People close to the transsexual often see the transistion as the death of the person that they have known, or as a way of punishment or retaliation. A transsexual's transistion is for personal reasons, not to turt anyone. Transsexuals often loose their family, friends, employment and more simply because of who they are. Those that support and understand are reaching out.

hiding one's true self causes great sadness. The intollerant will do anything to stop them. The world ain't fair, eat you if you let it Transexuals often suffer in silence, keeping their secret, for fear of rejection. Rejection (or worse) from family and friends is not uncommon for transsexuals. The transsexual's increasing desire to transistion.Ī lonely life, where no one understands you Refers to the finding of one's true self, it is a force of nature. Refers to the increasing changes in behaviour and apearance. Hiding the genitals (known as tucking) to give a female appearance. Twisting a transistor could cause a short, and change the behaviour of an electronic circuit. They are sometimes viewed (by the religeous, for example) as an obomination, or an opposition to god. 'There are a lot of songs out there like that don't make sense,' he continues, 'but make you feel good when you sing along to them, and that's one of them.This is about male to female (mtf) transsexuals. 'His English has gotten much better, but at the time .', said Richardson. And frankly, we wouldn’t want it any other way.' Kevin Richardson, a member of the band, explained in an interview that, 'Ultimately the song really doesn't make much sense.' Richardson also wrote that Max Martin, who co-wrote and co-produced the song, barely spoke English. No, it doesn’t make sense, but it’s still stirring, beautiful in its own weird way, and undeniably unforgettable. Unterberger concluded that the song 'is about a relationship that’s troubled by matters of emotional and/or physical distance, but that the singer feels strongly enough about to keep it going just the same…until the chorus, at which point he decides that it’s not worth the trouble. Unterberger also noted that 'The phrase 'I want it that way' is similarly devoid of inherent meaning, but it’s used recurringly as a kind of conclusive phrase, always calling back to those first two lines, as the song gets gradually more despairing in nature.' Unterberger also found out that 'The chorus would appear to be in direct opposition to the rest of the song.' Even worse, no further explanation is given for what 'that' is.' The critic assumed that in the song 'someone simply doesn't like it when his lover expresses preferences, never wanting to hear when his girlfriend says she wants things in particular ways'.Īndrew Unterberger of PopDust also questioned the song's lyrics, writing that 'the song doesn't make a whole lot of sense' and noting 'the odd phrasing of the title and certain other key lyrics'.

For Westhoff, 'Mainly, the meaning of 'that' is at issue.' While analyzing the lyrics, Westhoff perceived that, 'None of the sentiments in the chorus seem to go with any of the other ones. Many critics over the years have questioned the song's lyrical meaning, mainly the line, 'I want it that way.' Ben Westhoff of LA Weekly dissected the song, writing that its lyrical content 'makes zero sense'. One of the most well known, chart topping hits from the backstreet boys, loooll, I want it that way.

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