LIKE THIS / LIKE THAT [Intro — dry vocal, sub pulse, finger snaps] So you like it like this Or you like it like that Like this Like that Like this Like that (Boom) So you like it like this Or you prefer it like that? [DROP 1 — huge wobbling sub, sparse trap drums] Like this Like that Like this Like that Slide it down Bring it back Back and forth Like that Slide it down Bring it back Back and forth Like that (Bing) (Bang) (Boom) Like this Like that Like this Like that [Verse 1 — lazy gangster pocket, bass walking underneath] You like the way it knock You like the way it hit You like the way it drop Right when I say— THIS. You like the bass low You like the trunk crack You like it right here Or you want it pushed back? Like this Like that Like this Like that Front Back Side Side Front Back Ride Ride [Pre-Drop — beat strips down] Tell me— Like this? (THIS) Like that? (THAT) Little more? (MORE) Pull it back? (BACK) [DROP 2 — heavier wubstep movement, triplet bass modulation] So you like it like this Or you prefer it like that? WUB-WUB Bring it back WUB-WUB Like that Slide it down Back and forth Slide it down Back and forth Like this Like that Like this Like that (Bing-bang) (Bing-bang) (Boom) [Verse 2 — faster cadence, same vocabulary progressively stacking] Low when it hit High when it snap Slow when it roll Then bring it right back Low-low Hit-hit High-high Snap-snap Roll-roll Back-back Boom-boom Clap-clap I know you like that Know you like that Bass in the floor Make the whole room clap I know you like this Know you like this One little switch Make the whole thing flip [Production Break — bass answers every vocal] LIKE THIS (WUUUUB) LIKE THAT (BRRRRAAAP) LIKE THIS (WUB-WUB-WUB) LIKE THAT (BING—BANG—BOOM) [Hook — doubled vocal, crowd-response layer] So you like it like this Or you like it like that? Like this Like that Like this Like that Slide it down Bring it back Back and forth Like that Slide it down Bring it back Back and forth Like that You like it— THIS THIS THIS THIS You like it— THAT THAT THAT THAT [DROP 3 — progressive overload, drums denser, bass wider, octave vocal doubles] This-this That-that This-this That-that Hit it Flip it Drop it Bring it back Hit it Flip it Drop it Bring it back BING BANG BOOM BING BANG BOOM Bass go— DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN Then— BACK BACK BACK BACK [Bridge — suddenly minimal, whisper close-mic] How you want it? Like this? ...or like that? How you want it? Little slow? ...then bring it back. [half-second silence] BOOM. [FINAL DROP — maximum sub movement, gangster drums + distorted wobble wall] SO YOU LIKE IT LIKE THIS OR YOU PREFER IT LIKE THAT? LIKE THIS LIKE THAT LIKE THIS LIKE THAT SLIDE IT DOWN BRING IT BACK BACK AND FORTH LIKE THAT SLIDE IT DOWN BRING IT BACK BACK AND FORTH LIKE THAT THIS—THIS—THIS—THIS THAT—THAT—THAT—THAT BING BANG BOOM BING BANG BOOM LIKE THIS LIKE THAT LIKE THIS LIKE THAT You like the way it bump You like the way it knock You like the way it— DROP. [808 falls an octave] Like this. [WUB] Like that. [WUB-WUB] Like this. [distorted bass inhale] Or you prefer it— LIKE THAT. [final sub hit / tape stop]
