That’s the Way You Like

[Intro | close-mic baritone, half-spoken] One man’s trash One man’s treasure One man’s pain Another man’s pleasure Tell me… [Verse 1 | tight trip-hop groove, rubbery synth bass] I’m up all night And it’s your fault You leave the door open Then call it my call You pull me close Then you punish the flame Say I’m too much But you whisper my name [Pre-Chorus | tabla enters, filtered synth rising] Makin’ up Breakin’ up Same confession One more kiss One more lesson When it’s good It’s gold When it’s bad It’s a knife And you look at me like That’s the way you like [Chorus | dark funk-pop lift, crisp claps] ’Cause I don’t wanna be the bad guy When you’re the one gettin’ off on this ride I’m the one that’s beggin’ you Please Don’t cry Tell me That’s the way you like Tell me That’s the way you like Say it low Say it twice Tell me That’s the way you like [Drop | bass-led, whispered fragments] That’s the way That’s the way That’s the way you like [Verse 2 | half-spoken, more rhythmic] You love a scene But you hate the mirror I play the villain Just to keep you nearer You say it hurts Then you turn the light down I try to leave But you like me tied down Maybe it’s me Maybe I can’t tell When your heaven Starts to look like hell [Pre-Chorus 2 | analog pads wider] Makin’ up Breakin’ up Same obsession One more night Bad intention When it’s good It’s high When it’s bad It’s alive And you smile at me like That’s the way you like [Chorus | fuller, restrained] ’Cause I don’t wanna be the bad guy When you’re the one gettin’ off on this ride I’m the one that’s beggin’ you Please Don’t cry Tell me That’s the way you like Tell me That’s the way you like Say it low Say it twice Tell me That’s the way you like Tell me (tell me) [male whisper] That’s the way you like. [Bridge | stripped, close vocal] I could be cruel I could be kind You only want me On the borderline I could be gone I could be right But you call me back Every night [Final Chorus | controlled expansion] ’Cause I don’t wanna be the bad guy When you’re the one gettin’ off on this ride I’m the one that’s beggin’ you Please Don’t cry Tell me That’s the way you like Tell me That’s the way you like One man’s trash One man’s treasure One man’s pain Another man’s pleasure Tell me That’s the way you like [Outro | bass and breath only] Say it low Say it twice That’s the way you like.