Keaton Henson：Meaning of I Want It That Way Songmeaning

I'm sorry but the song "I Want It That Way" is not by Keaton Henson. It is a song by the American boy band Backstreet Boys. The song is about a person who is in love with someone who is emotionally distant and unable to connect with them. They feel frustrated and that their love is not reciprocated. The lyrics "But we are two worlds apart, can't reach to your heart, when you say I want it that way" portray this feeling of distance. The chorus repeats "Tell me why, ain't nothing but a heartache, tell me why, ain't nothing but a mistake, tell me why, I never wanna hear you say, I want it that way" which represents the narrator's desperation to understand why their love is not being returned and their fear of hearing the other person say they want things to stay the way they are. The song ultimately expresses a yearning for emotional connection and a desire for things to be different.