Click on the song you're interested in for lyrics & a review. *Some* of the songs have audio samples.
The Millennium Is Here:
This is not at all what I expected, & I'm glad! When I first heard the track listing (before it was out) I thought it was gonna be something more along the lines of "We've Got It Goin' On"--if you know what I mean. I was very surprised & pleased with this track. It's much better than your everyday, slow kinda gushy ballad... It makes me wanna get up and dance (and believe me, for some1 who NEVER dances, that's a miracle!).
(Max Martin/Kristian Lundin/Brian Littrell)
Hahahaha...
I may run and hide when you're screamin' my name, alright
But let me tell you now there are prices to fame, alright
All of our time spent in flashes of light
All you people can't you see, can't you see
How your love's affecting our reality
Every time we're down you can make it right
And that makes you larger than life
Lookin' at the crowd and I see your body sway, come on
Wishin' I could thank you in a different way, come on
Cuz all of your time spent keeps us alive
All you people can't you see, can't you see
How your love's affecting our reality
Every time we're down you can make it right
And that makes you larger than life
That makes you larger than life...
Ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo
hu hu hu, that's right
All of your time spent
Keeps us alive....
All you people can't you see, can't you see
How your love's affecting our reality
Every time we're down you can make it right
And that makes you larger than life
Yeah, every time we're down
Yeah, you can make it right
Yeah, that's what makes you larger than life
All you people can't you see, can't you see
How your love's affecting our reality
Every time we're down you can make it right
And that makes you larger than
That makes you larger than
That makes you larger than life
Ok, I had to listen to this song many times before I understood it. It's very deep, which is what I've come to expect from Max Martin (song writer). It's very beautiful; I love the way Max Martin writes... they're always very emotional. This is one of my favorites on the album.
"I Want It That Way" - Live [mp3]
"I Want It That Way" - Remix [ra]
(Max Martin/Andreas Carlsson)
Yeah
You are my fire
The one desire
Believe when I say
I want it that way
But we are two worlds apart
I can't reach to your heart
When you say
That I want it that way
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a heart ache
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
Tell me why
I never wanna hear your say
I want it that way
Am I your fire
Your one desire
Yes I know it's too late
But I want it that way
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a heart ache
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
Tell me why
I never wanna hear your say
I want it that way
Now I can see that we've fallen apart
From the way that it used to be, yeah
No matter the distance
I want you to know
That deep down inside of me
You are my fire
The one desire
You are...
You are...
You are...
Don't wanna hear you say it
Ain't nothin' but a heart ache
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
(Don't wanna hear you say)
I never wanna hear you say, oh yeah
I want it that way
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a heart ache
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
Tell me why
I never wanna hear you say
I want it that way
Tell me why....
(Ain't nothin' but a heart ache)
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
Tell me why
I never wanna hear you say
(Never wanna hear you say it)
I want it that way
When I first heard this song I thought it was sad. When I heard they dedicated it to Deniz Pop I just bawled (yes, I'm a huge mush). I love the background music.
(Max Martin/Herbert Crichlow)
Show me the meaning of being lonely
So many words for the broken heart
It's hard to see in a crimson love
So hard to breath
Walk with me and maybe
Nights of light so soon become
Wild and free, I could feel the sun
Your every wish
Will be done, they tell me
Show me the meaning
Of being lonely
Is this the feeling
I need to walk with
Tell me why
I can't be there where you are
There's something missing in my heart
Life goes on as it never ends
Eyes of stone observe the trends
They never say, forever gazin' for me
Beauty rose through an endless love
There's no control
Are you with me now?
Your every wish
Will be done, they tell me
Show me the meaning
Of being lonely
Is this the feeling
I need to walk with
Tell me my
I can't be there where you are
There's something missing in my heart
There's no where to run
I have no place to go
Surrender my heart
Body and soul
How can it be
You're asking me to feel
The things you never showed...
You are missing in my heart
Tell me why can't I be there where you are
Show me the meaning
Of being lonely
Is this the feeling
I need to walk with
Tell me why
I can't be there where you are
There's something missing in my heart
(You are missing in my heart)
Show me the meaning
Of being lonely
(Being lonely)
Is this the feeling
I need to walk with
(Tell me why)
Tell me why
I can't be there where you are
There's something missing in my heart
Well, it's almost impossible to dislike any of their song... I don't really dislike this song, I just like slow songs better (I'm not a fast song person). I love Nick's part that goes "Baby, it's the way you make me, Kinda get me go crazy..." And I love how when they sang it live Nick said, "Let me hear ya go 'Oo Oo'"
(Max Martin/R.J. Lange)
Baby it's the way you make me
Kinda get me go crazy
Never wanna stop
It's gotta be you
uh-hu, uh-hu
I can't control it any more
I've never felt like this before
Oh, you really make me lose mind
This hungry heart must be fed
It's gotta be you
uh-hu, uh-hu
All the way
It's gotta be you
uh-hu, uh-hu
Every day
I promise you I will be true, yeah
It's only you
Now I know why I was born
You fill my feelings one by one
Can't see the world I'm walking through
Cuz maybe I see only you
Oh, yeah
Baby, it's the way you make me
Kinda get me go crazy
Never wanna stop
It's gotta be you
Uh-hu, uh-hu
All the way
It's gotta be you
Uh-hu, uh-hu
Every day
I promise you I will be true, yeah
It's only you
It's the way you (oo oo)
Kinda get me go (oo oo)
Baby, it's the way you make me
Kinda get me go crazy
Never wanna stop
And you know
I can't see the world I'm walking through
Cuz of you, yeah...
It's gotta be you
All the way
(All the way)
More than I ever wanted, yeah
It's gotta be you I will be true
It's only you
It's gotta be you
(I want it baby)
It's gotta be you
(I want it right now)
It's got to be, it's got to be you
It's only you (oo oo)
uh-hu uh-hu
(oo oo) uh-hu uh-hu
I promise you I will be true, yeah
It's only you
I liked it better as "Heaven In Your Eyes". It was shorter, but I liked it better!!! Sorry to complain, but why do they keep doing this!?! I liked the original version it IWITW better too, but they keep changing them on me!!!
Andrew Fromm is a master mind, just like Max Martin. I love all of his songs that I've heard. Ok, you're probably not in the mood for my rambling.
(Andrew Fromm--the master mind *lol*)
Open up your heart to me
And say what's on your mind
I know that we have been
Through so much pain
But I still need you
In my life, this time
And I need you tonight
I need you right now
I know deep within my heart
It doesn't matter if it's wrong or right
I really need you tonight
I figured out
What to say to you
But sometimes the words
They, they come out so wrong
Oh yes, they do
And I know in time that you will understand
That what we have
Is so right this time
And I need you tonight
I need you right now
I know deep with my heart
It doesn't matter if it's wrong or right...
All those endless times we tried
To make it last forever more
And baby I know
I need you
And I know deep within my heart
It doesn't matter if it's wrong or right
I really need you, oh
I need you tonight
(I need you, oh I need you baby)
I need you right now
(It's gotta be this, it's gotta be this)
I know deep within my heart
No, it doesn't matter if it's wrong or it's right
All I know is baby
I really need you tonight
WOW! MAX MARTIN WROTE THIS!?! Surprising... but then again, maybe not. Who else would you expect to have written such a great song? *lol* gosh, it's starting to sound like I worship Max Martin more than I worship BSB *lol* This is such a kick a-- song... where else will you find a line like "all the hundred, no thousand lies" you know what I noticed though? Whenever there's a line like "sexual" or "sexuality" Nicky gets to sing it... how come Brian can't??? Oh well, I gues "When the light is fading, You know what I wanna do" (I Wanna be With You) and "My body's goin' for you, So please don't hesitate" (Boys Will Be Boys) will have to do :)
(Max Martin)
Don't, Don't want you back
You hit me faster than a shark attack
You saw my picture on the Backstreet's Back, alright
And you were more than just a pretty face
But how you fooled me, I'm still amazed babe
But I should've know that I would be
Another victim of your sexuality
But now we're done and over with
Don't, don't want you back
Don't want you back
Cuz you're no good for me, I know
That's all I can say
Don't want you back
Forgive my honesty
But you gotta go
I... I don't want you back
You started goin' out with so called friends
But I was blinded so I lost all common sense
But there were things that made me realize
Like all the hundred, no thousand lies
Don't want you back
Cuz you're no good for me, I know
That's all I can say
Don't want you back
Forgive my honesty,
But you gotta go
I... I don't want you back
Baby, don't bother telling me your reasons why
Just let us end this story
'Bout you and I
Don't want you back
That's all I know
Don't want you back
All I can say
Don't want you back
Don't want you back
Cuz you're no good for me, I know
That's all I can say
Don't want you back
Forgive my honesty,
But you gotta go
I... I don't want you back
Don't want you back
Cuz you're no good for me, I know
That's all I can say
Don't want you back
Forgive my honesty,
But you gotta go
I... I don't want you back
*sob* what a sad song! All their sad songs make me bawl... I love it though! It's so pretty. (short review, I know, but what else is there to say?)
"Don't Wanna Lose You Now" - Live [mp3]
(Max Martin)
I never thought that I would lose my mind
That I could control this
Never thought that I'd be left behind
That I was stronger than you, baby
Girl if only I knew what I've done
You know, so why don't you tell me
And I, I would bring down the moon and the sun
To show how much I care
Don't wanna lose you now
Baby, I know we can win this
Don't wanna lose you now
No no, or ever again
I've got this feeling you're not gonna stay
It's burning within me
The fear of losing
Of slipping away
It just keeps getting closer, baby
Whatever reason to leave that I've had
My place was always beside you
And I wish that I didn't need you so bad
Your face just won't go away
Don't wanna lose you now
Baby, I know we can win this
Don't wanna lose you now
No no, or ever again
I never thought that I would lose my mind
That I could control this
Never thought that I'd be left behind
That I was stronger than you
Don't want to lose to loneliness
Girl I know we can win
Don't want to lose to emptiness, oh no
Never again
Don't wanna lose you now
Baby, I know we can win this
Don't wanna lose you now
No no, or ever again
Brian wrote it. 'What does that mean?' you may ask. It means this will be a completely opinionated point of view. I LOVE THIS SONG ALMOST AS MUCH AS I LOVE THE MAN WHO WROTE IT (hehehe). Really though, it's got a nice sound and it's much lighter than most of the stuff on the CD. I dunno... it just sounds cool.
"The One" - Live [mp3]
(Max Martin/Brian T. Littrell)
I'll be the one
I guess you were lost when I met you
Still there were tears in your eyes
So out of trust and I knew
No more than mysteries and lies
There you were, wild and free
Reaching out like you needed me
A helping hand to make it right
I am holding you all through the night
I'll be the one, I'll be the one
Who will make all your sorrows undone
I'll be the light, I'll be the light
When you feel like there's nowhere to run
I'll be the one
To hold you and make sure that you'll be alright
'Cause my faith is gone
And I want to take you from darkness to light
There you were, wild and free
Reaching out like you needed me
A helping hand to make it right
I am holding you all through the night
I'll be the one, I'll be the one
Who will make all your sorrows undone
I'll be the light, I'll be the light
When you feel like there's nowhere to run
I'll be the one
You need me like I need you
We can share our dreams comin' true
I can show you what true love means
Just take my hand, baby please
I'll be the one
I'll be the light
Where you can run
To make it alright
I'll be the one
I'll be the light
Where you can run
I'll be the one, I'll be the one
Who will make all your sorrows undone
I'll be the light, I'll be the light
When you feel like there's nowhere to run
I'll be the one
I'll be the one
I'll be the light
Where you can run
To make it alright
I'll be the one
I'll be the light
Where you can run
To make it all right
I'll be the one
To hold you
And make sure that you'll be alright
GO KEVIN! Song writing must run in the family or something... this is definitely my fave song on the album! (the runner up is #12, the perfect fan) It's so sweet and so sad. I just cannot stress enough what a wonderful song this is. I hope they make it a single--soon! It's so beatiful and the lyrics are so meaningful and I just love it so much, not only is it my fave song on the album, it's my fave all time song!
(Kevin Richardson/Gary Baker/Jason Blume)
It's not that I can't live without you
It's just that I don't even want to try
Every night I dream about you
Ever since the day we said goodbye
If I wasn't such a fool
Right now I'd be holding you
There's nothin' that I wouldn't do
Baby if I only knew
The words to say
The road to take
To find a way back to your heart
What can I do
To get to you
And find a way back to your heart
I don't know how it got so crazy
But I'll do anything to set things right
Cause your love is so amazing
Baby you're the best thing in my life
Let me prove my love is real
And made you feel the way I feel
I promise I would give the world
If only you would tell me girl
The words to say
The road to take
To find a way back to your heart
What can I do
To get to you
And find a way back to your heart
Give me one more chance, to give my love to you
Cause no one on this earth loves you like I do
Tell me
The words to say
The road to take
To find a way back to your heart
What can I do
To get to you
And find a way back to your heart
I'd turn back time
To make you mine
And find a way back to your heart
I'd beg and plead
Fall to my knees
To find a way back to your heart
The words to say
The road to take
To find a way back to your heart
What can I do
To get to you
And find a way back to your heart
Somewhere in the background toward the end it goes "These arms of mine are open wide, From now until the end of time, You are my world, What can I do, This heart of mine belongs to you" but I'm not sure where.
I was kind of disappointed with this song. It's just a regular love song (of course it sounds great cuz BSB's singing it). It's probably one of my least favorite songs on the album (if there is such a thing) & not cuz it's bad, just cuz I don't think it's anything special. I still have a profound respect for it though--I certainly couldn't write a song that good!
"Spanish Eyes" - Live [mp3]
(Andrew Fromm/Sandy Linzer)
Here we are in the arms of one another
And we still go on searching for each other
Knowing that hate is wrong and love is
Right for us tonight
When I look into your Spanish eyes
I know the reason why I am alive
And the world is so beautiful tonight
It's a place I've never been
And it comes from deep within
And it's telling me that I'm about to win first prize
Knowing all I have to do
Is reach out my hand to you
Anytime I want to look into your Spanish eyes
Let it be if we're nothing more than dreamers
Who believe that we see no wall between us
How can they be in my heart and in my mind
When all I could find
When I look into your Spanish eyes
I know the reason why I am alive
And the world is so beautiful tonight
It's a place I've never been
And it comes from deep within
And it's telling me that I'm about to win first prize
Knowing all I have to do
Is reach out my hand to you
Anytime I want to look into your Spanish eyes
I loved you from a distance
Thought I couldn't reach that far
I can't believe how close that we are
When I look into your Spanish eyes
And the world is so beautiful tonight
It's a place I've never been
And it comes from deep within
And it's telling me that I'm about to win first prize
Knowing all I have to do
Is reach out my hand to you
Anytime I want to look into your Spanish eyes (spanish eyes)
What a sweet song... I really don't have any thoughts on this song (hey, you're lucky if I have thoughts at all *lol*). It's very pretty...
(Joe Thomas/Gary Baker/Wayne Perry)
When we turn out the lights
The two of us alone together
Something's just not right
But girl you know that I would never
Ever let another's touch, come between
The two of us Cause no one else will ever take your place
No one else comes close to you
No one makes me feel the way you do
You're so special girl to me
And you'll always be eternally
Every time I hold you near
You always say the words I love to hear
Girl with just a touch you can do so much
No one else comes close
And when I wake up to
The touch of your head on my shoulder
You're my dream come true, oh yeah
Girl you know I'll always treasure
Every kiss and everyday I'll love you girl in
Every way
And I always will, cause in my eyes (oh baby)
No one else comes close to you
No one makes me feel the way you do
You're so special girl to me
And you'll always be eternally
Every time I hold you near
You always say the words I love to hear
Girl with just a touch you can do so much
No one else comes close
Boyz II Men did it. The Spice Girls did it. Then the Backstreet Boys did it. Who did it best? Well, you get one guess (and if you're wrong I kill u *lol* j/k) ...BSB of course! How could you not love this song? B-Rok wrote it for his mom, and it came straight from here (oh, u can't see me, can u? *lol* well, I put my hand over my heart).
Plus isn't it the neatest how he got his high school choir (current & previous from when he was there) together to sing it with him? I dunno how to describe how this song makes me feel, but as Brian puts it (and no one could put it better), "She bawled like a baby!" Ok, so he was talking about his mom, I still bawled like a baby!
"The Perfect Fan" - Live [mp3]
(Brian T. Littrell/Thomas L. Smith)
It takes a lot to know what is love
It's not the big things, but the little things
That can mean enough
A lot of prayers to get me through
And there is never a day that passes by
I don't think of you
You were always there for me
Pushing me and guiding me
Always to succeed
You showed me
When I was young just how to grow
You showed me
Everything that I should know
You showed me
Just how to walk without your hands
Cause mom you always were
The perfect fan
God has been so good
Blessing me with a family
Who did all they could
And I've had many years of grace
And it flatters me when I see a smile on your face
I wanna thank you for what you've done
In hopes I can give back to you
And be the perfect son
You showed me
When I was young just how to grow
You showed me
Everything that I should know
You showed me
Just how to walk without your hands
Cause mom you always were
The perfect fan
You showed me how to love
You showed me how to care
And you showed me that you would
Always be there
I wanna thank you for that time
And I'm proud to say you're mine
You showed me (showed me)
When I was young just how to grow (how to grow)
You showed me (showed me)
Everything that I should know
You showed me
Just how to walk without your hands
Cause mom you always were
The perfect fan
Cause mom you always were
Mom you always were
Mom you always were
You know you always were
Cause mom you always were
The perfect fan
I love you mom
Overall Rating
I give this album a two thumbs up! A perfect ten! Five Stars! ***** It's a lot better than what I expected (no offense) & it's what got me hooked as a BSB fan.
You see, like, a year ago, I bought BSB's US version of "Backstreet Boys". I didn't really like it; the only songs I liked were As Long As You Love Me, Quit Playin' Games, & I'll Never Break Your Heart, so all it really did was collect dust.
I WAS a huge NSYNC fan b4 I discovered BSB. Then i was watching TRL one day and they were world premiering IWITW. I heard the first line "You are my fire" and thought (excuse me for sounding rude) "Wow, they really can sing." Then I thought "Hey, he's kinda cute." (Hey, I'm a teenage girl, give me a break! *lol*) That's when I really became a "fan".