This Is the Way
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Demo by Rivers Cuomo | |||||
Album | Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo | ||||
Released | December 18, 2007 | ||||
Recorded | 2007 | ||||
Length | 4:17 | ||||
Label | Geffen | ||||
Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
Status | Released | ||||
Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo track listing | |||||
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This song is part of the "I See Colors" lineage of songs
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"This Is the Way" is the fifteenth track from Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo.
Appearances
Overview
Cuomo lifted the chords for "This Is the Way" from the song "Let Me Love You" by mononymous R&B singer Mario. "This is the Way" was previously unheard prior to the release of Alone. Some of the song's verse melody appears to have been repurposed for the song "I See Colors" off of The Space Between Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. "This Is the Way" also appeared on the digital demo compilation Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years in 2020. This version is the same recording, albeit with a slightly later fade-out.
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – keyboards, lead guitar, lead vocals, percussion, bass guitar, backing vocals
Audio
Lyrics
This is the way baby
This is the way
You got to question
Your situation
He's taking advantage of you
You're such a pushover
He's rolling you over
And all that you
Ask him to do
So stand up for yourself
And get what you deserve
And I will give it to you my love
I will never leave
'Cause you're the air I breathe
And you're the heaven
High up above
And this is the way
That a man loves his lady
He does what he can
And he never tells her "maybe"
The world is still turning
But you are not learning
You're letting him
Take what he wants
You give him your loving
Your kissing and hugging
But then he goes back
Where he wants
And you know that it's true
It's all because of you
And now you got
To take back your love
Open up to me
I will make you see
What I have
Is more than enough
I swear to you
I will never let you down
I care about you
From the inside to the out
Let the jokers
Learn a lesson that is true
It's only me
And you from now on
And this is the way
That a man loves his lady
He does what he can
And he never tells her "maybe"
Known recordings
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo | This Is the Way | This is the Way.mp3 | 2007 | 4:36 | Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years | Original demo | |
Rivers Cuomo | This Is the Way | 2007 | 4:17 | Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo | Slightly shortened edit of "This is the Way.mp3" (earlier fade-out) |