My Way
Limp Bizkit / P. Diddy Lyrics
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Check out my melody
Check out my melody
Special (check my melody, my melody)
You think you're special, you do
I can see it in your eyes
I can see it when you laugh at me
Just one more fight about your leadership
And I will straight up leave your shit
'Cause I've had enough of this
And now I'm pissed, yeah
This time I'ma let it all come out
This time I'ma stand up and shout
I'ma do things my way, it's my way
My way or the highway
This time I'ma let it all come out
This time I'ma stand up and shout
I'ma do things my way, it's my way
My way or the highway
Check out, check, check out,
Check, check, check, check out my melody
Check out, check out
Check, check, check out my melody
Check out my melody
Check, check out, check, check out, check, check out
Check, check, check out out my melody
Just one more fight about a lot of things
And I will give up everything
To be on my own again
Free again, yeah
This time I'ma let it all come out
This time I'ma stand up and shout
I'ma do things my way, it's my way
My way or the highway
This time I'ma let it all come out
This time I'ma stand up and shout
I'ma do things my way, it's my way
My way or the highway
Someday you'll see things my way
'Cause you never know, no, you never know
When you're gonna go
Someday you'll see things my way
'Cause you never know, no, you never know
When you're gonna go
Check, check out,
Check, check out my melody
Check out, check, check out, check, check out
Check, check, check, check out my melody
My melody, check, check out my melody
Just one more fight and I'll be history
Yes, I will straight up leave your shit
And you'll be the one who's left
Missing me, yeah
This time I'ma let it all come out
This time I'ma stand up and shout
I'ma do things my way, it's my way
My way or the highway
This time I'ma let it all come out
This time I'ma stand up and shout
I'ma do things my way, it's my way
My way or the highway
Someday you'll see things my way
'Cause you never know, no, you never know
When you're gonna go
Someday you'll see things my way
'Cause you never know, no, you never know
Check out, check, check out
Check, check out, check, check out
Check, check out, check, check out
Check, check out my melody
Check out, check, check out
Check out, check, check out
Check out, check, check out
Check out, check out
Check out, check, check out
Check out, check out
Check out, check, check out
Check out, check out my melody
The lyrics to Limp Bizkit's song My Way are about personal empowerment and standing up for oneself against those who try to hold them back. The singer of the song is tired of being looked down on and walked over by someone who thinks they are special, and is ready to leave the situation behind. The lyrics express a desire to do things their own way, even if it means leaving everything behind and starting anew.
The repetitive refrain of "check out my melody" is a way of asserting oneself and demanding attention. It's a call to listen to the singer's voice and to take them seriously. The singer is tired of being ignored and dismissed, and is ready to make their voice heard.
The overall message of the song is that it's important to stand up for oneself and to do things on one's own terms. It's a call to break free from the expectations of others and to live life on one's own terms.
Line by Line Meaning
Check out my melody
You think you're special, you do
Special (check my melody, my melody)
I can see it in your eyes, I can see it when you laugh at me, look down on me and walk around on me
Just one more fight about your leadership
And I will straight up leave your shit
'Cause I've had enough of this
And now I'm pissed, yeah
This time I'ma let it all come out
This time I'ma stand up and shout
I'ma do things my way, it's my way
My way or the highway
Check out, check, check out
Check, check, check, check out my melody
Just one more fight about a lot of things
And I will give up everything to be on my own again, free again, yeah
Someday you'll see things my way
'Cause you never know, no, you never know when you're gonna go
My melody, check, check out my melody
Just one more fight and I'll be history, yes, I will straight up leave your shit, and you'll be the one who's left missing me, yeah
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Eric Barrier, John Everett Otto, Leor Dimant, Sam Rivers, Samuel Robert Rivers, Wesley Louden Borland, William Griffin, William Frederick Durst
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