The Way – English Lyrics

• By: Juice WRLD, XXXTENTACION
• Album: Legends Never Die

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lost /lɒst/, /lɔːst/, /lɑːst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; no longer possessed or existing. verb - to no longer have something; to fail to win.
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something; a route or direction.
trapped /træpt/ B1	adjective - unable to escape from a place or situation. verb - to confine (someone) in a place or situation.
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the faculty of consciousness and thought; the private inner experience of an individual.
space-traveling /ˈspeɪsˌtrævəlɪŋ/ B2	adjective - travelling or having travelled through outer space.
peace /piːs/ A2	noun - freedom from disturbance; tranquility.
abyss /əˈbɪs/ C1	noun - a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm; a vast, immeasurable space or depth.
sin /sɪn/ B1	noun - an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.
trifling /ˈtraɪflɪŋ/ B2	adjective - unimportant or trivial; (of a person) treating someone or something without seriousness or respect.
erase /ɪˈreɪz/ B1	verb - to rub out or remove (writing, marks, or drawings); to destroy completely.
tribulation /ˌtrɪbjʊˈleɪʃən/ C1	noun - a cause of great trouble or suffering.
suffering /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/ B1	noun - the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship.
mayhem /ˈmeɪhɛm/ B2	noun - violent or damaging disorder; chaos.
evil /ˈiːvəl/ A2	adjective - profoundly immoral and wicked. noun - profound immorality, wickedness, and depravity.
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury; mental suffering or distress.
risk /rɪsk/ B1	noun - a situation involving exposure to danger. verb - to expose (someone or something) to danger, harm, or loss.
slit /slɪt/ B2	noun - a long narrow cut or opening. verb - to make a long narrow cut in (something).
pill /pɪl/ A2	noun - a small round mass of solid medicine for swallowing.
liquor /ˈlɪkər/ B1	noun - alcoholic drinks, especially distilled ones.
wealth /wɛlθ/ B1	noun - an abundance of valuable possessions or money; a plentiful supply of a particular valuable thing.

Key Grammar Structures

• TIME AND TIME AGAIN

  ➔ Idiom / Fixed Expression

  ➔ This phrase means "repeatedly" or "on many occasions." It emphasizes something happening many times.

• I'M GETTING BETTER, SAID

  ➔ Present Continuous for Change + Ellipsis / Reported Speech

  ➔ "I'm getting better" uses the present continuous to describe a gradual change or improvement. ", said" is a common literary or colloquial device for reported speech, where the full "he said" or "I said" is reduced, implying the speaker or a third party is reporting the statement.

• LOST MY MIND, TRAPPED IN ME

  ➔ Past Participles as Adjectives / Reduced Clauses

  ➔ "Lost" and "trapped" are past participles functioning as adjectives, describing the state of the speaker. This is an example of a reduced clause where the auxiliary verb and sometimes the subject are omitted (e.g., "I have lost my mind," "I am trapped").

• I'VE BEEN SPACE-TRAVELING, UH

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ This tense ("have been + -ing") emphasizes an action that started in the past and has continued up to the present moment, often implying it might still be ongoing or has recent relevance. It highlights the duration or continuous nature of the "space-traveling."

• TRYNA FIND SOME INNER PEACE, INNER PEACE

  ➔ Colloquial Contraction + Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "Tryna" is a colloquial contraction of "trying to." The infinitive "to find" expresses purpose, indicating why the speaker is doing something (trying to find peace).

• I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING

  ➔ Noun Clause (Embedded Question)

  ➔ "What's happening" acts as a noun clause, serving as the direct object of the verb "know." It's an embedded question, meaning a question structure (what is happening?) is used within a larger statement.

• IT'S PAIN IN THOSE WORDS, YOU CAN HEAR IT WHEN I TALK

  ➔ Existential 'It's' + Time Clause

  ➔ "It's pain" uses the existential "it's" (similar to "there is") to introduce the presence of pain. "When I talk" is a time clause, specifying when the action ("you can hear it") occurs.

• BUT WHAT'S A LIFE TO LIVE IF YOU DON'T GOT NO RISK INVOLVED?

  ➔ Complex Interrogative + Infinitive of Purpose + Conditional Clause + Colloquial Negation

  ➔ This is a complex interrogative sentence. "to live" is an infinitive of purpose, describing the function of "a life." "If you don't got no risk involved" is a conditional clause. "don't got no" is a colloquial double negative, meaning "don't have any" or "have no," common in informal speech.

• KNOWN TO POP PILLS, POP NIGGAS, AND POP OLLIES, BOY

  ➔ Passive Voice with Infinitive + Parallel Structure

  ➔ "Known to" is a common passive construction (be known to do something), meaning people generally know that the subject does these actions. The repetition of "pop" followed by different objects ("pills," "niggas," "ollies") is an example of parallel structure, creating rhythm and emphasis.

• MY HEALTH AIN'T MY WEALTH

  ➔ Colloquial Negation ('Ain't') + Antithesis / Contrasting Ideas

  ➔ "Ain't" is a very informal and often ungrammatical contraction of "am not," "is not," "are not," "has not," or "have not." It is characteristic of colloquial speech. The line also employs antithesis, contrasting "health" and "wealth" to express a deeper meaning.