Waste It On Me

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[Verse 1: Jungkook]
You say love is messed up
You say that it don't work
You don't wanna try, no, no
(You don't wanna try, no, no)
And baby, I'm no stranger
To heartbreak and the pain of
Always being let go (Always being let go)

[Pre-Chorus: Jungkook, RM]
And I know there's no makin' this right, this right (This right)
And I know there's no changing your mind, your mind (Your mind)
But we both found each other tonight, tonight (Oh yeah)
So if love is nothing more than just a waste of your time

[Chorus: Jungkook, RM]
Waste it on me, waste it on me
(Waste it on me)
Tell me, why not waste it on me? Waste it on me
(Waste it on me)
Baby, why not waste it on me? Waste it on me
(Waste it on me)
Tell me, why not waste it on me? Waste it on me
(Waste it on me)

[Verse 2: RM]
So we don't gotta go there
Past lovers and warfare
It's just you and me now (Yeah, yeah)
I don't know your secrets
But I'll pick up the pieces
Pull you close to me now (Yeah, yeah)

[Pre-Chorus: Jungkook, RM]
And I know there's no makin' this right, this right (Yeah)
And I know there's no changing your mind, your mind (Oh)
But we both found each other tonight, tonight (Oh yeah)
So if love is nothing more than just a waste of your time

[Chorus: Jungkook, RM]
Waste it on me, waste it on me
(Waste it on me)
Tell me, why not waste it on me? Waste it on me
(Waste it on me)
Baby, why not waste it on me? Waste it on me
(Waste it on me)
Tell me, why not waste it on me? Waste it on me
(Waste it on me)
Tell me, why not?

[Verse 3: RM]
Yeah, don't you think there must be a reason?
Yeah, like we had our names
Don't you think we got another season
That come after spring?
I wanna be your summer
I wanna be your wave
Treat me like a comma
I'll take you to a new phrase
Yeah, come just eat me and throw me away
If I'm not your taste, babe, waste
Waste it on me

[Pre-Chorus: Jungkook]
And I know there's no makin' this right, this right (Yeah)
And I know there's no changing your mind, your mind (Oh)
But we both found each other tonight, tonight (Oh, yeah)
So if love is nothing more than just a waste of your time

[Chorus: Jungkook, RM]
Waste it on me, waste it on me
(Waste it on me)
Tell me, why not waste it on me? Waste it on me
(Waste it on me)
Baby, why not waste it on me? Waste it on me
(Waste it on me)
Tell me, why not waste it on me? Waste it on me
(Waste it on me)
Tell me, why not?



About

Following previous collaborations like “MIC Drop” and “전하지 못한 진심 (The Truth Untold),”, “Waste It On Me” is an EDM track from Steve Aoki’s album Neon Future III. The song features the South Korean K-pop group BTS, specifically RM from their rap line, and Jungkook from their vocal line as well. It’s the first track the group has partaken in that’s entirely sung in English.

With a repetitive melodic chorus and multiple rap verses, the lyrics depict both a hopeless and hopeful love affair. While one side of the relationship labels the concept of love as a waste, the other strongly advocates for the pursuit.

Rolling Stone published an article discussing the success of the song in a predominately English industry saying:
               ‘Waste It on Me’ is being touted as BTS’ first all-English single, but that’s entirely besides the point. The group already went to Number 10 on the Hot 100 with ‘Fake Love,’ which had an English hook. They also reached Number 11 with ‘Idol’ and have gone Number One twice on the albums chart in 2018 alone while still singing and rapping frequently in Korean.

Additional:
In a statement, Steve Aoki said:
I’m so psyched to share this collaboration with one of the most exciting and inspiring group of guys I’ve met in the past few years.

BTS added on and said:
We’re happy for this meaningful and heartfelt collaboration. The song is just so amazing, we really enjoyed working on it. It’s our first song that is entirely in English. It was refreshing and fun to record the song. We hope this would be a good present for our fans.

There is actually debate about whether he is in the song at all. The voice that says, “time” in the final line of the pre-chorus (So if love is nothing more than just a waste of your time) is what sounds the most like him. It is a possibility that instead of Jimin being one of the main vocalists, he’s more of the back vocals which may have been part of the beat/instrumental of the song.
However, for the time being, it is clear that the other members involved in this song are RM and Jungkook.

Because of fan debate, the radio station Kiss Chattanooga asked Steve Aoki who specifically featured on the song, but Aoki declined to answer and said that

The voices on the song represent BTS.

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