transcendental etude 2

[rinoceronte1]

 i am
 having a bit of a problem learning liszt transcedental etude 2 and was
 hoping you could help me with a question. my problem is that the meter
 of the music is set to 3/4, however; musically the piece feels like if
 it was 2/4, i dont find it difficult technically but until i dont have
 this clear i cant move forward, should i always play the music
 according to what is written, or in certain cases such as liszt should
 i play it acording to how i think it should sound?, if i play it how i
 think it should sound it doesnt match the metronome, if i play it how
 its written it matches the metronome but does not make sense musically
 perhaps because im playing it at a slower tempo, please help me.