Man Lyrics
I'm a man
That's what you raised me to be
I'm not an identity crisis
This was planned
I'm a man
As in a citizen of mankind
It's what kind of animal I am
It's that simple, oh
I'm a man
And not just casually
I pull this barge full-time
The tree house cannot support me
I'm not the runt of the litter
The fat-fingered bullies were no match for me
I still taste them in my teeth
I'm a man
I'm a man's man, I've always been
Make no mistake, what I've invested in
A woman's heart is the watermark
Of which I measure everything
I'm a man
That's what you raised me to be
I'm not your identity crisis
This was planned
That's what you raised me to be
I'm not an identity crisis
This was planned
I'm a man
As in a citizen of mankind
It's what kind of animal I am
It's that simple, oh
I'm a man
And not just casually
I pull this barge full-time
The tree house cannot support me
I'm not the runt of the litter
The fat-fingered bullies were no match for me
I still taste them in my teeth
I'm a man
I'm a man's man, I've always been
Make no mistake, what I've invested in
A woman's heart is the watermark
Of which I measure everything
I'm a man
That's what you raised me to be
I'm not your identity crisis
This was planned
I'm a man
You'll have to deal with me
My proxy is mine
You'll deal with me directly
And if I'm dipshit drunk on pink perfume
Then I am the man in the fucking moon
'Cause you didn't know what a man was
Until I showed you
You'll have to deal with me
My proxy is mine
You'll deal with me directly
And if I'm dipshit drunk on pink perfume
Then I am the man in the fucking moon
'Cause you didn't know what a man was
Until I showed you
About
Genius Annotation
From an NPR interview with the singer songwriter:
I don’t really think of myself specifically as a woman, you know? I’m kind of a critter. I’m an animal. Everyone’s an animal. And I find I’m much happier and well-balanced if I think of myself that way because you know, I’m a straight white female or whatever at the gynecologist, but the rest of the time, you know, I feel pretty all over the place…I’m probably a little imbalanced in that if you were to look at a human creature as kind of a vase or something my glass is a little bit more full of the man stuff, than the woman stuff.
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Lead Vocals
Acoustic Guitar
Electric Guitar
Keyboards
Piano
Bass
Drums
Tambourine
Backing Vocals
Recorded By
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Release Date
September 3, 2013
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