With it
I become the death Dickinson feared
With it
I'm the red admiral on his ship
And I raise
With infans for my coronation
I've ruled over my all my dead impersonations

'Cause I've got it
I'm a man now
I've got it
I'm a man now
And I won't let you steal it
I bought it for myself
I'm a man now

I hit
The Bird-dogs who are pulling my hair
Because
Their teeth should ravage a golden beard
I've lost
Some eyeless friends whose blood runs cold
My new people
On silent heels pretends to be old

'Cause I won
I'm a man now
'Cause I've got it
I'm a man now
And I won't let you steal iT
I bought it for myself
I'm a man now
Oh lord

She wants to be a man, a man
But she lies
She wants to be born again, again
But she'll lose
She draws her own crotch by herself
But she'll lose, because it's a fake
It's a fake, it's a fake, it's a fake

No! I've got it
I'm a man now
Yes I've got it
I'm a man now
And there's nothing you can do to make me change my mind
I'm a man now

She's a man now
She's a man now
And there's nothing we can do to make her change her mind
She's a man now
She's a man now
She's a man now
And there's nothing we can do to make her change her mind
She's a man now

She's a man now
Oh, she's a man now
And there's nothing we can do to make her change her mind
She's a man now


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iT Lyrics as written by Heloise Letissier

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    My Interpretation

    Je pense que cette chanson est sous forme de dialogue entre la chanteuse (ou la personne concernée) et le 'reste', le monde, ceux qui ne comprennent pas ses aspirations à être comme elle est, càd, un homme.

    Je m'explique: On trouve deux types de voix dans la chanson, une voix forte et claire, la chanteuse, et des voix en semi background et plus légères, le 'reste'.

    Les voix en background commencent avec 'she lies, she lies', dans le premier couplet. Quand la chanteuse chante "But I won! I'm a man now", tu peux entendre ''but she lies but she lies'' comme des commérages dans son dos.

    Le plus flagrant arrive alors, dans le deuxième couplet qui commence avec ''she wants to be a man...''. Là, ce sont le 'reste' qui la critiques, qui lui disent que ça rime à rien de vouloir devenir 'a man', et qu'à leur yeux, donc, elle est une chose, ce 'iT'.

    Ils chantent 'It's a fake, it's a fake it's a fake!" et là la chanteuse explose, elle crit 'Noo! I've got it! I'm a man now", ce qu'on peut traduire par "Non! J'ai compris maintenant (dans le sens, tout est clair pour moi), je suis un homme maintenant!".

    Donc à mes yeux, cette chanson est sur le thème de l'ignorance de ces voix, donc d'un grand nombre de personnes à propos des personnes ayant des troubles à définir leur identité sexuelle, et la pression qu'ils ressentent également, comme dans la chanson à toujours entendre des voix dans leurs dos.

    J'espère que j'étais claire! Bye!

    Sophhon December 30, 2014   Link
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    My Interpretation

    To me, the song is about triumphing over envy. About discovering that it's not maleness or masculinity they were seeking but a feeling of self efficacy and freedom and self expression, validation, about a lack of shame that they previously conceived could only come with a male experience.

    "I'm a man now And I won't let you steal it I bought it for myself I'm a man now"

    I think those lines are key.

    As well as this one:

    "She wants to be a man, a man But she lies She wants to be born again, again"

    She as an artist as achieved sublime self expression and accolade. And she earned it by creating her own mold rather than trying to fit in.

    noonecomeshereon May 25, 2020   Link

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