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What Makes a Man a Man Lyrics
Take a look and see for yourself what makes a man a man.
And I, I will stare back to the life I left
Maybe you won't forget who I am
Wake in the middle of the night, just don't believe everything's all right.
When these thoughts are running around your head.
So you lay still; you don't really want to say good-bye
So you just head down the stairs that lead you out
The sound of silence is as loud as a gunshot
'Forgive me' were the only words they read on the note you left
Singing oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
I can't find anyway out, I can't find anyway out
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
I can't find anyway out, I can't find any way out.
I wish I could live where the sea meets the land,
The ocean and I would be the best of friends.
And I'd make her my own; I would float in her waves.
She would sing me to sleep as she carried me away.
Won't you carry me away, oh please carry me away.
Ocean carry me away. You're my better half.
Singing oh oh oh, oh oh oh
I can't find any way out, I can't find any way out
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
I can't find any way out, I can't find any way out
I don't really want to sing anymore, there's got to be something I can live for
so just don't find anyway out, show me the way out, I can't find any way out
Everyday is just another regret its time for me to give it a rest,
and find anyway out, I can't find anyway out.
And look and see for yourself, what makes a man a man
And I, I will stare back to the life I left
Maybe you won't forget who I am
When these thoughts are running around your head.
So you lay still; you don't really want to say good-bye
So you just head down the stairs that lead you out
The sound of silence is as loud as a gunshot
The ocean and I would be the best of friends.
She would sing me to sleep as she carried me away.
Won't you carry me away, oh please carry me away.
Ocean carry me away. You're my better half.
so just don't find anyway out, show me the way out, I can't find any way out
and find anyway out, I can't find anyway out.
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This is about a man whose wife kills herself. "Forgive me, you are the only one" is actually "'Forgive me' were the only words they read on the note you left".
The song is about how this man is trying to live without his wife "I don’t really want to sing anymore, there’s got to be something I can live for"
I think "what makes a man a man" talks about even though his life seems meaningless, he isn't going to take the easy way out.
I think this song is about a one night stand.
And it's late, so you don't really want to say goodbye, so you just head down the stairs that lead you out. The sound of silence is as loud as a gunshot. "Forgive me" were the only words they read on the note you left.
He doesn't bother to wake her up because he feels so bad about what has happened. And (not to be sexist) that's what makes a man a man.
I'm not saying you're wrong, because honestly when it comes to song meanings, there really is no wrong, but I think TheManipulator is more right, just because of the end. I don't think emery, being a band of christians, think that that's what makes a man a man. Not giving up hope, even in the hardest times is what makes a man a man...
I'm not saying you're wrong, because honestly when it comes to song meanings, there really is no wrong, but I think TheManipulator is more right, just because of the end. I don't think emery, being a band of christians, think that that's what makes a man a man. Not giving up hope, even in the hardest times is what makes a man a man...
I think TheManipulator is correct with the suicide reference
"The sound of silence is as loud as a gunshot" referring to the fact that she killed herself quietly (drugs, etc..) but but the significance of the silence might as well rang out like a gun shot...
then the "'Forgive me' were the only words they read on the note you left". is obviously the suicide note...
He now has nothing to live for and wants to die... floating away on the ocean is a way of giving up and surrendering to his emotions and let everything go...
What makes a man a man is dealing with your life and the circumstances around it... no matter how difficult and hopeless everything feels.
i love this song. i think it's about feeling lost since his girlfriend/wife has left him. i think the title means what he makes out of himself to be after the whole dilemna. some of the lyrics above are wrong.
he's trapped in a rut with someone he cant learn to appreciate, so he spends his time dreaming about someone else.
easily one of the best cuts off of the new album. extremely emotional, almost reminds me of "win win situation"
what parts are wrong? i listened the best i could but i know i did miss a couple things. help is appreciated.
i miss the old emery.
This is about a man whose wife kills herself. "Forgive me, you are the only one" is actually "'Forgive me' were the only words they read on the note you left".
The song is about how this man is trying to live without his wife "I don’t really want to sing anymore, there’s got to be something I can live for"
I think "what makes a man a man" talks about even though his life seems meaningless, he isn't going to take the easy way out.
I partly agree with several of the comments already left. I think he's stuck, he's trying to appreciate someone who he can't. But also escaping by having meaningless flings. None of it means much to him anymore though he wishes it did. To say "take a look and see what makes a man a man" is, I think, a little sarcastic, kind of saying "i'm no man, i'm just a coward."
I think TheManipulator is correct with the suicide reference
"The sound of silence is as loud as a gunshot" referring to the fact that she killed herself quietly (drugs, etc..) but but the significance of the silence might as well rang out like a gun shot...
then the "'Forgive me' were the only words they read on the note you left". is obviously the suicide note...
He now has nothing to live for and wants to die... floating away on the ocean is a way of giving up and surrendering to his emotions and let everything go...
What makes a man a man is dealing with your life and the circumstances around it... no matter how difficult and hopeless everything feels.