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Man On A Wire Lyrics
I looked into the mirror, what did I see?
There was a big black beast looking back at me
You looked into my eyes, what did you see?
You saw a big black beast, magnified in me
Like a man on a wire, I set myself on fire
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark, desperate for love
Like a man on a wire
I was like a volcano, just waiting to explode
But I have been resurrected, reborn, and I have been transformed
I was a green eyed monster, could you tell I was afraid?
I sat myself down and shot my fear in the face
Like a man on a wire, I set myself on fire
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark, desperate for love
Like a man on a wire, I set myself on fire
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark, desperate for love
Like a man on a wire
That�s right
Yeah, I see you sitting around
With your wristwatch
And your white collared shirt
I see you hoping to watch me fail
Uh uh
You�re hoping to watch me fail
Uh uh
I sat myself down and shot my fear in the face
Like a man on a wire, I set myself on fire
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark, desperate for love
Like a man on a wire, I set myself on fire
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark, desperate for love
Like a man on a wire
There was a big black beast looking back at me
You looked into my eyes, what did you see?
You saw a big black beast, magnified in me
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark, desperate for love
Like a man on a wire
But I have been resurrected, reborn, and I have been transformed
I was a green eyed monster, could you tell I was afraid?
I sat myself down and shot my fear in the face
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark, desperate for love
Like a man on a wire, I set myself on fire
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark, desperate for love
Like a man on a wire
Yeah, I see you sitting around
With your wristwatch
And your white collared shirt
I see you hoping to watch me fail
Uh uh
You�re hoping to watch me fail
Uh uh
I sat myself down and shot my fear in the face
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark, desperate for love
Like a man on a wire, I set myself on fire
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark, desperate for love
Like a man on a wire
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Hmm. I think this song is about facing your fears and not being afraid of that insecure voice in your head that tells you that you're not good enough. I think she was talking about herself trying to conform to what others wanted to be accepted but finally standing up and being herself.
"I shot my fear in the face".
I have no idea what this song is about but I just love it! It's striking how the song starts, sounding just like The Kills, then it sounds like Garbage again, then it starts sounding like The Pretenders ("Yeah, I see you sitting around"...) in their first album. That's not surprising, considering that Shirley Manson admires Chrissie Hynde since her teenage years.
I do believe those bracketed lyrics up there are "I have been resurrected, reborn".