The Man in Me Lyrics
nearly any task
and as for compensation
there's a little he would ask
take a woman like you
to get through
to the man in me
all around my door
I think to myself I might not take it anymore
take a woman like your kind
to find
the man in me
what a wonderful feeling
just to know that you are near
It sets my a-heart a-reeling
from my toes
up to my ears
to keep from bein' seen
but that's just because he doesn't wanna
turn into some machine
take a woman like you
to get through
to the man in me
shut the f*ck up donnie!
Any man who has ever been truely in love with a woman (especially if he in some way feels as though he is not worthy of her love) will know what this is about.
Its also very honest "and as for compensation, there's a little he would ask" - but he does want some compensation - and I think that compensation is clearly sex. This isn't one of those wishy washy I'll love you forever and I want nothing in return boy band drivel songs this is about what men really think.
This song makes me amazed that we humans can produce such beauty.
Whenever I need to find a way to say "I'm sorry." or "I love you." I can always turn to Dylan. This song seems to express how I feel at certain time without being trite, redundant, or too complex. At 3:10 it sure does fit quite a lot of feelings and emotion in to a small amount of time.
Fantastic song. And a fantastic cover by The Clash.
Bob Dylan is the greatest artist of all time
And The Clash are the greatest band of all time.
They both had so much to say. 'The only music that really matters.'
I listened to this song a lot, and always thought it's a really sweet love song.
However, I just sang it in the bathtub and thought about the last verse:
The man in me will hide sometimes to keep from bein' seen But that's just because he doesn't want to turn into some machine
What does that mean? Why would he be hiding, afraid of turning to a machine?
So here's what I think:
This is about a man feeling used by his woman - Slaving at his job to bring home the money, fixing things around the house, managing the assets...You know doing "the man's role". And that's how his wife sees him. Not as a lover or a friend, but as a tool that does whatever's needed to take care of her. He knows this and completely accepts this, just to have the wonderful feeling of having her near him. Even if he's just her "instrument". It takes a woman like "her kind" to find the "man" in him
this song is absolutely amazing, im pretty sure ive said it before but dylan is a genius
it takes someone else to bring out the best in oneself, sometimes. fabulous song.
i was elated to hear the clash's cover of it on the deluxe reissue of london calling.
Used in The Big Lebowski... one of my favorites.
great song
david bazan recently did a fantastic cover of this song as well, you can check it out on youtube or davidbazan.com