The only boy I understand
The one ashamed to be a man
Just rape the world
Because you can
That's what it takes
To be a man
Well, knock her up
Just slap her hand
Prove it to me just be a man
I think I can
I think I can
I'm big enough to be a man
Tell you the truth
I'm jealous yeah
Give anything to be a man
Be a man
So impotent
Be a man
Ohh...
Take off your dress
Your master plan
Give anything
Just be a man
Oh cut it off
Of course you can
Got what it takes
To be a man
Oh rape us all
Just 'cause you can
Well give it up
Just be a man
The fucking wars
The carnage yeah
Give anything
To be a man
Cut it off
I know you can
'Cause no one cares if you're a man
Be a man
So impotent
Be a man
Ohhh...
Can't get it up?
I understand
Under the gun to be a man
I think I can
I think I can
I'm big enough to be a man
Oh fuck the world because you can
I'm everything
Oh be a man
Oh fuck the world because you can
Give anything
Be a man
I'm potent yeah
Be a man
I'm potent yeah
Be a man
I'm potent yeah
I'm potent yeah
The one ashamed to be a man
Just rape the world
Because you can
That's what it takes
To be a man
Well, knock her up
Just slap her hand
Prove it to me just be a man
I think I can
I think I can
I'm big enough to be a man
Tell you the truth
I'm jealous yeah
Give anything to be a man
Be a man
So impotent
Be a man
Ohh...
Take off your dress
Your master plan
Give anything
Just be a man
Oh cut it off
Of course you can
Got what it takes
To be a man
Oh rape us all
Just 'cause you can
Well give it up
Just be a man
The fucking wars
The carnage yeah
Give anything
To be a man
Cut it off
I know you can
'Cause no one cares if you're a man
Be a man
So impotent
Be a man
Ohhh...
Can't get it up?
I understand
Under the gun to be a man
I think I can
I think I can
I'm big enough to be a man
Oh fuck the world because you can
I'm everything
Oh be a man
Oh fuck the world because you can
Give anything
Be a man
I'm potent yeah
Be a man
I'm potent yeah
Be a man
I'm potent yeah
I'm potent yeah
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this song is about how men think they rule the fucking world. It's about how women are just as powerful, even though they don't have dicks. Courtney is a prime example. She's more powerful than most men in this pityful world.
this song is man hating at its best and i love it
i dont think she hates men, she just has a disdain for sexism and male macho stereotypes in general, just like kurt did. thats what this song is about, dudes who think theyre bigger than women and they can fuck anything they want because theyre men
Yeah, that's what it seems to be about. The only boy she understands doesn't buy into the dick-swinging stereotype of masculinity, and is ashamed by guys that embody that stereotype (and what the drive to prove your masculinity makes you do, like, oh, start wars and such).
Yeah, that's what it seems to be about. The only boy she understands doesn't buy into the dick-swinging stereotype of masculinity, and is ashamed by guys that embody that stereotype (and what the drive to prove your masculinity makes you do, like, oh, start wars and such).
And now, a moment to note the delicious, delicious irony of this song appearing in the soundtrack to a movie about football. Sweet, sweet subversion.
And now, a moment to note the delicious, delicious irony of this song appearing in the soundtrack to a movie about football. Sweet, sweet subversion.
This is one of the most powerful of Holes songs! The Lyrics are brilliant and so much passion is poured into every line. I agree with MissKrisss on this one, its deffinatly about men, and all the power the THINK they have, think being the oprative word in this sentence.
sexual oppression, obviously.
this is one of the best hole songs. i don't think that it is man hating song, it's just about men who think they rule the world, but in fact they are nothing
ya man
eatmorefruitandnut this is not a man hating song, you idiot. I am so sick of when a woman steps up against sexism she is called man hating. It's not man hating!!
it's this one part where courtney kinda huffs and puffs loud and it made me get a hard-on!
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Yeah, there's an element to this song that kind of suggests that women have earned the right to call themselves "men" or even have a penis more than men. The way she talks about being "jealous" at the beginning, I don't think it's her true feelings but just that it's commonly used by people who want to reject women who stand against sexism, saying they're "man-haters" or just jealous that they're not men. Then by the time she screams "I'm big enough to be a man" it seems she's made the point that while many men abuse their status "raping the world", etc., women have earned it more. Either that or it doesn't take much effort to be what society defines as a man, so anyone can do it. And Courtney suggests that some men's fear of castation is to do with the idea losing their power- they can't "be a man", i.e.: be the embodiment of brave, tough, and courteous, unless they live without a penis. It's quite the paradox.