Lyrics
I put another man down
Expressing causing harm or taking someone's life
He does not look like me
Highlighting differences in appearance
I put another man down
Repetition of causing harm due to disagreement with thoughts
Don't like what he is thinking
Disapproval of the person's thoughts or ideas
I put another man down
Continued action of causing harm, likening to a father's actions
Just like my daddy did
Implies learning this behavior from a father figure
I put another
Repetition emphasizing the act of causing harm
I put another
-I put another
-I put another man down
Reiterating harm against someone seen as an outsider
He is not one of us
Emphasizing exclusion or being different from the group
I put another man down
Furthering the act without specific reasoning
Some say he is dangerous
Perceived as threatening or unsafe
I put another man down
Connecting harm to unconventional choices in clothing
He likes to wear a dress
Disapproval of non-traditional clothing choice
I put another
Continued emphasis on the repetitive action
I put another
-I put another
-Man down
Repeatedly stating the act of bringing someone down
Man down
-Man down
-Man down, down, down, down, down
-Now I think I understand
Realization of how influence and control impact society, creating deception and fear
How money and power
-Shapes the land
-Now I think I see the lies
-That manipulate
-Our fears inside
-Now I think I understand
Reiteration of the impact of money and power in causing harm
How money and power
-Money and power
-Money and power
-Money and power
-Put another man down
Harming someone due to the language they speak
I put another man down
Causing harm based on racial or ethnic differences and the desire to maintain dominance
For the language he is speaking
-I put another man down
-For the colour of his skin
-I put another man down
-I need to stay on top
-I put another
Repeated action of causing harm without specific justification
I put another
-I put another
-Man down
Continued repetition of the act of bringing someone down
Man down
-Man down
-Man down, down, down, down, down
-You see now I think I understand
Reiteration of understanding the influence of money and power in shaping society and instilling fear through deception
How money and power
-Shapes the land
-Now I think I see the lies
-That manipulate
-Our fears inside
-Now I think I understand
Continued reflection on the impact of money and power in manipulating fears
How money and power
-Shapes the land
-Now I think I see the lies
-That manipulate
-Our fears inside
-Now I think I understand
Further acknowledgment of the influence of money and power in causing harm
How money and power
-Money and power
-Money and power
-Money and power
-Put another man down
Final repetition emphasizing the act of causing harm
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