Man
Exploring the Enigmatic Nature of Human Existence in 'Man' by The Tragically Hip
Lyrics
I'm a man and I'm a man
I acknowledge and assert my identity as a man.
I do what I hate and don't understand
I engage in actions that I dislike and find puzzling.
I'm a real machine
Repetition emphasizing a mechanical or robotic nature, possibly suggesting a lack of genuine emotion or humanity.
You're a real machine
-I'm a real machine
-You're a real machine
-Just off the hot mic
A reference to a military figure ("General") and a sense of readiness or impatience, possibly hinting at aggression or assertiveness.
There is the General
-Are we waiting to be invited I could eat em up in two gulps!
-I could eat em up in two gulps!
-I decorate my cells
I adorn or embellish my inner self or thoughts.
I am the holy fool
Self-identification as a holy fool, possibly conveying a sense of paradoxical wisdom or spiritual connection.
I can get strangely compelled
I feel strangely drawn or compelled by certain things.
But I can't get rid of the self
I struggle to overcome or detach from my own sense of identity or ego.
So If I am a man
Reiteration of being a man and engaging in actions that are both disliked and not fully understood.
And I am a man and I am a man
-So I do what I hate and I don't understand
-You're a real machine
Repetition highlighting a mechanical or robotic quality in both the speaker and another person.
I'm a real machine
-You're a real machine
-I'm a man and I'm a man
Reiteration of being a man and the repetition of engaging in puzzling and disliked actions.
I do what I hate and don't understand
-I'm a man and I'm a man
-I do what I hate and don't understand
-I'm a real machine
Repetition emphasizing a mechanical or robotic nature, possibly underscoring a sense of dehumanization or detachment.
You're a real machine
-I'm a real machine
-You're a real
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