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Alanis Morissette — A Man
Album: Under Rug Swept
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Released: 2001
Length: 4:27
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I am a man as a man I've been told
Bacon is brought to the house in this mold
Born of your bellies I yearn for the cord
Years I have groveled repentance ignored
And I have been blamed And I have repented
I'm working my way toward our union mended

I am man who has grown from a son
Been crucified by enraged women
I am son who was raised by such men
I'm often reminded of the fools I'm among
And I have been shamed And I have relented
I'm working my way toward our union mended
And I have been shamed And I have repented
I'm working my way toward our union mended

Chorus
we don't fare well with endless reprimands
we don't do well with a life served as a sentence
this won't work well if you're hell bent on your offence
I am a man who understands your reticence

I am a man who still does what he can
to dispel our archaic reputation
I am a man who has heard all he can
cuz I don't fare well with endless punishment

Cuz I have been blamed and I have repented
I'm working my way toward our union mended
And we have been blamed and we have repented
I'm working my way toward our union mended

Chorus
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Sorry but the vocals on this song sound annoying to me.
Posted 21 years ago by pkeys    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by roguewarer: Nearly embarrassed to say I sort of kind of actually like Alanis, with the caveat that she DOES tend to sound like a cat in heat (being chased by a jackal on fire). She -- her voice -- is somehow very attractive to me. Not a bad tune. Good album, too, by the sound of the tunes I've heard so far.
FWIW, I think the album is pretty solid. This is, by far, my least favorite song on the album. The only one I don't like. Wish she'd done more of it live....and played longer....90 minutes is not long enough...but we did get 60 minutes of Ryan Adams...and he wasn't Drunk :)
Posted 21 years ago by kevinc    [ Reply ]
This song has great lyrics, as do all of her new songs from Under Rug Swept . I think she has reached a new level in songwriting, one not based soley on anger and being "wronged" by somebody.
Posted 21 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
OK, I don't particularly like this song. Nonetheless I continue to be pleasantly surprised by the material on this album, as it demonstrates she actually has a nice voice when she's not howling like a jackal on fire. I had written Alanis off as an unlistenable hack until I started hearing stuff off of Under Rug Swept. Even though I don't rate this song highly, it's still better than her older stuff.
Posted 21 years ago by drover    [ Reply ]
I don\'t know why, I can\'t help it, I pretty much like all of Alanis Morissette\'s stuff. Even this one, but it looks like I\'m in a minority.
Posted 22 years ago by gillespp    [ Reply ]
I like this album a lot, but A Man is easilly my least favorite track off of the album. Actually the only one I dislike. Kevin
Posted 22 years ago by kevinc    [ Reply ]
well, I guess some things NEVER change - Alanis is still just as annoying now as she was back in the mid-90\'s.
Posted 22 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]