[intro]
(What’s it like to be a man?)
(To be a man is to be what?)
[Verse 1]
A needle prick,
I’ll give it a shot.
Drug images, clever,
Considering the lot.
Of substance abuse,
And bodily rot.
Used as a cope,
When courting the stoic,
Keep it concealed,
The world can’t know it.
‘Cos there’s nothing worse,
Than a man who can’t stand,
No hands to catch you,
When your shit hits the fan.
[Chorus]
DON’T ASK HOW I AM,
LOOK AT ME THAT WAY.
IF YOU DON’T WANNA HEAR,
WHAT I’VE GOT TO SAY.
[Verse 2]
Isn’t it your fault ,
That you never talk.
Just give it a go,
Be a good sport.
But what about language,
I think it’s assumed.
That as it works for women,
It’ll work for me too.
I haven’t been raised,
To flourish my words.
You see them as crude,
And a burden at worst,
If our speech has a joust,
I HAVE TO ATTEND TO YOU FIRST.
[Chorus]
DON’T ASK HOW I AM,
LOOK AT ME THAT WAY.
IF YOU DON’T WANNA HEAR,
WHAT I’VE GOT TO SAY.
[Verse 3]
Oh don’t be like that ,
Why don’t you grow up.
This bitching and moaning ,
You’re meant to be tough.
But when I do that,
You don’t like it too much.
You say I’m cold and distant,
I lack the human touch.
I’m so confused ,
What do I do?
Too much or too little,
It’s never right for you,
Feels like it’s about,
Doing what you’re telling me to.
[bridge]
And there’s even wider issues at play here.
Like why have boys underperformed in our schools for years?
Why’s it a tragedy when a girl has suicidal views ,
But the countless boys who actually do it are yesterday’s news?
Why do the judges treat women with a different set of rules?
Glass a guy in the face, doesn’t mean you’re evil at all.
[Chorus]
(Don’t ask how I am,)
(Look at me that way,)
(If you don’t wanna hear,)
(What I’ve got to say)
[Verse 3]
I’m not mad at girls ,
I just think it sucks.
That they get to change,
Whilst nobody lets us.
Did anyone ask,
If I want to be.
A protector, a solider,
If I want to lead.
I don’t like to fight ,
I like my soft hands .
Does that fact really,
Make me less of a man?
I just wanna be me,
And if you let me I can.
(What does it mean, to be a man?)
(If you loosen your grip, I’ll find out if I can)