A "Real" Man [ICEWAVE]
vaporwave, hypnagogic drift, sampled audio, faux-utopian, nostalgic, melancholic, sad, reminiscent, aesthetic, late-night lo-fi, ambient, surreal, relaxing, reflective, ICEWAVE
A "Real" Man [ICEWAVE]
vaporwave, hypnagogic drift, sampled audio, faux-utopian, nostalgic, melancholic, sad, reminiscent, aesthetic, late-night lo-fi, ambient, surreal, relaxing, reflective, ICEWAVE
Lyrics
Boy, let me tell you something
"Real" men don't cry
"Real" men are strong
"Real" men won't break
I am going to teach you to be, a "real" man, son
To be a man, you can't show your weakness
Nobody should know that you can feel sadness
To be a man, you have to carry the weight-
So the women won't have to share your fate
Suck it up, toughen up, thicken your skin
Keep all those demons deep within
They are your problem, not theirs
Nobody likes a man who overshares
Just look at your old man, son
You should be just like me by the time we're done
You will be a "real" man one day
You will be a warrior fit for the fray
Listen to your dad, I know what's best
Everything thrown at you, will be a test
I am not raising a broken boy
This, I promise son, will lead you to joy
(Don't you want to be just like me?)
Instrumental Interlude
Dad, I love you, but I can't just lie
Being a "real" man makes me want to die
Why am I not allowed to feel how I feel?
How does crying make my heart less real?
I'm not mad at you, just confused
Why does being "real" make my heart bruised?
I can't be happy like this dad, it sucks
Does being a man mean you are shit out of luck?
If what you are is a "real" man, then I never want to be one
A father who won't hug his sons
A man who has to be high to feel "ok"
Is that really the way you want me to play?
You never taught me how to be REAL
You just told me to not show how I feel
The axe forgets, but the tree remembers
And I will be stuck with your "lessons" forever.
I know I am a REAL man already
It doesn't mean I must always be rocksteady
I listened to you, and nearly died
I never felt like you were on my side
You didn't raise me to be real
You just gave my heart a seal
(I will never be just like you)
(I will never be just like you)
I still love you, dad, and I thank you
You gave me a perfect view
Of what not to do
So if I am ever blessed with a child
I won't be afraid to tell them "I love you".
Does that make me not a REAL man?
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