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Elton John

Man

Release date: 20th March 1995

From Made in England
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About This Track

'Man' by Elton John is a track on 'Made in England' (1995). Its lyrics take a bleak, self-regarding look at humanity, with images of performance and concealment: a figure who masks insecurity, lives inside a glass, and “worships his own defeat”. The chorus frames the viewpoint in first person, closing on a recognition of what that inner loop feels like.

"Man" is a track by Elton John, from the album Made in England, released 20th March 1995. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 8 articles about Elton John.

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Elton John

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Lyrics

Man

[Verse 1]

Man stands in all his glory

Sitting at the crossroads of the same old story

Man got his make-up, wears it like a mask

Hides inside a child, lives inside a glass

Man breathes his own deceit

Man worships his own defeat

[Chorus]

Oh I'm a man

I know what it feels like

I'm a man working on the living part of life

You see through me

I understand

Don't lose hope

If you can

Have a little faith in man

[Verse 2]

Shakespeare's men got all the lines

Modern man lives back in time

Man got bravado in his big steel hands

Runs with the wolf, sleeps with the lamb

Man falls, cuts and bleeds

Man stumbles on his own belief

[Chorus]

Oh I'm a man

I know what it feels like

I'm a man working on the living part of life

You see through me

I understand

Don't lose hope

If you can

Have a little faith in man

[Bridge]

He's the hoax

Behind the thrill

The poison arrow

The bitter pill

Hard to swallow

Hard to kill

Hard to understand

He's the light

Behind the hill

The broken promise

The iron will

Hard to kill

Hard to understand

[Chorus]

Oh I'm a man

I know what it feels like

I'm a man working on the living part of life

You see through me

I understand

Don't lose hope

If you can

Have a little faith in man

[Chorus]

Oh I'm a man

I know what it feels like

I'm a man working on the living part of life

You see through me

I understand

Don't lose hope

If you can

Have a little faith in man

Have a little faith in man

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Track details

From Made in England

1995
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Album
Made in England
Made in England
Elton John
Release year
1995
  1. —Belfast
  2. —Believe
  3. —Made In England
    5:08
  4. —Latitude
  5. —Man
  6. —Pain
  7. —Lies
  8. —House
  9. —Cold

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Production & Engineering

Writer
Bernie Taupin, Elton John
Producer
Elton John, Greg Penny
Bass
Bob Birch
Drums
Charlie Morgan
Guitar
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