Man Man - Whalebones Lyrics
He felt her curves surrounding his neck
Like a yoke he knows, he'll never forget
The way she cut through his bed
Like a snake would bite through a cave of flesh
He swears he don't care where she's been
He's tired of being human
He wears her close to the bone as though she were his own skin
He shoots from the heart instead of the head
His mouth and his words, they rarely connect
He looks to the past and where his tongue's tread
And he knows he's meant the opposite
But she holds him like an infant
Sold on cold indifference
When he reaches for her, she's gone
She slips like the wind through blackened sails, but
Who are we to love at all?
Who are we to love at all?
(Who are we to love at all?)
And I hope you don't mind if I hang all of my hopes
I hang all my hopes on this time
Although I've been warned, I'll probably get burned
I'd rather get burned than to not try
(Who are we to love at all?)
And I hope you don't mind if I hang all of my hopes
I hang all my hopes on this time
'Cause you won't let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
(Who are we to love at all?)
'Cause you won't let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
(Who are we to love at all?)
'Cause you won't let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
'Cause you won't let it go
Who are we to love at all?
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Man Man Whalebones Comments
Thank you so much for this upload! euphoric dream of a beautiful piece of art.
This song emits pure brilliance. It’s melodic, catchy and the lyrics are great. Man Man definitely flies under the proverbial radar and I like being a part of the music loving populace that enjoys a band that isn’t well known.
Also, see Pygmy Lush and Gregory Alan Isakov.
Saw these guys in new york over the weekend. This was there last song and the members slowly left one at a time while the crowd sang the ending. Beautiful
They did the same in Philly a few days before. Super awesome
LYRICS
He felt her curves surrounding his neck
Like a yoke
He knows
He'll never forget
The way she cut through his bed
Like a snake would bite through a cave of flesh
But he holds her
Though she's broken
He swears he don't care where she's been
He's tired of being human
He wears her close to the bone as though she were his own skin
He shoots from the heart instead of the head
His mouth and his words they rarely connect
He looks to the past and where his tongue's tread
And he knows he meant the opposite
But she holds him
Like an infant
Though it breaks her in half to know he'll wake like a man
Sold on cold indifference
When he reaches for her she's gone
She slips like the wind through blackened sails, but
Who are we to love at all?
Who are we to love at all?
Who are…
This song is perfect. The instruments are speaking a beautiful language and the lyrics and his voice translate it precisely
Kadere bak kadere!
Sleepy heart ache
He felt her curves surrounding his neck
Like a yoke he knows, he'll never forget
The way she cut through his bed
Like a snake would bite through a cave of flesh
But he holds her, though she's broken
He swears he don't care where she's been
He's tired of being human
He wears her close to the bone as though she were his own skin
He shoots from the heart instead of the head
His mouth and his words, they rarely connect
He looks to the past and where his tongue's tread
And he knows he's meant the opposite
But she holds him like an infant
Though it breaks her in half to know he'll wake like a man
Sold on cold indifference
When he reaches for her, she's gone
She slips like the wind through blackened sails, but
Who are we to love at all?
Who are we to love at all?
(Who are we to love at all?)
And I hope you don't mind if I hang all of my hopes
I hang all my hopes on this time
Although I've been warned, I'll probably get burned
I'd rather get burned than to not try
(Who are we to love at all?)
And I hope you don't mind if I hang all of my hopes
I hang all my hopes on this time
'Cause you won't let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
(Who are we to love at all?)
'Cause you won't let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
(Who are we to love at all?)
'Cause you won't let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
'Cause you won't let it go
Who are we to love at all?
What happened to you guys? Saw you open for Modest Mouse in MPLS, was hooked. You'all got regular jobs?
They stopped touring and recording awhile back. Honus Honus wanted to explore his solo career. Check him out, still solid work
7 minutes and 14 seconds of total pleasure. Thank you!!
Roosevelt 💙
Only 188K views? What the actual fuck?
Tired to be an human
This is a fucking love song.
Who are we to love at all?
Currently getting flashbacks to when I went to the art section of Austin
I am so grateful to have been blessed with this band. Arguably the best singer of the 21st. An argument could be made for it. Check out his self-titled work and mister heavenly. He's amazing in all of it!
August Alexander what's his self titled work?
love this song
Tom Waits 2
+IWBeTheGuy More than Tom Waits, this reminds me of C.W. Stoneking (whom I recommend to anyone who likes this)
+Meg Black thank you! it's great!
@IWBeTheGuy My pleasure ;)
Totally. You called it!
This song intro kinda reminds me of something Wes Anderson would use in filler Scenes for his movies, dunno why
spot on man. I hear ya. It's quirky like ol anderson.
It is used effectively in the movie Mr. Roosevelt now playing on Netflix.
reminds me of someone...
Seriously love this god dang song.
yo momma's flapjacks are on point
just amazing...
Words can't even express my love for this song. It's just perfect.
Thanks! :)
What anime is that profile picture from?
Mushishi
Mushishi is the most original anime I've seen lately :') lol
then you're the perfect person to : explain the lyrics to me? will you
Seth Gerber 2 years ago
"This is the song that got me started on man man. They almost all i listen to anymore."
+1, that's the song that got me hooked too. And this band is just getting better and better. Amazing.
Thanks Hunter :)
Im black
@Lindsey Mann no i just dont see what that has to do with anything
@Lindsey Mann So was I at your age.
Ellis Dee
hi black im shammy
Good for you
oh shit. I'm so happy I found this
they cracked the code
@PlasticBeach666 Wordsworth didn't write "Ancient Mariner". That would be Samuel Coleridge
One of the most beautiful tracks in the world.
this here is gold.
wow.
Youtube fucks up the likes sometimes. There are currently 38,817 likes. Relax man and just enjoy the music.
Wears her close to the bone as though
she were his own skin..
37,925 likes; 2 dislikes.....that says something
Love this song... love these guys...and love love love the uniqueness of the sax<3 So beautiful
that's why you appreciate and listen to everyone you meet-- you never know who they are and what they'll do.
I love reading stories like that so much, it makes me happy. so does this band. holy moly. only just stumbled across them, these sounds. so bloody good.
Holy shit, I met two of the members of this band at a bar once and got blackout drunk with them saxophone player is an amazing sculptor. The lead sing--I think his name was Ryan, told me to check out his band, and I dismissed them as a local band. We talked for hours and made drunk plans to jam out. Didn't know they were this popular...I still got the niggas phone number.
Oh Man Man. 5 shows I've been to and you have yet to play any of these slower songs (Gold Teeth, Skin Tension, Poor Jackie). That said, I am "that guy" in the crowd getting too enthusiastic in Ohio between 2004-2007. Absolutely have to see this band live, folks.
They played this and gold teeth. I saw them this weekend. Hopefully youre still a fan
Let it go... Let it go
the first line in the song always reminds me of william wordworth's the rime of the ancient mariner
I know its cheesy but Honus Honus is the Man Man, literally and figuratively. Its such an obvious pun i know but every once in a while you hear one that truly fits........
SO GOOD
It reminds me of my ex-boyfriend.
Whalebones? Was she a bit on the large side?
This is the song that got me started on man man. They almost all i listen to anymore.
def one of his best from his other best! lol ahh i love Man Man so much
I'd rather get burned than to not try. Words to live by.
none of you guys are alone...who can be alone with a song like this? who hasn't felt that love was something you just weren't good enough to understand?...ok...maybe not everyone....
Again, thank you :)
Same here!
You seem lonely there MassHero. You're not alone. I loved this track too, buddy!
Probably my favorite track from the album.