Mansun - I Can Only Disappoint U Lyrics






I travelled from Dublin, you said you'd change the world
You sing like Sinatra, always
You pulled 'em for miles now, like Garbo in Berlin
You played 'em for zeroes, just like always
Tonight, some bitch is hassling me
And tonight, it feels so good feeling cheap

I can only disappoint you 'cause I always let you down
I can only disappoint you 'cause I always let you down

You turned a man cuckoo, half animal, half grace
The chick was a teaser, always
Tonight, their hips will swivel and turn
So we drove, to the place where we first met

I can only disappoint you 'cause I always let you down
I can only disappoint you, always

The queens they all loved you, the tall, the short, the fair
The sailors, the psychos, always
And here, I faltered, gun in my hand
And you, with "piggies" scrawled on your wall
And tonight, her note said "better off dead"
And the earth has never moved for me since

I can only disappoint you 'cause I always let you down
I can only disappoint you, always
I can only disappoint you 'cause I always let you down
I can only disappoint you 'cause I always let you down
'Cause I always let you down
'Cause I always let you down

'Cause I always let you down
'Cause I always let you down
('Cause I always let you down) 'Cause I always let you down
'Cause I always let you down
'Cause I always let you down
'Cause I always let you down
'Cause I always let you down





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  1. M.... G....

    Massively underrated tune and band. Thanks gents.

  2. H.... ....

    I will never forgive myself for not flying in to their gig in Cambridge and prefering to work until 11 pm instead. They split up soon after resulting in the fact that I never saw one of my alltime favourite bands live. Sometimes you just have to forget about duty and simply do what you have to do.

  3. D.... I....

    who's here exactly 9 yrs later after the MV uploaded.

  4. J.... ....

    Whatta band... woohoo. Love

  5. L.... G....

    Always wondered why my child hood sweetheart (whom I hadn't seen for 28 yrs whom swept me off my feet) burned this for me 11yrs ago after 4 turbulent yrs he burned me. However still a great song, havnt listened to it for years but it was on Homes under the hammer on monday lol

  6. C.... P....

    Anyone 2019...?

    C.... P....

    CT PHOTOGRAPHY me!!!

  7. D.... J....

    I'll never understand how Mansun weren't huge i remember getting Attack of the Grey lantern on tape and listening to it none stop on my Sony Walkman , happy times

    D.... J....

    Me too. Everyday to uni and back home again. Good days.

  8. D.... G....

    Draper can get it <3

  9. J.... L....

    I'm just plain happy to have discovered this band back in the 90s because of the Spawn soundtrack.

  10. J.... R....

    Still ace.

  11. L.... i....

    Love his voice, I saw him a few years ago, he looks very different now but his voice is still perfect.

  12. J.... M....

    Quality will always stand the test of time...

  13. M.... H....

    24 AUG 2019 AND HERE I AM AGAIN what a melody.

  14. J.... D....

    The Guitar effects from Dominic here are just superb. Paul Drapers' voice as good as it is just seems to get in the way slightly and I find myself in some parts listening past the vocals to hear the lead guitar. It's still an all time favourite of mine though.

    J.... D....

    good ears you have

    J.... D....

    @Patricia Clark .....why thank you,...we may have the same tastes in guitar, try giving Paul Reynolds a listen from A Flock of Seagulls, and the track "I Ran" in particular, another underrated guitarist with a similar style and sound.😎

    J.... D....

    @James D Richardson No probs mate. I'll check it out.

  15. A.... d....

    above everything, Mansun were tremendous musicians

  16. R.... ....

    33 people were disappointed with this track lol

  17. W.... W....

    Still coming back in a August morning in 2019

  18. S.... S....

    Think they peeked, with wide open space, this is bad

  19. M.... W....

    one of my faves.

  20. H.... J....

    Thought this was a blood orange track until today. Love this!!

  21. j.... f....

    I need to play this CD and listen to something OTHER than this track...it's a good one...it should've been on a film soundtrack..it has that feel to it..

  22. S.... B....

    One of the best songs i've EVER heard.

  23. A.... o....

    You appeared at a time when UK music was absolute TRASH, you would have been treated so differently in previous or posterior decades, you can only take solace in the super fans who had great taste at that time and followed you anyway because we also had been born too early/too late....the 2000's were an AWFULtime for music

  24. s.... h....

    So good.

  25. A.... O....

    Excelente

  26. f.... ....

    Always reminds me of the love boat theme , which is nbt imo

  27. M.... ....

    these guys really rocked in the 90,s with that epic indie guitar sound ..wide open space was my all time favourite untill i got to this on...

  28. N.... M....

    Meeting paul next week 🙈🙈🙈🙈

  29. J.... R....

    Another glimpse of their potential. Along with "Fool, she makes my nose bleed, wide open space, and this bad boy. Dark, moody, and effortlessly cool songs.

  30. c.... l....

    one of their best

  31. L.... B....

    I can not stop listening to this song <3

  32. r.... ....

    2019 , brilliant song !!

  33. P.... N....

    GREAT BAND!!!

  34. L.... V....

    #TopClassAnthem

  35. T.... L....

    Something of Q Lazzurus Goodbye Horses about this...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKFaGDrOfrI

  36. D.... D....

    A top top tune that perfectly sums up my mentality

  37. a.... g....

    What I say to all the ladies. Getcha

  38. A.... R....

    I loved Attack of the Grey Lantern, but never really listened to any of their other stuff. Just came across this and...wow! One of the world's most underrated bands. Such a shame that they're no longer together.

  39. L.... C....

    I'm gonna love Paul Timson (spacehotel) forever for introducing me to this band.

  40. p.... h....

    Johnny Marr worthy guitar riffs. .Cure -esque chorus and Paul Drapers twisted, almost camp vocals cutting like a knife....brilliant

  41. N.... E....

    and the earth has never moved for me since

  42. w.... c....

    JUST HEAVEN WHEN I LISTEN THIS SONG

  43. S.... R....

    Theresa mays response to the working class !

  44. S.... R....

    Said many times about bands but this band were truely underated !

  45. N.... ....

    i still remember this song

  46. W.... M....

    I used to play this to the ex wife when I was married 😆

  47. L.... ....

    *that band is so overated ; great songwriters*

  48. N.... M....

    Absolute classic xxxxx

  49. m.... j....

    Absolute class...

  50. p.... ....

    I loved this band but a lot of time and water has gone under the bridge since. Looking back Draper was a superb song writer with a voice to mesmerize but the groups artistic depth wasn't there, bands have to try things to move on but he took the wrong turn and ended up over-producing and killing it basically. But by fuck he and Mansun were contenders for a while

    p.... ....

    pykkervots I hear you.....I think personally they was before their time. if they came out now in 2018..they'd probably save guitar music as we know it

    p.... ....

    Paul was fired from the band and the band broke up not long after. He has made a fantastic solo album last year and has been touring, his next album will be out sometime soon, he is still great imo

  51. A.... W....

    One of my all time favourite song! What a great song!!!

  52. �.... �....

    В хорошей альтернативной вселенной эта группа попала в мейнстрим сразу после первого же альбома.
    Хочу туда. :(

  53. F.... W....

    ❤❤❤❤

  54. 1.... ....

    Always something mythical about this band...

  55. f.... ....

    How uneventful. Have they got anything better than this?

    f.... ....

    listen to six... their previous album

  56. a.... w....

    Missed that voice! Loved Mansun back in the day!

  57. R.... ....

    Homes Under the Hammer brought me here​.

  58. p.... ....

    ''Traveled from Dublin, you said you'd change the world'' happy Paddy's day 2017

  59. R.... R....

    Second most underrated band ever after Strangelove.

  60. P.... Q....

    ... 2 years later, Coldplay launch clocks...

  61. a.... t....

    Swivel hips x

  62. H.... H....

    I remember this song when I was a student in depression. I was walking around town all alone with cigarette and listening to Mansun

    H.... H....

    wow I thought that was you

    H.... H....

    same for me. a really hard time for me but today I feel better and listen to Mansun is pure pleasure.

    H.... H....

    Been there too my friend. Pitty we didn't bump on each other back then...

  63. J.... M....

    I'm still not sure how i stumbled upon this song sometime in 2001-2002

  64. s.... ....

    there are trance mixes of this and wide open space and they are fantastic

  65. g.... h....

    and the earth hasn't moved for me since! x

    g.... h....

    My favorite line ever in a song

    g.... h....

    It never moved!

  66. D.... ....

    Fantastic lyrics.

  67. M.... ....

    Beautiful, Mansun was awesome

  68. R.... I....

    really love this great song

  69. N.... N....

    If a gayer Boy George sang for the Manic Street Preachers

    N.... N....

    @LW Brilliant band but nowhere near the level of Oasis. Oasis have 50 amazing songs from the 90s alone.

    N.... N....

    Is he even gay?

    N.... N....

    @Random Scottish Bloke No, as far as anyone knows. Paul Draper has mentioned past girlfriends in interviews. I Can Only Disappoint U is actually about one of them, directly taken from him admitting that he could only disappoint her.

  70. U.... B....

    Email us Simon. I'm worried about ya.

  71. m.... r....

    Really really fantastic. My favorite band from brit era.

  72. p.... ....

    indie at it best that is all..

  73. J.... G....

    Many nights listening to this tune.

  74. R.... K....

    they sound like mansun,leave it like that

  75. L.... E....

    Does anyone else see the similarities between Mansun and the Manic Street Preachers?

    L.... E....

    Even This Is Our Lot by Wild Beasts has a huge Paul Draper vibe. Same with relatively new band Nothing But Thieves.

    L.... E....

    Lucien Edwards I’m a massive fan of both bands xxx

    L.... E....

    Only the first three letters

    L.... E....

    @basscom77 😂😂😂😂😂

    L.... E....

    I can hear Tears for Fears in there as well especially on "Wide Open Space"

  76. M.... R....

    Utterly, utterly brilliant!!!

  77. e.... s....

    one of my all time favourite songs just an absolute underrated gem.

    e.... s....

    erikwhitebeard shumer for sure🤙🏼

    e.... s....

    you have great taste for def

    e.... s....

    Agreed i really love them

  78. N.... D....

    i think Mansun's sound kinda fitted in with the 'queer for the straight guy' metrosexual age that was the late 90s and early 00s. in a bathroom it was the norm for a guy to have twice as much cologne, facial scrubs, etc than his gf. i rem a gf of a m8 winging that he had so much more 'product and shit' than her.

    and now we got anitahtahtah sarcheesian bitching about 'priviledged white men'.

    wtf??

    N.... D....

    +Narred Darr speak for yourself :)

    N.... D....

    Extraordinary band.

  79. K.... N....

    Mansun , one of my fav bands ever! Their music will always shine!

  80. j.... ....

    art music genius one of the best songs ever written

    j.... ....

    Absolutely Jake, these guys were way ahead of their time, fuck I love Chad's tone!

    j.... ....

    jake888999 They deserved sooo much more fame and fortune.

  81. I.... K....

    Paul Draper and the rest of  Mansun were so under rated back in the brit pop days. If you like these guys and haven't got the album Kleptomania, I highly recommend getting it. The unreleased stuff on disc 3 is ace. Enjoy! ( if you buy ). Bish.

    I.... K....

    women love it if you treat them like shit. I'm not kidding

    I.... K....

    @userdetails1 This is highly simplistic. :) Has Irene responded well to your crass rudeness?

    I.... K....

    @Matthew McVeagh
    yes. she sent me naked pics via private messaging. how has she rewarded you for your niceness?

    I.... K....

    @userdetails1 Haha bullshit! :) What a fucking bullshitter.

    I.... K....

    userdetails1. What a strange little man you are.

  82. N.... B....

    A very hauntingly sweet melody with different lyrics that seem to happen to many relationships. Cool band...Happy for those angels that share these gems.  : -) THANKS. 

  83. I.... R....

    Slucinante

  84. S.... G....

    Brian Jones on guitar??

  85. M.... ....

    Sorry to dissapoint you sweet cheeks!!!

  86. D.... B....

    Mansun convention 23rd Aug . Paul Draper will be there ! Chester live rooms  :)

  87. A.... M....

    Superb.... Wish there was a day trip back to the 90s

    A.... M....

    there was ! a convention in Chester not too long ago . Paul was there

    A.... M....

    Weed and Mansun

    A.... M....

    Put me down for a ticket 👍

  88. T.... C....

    This takes me back! Classic!

  89. l.... ....

    blood orange does a bloody great cover of this.

    l.... ....

    I love it so much

  90. D.... E....

    Beautiful stuff

  91. S.... Z....

    hey, like this one

  92. C.... V....

    2014 αισιόδοξα.

  93. �.... ....

    Tonight, some bitch is hassling me
    And tonight, it feels so good feeling cheap

  94. S.... M....

    You gotta feel sorry for people who have no idea that this band existed they are bloody awesome!!!

    S.... M....

    @Jack of Shadows Marilyn Manson, death metal...???

    S.... M....

    Very underrated. Glad to see Paul back out there this past 18 months !!!

    S.... M....

    definately.....

    S.... M....

    Hell yeah

  95. E.... G....

    Still a great song after all of these years.

  96. m.... ....

    I fucking love this band so much!!! :) 

  97. l.... ....

    sexy jeans, Paul ...

  98. J.... F....

    I love this song, I've only just found it again, I couldn't remember the name of the band or song for a few minutes.