The Man

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lyrics

Your face is so close I can't fathom you
But then why would I want to
A mystery that sells itself

Piece by piece I unravel you
Or well at least I try to
Your heart is my chest
And still you make so little sense

Yeah it's true that I was young enough to go
But it was true that I was old enough to know
That people may bend but they may only bend so far
Darling I know that I fell short but it's the start

If I drown let me be
Save yourself but not for me
Salt and cracks shall be my home

Facing west
Fill your chest
Hold your own hand now mine's at rest
And you say this one is serious
This could be serious

True that I was young enough to go
But it was true that I was old enough to know
That people may bend but they may only bend so far
Darling I know that I fell short but it's the start

'Cause when I hear those words drifting out of your mouth
I forget what I was so bitter about
I may come undone but it's helping me grow
Help me be the man my old man won't know

credits

released March 15, 2018
Written and Performed by Rory McDonnell
Vocals and Bouzouki by Brian Ó Broin

Recorded in Crossroads Recording, Kilkenny, Ireland

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Actor Actor Cork, Ireland

Ireland's foremost upper middle class folk artist

discography

Haunted

Oct 2023
The Man (the EP)

May 2018
The Man

Mar 2018
Twisted Wrecks EP

Oct 2016

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