Story Behind The Song
It's not about Johnny Cash, unless you're looking for a JC song, in which case it is.
Song Description
Hamlet's many dilemnas are reduced to couplets in a rock song, and it's amazing how much of the spirit of the play is hidden in what could be another smart tune about teen angst.
| Song Length |
2:57 |
Genre |
Pop - General, Rock - Alternative |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Troubled |
| Subject |
Existence, Life |
Similar Artists |
The Beatles, Nirvana |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
The Man in Black
Everybody feels like a stepson
Every now and then
Everybody wants to go a little crazy
Everybody wants revenge
Everybody wants to play the Dane
Everybody wants to be the man in black
Ghosts come out of walls and whisper in your ear
You?re still too slow on the attack
What does it matter? What does it mean?
Why?ve I got to do the things I?ve got to do?
There?s more going on than you could dream
When I?m gonna find the truth?
Everyone?s a little mean to their Momma
When they start to figure things out
Everybody wants a little drama
Everybody?s looking for the easy way out
What does it matter? What does it mean?
Why?ve I got to do the things I?ve got to do?
There?s more going on than you could dream
When I?m gonna find the truth?
So you want to play the Dane?
You want to be the man in black
But you?re Polonius, just like the rest of us
End up stabbed in the back
What does it matter? What does it mean?
Why?ve I got to do the things I?ve got to do?
There?s more going on than you could dream
When I?m gonna find the truth?
When I?m gonna find the truth?