Story Behind The Song
Combination of feelings about a certain friend, an old teacher and my dad.
Song Description
The end of a father-figure type relationship which has been as negative and intimidating as positive.
| Song Length |
3:10 |
Genre |
Unique - Unclassified |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerful, Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Meat, Magic |
| Similar Artists |
Neil Young, Beck |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
(v) i know that man
i know the way that he thinks
the books that he reads
he's not strong enough to beat me anymore
i know the shape of his mind
the language he eats
it's got him weak in the knees
he ain't strong enough to teach me anymore
(c) and when he dies, i'll be waiting for it
happiest sad day of my life
i won't cry or memorialize it
we will never separate
(v) ah man i know the weight of his step
the sound of his keys
he ain't strong anymore
i know his struggles with time
the jokes that he hides behind his wheeze
he ain't long enough to reach me anymore
(b) and the women he'd attract
just could never feed him back
he gets hungry, hungry, hungry
all the time
(v) i know that man
i know the width of his smile
the rate of his heart
i know his every plan
the mood where it ends
the spot where they start
he ain't...anymore
(c) and when he dies, i'll be waiting for it
happiest sad day of my life
i won't cry or memorialize it
we will never separate