I need a piss Wanna hate Fuck it up Come My love Eat your meat Keep your teeth Run You lost me You cost me You thought me of me, yeah We're bad What we do Stupid fools You wanna get boned You wanna get stoned You wanna get a room like no-one else You wanna be rich You wanna be kitsch You wanna be the bastard of yourself You wanna get burned You wanna get turned You wanna get fucked inside out You wanna be ruled You wanna be fooled You wanna be a woman like a man Like a, like a, like a Woman like a man, like a man Like a woman like a man, treat you like a man Woman like a man, woman like a man Like a woman like a man, woman like a man Woman like a man, like a man Like a woman like a man, woman like a man Woman like a man, like a man Like a woman like a man, like a man I need a hit Want to wait Suck it up Cum My love Eat your meat Itchy feet Run You reach me You bleach me You teach me of me, how familiar We're bad What we do Stupid fools You wanna get boned You wanna get stoned You wanna get a room like no-one else You wanna be rich You wanna be kitsch You wanna be the bastard of yourself You wanna get burned You wanna get turned You wanna get fucked inside out You wanna be ruled You wanna be fooled You wanna be a woman like a man Like a woman, like a Woman like a man, like a man Like a woman like a man, woman like a man Woman like a man, like a man Like a woman like a man, treat you like a man Like a man, like a woman like a man Like a woman like a man, treat you like a man Woman like a man, woman like a man Like a woman like a man, like a man You wanna get boned You wanna get stoned You wanna get a room like no-one else You wanna be rich You wanna be kitsch You wanna be the bastard of yourself You wanna get burned You wanna get turned You wanna get fucked inside out You wanna be ruled You wanna be fooled You wanna be a woman like a man Like a woman, like a, like a man Treat you like a man Like a man, man, man, man, man Like a man, man, man, man Treat you like a man, man, man, man, man, man Like a man Woman like a man, like a man Treat you like a man, woman like a man Woman like a man, like a man Like a woman like a man, treat you like a man Woman like a man, treat you like a man Treat you like a man, woman like a man Woman like a man, like a man, like a man, oh Woman like a man, like a man Treat you like a man, woman like a man Woman like a man, like a man Like a woman like a man, woman like a man Woman like a man, treat you like a man Woman like a man, woman like a man Woman like a man, woman like a man Woman like a man, like a man



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"Woman Like a Man" as written by Damien George Rice

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    General Comment:This song took me a few listens to warm up to. At first, I was offended by it, but then once I accepted the language, it became one of my absolute favorites.

    This song is the most raw, powerful songs I have ever heard. It entirely captures deep emotions in every word.
    To me, it's about feeling restless, pumping adrenaline, wanting to scream, rum, just go crazy. Not even about being angry, just feeling purely animal, restless, instinctual. Having to much alcohol, or fire, or adrenaline in your veins to calm down. It's about wanting to stop thinking and just let go.

    Damien Rice is the only artist I've ever heard who can capture so much emotion is just the the tone of his voice. And combined with Lisa, it's just absolutely stunning.
    Flag TCLx00000on June 16, 2011   Link
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    My Opinion:Its a good tune. Stop complaining.
    Flag Black Sativaon October 28, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:to me, this song is about all the urges all people, women and men, face. Like just the need to get high, the need to have sex, just all the cravings that overtake us. The line "You wanna get boned, You wanna get stoned" says it perfectly, it's a want and just that. We act on these cravings and at the end of the day, it was meaningless to us because we were just filling our cravings. That could have possibly made no sense. :)
    Flag liveyourlife4052on October 12, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Damien explained this song a little at his Sao Paulo show (youtube.com/…), saying that he loved a girl, and was angry with her without really realizing it until she didn't sleep with him when he went to visit her. So it seems like the "cheaper ticket" lines refer to him being angry that he exhausted a bunch of his own resources trying to pursue her when clearly she didn't feel the way that he feels about her. I agree with some of the posts up here about the song being about self introspection and pointing out the gender differences involved in a sexual relationship. In that youtube video, Damien states that his hate and anger about the situation came from actually feeling very strong love for the girl. It was only through his view that they're feelings were inadequately matched-- and feeling put out and unloved-- that allowed him to compare her to how men often treat women. Thus, the song becomes a criticism of the playboy lifestyle (possibly his own) as well as an expression of his anger about his own rejection by a girl.

    This song also points out one of the things I've often thought about Damien, which is the possibility that his feelings are fleeting. He said he loved this girl a lot, but if that is true, how could he write such a scathing and angry song about her? The lines "I'll get a cheaper ticket next time" and "it wasn't worth the ride" are extremely malicious and hurtful. To me, it just shows that his feelings weren't that genuine to begin with. I mean, who falls in love with a cashier at a grocery store, anyway?? (I'm citing I Remember, btw, for those of you less-versed Damien fans.) Probably an over-analysis, but I think when you listen to a large body of an artist's work, you start to get a sense of who they are.
    Flag iamfreckleson February 12, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:my interpretation:

    'I need a piss
    Wanna hate'
    -he needs to get her out of his mind

    'Eat your meat
    Keep your teeth
    Run'
    -she eats her meat-gets what she wants from the him (sex), whilst still being able to keep her teeth, run - without taking it too serious (he is just another guy to her)

    then it basically makes sense with the adjustment of "you want a room like no one else." Not woman.
    thanks 'theforbiddenpoet' for that.

    'You teach me of me
    How familiar'
    linking with 'We're bad...'
    -She is acting like he has during the past, however because of the anger in the song it would suggest that he wanted more now, therefore that is why he must forget her... because they have different intentions. Hers are that of the steriotypical man, therefore she is a 'women like a man'.

    the song gives the impression that it is not necessarily her fault for acting 'like a man' so to speak, rather that times have changed and she just wasn't looking for the same thing, which angers/upsets him. 'I'll get a cheaper ticket next time' thereby refering to her intentions of sleeping with someone else next time, who isn't looking for committment, but rather a 'one night stand'

    ... however yes it could have also been about an affair, or something, it's just my view that maybe they met each other with contrasting intentions and this has caused him great hardship... that she didn't necessarily cheat on him because to her they were never truly together, instead having a one night stand.
    Flag dunst_the_dudeon October 08, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:When I first read through the lyrics I didnt really like it much, I was a bit shocked that this deep ballad kinda singer was singing a song so harsh. But after listening to it and looking at the lyrics again I think that he is just expressing his anger towards this woman. It sounds like she was so lonley that now she just has no heart. She fucks whoever she wants, does drugs to make herself feel better and he cares about her. Shes bringing him down with her and he knows it.
    Flag cmfitz93on August 27, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:just how I feel right now really
    Flag kneipenfeeon July 29, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:i think the lyrics clealy talk about a woman having a penis
    Flag knob_jockeyon May 04, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:If this is a raging rant against a woman who used him (whoever "him" is), it is also dispairing commentary on "man", or men; a mirror held up to say this is what you do and it isn't pretty, it doesn't feel good, and if it looks bad on a woman it has to look bad on a man/men as well. This can a a song of tremendous life-changing, self-awareness and revelation or it can be used to justify the "Eff the b*%ch anyway" attitude that pervades our society and religions. But what do I know, I'm as effedup as the rest.
    Flag EffedupFelipeon April 23, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I so can dig this.
    Flag TerroristCakeson January 29, 2008   Link

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