Lyrics for The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts as interpreted by drinkmilk

The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts Lyrics
Trouble falls in my home
Troubled man, troubled stone
Turn a mountain of lies
Turn a card for my life
Man of Steel, Man of Heart
Tame our ways, if we start
To devise something more
Something halfways

Only a steel man came to recover
If he had run from gold, carry over
We celebrate our sense of each other
We have a lot to give one another

I took a bus to the lake
Saw the monument face
Yellow tides, golden eyes
Red and white, red and wise
Raise the flag, summer home
Parted hair, part unknown
If I knew what I read
I'll send it half ways

Only a real man can be a lover
If he had hands to lend us all over
We celebrate our sense of each other
We have a lot to give one another

Took my bags, Illinois
Dreamt the lake took my boy
Man of Steel, Man of Heart
Turn your ear to my part
There are things you have said
Raise the boat, and raise the dead
If you take us away
Still can we say:

Only a steel man can be a lover
If he had hands to tremble all over
We celebrate our sense of each other
We have a lot to give one another

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Askew
02-24-2007

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This song always seemed sort of melancholy to me. I see it (partly) as about Superman and how he can't ever date/marry Lois Lane as Clark Kent because he's not a "real man", i.e. not human.
("Only a real man can be a lover")

Though there's a lot of other things that don't seem to correlate with this in the song.

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Askew
02-24-2007

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Oh, and the "man of steel, man of heart" could be how he is Superman, superhero-protector (man of steel), but also Clark Kent, capable of love (man of heart)

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emilyyyyv
03-25-2007

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okay, i agree with musicforlife.
"OK we've established that there's a Metropolis, IL. It has been deemed "The Official City of Superman" (or something to that effect). Every summer they have a Superman festival and they are thinking about building a theme park devoted to Superman there. I think this song is about this town's obsession with Superman and how he may be seen as a Christ figure there."

and i dont even really care what this song is about because its still great no matter what.

i think people are looking too far into it.

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emilyyyyv
03-25-2007

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and also, i liked this song a lot more before i found out it was about superman.

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abottleofsomething
05-26-2007

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I think the verses are prayers and the choruses are answers. The first one is about a gambler. Man's weakness, and the stone, cryptonite. So I think he just interchanges Christ and Superman whenever. Or the fact that christ faces temptation too could be "cryptonite". The second one could be reading his bible on his summer holidays... ? Could be wrong on that one. Last one is a mother and a drowning boy. And she's saying do a miracle because you have done it before. The halfways line is meeting Christ halfways. Cool song

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supernuke
07-10-2007

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the guitar is crazy in this song

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stevenciummo
10-13-2007

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Superman lives in the Chicagoland area. He is 40 years old. And geting very anxious to start ruling the world. Look for the man with the V-shaped parted hair at the back of his head.

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justl0ve
01-10-2008

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this is one of my favorite sufjan songs ever. it's fun and not depressing... i especially love the "la la la la la laa" parts at the end. i've owned illinoise for a while but just recently heard this song. it was instant love!

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crayola_colours
02-04-2008

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love this song, it's my favourite on Illinoise. But "red and wise"... hmm

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trevordj
07-18-2008

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This song's actual meaning is dedicated to that of famous poet Carl Sandburg. While it can be interpreted to that of Superman, it's truth is to that of Sandburg. Sandburg worked as a news reporter at the Chicago Daily News (first four lines of the song) and the reference to "Man of Steel, Man of Heart" refers to his love of Industry and Man's dominion in such as shown in his poems included in Smoke and Steel (1920). The rest of the song falls into shape as an ode to Carl Sandburg once you look at it in this context. For further reference,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sandburg

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samfancypants
08-08-2008

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jukeapples, i am so impressed how much you've thought about the relation between moses and superman. i hereby award you my nerd trophy XD

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ohpioneer
10-19-2008

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man of steel, man of heart ... i cant help but make the connection with andrew carnegie and his "gospel of wealth"

we have a lot to give one another

just throwing it out there

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brittanylovesmusic
07-28-2009

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I think this song is about Jesus, because he is our superman. The lines "raised the boat and raised the dead" gives this proof.
In Mark 4:35-41 Jesus calms the sea and in Mark 5:35-42 Jesus raises an officer's daughter from the dead, he also raises Lazarus from the dead in John 11:17-43

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